CPU Cooler

[Vaio]

Hi guys,

So this is my spec that has been sitting in pre-prod for 4 days and obviously with that much time you start thinking about all the components in your system and whether you chose the right ones lol.

My question is, I went with the Noctua u14s fan over stock cooler, mainly because of noise levels, The GPU will be noticable at max and I don't want the CPU fan on top of that and from watching reviews on youtube, the Noctua is definitely a lot quieter, so would you have choice a different cooler? or maybe even a water cooled? I've heard the pump noise can get loud?

Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI - Changed to RTX 2060 Super
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET - Changed to 650w
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

 

[SpyderTracks]

I would personally go for a H80i on that CPU, I just personally prefer closed loops. But the Noctua is an amazing cooler, both performance and sound wise.

 

[Vaio]

I would personally go for a H80i on that CPU, I just personally prefer closed loops. But the Noctua is an amazing cooler, both performance and sound wise.

Thanks I will check out the water cooler. My only concerns with a water cooler is I read stories of the pump failing? or possibly water leak? how rare are these occurances?

On another note, my MSI MAG272CQR monitor came today and all I can say it WOW.. the build quality, picture quality is incredible and it's only connected to my laptop so far. So much better than the Samsung which was also a VA panel.. but the difference between them is night and day.. quality of pixels just seems so much more dense and sharp and looks more like an IPS panel.

 

[SpyderTracks]

My only concerns with a water cooler is I read stories of the pump failing? or possibly water leak? how rare are these occurances?

Pump failure can happen, but with the i ones (h80i) you can monitor them with software so you can set alarms and auto power down and stuff if anything is wrong. But failures are very rare these days. Leaks are almost non existent and even if they do leak, it’s non conductive coolant so won’t do any damage apart from making a mess. Corsair support and warranty is amazing though should the worst happen and that’s if you’re outside of PCS warranty which is fantastic also.

Ive had an H100i running in my system for about 5 years now non stop, system is on 24/7 and I’ve never had an issue, they’re superb coolers. Worth getting them with quiet fans of the option is available and always get the i version.

On another note, my MSI MAG272CQR monitor came today and all I can say it WOW.. the build quality, picture quality is incredible and it's only connected to my laptop so far. So much better than the Samsung which was also a VA panel.. but the difference between them is night and day.. quality of pixels just seems so much more dense and sharp and looks more like an IPS panel.

I’m a huge fan of the MSI’s they pack a lot of high end tech into quite a low budget. VA panels are just so good these days a lot of the usual drawbacks just aren’t there to the same degree any more, whereas the plus points are still just as strong. That’s a lovely monitor!