I built this new PC a few months ago, and I noticed that I've been constantly running some high temperatures. My GPU runs around +50 C idle and into the high 80s under load. I hear that this is average, but that GPU fan gets incredibly loud at times.
I have heard that water cooling reduces temperatures to a great extent, especially when under load.
My cousin recommended to me that I get Thermalright's XP-90 for my CPU to take care of the hot CPU temperatures. It's supposed to bring a similar effect as water cooling on the CPU, except it will run hot when under load whereas water cooling will still reduce temperatures under load.
I have read the water cooling guide sticky, but I still have some unresolved questions.
My main question is, well, what the title is.
I have heard that water cooling reduces temperatures to a great extent, especially when under load.
My cousin recommended to me that I get Thermalright's XP-90 for my CPU to take care of the hot CPU temperatures. It's supposed to bring a similar effect as water cooling on the CPU, except it will run hot when under load whereas water cooling will still reduce temperatures under load.
I have read the water cooling guide sticky, but I still have some unresolved questions.
My main question is, well, what the title is.
- Is water cooling worth the money?
- How much would I be looking to spend for an effective system, but not ridiculously expensive? (definitely cooling GPU & CPU)
- Does water cooling greatly increase the ability to overclock?
- Does it reduce noise if you cool all "fan-noisy" components (GPU, CPU, chipset)?
- Will I need a setup specifically designed for the water cooling system? Or will my case do (look in sig for case)? It's a full size tower, very big.