160mm Max Cooler Height

[LJay24]

My case is the p350x and i was wondering if the scythe fuma rev. B would be any good for my overclocked to 4.5-4.8 8700k. Some people say it' s close to the d15 in performance, some say its not. I would like to know if the fuma rev. B wil be any good for my needs. If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to post them.

I don't want the d15s since its exactly 160mm and it would be a really tight fit. Id prefer something under 158mm for easier access.

[r.linder]

The D15S should fit fine in that case, and you could replace Noctua's ugly fans with black ones and get the same performance, as it's not the fans that make the real difference, but rather the amount of surface area of the radiator/heatsink that can store heat to be dissipated.

I wouldn't recommend air cooling for overclocking an 8700K anyway, because it will still get quite hot. A good 280mm AIO (the max size that case supports) would be a much better option for cooling, and there is almost no chance of leakage as it almost never happens with reputable brands (that's also why you pay for warranties...) and even then still is a 1/1000000 chance. The best ones are the Corsair H115i RGB Platinum, EVGA CLC 280, NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2, and be quiet! Silent Loop 280. If you just don't want an AIO even though it'll perform better, then you need quite a massive air cooler for that CPU because a small one will not suffice. You'll be sitting in the 70s~80s pretty easily under load and it's not good for the CPU lifespan.

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get a bigger case if you need a bigger cooler

[LJay24]

Publicado originalmente por Escorve:

The D15S should fit fine in that case, and you could replace Noctua's ugly fans with black ones and get the same performance, as it's not the fans that make the real difference, but rather the amount of surface area of the radiator/heatsink that can store heat to be dissipated.

I wouldn't recommend air cooling for overclocking an 8700K anyway, because it will still get quite hot. A good 280mm AIO (the max size that case supports) would be a much better option for cooling, and there is almost no chance of leakage as it almost never happens with reputable brands (that's also why you pay for warranties...) and even then still is a 1/1000000 chance. The best ones are the Corsair H115i RGB Platinum, EVGA CLC 280, NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2, and be quiet! Silent Loop 280. If you just don't want an AIO even though it'll perform better, then you need quite a massive air cooler for that CPU because a small one will not suffice. You'll be sitting in the 70s~80s pretty easily under load and it's not good for the CPU lifespan.

Which one do you think would be better for me? EVGA CLC 280 or the NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2

(Noise, temps, RGB, overall cooling, reviews, rare leakage problems, etc)

I might consider going for an AIO since I don't feel comfortable delidding.

[r.linder]

Publicado originalmente por LJay24:

Publicado originalmente por Escorve:

The D15S should fit fine in that case, and you could replace Noctua's ugly fans with black ones and get the same performance, as it's not the fans that make the real difference, but rather the amount of surface area of the radiator/heatsink that can store heat to be dissipated.

I wouldn't recommend air cooling for overclocking an 8700K anyway, because it will still get quite hot. A good 280mm AIO (the max size that case supports) would be a much better option for cooling, and there is almost no chance of leakage as it almost never happens with reputable brands (that's also why you pay for warranties...) and even then still is a 1/1000000 chance. The best ones are the Corsair H115i RGB Platinum, EVGA CLC 280, NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2, and be quiet! Silent Loop 280. If you just don't want an AIO even though it'll perform better, then you need quite a massive air cooler for that CPU because a small one will not suffice. You'll be sitting in the 70s~80s pretty easily under load and it's not good for the CPU lifespan.

Which one do you think would be better for me? EVGA CLC 280 or the NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2

(Noise, temps, RGB, overall cooling, reviews, rare leakage problems, etc)

I might consider going for an AIO since I don't feel comfortable delidding.

The EVGA CLC 280 would be better, NZXT uses their CAM software with their coolers which many find annoying, and some claim it has intrusive attributes in its programming similar to an anticheat.
Performance wise, they are pretty much the same.