The last time I looked at this section of PC building was a good 3-4 years ago as I was deciding which aftermarket cooler to put on my aging i5 750. I ended up with a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo which turned out to be a very good choice for £25. I think it performed really well and was only behind the Noctua kits back then but considering the price difference, I was very pleased with my Hyper 212. AIO watercooling kits would perform similarly or slightly less than the aircoling kits available at that time IIRC.
So I was just wondering if AIO watercooling has caught up yet in terms of cooling performance in relation to price of the unit? I am planning to buy an i5 6600K CPU and just this evening realized that if I am putting my current system into my son's PC, that would mean I need a cooler as well.
My brain is currently mush after trying to catch up with what's new so any advice or directions as to where I should look would be great. I have looked at newer review sites but the CPUs and the comparison cooling kits don't ring any bells so I can't gauge how good they really are (or aren't).
Thanks!
So I was just wondering if AIO watercooling has caught up yet in terms of cooling performance in relation to price of the unit? I am planning to buy an i5 6600K CPU and just this evening realized that if I am putting my current system into my son's PC, that would mean I need a cooler as well.
My brain is currently mush after trying to catch up with what's new so any advice or directions as to where I should look would be great. I have looked at newer review sites but the CPUs and the comparison cooling kits don't ring any bells so I can't gauge how good they really are (or aren't).
Thanks!