Right Cooling system for my first build

[The koch]

What do you guys recommend for cooling for my proposed system? I plan on mildly overclocking it 3.8~4.0 GHz. I assume any bought liquid cooling system (such as Corsair H70) is not worth it?? Or what do ya'll recommend for fans/LC?



-Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

- GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard ($90)

- MSI Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x1 ($140)

- G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) ($60)

- AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor ($160)
-other parts yet to be spec'd

appreciate it

 

[Twiggz]

For a mild OC, I don't think you could go wrong with something like this.

 

[The koch]

So just the fans are fine? No liquid cooling necessary? I got plenty of free time

 

[Twiggz]

If you want to do cooling, and went with the corsair stuff, I wouldn't get anything less than the H100 IMO. It is $115 dollars though, and that Fan cooler is $30 dollars. It's going to come down to how extreme you want to go.

 

[Crapxxas119]

Not necessary, but if you want to go above and beyond, its an option...

 

[The koch]

Appreciate the input. I'll build the system as is and overclock to see how hot it gets, then determine if additional cooling is needed.

115 seems pricey, and a more homemade solution sounds fun.

 

[Conumdrum]

Yep, look up the XSPC , Swiftech, and EK real watercooling kits. They are far better and much more reliable than the brekage prone Corsair kits. They can cost a lot more and you have to build it.