What kind of case and thermal paste should I get?

[plankton23]

Sure, I agree with your points. As I said its a matter of taste and opinion. I chose AIO because to me it was cheaper and the used cases I bought were AIO ready. I could have had a 1 fan radiator or two. I chose two because I got good deals. My AIO cases have two additional fans to bring in air from the front and push it out the back. The AIO's two fans remove air from inside the case and my GPU fans also push air up towards the fan in the back that pushes it out. Its all in placement and the noise is negligible, I don't need absolute quiet fans in my game play! My system is in the bedroom and my wife watches her TV shows while I play and if her TV gets too loud I can use the headphones. I understand some people are passionate about how quiet their fans are but to me its not an issue. If my wife is not home I have my speakers on and also cant hear the fans. To each their own.

I'd like to see a shot or 2 of your set up and how you have it rigged.

 

[maikal]

I'd like to see a shot or 2 of your set up and how you have it rigged.

Sure, let me see what I can do tonight before I start gaming!

 

[maikal]

I'm looking to change from my AIO to an air cooler. At similar price points I don't think that the AIO are now particularly better that air coolers until you get to the higher end stuff or custom builds which in reality most people don't need. You've got extra risk from them- leakage, extra noise potential from a pump and fan vs a fan only, and the water cooler radiator fan is nearer to your ears by virtue of its position whereas noise from an air coolers fan has some muffling on its journey traveling outside of the case.
As part of my decision my AIO is an always on thing whereas newer cooling systems can often shut the fan(s) down until a certain cpu temperature is reached.
I don't really see any benefit from water cooling for myself, and probably most people are the same.
The extra thing that I suppose you do get is bragging rights if the person you are talking too is not too technically savvy.- that's probably the reality of many AIO cooler buys.

OR they prefer not having a huge towering CPU cooler sticking up from their mobo, or a huge towering cpu cooler does not fit into a case they have on hand or just bought, not realizing how big the heat-sink towers stick out! I don't brag because there really is no point to that. I mentioned it here because its just another available option! There are plenty of builder web pages or purchasing sites (newegg for example) where people ask "will the (heat-sink name here) fit into that case?" But I recognize that everyone has an opinion on everything and anything!

 

[RaXoR]

OR they prefer not having a huge towering CPU cooler sticking up from their mobo, or a huge towering cpu cooler does not fit into a case they have on hand or just bought, not realizing how big the heat-sink towers stick out! I don't brag because there really is no point to that. I mentioned it here because its just another available option! There are plenty of builder web pages or purchasing sites (newegg for example) where people ask "will the (heat-sink name here) fit into that case?" But I recognize that everyone has an opinion on everything and anything!

These are moot points simply because most coolers are not that big and even then there are different size air coolers that one can purchase. As for the cooler not fitting in a case, the same can be said about AIOs. The only way a normal sized air cooler will not fit is if a small form factor is being used and in that case there is very little chance that an AIO will fit. Even if a 1 fan 120mm rad is used. You're looking to save as much space as possible and the best way would be to go with a low profile air cooler.

 

[maikal]

These are moot points simply because most coolers are not that big and even then there are different size air coolers that one can purchase. As for the cooler not fitting in a case, the same can be said about AIOs. The only way a normal sized air cooler will not fit is if a small form factor is being used and in that case there is very little chance that an AIO will fit. Even if a 1 fan 120mm rad is used. You're looking to save as much space as possible and the best way would be to go with a low profile air cooler.

ok

 

[maikal]

Tried loading pics. It keeps giving me an error.

 

[neowing]

Gourry32, what happened your CPU now ?
Did you solved the problem ?

If not,
I want you to download,
Intel® Processor Diagnostic Tool

This tool only work to Intel CPU.

It check the condition of CPU.
If it say "PASS", No problem.
But
If it say "Fail", it will show the reason.

But I haven't try to use this software.
It is just another test.