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Questions tagged [cooling]

For questions asking for systems or parts of systems used to control the temperature of a component or system.

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Which CPU cooler should I buy?

I found these 4 coolers for the same price, but I don't know which should I buy. I favor performance and temperature. the size/looks doesn't really matter, if it fits in the chassis I'm happy (780T Full Tower PC Case). I don't plan to overclock…
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What heating element can I use to make a coffee robot?

I'm seeking a <=10 AMP wall-outlet heating element that can rapidly heat 300-1200 grams of water to 205 degree Fahrenheit, attached to the side of a glass container. I just purchased this one, but it's bigger than I thought it was going to…
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Case fans - 140mm

Due to some poor airflow in my case i'm looking to replace my default case fans and add 2 more. As a case i have Sharkoon AI7000 and my mb is Aorus X470. I've been looking around in my local market and i stumbled upon 3 fans. One is the Arctic…
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Narrow ILM cooler choice

I'm waiting for delivery of a Supermicro X10SRi-F board, which takes a narrow ILM cooler. I don't yet have a cooler. I don't want to go for water-cooling for this board and there isn't server-style forced airflow, so it'll have to be an air cooler >…
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LGA 775 / LGA 1366 Heatsink Air Cooler

I am looking for recommendations for an air cooling solution which will fit either LGA 1366 or LGA 775 motherboard mounts. Ideally I am looking for the best performance, but certainly want something quieter than the stock intel cooler. (Which makes…
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Cooling system for AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

I am getting a new workstation with AMD Threadripper PRO 5955WX and an RTX A5000, custom set-up. I have been offered the Noctua NH U14 fan cooling system, but another option would be an AIO 240mm liquid cooling system. I have seen the reviews for…
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ASUS 1070 Strix - Liquid cooling?

I want to build a silent PC, high end, mainly for playing games and working. With working I mean Visual Studio 2017, about 3 virtual machines and my average 20+ Chrome tabs running at once. I assume liquid cooling is much more silent for 2…
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Recommendation for a Ryzen cooler

Could someone please recommend a cooler for a Ryzen AM4 motherboard (ASUS Prime X370-PRO). I need one that comes with a complete mounting kit (i.e. the first step in attaching is to remove the kit that comes with the motherboard, that is two bits of…
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Should I get a radiator with 2x140mm fans or 3x120mm fans

I'm building a new system and I want to keep it as quiet as I can without degrading performance. I do plan on doing some moderate overclocking. I am planning on using an all-in-one CPU liquid cooler. Am I better off getting one with 3 120mm fans…
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CPU cooler for I9 12900

I've got all of the parts assembled for my build, sans CPU cooling. I use PCPartPicker a lot to check compatibilities, and they all seem to flag needing an adapter for Rog Maximus Hero and 12900k combo. I have a Corsair H115i, water cooling…
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Cooling NVME drive in laptop

I´m thinking of upgrading my NVME drive of my Asus ZenBook Duo. I was thinking of upgrading it with a Samsung Evo 980 Pro 1TB. I use my laptop for all kind of tasks (also editing videos, rendering etc. but not like crazy...). So I was wondering, how…
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Where can I get schemas for liquid cooling

I want to install custom liquid cooling for CPU and GPU using 1 radiator and 1 pump. As I get from videos there are about 10 different schemas to do it. Where can I get some list of such schemas and recommendations?
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What is the cheapest, quietest low-profile exhaust cooler that will fit in my PC?

I currently have a mini tower containing an SSD, one 2TB HDD and one 3TB backup HDD. Thanks to this Stack site, I recently installed an Arctic Freezer 11 LP for a CPU cooler, which is now the only fan in my system apart from the one on my Corsair…
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