In the next few months I'll be moving pretty close to the equator, it'll be 85 all year round. I won't have A/C and I'm not sure if the stock cooler will be enough. Looking for any insight. Thanks.
Case: Define S Silent
GPU: Asus 970 STRIX (No overclock)
edit: if I do cool I wanted to go with closed loop to make it easier for shipping.
Watercooling both your GPU and CPU?
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Look at 360 rad options with pump and res all in one. Might be able to cram one in the front. Could probably add another rad in the back with a fan on the side panel to keep your motherboard coolish. If you are running at stock you could probably get away with any setup.
I haven't put much thought into CPU cooling, I don't really do anything that intensive that I'm worried about it. Also, I was thinking a closed loop cooler, I should have mentioned that. I don't want to have to empty it to ship it and fill it up again.
Thanks though!
The strix cooler is fine, even in warmer surroundings. Make sure you have enough airflow in your case and you are golden.
Emptying and filling up an open loop or whatever you want to call it ain't that scary. As for cooling the CPU along with GPU, I believe it is worth it. After looking up your case that is the route I would go. Since you never mentioned overclocking, the temps would be kick ass. Don't know your budget, but I bet with that case with a couple of properly sized rads, and a fan controller, I doubt you would hear your PC.
Honestly... an AC would be a better investment. Around the same price in the least. Any reason you couldn't just get one of those?
Get yourself a couple more fans and don't waste your money on watercooling.
I would love to have A/C, but it just won't be practical. I'll just grab a few more fans for the case. Thanks for the help everyone.
Watercooling CPU is ok, but GPU is another beast. I wouldn't do it for your 970 since it's low wattage already and doesn't even spin when the graphics aren't needed.
bear in mind,
watercooling will not lower your temperatures below that of the temp of the air in your room.
but it will keep your cores much cooler than standard fans can
Water cooling my SLI 970s brought temps down from 92C to ~50C while gaming, but that is with an overclock, and sli with non blower coolers. With a single 970 I wouldn't bother, and would use the money to get a better gpu instead.
As for using a closed loop cooler, you can but you still need a way to keep the VRMs and ram cool. The evga hybrid does this by keeping the blower cooler on the card, while appling an AIO to the gpu core itself.
no way you need to water cool. a better air cooler for $40 will do just as well
970? well if you want to do it but plan to learn from it - then yes. If you don't plan on learning you'd be better off buying better gpu like 480 or 1070.
Thanks for all the replies, I'll just throw a few more fans in the case since most of you are saying I'll be fine.