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Right guys after a few posts on here asking little question here and there on upgrading my computer iv come to a decision so would like to hear your guys thoughts. Also can anyone recommend me a CPU water cooler for the new build got a budget of around £70 would prefer it to be a little cheaper if it can but if its got to be I'll have to go a little over budget.

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Why aren't you running at 1080p?

I'm a little confused with the PCPP link, what have you bought already and what are you looking to buy as an upgrade? Is that keyboard purchased already, or is it an upgrade? What about the mouse?

Can you maybe use like a PCPP of your current rig, with all of your components, and a separate link with all of the upgrades you're looking at.

Also, what is your max budget and what are you looking to achieve from an upgrade?
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I'm only looking for a watercooler for CPU now if you can help with a budget of £70? The Keyboard and mouse i have already im upgrading the motherboard, cpu, ram, water cooling and adding a ssd not sure why it wasnt running at 1080p maybe its because the second monitor is a lower resolution?
Sanctorum wrote Why aren't you running at 1080p?

I'm a little confused with the PCPP link, what have you bought already and what are you looking to buy as an upgrade? Is that keyboard purchased already, or is it an upgrade? What about the mouse?

Can you maybe use like a PCPP of your current rig, with all of your components, and a separate link with all of the upgrades you're looking at.

Also, what is your max budget and what are you looking to achieve from an upgrade?
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xGypsi wrote I'm only looking for a watercooler for CPU now if you can help with a budget of £70? The Keyboard and mouse i have already im upgrading the motherboard, cpu, ram, water cooling and adding a ssd not sure why it wasnt running at 1080p maybe its because the second monitor is a lower resolution?
Sanctorum wrote Why aren't you running at 1080p?

I'm a little confused with the PCPP link, what have you bought already and what are you looking to buy as an upgrade? Is that keyboard purchased already, or is it an upgrade? What about the mouse?

Can you maybe use like a PCPP of your current rig, with all of your components, and a separate link with all of the upgrades you're looking at.

Also, what is your max budget and what are you looking to achieve from an upgrade?


Here, this is almost half your budget. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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120/140mm AIO's are poo, don't get an H55.

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3 options for £60, so within budget. If you can spend more, or get some more money, there are like 3 options for every £10 over £70, so if you manage to get £100, you've got like 12 options there. You'll need to make sure your case is compatible with whatever AIO you decide on, because some of these are 240mm AIO's, some are 280mm's, and there's even a 360mm AIO in there.

Obviously, in the list above, some coolers are better than others, but the difference isn't going to be huge. Obviously, a £100 AIO will be a good bit better than a £60 AIO though. Any of the AIO's in the list above though, should be absolutely fine.

As for not running at 1080p, get that sorted. I'm not sure what's going on there, but look at NVidia control panel and your resolution, see what's up with that.
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Sanctorum wrote 120/140mm AIO's are poo, don't get an H55.

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3 options for £60, so within budget. If you can spend more, or get some more money, there are like 3 options for every £10 over £70, so if you manage to get £100, you've got like 12 options there. You'll need to make sure your case is compatible with whatever AIO you decide on, because some of these are 240mm AIO's, some are 280mm's, and there's even a 360mm AIO in there.

Obviously, in the list above, some coolers are better than others, but the difference isn't going to be huge. Obviously, a £100 AIO will be a good bit better than a £60 AIO though. Any of the AIO's in the list above though, should be absolutely fine.

As for not running at 1080p, get that sorted. I'm not sure what's going on there, but look at NVidia control panel and your resolution, see what's up with that.


What's bad about a 120mm AIO? Only reason why I'm asking is because that's all my case can handle, and I'm interested in upgrading.
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CODLTHAT1OR3O wrote What's bad about a 120mm AIO? Only reason why I'm asking is because that's all my case can handle, and I'm interested in upgrading.

Similarly priced, and cheaper air coolers are just better. 240/280mm AIO's perform a good bit better than 120/140mm AIO's. 120/140mm AIO's are fine if you're case doesn't support a nice air cooler, or any larger than a 120/140mm AIO, but they smaller AIO's should be avoided in most circumstances.
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How much better is a 240mm AIO?
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CODLTHAT1OR3O wrote How much better is a 240mm AIO?

Significantly, for the most part, but it varies from cooler to cooler, obviously. 120/140mm AIO's are fine, but similar priced air coolers are better, and if you're determined to get an AIO, a 240/280mm AIO would just be a lot better, for not too huge of a price increase oer a 120/140mm AIO.
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