0-20k Budget Case and Cooler

Disciple29 said:
if its trouble for you then surely you should not go ahead with any of this, but it sure is worth it if you have the tools and understanding for a job like that. I recently delidded a 7700k cpu which was hitting 91c with the stock paste but after the delid and liquid metal application it never crosses 68c under max cpu load.
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I mean yeah obviously delidding is better but a better cooler just did it much more conviniently and I can recycle it for my next build now
 
If you are decided on cabinet - check out Antecs - they have a lot in that bracket with 4 fans installed in a full mesh front .Bundled fans _ they won't be pwm but it's okay at this point . These cabinets can serve into your future build as well. For optimal airflow keep 1 top exhaust ( last one towards end, you usually won't need both top exhaust ) along with rear exhaust and atleast 1 x intake at the minimum

Also a quality thermal paste matters - see if you can get an artic mx4, it at that sweet spot of performance and price. It's miles better than majority of competition at even higher price point and no Brainer over unkn
own chinese goop.

Also keep eye out on local listings for cpu coolers - maybe you can score a decent lga 1200/115x from yesteryear or someone looking ro upgrade.
 
Another suggestion if you have an OEM build would be to check for any exotic motherboard mounts which can prevent you from installing the motherboard in a new case as has been my experience once in the past. Your mileage can vary.

Here is the Gemini gyan if you happen to google it as well.

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Foxhound said:
If you are decided on cabinet - check out Antecs - they have a lot in that bracket with 4 fans installed in a full mesh front .Bundled fans _ they won't be pwm but it's okay at this point . These cabinets can serve into your future build as well. For optimal airflow keep 1 top exhaust ( last one towards end, you usually won't need both top exhaust ) along with rear exhaust and atleast 1 x intake at the minimum

Also a quality thermal paste matters - see if you can get an artic mx4, it at that sweet spot of performance and price. It's miles better than majority of competition at even higher price point and no Brainer over unkn
own chinese goop.

Also keep eye out on local listings for cpu coolers - maybe you can score a decent lga 1200/115x from yesteryear or someone looking ro upgrade.
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I did want to get something like that but the person I'm making for needed both a cooler and a case so a cheapo ant esports case was all that fit into their budget. I don't personally don't think it's too awful. It's no 4000D obviously but it does the job pretty well imo.
I'll buy the mx4 next time too, currently I've got quite a bit of a different paste left, what's your opinion on this one: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0B6VR7V6Z?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
 
Arigaytor said:
I did want to get something like that but the person I'm making for needed both a cooler and a case so a cheapo ant esports case was all that fit into their budget. I don't personally don't think it's too awful. It's no 4000D obviously but it does the job pretty well imo.
I'll buy the mx4 next time too, currently I've got quite a bit of a different paste left, what's your opinion on this one: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0B6VR7V6Z?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
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Got you . The ant esports are probably made by same chinese suppliers who supply other budget companies. Other than quality of life factor and overall build quality these cases are decent at sub 4k price point.

The CM paste is good . Between major old school global players there won't be much difference in their non conductive TIMs , hardly a delta of 2 degrees. So your good.
 
bssunilreddy said:
Delidding is risky sometimes and using a better cooler is always better.
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Yes it sure is but the sort of gains that can be had with delidding are not possible even after spending over 15k on any cpu cooler. I don't mean to convince you to delid you cpu but delidding is the best thing one can do to drop cpu temperatures.
 
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