Best AIO for ~£60?

[Tim Drake]

I am going to be getting a closed loop water cooler and I want to see what people think I should go with.

I can fit all water coolers (120,140,240,280 not that it will go over 140)

Yes I know I have a Hyper 212 EVO but I want an AIO.

[Zauski]

Corsair H60 is pretty good

[Prastupok]

I am going to be getting a closed loop water cooler and I want to see what people think I should go with.

I can fit all water coolers (120,140,240,280 not that it will go over 140)

Yes I know I have a Hyper 212 EVO but I want an AIO.

 

My recommendation overall is to upgrade to better air cooling.

 

BUT the H60 or a Kraken X40 are both pretty decent as far as I know.

[Dabombinable]

My Seidon 120V seems to be good, though if its mounted only slightly incorrectly its as good as my cheap LGA775 block cooler.

[SeanBond]

I am going to be getting a closed loop water cooler and I want to see what people think I should go with.

I can fit all water coolers (120,140,240,280 not that it will go over 140)

Yes I know I have a Hyper 212 EVO but I want an AIO.

you want it why? ascetics? Because at that price you won't be getting better performance over an evo 212. At least not enough to matter.

[theloveablemoose]

Refurbished h100 from scan?

[Tim Drake]

Refurbished h100 from scan?

YESYESYES I DONT CARE HOW UGLY THE BLOCK IS.

I was originally going to get a 140XL for £53 but now I can get a 240mm for even less? Fuck yes.

[theloveablemoose]

YESYESYES I DONT CARE HOW UGLY THE BLOCK IS.

I was originally going to get a 140XL for £53 but now I can get a 240mm for even less? Fuck yes.

h100 is £45, h100i is £67 i think. They have the h80 and stuff for cheaper if you dont want to spend that much.

[Tim Drake]

h100 is £45, h100i is £67 i think. They have the h80 and stuff for cheaper if you dont want to spend that much.

I think I kind of over reacted to a H100 as its tubes look pretty pathetic.. And the pump is ugly..

Edit: I also found an article and the H100 performs nearly exactly the same as the 140XL so maybe it is still an option..

The H80i refurbished is £54 though and then £4 shipping so £58.

Seems like Nepton 140XL or Corsair H80i or H100

[Tim Drake]

you want it why? ascetics? Because at that price you won't be getting better performance over an evo 212. At least not enough to matter.

Looks and quietness.

Mainly looks as I will be getting a Corsair 350D soon and I don't want to look at the top of a tightly packed heatsink..

[A bottleneck of Coke]

Idk u wanna go down the refurbished road, it can bring a world of pain

[Prastupok]

Looks and quietness.

Mainly looks as I will be getting a Corsair 350D soon and I don't want to look at the top of a tightly packed heatsink..

 

AIO coolers won't be as quiet as a good air cooler.

[Tim Drake]

AIO coolers won't be as quiet as a good air cooler.

No offence but I didn't make this thread to be convinced otherwise.

I do not want to look at a fan or the top of a heatsink in my case. I also would like to have access to all of my ram slots.

What would you recommend for air coolers at this price?

[Tim Drake]

Idk u wanna go down the refurbished road, it can bring a world of pain

Why?

[GoodN1ght]

Why?

There's a reason why they're cheaper.

If you're going to go for midrange liquid cooling you're better off buying a high end fan. Cheaper and getting similar results. 

[Tim Drake]

There's a reason why they're cheaper.

If you're going to go for midrange liquid cooling you're better off buying a high end fan. Cheaper and getting similar results. 

As I have already said, I do not want to look at the top of a heatsink.

 

Although if you had recommendations, what would they be?

[Prastupok]

No offence but I didn't make this thread to be convinced otherwise.

I do not want to look at a fan or the top of a heatsink in my case. I also would like to have access to all of my ram slots.

What would you recommend for air coolers at this price?

If you're going for aesthetics, the Dark Rock 3 from be quiet. Nice looking radiator, and it works pretty well too.

[GoodN1ght]

As I have already said, I do not want to look at the top of a heatsink.

 

Although if you had recommendations, what would they be?

 

Noctua's always golden.

If you're satisfied by the cooling your 212's giving you an H60 is just fine . It performs slightly better  and is much quieter.  If you want some extra headroom spending  another 40$ to go full h100 might be worth it. 

[Tim Drake]

If you're going for aesthetics, the Dark Rock 3 from be quiet. Nice looking radiator, and it works pretty well too.

I don't see the point in a "good looking" radiator when I will only be seeing the top...

 

 

Noctua's always golden.

If you're satisfied by the cooling your 212's giving you an H60 is just fine . It performs slightly better  and is much quieter.  If you want some extra headroom spending  another 40$ to go full h100 might be worth it. 

Would a 140XL be a better choice?

[GoodN1ght]

I don't see the point in a "good looking" radiator when I will only be seeing the top...

 

Would a 140XL be a better choice?

At this point they're fairly similar and it boils down to which compagny / esthaethics you like the most. IIRC 140XL did better perfomance/price, but water cooling's luxury in general.

There is corsair link but it sorta works so just go for whatevers fresher looking on your rig. 

[Tim Drake]

At this point they're fairly similar and it boils down to which compagny / esthaethics you like the most. IIRC 140XL did better perfomance/price, but water cooling's luxury in general.

There is corsair link but it sorta works so just go for whatevers fresher looking on your rig. 

What?

 

I mean the Nepton 140XL...

[Prastupok]

I don't see the point in a "good looking" radiator when I will only be seeing the top...

 

Would a 140XL be a better choice?

You won't be seeing much of an AIO either. They will be louder, though. I don't see the point in upgrading a 212 Evo to an AIO For aesthetics. I'd recommend just putting better fans on your Evo.

[Tim Drake]

You won't be seeing much of an AIO either. They will be louder, though. I don't see the point in upgrading a 212 Evo to an AIO For aesthetics. I'd recommend just putting better fans on your Evo.

Why does nobody get it.. Fans will change nothing.

 

Air:

 

Water:

[Tim Drake]

Air also means less access to RAM slots, looks worse and less space in your case.

[Prastupok]

Air also means less access to RAM slots, looks worse and less space in your case.

 

I love the look of air, personally. Or a custom loop.

 

But, air will perform better, it will be quieter, and it's more reliable, as there are MANY less points of failure. If you have your heart absolutely set on an AIO you've been given a lot of recommendations already.