AIO dying, need Recommendations

[wako7654]

Hi, Just a few hours ago, my AIO seems to be dying(i've had it for 5 years). It's a CM seidon 240mm and im really happy with it. But i think it really needs a replacement as the pump is making weird noises.

Any 240mm/280mm that are really good and very durable? Should i switch to air cooling?

[Himommies]

3 minutes ago, wako7654 said:

Should i switch to air cooling?

This is just me but if you don't care about the sex appeal of your computer, something like a NH D15 should work just fine and be more reliable in the long run.

[Praesi]

Good Aircooler does tzhe Job and lives forever. Maybe a new Fan after Years.

[Praesi]

Just now, Himommies said:

This is just me but if you don't care about the sex appeal of your computer, something like a NH D15 should work just fine and be more reliable in the long run.

Since it comes in Black, its sexy as hell.

[MartinIAm]

3 minutes ago, wako7654 said:

Hi, Just a few hours ago, my AIO seems to be dying(i've had it for 5 years). It's a CM seidon 240mm and im really happy with it. But i think it really needs a replacement as the pump is making weird noises.

Any 240mm/280mm that are really good and very durable? Should i switch to air cooling?

If your going to use a cooler for a long time, then I recommend getting an air cooler, as from personal experience, they tend to last longer. I'm not really sure about 240/280mm aio coolers because I've only used one 120mm aio personally.

[RollinLower]

in the long run air cooling is gonna be more reliable. if only because it has fewer moving parts and thus fewer parts that wear down.

 

there's something just inherently sexy about watercooling tho..

[wako7654]

Just now, Praesi said:

Since it comes in Black, its sexy as hell.

They don't have black ones in tokyo yet unfortunately... I don't think im ok with the looks of the brown NH-D15

[wako7654]

1 minute ago, RollinLower said:

in the long run air cooling is gonna be more reliable. if only because it has fewer moving parts and thus fewer parts that wear down.

 

there's something just inherently sexy about watercooling tho..

Thanks, any quality AIOs you can recommend?

[RollinLower]

1 minute ago, wako7654 said:

Thanks, any quality AIOs you can recommend?

i have not used an AIO in years, i do custom watercooling on all my rigs now. 

the last one i used was the old type Corsair H100 tough. and it was fantastic, never had a problem with it and it served me for years!

i cannot speak for the newer Corsair ones tough. have not used those.

 

[Flying Sausages]

Your aio got blessed to say goodbye in 5 years usage. I have seen a lot aio barely last 2 years. 

 

My respect to your fallen aio soldier. He served you very well. 

[wako7654]

12 minutes ago, OlympicAssEater said:

Your aio got blessed to say goodbye in 5 years usage. I have seen a lot aio barely last 2 years. 

 

My respect to your fallen aio soldier. He served you very well. 

Yea not gonna lie, i got sad when it broke down. Served me a lot of hours

[dizmo]

Go air and never have problems again

[SolarNova]

4 hours ago, wako7654 said:

They don't have black ones in tokyo yet unfortunately... I don't think im ok with the looks of the brown NH-D15

Grab a DarkRockPro 4 then.

[wako7654]

On 10/27/2019 at 4:31 AM, SolarNova said:

Grab a DarkRockPro 4 then.

Thank you i decided to get a black NH-D15 from US and have it shipped instead. Thank you everyone for all the suggestions!

[DoctorNick]

To bad it dosen't run like my H100. Got it around release in 2011 and it's still running with no issues what so ever.. 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

If you don't care about looks the single best cooling option is the NH-D15 but if you do I would recommend a Corsair AIO such as the H100i pro or H115i pro. If you do want a sexy air cooler the Dark Rock Pro 4 is a pain but it looks good and cools pretty damn well.

[Velcade]

Use it as an excuse to go custom water cooling.  5 years is a good amount of time.

[K0NG]

H100i or H115i

swapped my NH D15 for the 115i and my temps are at least 10°C lower than before.

[PowerBaller]

In addition to the motor failure, Most AIO mix copper(the block) and aluminium(the rad) in the same loop; while the coolant has low conductivity in the beginning, it will get ionized over the years eventually, leading to the galvanic corrosion ( the battery reaction) and therefore potential leak.

If you have to stick with AIO, consider those with excellent custom service. Personally i will go for EVGA CLC 360 or CLC 280