Confused on what kind of cooling I should go with

[stealyfill]

Hello all!

I am looking to make my first build later this year, and one of the last things I am going back and forth on is whether I should use Air cooling or Liquid cooling. My current build uses the Corsair H100i v2 with Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans. When it is all said and done, this cooling setup with cost around $140-$150. A buddy of mine enjoys building computers, and suggested I get this combo to have the benefits of better overall cooling and quieter fans than the ones the v2 comes with. 

 

Over the last couple of years, it seems that air coolers and AIO coolers have gotten closer in overall cooling quality as well as volume. My question is this: Due to the quality of air coolers and AIO coolers getting closer and closer to one another, is there a better quality solution than the cooling solution I have posted above for my build with an AMD 1600 that will maintain similar to better cooling and similar to better dB rating? If so, what would you suggest?

 

I have a cube case, the Thermaltake v21, so the size of cooler can't be massive. Additionally, I would be overclocking.

[Daniel Z.]

can't u just keep the h100i?

[Daniel Z.]

if you can't the Cryorig coolers are cheap and ok

[Cyracus]

well the titans of air cooling like noctuas d15 and the darkrock pro do definitely put up similar performance to AIO coolers, Thermaltakes site says support for up to 185mm cooler (which is more than almost all air coolers) Depends on color preference and personal taste. they give quite a few different options and links to cooler comparisons here, https://us.hardware.info/category/19/cpu-coolers/recommendation