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Whats in your opinion the best 280/320/360mm AIO cpu cooler rn?

I'm building a 3k gaming pc and I need to choose an AIO cooler for it.

The pc will be used for streaming paired with a streaming box, so it needs to be 1) kinda quiet or  noise will be picked up by the microphone, and 2) still have low temps because I'd be playing videogames for like 5-6-7-8 hours a day min., plus during summer heatwaves make my house reach 40°c ambient temperature.

The build so far looks like this
 

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For €315.00) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€152.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€230.00) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (Purchased For €207.00) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€126.31 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB K|NGP|N GAMING Video Card  (€1050.00) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case  (€125.00 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€104.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  (€150.00 @ Amazon Italia) 
Other: Samsung MZ-75E1T0B SSD 850 EVO, 1 TB, 2.5" SATA III, Nero/Grigio  (€289.00 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €2750.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The NZXT x62 looks like it is universally accepted as one of the best.
I was thinking also about either the EVGA 280clc or the new Corsair Hydro H150i Pro RGB, and idk looking for other alternatives, maybe to find something better!

So, what AIO would you suggest? 

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12 minutes ago, Halazar said:

I'm building a 3k gaming pc and I need to choose an AIO cooler for it.

The pc will be used for streaming paired with a streaming box, so it needs to be 1) kinda quiet or  noise will be picked up by the microphone, and 2) still have low temps because I'd be playing videogames for like 5-6-7-8 hours a day min., plus during summer heatwaves make my house reach 40°c ambient temperature.

The build so far looks like this
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For €315.00) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€152.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€230.00) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (Purchased For €207.00) 
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€126.31 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB K|NGP|N GAMING Video Card  (€1050.00) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case  (€125.00 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€104.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit  (€150.00 @ Amazon Italia) 
Other: Samsung MZ-75E1T0B SSD 850 EVO, 1 TB, 2.5" SATA III, Nero/Grigio  (€289.00 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €2750.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-21 15:08 CET+0100


The NZXT x62 looks like it is universally accepted as one of the best.
I was thinking also about either the EVGA 280clc or the new Corsair Hydro H150i Pro RGB, and idk looking for other alternatives, maybe to find something better!

So, what AIO would you suggest? 

They make 320mm AIOs?

Anyway, anything Corsair of NZXT is good, from what I've used over the last few years, though I would suggest putting time and effort into an full loop since you've got a pretty baller PC.

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12 minutes ago, ShadowChaser said:

They make 320mm AIOs?

Anyway, anything Corsair of NZXT is good, from what I've used over the last few years, though I would suggest putting time and effort into an full loop since you've got a pretty baller PC.

I feel like custom loop is too much money, time, effort, etc.(I'm lazy and like to be cost/effective)

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On ‎03‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 8:12 AM, Halazar said:

plus during summer heatwaves make my house reach 40°c ambient temperature

I would suggest you get a AIO that's 120x3 with three fans. I have the Corsair H100i V2 and with Corsair Link on max fan speed it's pretty loud with two fans. I keep it on the performance setting and it's not that bad. You mentioned being quiet so get a 120x3 radiator setup prolly cool better and quieter.

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From Gamers Nexus: 

corsair h150i pro all temps

corsair h150i pro noise

Compare Noise to Performance so you can find your best fit for you (the best performing are the loudest so find YOUR perfect middle-ground).

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I think I'll take the corsair h150i pro and then change the fans? Or are there cheaper AIOs with 360mm radiators? Or even better, AIOs with 360mm radiators, pump but no fans! :P

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