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The 280mm versions of the Kraken and Hydro are well more than capable of a 125W TDP, even a heavily overclocked one.

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When I built my system, I purchased a Ryzen 5 2600 for its excellent performance, and because I planned to upgrade to the mysterious "Ryzen 9 3xxx" chip that everyone was talking about. I didn't bother buying any aftermarket cooler, as I figured it could wait until I bought a new chip. Fast forward less than a month after I initially built my PC, and I found a brand new, sealed Ryzen 7 2700X for only $150! I have this chip installed now (no, actually wasn't a scam and I legitimately got it for that cheap), and the included Wraith Prism cooler works pretty well. I've contracted upgrade fever and decided that now is the time I should buy myself an aftermarket cooling solution. I don't have money for a custom loop, so I have been looking at some AIO options. My case (Be Quiet! Pure Base 600) can actually support two different positions for a 360mm radiator (top and front), however I have decided to go with a frontal mounting option. To open up a 280, or 360mm rad option, I have to remove the drive cages. I have decided to modify the drive cage by removing the bottom half only, because I do have an optical drive for convenience. This will allow me to fit a 280mm radiator which should be sufficient for my 2700X clocked at 4.1GHz, but might not be sufficient for the supposedly upcoming Ryzen 9.

 

Should I ditch the 280mm radiator all together? I really don't want to lose the optical drive, but I'm worried that I'll need a 360mm rad to support the large (predicted) 125 watt TDP of the next chip. I've been looking closely towards the Corsair Hydro series, and the NZXT Kraken.

 

 

What 280 or 360mm radiator do you guys suggest I get?

 

 

Edit: Yes I am aware that "futureproof" isn't a real thing. I don't expect an AIO to last me anything over 3 or 4 years anyway.

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Man you're worried about absolutely nothing. A 240mm radiator, save some super thin crappy ones, can cool a high end GPU perfectly fine. Much less a CPU that uses 1/3 the power... You certainly do not need a 280 or a 360 to cool a CPU. 

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Future proof ain't real, can't see the future. Get a good air cooler, they don't break down as easy because there are many less moving parts.

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2 hours ago, fasauceome said:

Future proof ain't real, can't see the future. Get a good air cooler, they don't break down as easy because there are many less moving parts.

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12 hours ago, NPDPdev said:

When I built my system, I purchased a Ryzen 5 2600 for its excellent performance, and because I planned to upgrade to the mysterious "Ryzen 9 3xxx" chip that everyone was talking about. I didn't bother buying any aftermarket cooler, as I figured it could wait until I bought a new chip. Fast forward less than a month after I initially built my PC, and I found a brand new, sealed Ryzen 7 2700X for only $150! I have this chip installed now (no, actually wasn't a scam and I legitimately got it for that cheap), and the included Wraith Prism cooler works pretty well. I've contracted upgrade fever and decided that now is the time I should buy myself an aftermarket cooling solution. I don't have money for a custom loop, so I have been looking at some AIO options. My case (Be Quiet! Pure Base 600) can actually support two different positions for a 360mm radiator (top and front), however I have decided to go with a frontal mounting option. To open up a 280, or 360mm rad option, I have to remove the drive cages. I have decided to modify the drive cage by removing the bottom half only, because I do have an optical drive for convenience. This will allow me to fit a 280mm radiator which should be sufficient for my 2700X clocked at 4.1GHz, but might not be sufficient for the supposedly upcoming Ryzen 9.

 

Should I ditch the 280mm radiator all together? I really don't want to lose the optical drive, but I'm worried that I'll need a 360mm rad to support the large (predicted) 125 watt TDP of the next chip. I've been looking closely towards the Corsair Hydro series, and the NZXT Kraken.

 

 

What 280 or 360mm radiator do you guys suggest I get?

I would recommend a 360mm AIO simply becouse they are pritty much the only AIO size that beats top end air coolers. But they are expensive.

280MM AIO's are matched by big boy air coolers like the DarkRock Pro 4 and NH-D15, so imo you should get one of those instead.

 

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16 hours ago, NPDPdev said:

Should I ditch the 280mm radiator all together? I really don't want to lose the optical drive, but I'm worried that I'll need a 360mm rad to support the large (predicted) 125 watt TDP of the next chip.

If you really want a AIO over air cooling, I would ditch the optical drive for the 360 rad. You want future proof? A good 360 will be enough for just about anything including an OCed Threadripper. Unless you use the optical drive more than once or twice a month, I'd ditch it for a $20 usb optical drive and get the extra cooling performance of the 360

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