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Noctua nh-d15 vs EVGA CLC 280mm All-In-One RGB LED CPU Liquid Cooler

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Hi.  I am building my first pc.  It will have an i9 9900k with an evga 2080 ti black edition.  I plan to do some moderate overclocking.  My gaming sessions are likely to be several hours long at a time.  It is going in a cooler master h500 case.  I originally ordered the noctua nh-d15 cpu cooler but I have recently been offered a really good deal on the EVGA CLC 280mm All-In-One RGB LED CPU Liquid Cooler for less than I paid for the nh-d15.  I am worried about temperatures in the case.  What do you think?  I know the nh-d15 is one of the best air coolers but how do you think it would do against the evga 280mm aio?  Which would cool better in that setup?  Thanks!

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Ultimately up to you, but I'd get the D15 just for absolute silence.

 

Though getting that AIO for less than the D15 is a real steal.

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1 hour ago, Slottr said:

Ultimately up to you, but I'd get the D15 just for absolute silence.

 

Though getting that AIO for less than the D15 is a real steal.

Thank you.  I did a lot of research and was set on the d15 then I saw this really good deal on the evga aio.  I had been told also that the d15 would be blowing a lot of hot air in the case and was wondering if the aio would be better.

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2 minutes ago, webguy said:

Thank you.  I did a lot of research and was set on the d15 then I saw this really good deal on the evga aio.  I had been told also that the d15 would be blowing a lot of hot air in the case and was wondering if the aio would be better.

Both of them will introduce hot air somehow

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56 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Both of them will introduce hot air somehow

Thanks.  I think I will keep the d15.

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Certainly shouldn't be blowing a LOT of hot into the case, if your case fans are working properly.

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Also consider that AIO's could have 2 points of failure over air coolers (leaks and pump going out/noisey). 

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Thank you.  I think even though the aio is a good deal I will keep the d15.

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NH-D15 by all means.

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3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

NH-D15 by all means.

^^^ D15 is quieter and will probably cool a bit better, or at least as well as the AIO. The stock fans on that AIO are also really, really loud if you get above 40-50% (I've had one), whereas my NH-D15S is not really noticeable at full load (the D15S is just an offset D15 with one fan instead of two). 

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Thank you.  I have decided to keep the d15 and see how it does.  I am hoping that installing an extra fan in the top of my case will be enough to keep the temperature cool in the case.  I just have to decide whether it will be an intake or exhaust fan.  I have two 200mm intake fans on the front of the case with a 120mm exhaust fan on the back.  I can put in either one 200mm fan or two 140mm fans on the top of the case but I am not sure if they should be intake or exhaust.

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1 hour ago, _StrikE_ said:

On top or in the back always exhaust, intake only on the side and in the front.

Ok thank you for the information.  That is likely what I will do then.

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Oh ok.  Thank you for the recommendation but I am going to use the d15.

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