Aio or air cooler for ryzen 2600?

[Toheed]

I have option of cm ml240l, corsair h80i or thermaltake 3.0 in aio 

And the only high end option in air cooling is nh d15. But the issue is my case only supports upto 160mm max cpu cooler height. What would be best option for me? The temperatures are pretty high here 38-40+°C in summers so will aio be better or the liquid evaporates sooner? Because mostly I will be using it for gaming 4-5hours a day? 

[Stormseeker9]

5 minutes ago, Toheed said:

I have option of cm ml240l, corsair h80i or thermaltake 3.0 in aio 

And the only high end option in air cooling is nh d15. But the issue is my case only supports upto 160mm max cpu cooler height. What would be best option for me? The temperatures are pretty high here 38-40+°C in summers so will aio be better or the liquid evaporates sooner? Because mostly I will be using it for gaming 4-5hours a day? 

Well considering it’s a closed loop evaporation will be nihil. Does your room also get to that temp or you have A/C?

 

people always recommend the noctua DH15 as well as the dark rock pro 4 when it comes to air coolers.

 

they perform the same as 360mm rads apparently (still don’t know how lol) - it’s also a aesthetics thing having an aio (I love them)

[GoldenLag]

you also have the nh-d14, Dark rock 4, Dark Rock TF and many more options in high end aircooling. 

[Oalei]

ThermalTake Le Grand Macho RT, its cheaper here, same tier as NH-D15 but i wont say anything else cause idk anything else.

[porina]

If you're not overclocking, a decent air cooler is plenty. Doesn't have to be the D15. I'm running a D9L on my 2600, although ambient here rarely exceeds 30C.

[GoldenLag]

Just now, porina said:

If you're not overclocking, a decent air cooler is plenty. Doesn't have to be the D15. I'm running a D9L on my 2600, although ambient here rarely exceeds 30C.

even when overclocking the 2600 doesnt get very hot. he could most likely run a Freezer 33/34 esports with no problems

[porina]

4 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

even when overclocking the 2600 doesnt get very hot. he could most likely run a Freezer 33/34 esports with no problems

Stock turbo is 3.9 all cores and the stock cooler can't sustain that. With the D9L I was getting 4.2 easily, 4.25 at a stretch and temps were what I'd consider not something I'd like 24/7. Something like a DRP4 or D14, maybe D12 would probably be sufficient, especially if we consider OP's statement about high ambient temps in summer.

[GoldenLag]

13 minutes ago, porina said:

Stock turbo is 3.9 all cores and the stock cooler can't sustain that.

not on the 2600. if so, that would be XFR 2 playing 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_5_2600/16.html

 

it should drop below 3,8 when more threads are loaded. something the stock cooler can do. though OC results are mixed using the stock cooler. as its not amazing for overclocking. 

15 minutes ago, porina said:

especially if we consider OP's statement about high ambient temps in summer.

a larger aircooler would certainly be ideal. temps in the 60s should be interpreted as in the 80s during summer. 

[porina]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

not on the 2600. if so, that would be XFR 2 playing 

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_5_2600/16.html

 

it should drop below 3,8 when more threads are loaded. something the stock cooler can do. though OC results are mixed using the stock cooler. as its not amazing for overclocking. 

I see 3.9 all cores if I have a good cooler, and I don't if I have stock cooler. From memory sustained clocks dropped as far as 3.6 on stock cooler. For normal users they'd never notice this, but if I'm going to run a CPU, it's 100% sustained and cooling makes a difference.

[GoldenLag]

11 minutes ago, porina said:

I see 3.9 all cores if I have a good cooler, and I don't if I have stock cooler. From memory sustained clocks dropped as far as 3.6 on stock cooler. For normal users they'd never notice this, but if I'm going to run a CPU, it's 100% sustained and cooling makes a difference.

it makes some difference. for people who cant buy a cooler and does rendering, it could very much be worth pinning the fan at 100%.

[Toheed]

2 hours ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Well considering it’s a closed loop evaporation will be nihil. Does your room also get to that temp or you have A/C?

 

people always recommend the noctua DH15 as well as the dark rock pro 4 when it comes to air coolers.

 

they perform the same as 360mm rads apparently (still don’t know how lol) - it’s also a aesthetics thing having an aio (I love them)

Room temps are about 30-32 if I don't turn the AC on .

[Toheed]

The aio costs less here as compared to Noctua coolers. So that is why I am considering them but my main concern is the life span of aio and leaking problem( if they have any)

[Toheed]

2 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

you also have the nh-d14, Dark rock 4, Dark Rock TF and many more options in high end aircooling. 

All noctua fans cost me 20-40$ more then the above mentioned aio coolers.

[GoldenLag]

1 hour ago, Toheed said:

The aio costs less here as compared to Noctua coolers. So that is why I am considering them but my main concern is the life span of aio and leaking problem( if they have any)

You dont need to buy Noctua only. Bequiet is a very good alternative. 

59 minutes ago, Toheed said:

All noctua fans cost me 20-40$ more then the above mentioned aio coolers.

Then lool at bequiet coolers. Like the Dark Rock TF