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I am new to AIOs and I am spoilt for choices since there are many out there in the market.

Any recommendations for the most effective cooling with maybe rgb as well just for the aesthetics.I prefer more recent products, as in recently launched but if none of them are really decent in terms of performance to price point,I don’t really mind others.

My case: Fractal Design R6

Motherboard: Msi gaming pro Carbon B450 Ac

Cpu: ryzen 3700x

My Budget: $150-200usd

i was thinking about removing the pre applied thermal paste for Thermal grizzly pastes.Any recommendations for this as well?Thanks!

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Anything by corsair is usually a solid bet. I haven't kept up with all their new models, last I knew they were like h110i or h100i, but corsair support and cost is usually a very compelling option. Not the cheapest, but corsair support I have found to be phenomenal over the years.

 

Also, no real need to change thermal paste. What they come with is totally fine.

Rig: i7 13700k - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Assorted SATA SSD's for Photo Work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech G502 - - Logitech G710+ - - Logitech Z5500 - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/ Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 7x14TB Ultrastar RAID Z2 - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

iPhone 14 Pro - MacBook Air M3

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13 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

Anything by corsair is usually a solid bet. I haven't kept up with all their new models, last I knew they were like h110i or h100i, but corsair support and cost is usually a very compelling option. Not the cheapest, but corsair support I have found to be phenomenal over the years.

 

Also, no real need to change thermal paste. What they come with is totally fine.

What are your thoughts on the new h115i pro platinum rgb?Thanks for recommending

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44 minutes ago, Jinhy66 said:

What are your thoughts on the new h115i pro platinum rgb?Thanks for recommending

I haven't really looked into them at all in years. I run a custom loop, and for all my friends I tell them to get hyper 212 evo's or noctuah heatsinks depending on their need/use case. 

Rig: i7 13700k - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Assorted SATA SSD's for Photo Work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech G502 - - Logitech G710+ - - Logitech Z5500 - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/ Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 7x14TB Ultrastar RAID Z2 - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

iPhone 14 Pro - MacBook Air M3

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I recommend, not getting an AIO. Buy a top of the line Air cooler, like the DRP4 or NH-D15 (can grab the black chromax version if u like)

 

Cooling performance is on par with 240/280mm AIO's.

CPU: Intel i7 3930k w/OC & EK Supremacy EVO Block | Motherboard: Asus P9x79 Pro  | RAM: G.Skill 4x4 1866 CL9 | PSU: Seasonic Platinum 1000w Corsair RM 750w Gold (2021)|

VDU: Panasonic 42" Plasma | GPU: Gigabyte 1080ti Gaming OC & Barrow Block (RIP)...GTX 980ti | Sound: Asus Xonar D2X - Z5500 -FiiO X3K DAP/DAC - ATH-M50S | Case: Phantek Enthoo Primo White |

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD + WD Blue 1TB SSD | Cooling: XSPC D5 Photon 270 Res & Pump | 2x XSPC AX240 White Rads | NexXxos Monsta 80x240 Rad P/P | NF-A12x25 fans |

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On 10/18/2019 at 7:28 PM, Jinhy66 said:

What are your thoughts on the new h115i pro platinum rgb?Thanks for recommending

It's good. If you're looking for a specific aesthetic, it's up to you how much that's worth. 

If you're just aiming for performance, the Freezer II 280 should be similar but cheaper: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/smDkcf/arctic-liquid-freezer-ii-280-728-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-acfre00066a

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