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Looking for a good AIO CPU cooler "single fan".

EDIT: No, I'm not looking for an air cooler. Please, I understand that air coolers are just as good or better, but it won't fit with my plans for how I'm using my case real estate.

 

So after my previous thread about my water cooling unit being noisy I asked a couple other guys and as a result I ended up RMAing it, after also consulting my retailer. So now I'm looking for a new solution, or at least I'm researching options as the retailer does not carry the same cooler anymore. I can't quite remember what I paid for it in the first place, but I think it was around $130-ish(converted from Norway money). So that's about the budget I have. IIRC the Antec Kuhler 920 should cost about $99 in the US?

 

In any case, what I'm looking for is a "single fan" radiator setup either 120mm or 140mm preferably a setup that comes with two fans included, or one that is designed for running in pull. It needs to fit in a Cooler Master Storm Trooper case in the rear "exhaust" fan port, which a 140 mm rad should do depending on how thick the fan is.

 

Options I have been looking at:

  • Corsair H80I
  • Cooler Master Seidon 120XL
  • Silverstone Tundra TD03
  • Cooler Master Nepton 140XL

I like the idea of having a thicker radiator with push-pull rather than a slim one, surface area and all that and these are the ones my retailer has in stock.

 

I have a AMD FX8150 at the moment, and I'll probably upgrade to a 8350 soonish

I'm one of the few people I know that tend to repair electronics with a smith's hammer on a regular basis.

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Why not go air cooling?

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I have a Seidon 120M and very happy with it, and for around $50US.

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Large air cooler will perform better and also less problematic in long run than single rad AIO.

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Why not go air cooling?

 

I just like water cooling better. There's a reason car engines went from air cooled to water cooled. :D

 

 

 

Large air cooler will perform better and also less problematic in long run than single rad AIO.

 

Well, I'm not really going for the overclocking, and I'm not that anal about keeping the absolute lowest temperatures. Besides if I was going for air cooling I'd be in the other forum, you know the one called "Air Cooling"

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H80i is great. 

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