Aio size help

[zXl Ghost lXz]

Hello world, 

 

Im planning on building a pc and i need help with what size aio i need. I plan on getting the 3700x. Would a 240 aio be enough or do i need to go up to a 360? 240 would be better for my case (cougar conquer 2), then the top three can be exhaust fans, or should i go with the 360 and just have all intake fans. 

 

Thanks! 

[tank234]

You can get decent air coolers for a price of a aio. Try the Dark Rock Pro 4 or the nh-d15 

[WoodenMarker]

A 360mm can be better but it's far from necesssary. A 240mm can be plenty for cooling. What kind of features are you looking for in a cooler?

Where are you shopping / located? Budget? 

[zXl Ghost lXz]

Im not a fan of the big bulky air coolers. 

 

And online shopping, in canada and 400. I really like the ryujin espically with its additional fan for cooling the vrm

[WoodenMarker]

2 hours ago, zXl Ghost lXz said:

Im not a fan of the big bulky air coolers. 

And online shopping, in canada and 400. I really like the ryujin espically with its additional fan for cooling the vrm

If you're looking to save some money, the Liquid Freezer II 240 also includes a cooling fan for the motherboard: https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Congélateur-liquide-ARCTIC-Liquid-Freezer/dp/B07WSDLRVP

Also comes in 360mm if you want more performance: https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Arctic-Cooling-Liquide-Congélateur-tout-en/dp/B07WNJCVNW

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[zXl Ghost lXz]

46 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

If you're looking to save some money, the Liquid Freezer II 240 also includes a cooling fan for the motherboard: https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Congélateur-liquide-ARCTIC-Liquid-Freezer/dp/B07WSDLRVP

Also comes in 360mm if you want more performance: https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Arctic-Cooling-Liquide-Congélateur-tout-en/dp/B07WNJCVNW

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Would a 240 aio be good enough then to cool a stock 3700x? And keep it at the cooler end? Like 60 ish-70 ish

[SyedHamed]

from a 120mm aio to 240mm aio, performance gap is massive.
From 240mm to 360mm aio, the gain is not worth the price. 
So, get a 240mm aio.
I have H100i Platinum from corsair which is a 240mm aio.
My i5-9600k is at 5ghz @1.3v with max of 75C at 100% usage. I am running it without any dedicated gpu. 

Aio is a good choice for those who doesn't like bulky solutions.

[WoodenMarker]

19 minutes ago, zXl Ghost lXz said:

Would a 240 aio be good enough then to cool a stock 3700x? And keep it at the cooler end? Like 60 ish-70 ish

That's pretty low and may be achievable depending on fan speeds and ambient temps. If you don't plan to run high fan rpm to do so, a larger 360mm would probably be needed for that.