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Coolday
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I want to ask if getting air cooler like Noctua NH-D15 is better or get AIO cooler ? how to choose ?

 

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The Noctua NH-D15 is perfectly fine. Its a great cooler. No reason to get an AIO unless you want it for the good looks ;) 

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55 minutes ago, Coolday said:

Hi

 

I want to ask if getting air cooler like Noctua NH-D15 is better or get AIO cooler ? how to choose ?

 

Well it depends on the price and compatibility with other components such as RAM and the case. The NH-D15 will cool the 3800x just fine, but there are cheaper options that have similar performance, such as the Ninja 5 and Fuma 2 from Scythe, or similar priced coolers that perform slightly better, like the Deepcool Assassin III and Dark Rock Pro 4

MAIN PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Processor  Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro Wifi  CPU Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2  GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra  RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4x8GB) 3000Mhz CL15

Case: CoolerMaster TD500 Mesh PSU: Thermaltake GF1 PE 750w Storage: 1TB Western Digital Blue 3D + 1TB Crucial P1 + 1TB ADATA XPG Gammix S11 Pro + 4TB Seagate Barracuda 5400RPM OS: Windows 10 Home

Headphones: Philips SHP9500s   Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Cherry MX Red  Displays: Gigabyte M27Q (27" 1440p 170hz IPS), Samsung UN32EH4003FXZA (32" 768p 60hz TV)

 

SECONDARY PC:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-9100F Processor  Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4-CB  CPU Cooler: Arctic Alpine 12 CO  GPU: EVGA RTX 3060 XC RAM: ADATA XPG 16GB (2x8GB) 2400Mhz CL16

Case: CyberpowerPC Onyxia  PSU: ATNG ATA-B 800w 80 Plus Bronze  Storage: 500GB Samsung 850 EVO + 2TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD 5400RPM    OS: Windows 10 Home

 

Former parts that I've used: Acer XG270HU, Asus Dual OC 2080, Gigabyte Aorus Master 3080, Gigabyte Gaming OC 3080, EVGA XC3 Ultra 3080, EVGA FTW3 Ultra 3080 Ti

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D15 is among the kings of air cooling. You need to get 280mm or bigger AIO to get better performance, and value for money is still better with D15 & co. As they are some 50% cheaper.

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Arctic Liquid Freezer ii 240 should be cheaper than d15. Id go for that or Fuma 2. No need to spend crazy amounts of money on cooling that 3800x does not need.

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