3950x Custom Loop vs. AIO

dbennett1027 · July 22, 2020

I was curious if anyone else here has experience going from a 360mm AIO to a custom loop on the 3950x. I ask because I know that the CPU has a very high density of heat on the IHS because there's so many cores close together. So I guess what my question would be is there going to be a huge noticable difference between an AIO block and a high end EK block. This might be a stupid question and I feel like I should know this myself but I figured I'd ask. As I am replacing my 9900k with the 3950x into my custom loop and the 3950x was on an AIO before in my other PC. Yes I know it's a downgrade for gaming but it's a long story as I'm RMA'ing my z390 board so I'm finally making the switch to ryzen for gaming. For more info on what is in my loop, I have 2 56mm thick 480mm rads and a 360mm 56mm thick rad. Definitely overkill but I like overkill. My 2080ti is also in the loop. And the block I will be using is an EK Quantum Momentum Monoblock.