10900K: Deepcool Assassin 3 vs EVGA 360mm

[Mister Woof]

Which would be better, in a Corsair 275r Airflow?

 

The GPU would be a 3080, and the 360 has to be intake.

 

Intent is mild to moderate overclock.

[Random_Person1234]

This video has some comparisons between the two.

Edit: I just realized that the Assassin III is too high for your case, so the EVGA is the only compatible option.

[Mister Woof]

1 hour ago, Random_Person1234 said:

This video has some comparisons between the two.

Edit: I just realized that the Assassin III is too high for your case, so the EVGA is the only compatible option.

It fits presently with LPX memory, but new ram that I am getting may push it out too far. I have an idea on how to fix that with a few standoffs, though, should that be the case.

 

The 275R Airflow accommodates 170mm air coolers; the Deep Ass 3 is 165 + some more for the second fan due to RAM.

 

Mainly I'm looking at the AIOs ability to mitigate instant high temperatures that short but high CPU load bursts might cause vs how air coolers would handle them.

 

My feeling is that my use cases could benefit more from that aspect - that workloads would be over fast enough that an AIO might prevent temps from even rising.