AIO buying advice?

[frozensun]

Guys when you look at for the best AIO cooler out of the market,what do you look at for?

Seems to me from what I hear Corsair is the most expensive but cooling performance mediocre.

How about Thermaltake,deepcool,coolermaster ML etc...

Do you look at the pump type and which is the best,do you look at the fans specs (low,high static pressure what else?),do you look at the radiator size,what?

In case I want to buy other AIO for my 3900X,out of like 200 AIOs I really can't decide since I don't know what to look at for.

Please no air coolers this time,in regards to their good performance,I'm kinda bored to now look for one since my RAM is quite tall,and air coolers yes they do the job but they are boring to me.

[For Science!]

2 minutes ago, frozensun said:

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In order of importance, 

 

- Serviceability (e.g. Alphacool Eisbaer LT solo), leaves options for customization

- Radiator size/thickness

- Pump/Block OEM (e.g. Asetek, Coolit, EKWB, etc etc)

- Fans are not important to me, as I will most probably replace them with Noctua A12x25, so in fact, cheaper fans the better in my perspective

- Warranty

 

At the end of the day, an AIO is an AIO, its targeted to a certain audience. An AIOs value in pulling the illusion that you are getting into watercooling and performance of a watercooler. 

[Dedayog]

I used Gamers Nexus graphs to show which AIO's perform well, since the pumps are almost all the same.  

[frozensun]

1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

I used Gamers Nexus graphs to show which AIO's perform well, since the pumps are almost all the same.  

Could you link it plz?

I suppose Freezer II is the best out there,and best budget AIO.

[frozensun]

2 minutes ago, For Science! said:

In order of importance, 

 

- Serviceability (e.g. Alphacool Eisbaer LT solo), leaves options for customization

- Radiator size/thickness

- Pump/Block OEM (e.g. Asetek, Coolit, EKWB, etc etc)

- Fans are not important to me, as I will most probably replace them with Noctua A12x25, so in fact, cheaper fans the better in my perspective

- Warranty

 

At the end of the day, an AIO is an AIO, its targeted to a certain audience. An AIOs value in pulling the illusion that you are getting into watercooling and performance of a watercooler. 

ok.

So longer radiator better dissipates hit or thicker?

280 mm vs 360mm.

Which pump is better in a order asetek or coolit or if there are any other.

[For Science!]

10 hours ago, frozensun said:

ok.

So longer radiator better dissipates hit or thicker?

280 mm vs 360mm.

Which pump is better in a order asetek or coolit or if there are any other.

360 is marginally better than 280, but 120 mm fans are generally more static pressure optimized so they will perform a bit more efficiently. I like Asetek, but Coolit is also fine, though I like EKWB more. <removed by staff>

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[Dedayog]

3 minutes ago, frozensun said:

Could you link it plz?

I suppose Freezer II is the best out there,and best budget AIO.

I can't find the one I used, but I was watching their videos and then they compare the one they're reviewing with the others...  see 7:50 for an example.

 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3499-evga-clc-360-liquid-cooler-review-noise-normalized-thermals