AIO Closed Loop vs Open Loop

[KhaderKh]

Hi,

 

I know that might sound silly, but I want to water cool my 9700k @ 5.2ghz with a custom loop, but my local store advised not to pay that much instead get high end AIO similar to NZXT Z 360ml series or the new Gigabyte X 360ml series.

 

He claimed that I wont notice that much of a difference butt will save couple of hundred bucks and the custom loop hassle and maintenance. 

 

Is it true that new versions of AIO will perform similarly as open loop?

 

Thanks,

[For Science!]

Just now, KhaderKh said:

 

While there are some nuances, yes I think the statement is accurate enough for your purposes.

[Guest]

Custom loops are more a hobby than a necessity when it comes to managing temps (in your and most use cases).

You're definitely better off with an AIO vs. dumping hundreds into a custom loop setup.

If you wanted to do it for the experience, sure. From a value proposition though... very no.

[WhitetailAni]

6 minutes ago, KhaderKh said:

high end AIO similar to NZXT Z 360ml series or the new Gigabyte X 360ml series.

Get an ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360mm instead of those if you do get a 360mm AIO. Cheaper and performs better most of the time, plus it has a VRM heatsink fan.

[jaslion]

19 minutes ago, KhaderKh said:

Instead get high end AIO similar to NZXT Z 360ml series or the new Gigabyte X 360ml series.

 

Funny thing is a arctic liquid freezer II 360 is better than those and MUCH cheaper :p.

 

Either way custom loop is for fun and show 99% of the time. Can be better but not always. Also the money you'd spend on the custom loop would allow you to buy a cpu that is better at stock than what the 9700k could ever do no matter the oc you can get on a top of the line aio.