Should I risk getting an aio for my first build?

[Parzival120]

So I am building my first pc and I wanted to know should I risk getting an aio? What are the chances of it leaking?

[Slottr]

Chances are low, but never 0. Air coolers tend to be quieter and cheaper.

 

-Moved to Cooling-

[Electronics Wizardy]

Whats the rest of the system? I wouldn't get a aio unless you already have pretty high end parts.

 

 

The risk is pretty low normally.

[King of Memes]

Just now, Parzival120 said:

So I am building my first ox and I wanted to know should I risk getting an aio? What are the chances of it leaking?

most good AIOs shouldn't have leaking problems. But, whether you should get an AIO is more than just will it leak. What is the rest of your system? Are you overclocking? 

[Carbonado]

1 minute ago, Parzival120 said:

So I am building my first ox and I wanted to know should I risk getting an aio? What are the chances of it leaking?

The chances of an AIO leaking on you are pretty less, so I wouldn't call it risky. I myself have had an aio for well over a year now, and it hasn't leaked on me, but you could aslo look at getting good cpu coolers which perform as much, if not better, than aios. like the NH D15 from Noctua as an example

 

[GuiltySpark_]

Risk? Shoot dude i've been using AIO's since my first Corsair H50 in 2009. Never has one leaked and they're no longer an exotic option. Pretty commonplace these days.

[Daethz]

Noctua DH15 performs better than a lot of AIO's with zero chances of leaking, because its a giant air cooling heatsink.

If your case is big enough, its $99/amazon, theres a black edition which costs slightly more.

 

I had a kraken x73 briefly, it didn't leak or anything, but between the anxiety and the fans being loud and the high temps i got rid of it.

 

 

[dizmo]

If you're worried about it at all, just get an air cooler.

[Parzival120]

54 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Whats the rest of the system? I wouldn't get a aio unless you already have pretty high end parts.

 

 

The risk is pretty low normally.

• Ryzen 5600x
• Motherboard
  Asus tuf gaming b550 plus wifi
• RAM
  G.skill 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz
• GPU
  Nvidia rtx 3070 founders edition 
• Case
  Lian li lancool 2 mesh performance 
• Storage
  Western digital sn550 1tb
• PSU
  Seasonic gm focus 750w 80+ gold
• Cooling
  Noctua nhu12s redux

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, Parzival120 said:

 

• Ryzen 5600x
• Motherboard
  Asus tuf gaming b550 plus wifi
• RAM
  G.skill 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz
• GPU
  Nvidia rtx 3070 founders edition 
• Case
  Lian li lancool 2 mesh performance 
• Storage
  Western digital sn550 1tb
• PSU
  Seasonic gm focus 750w 80+ gold
• Cooling
  Noctua nhu12s redux

Id stil with the nh-u12s here. The 5600x doesn't make much heat, so you really don't need a high end cooling solution.

[thrasher_565]

i have an NH D15 runs at 800 rpm but i also only have a 6600k. no other fans in the pc running but im to lazy to hook em up thow i have 19 fans installed... safe to say my hdd that's 10 feet away makes more nose.

 

Edited July 4, 2021 by thrasher_565

[Ralfi]

3 hours ago, Slottr said:

Chances are low, but never 0. Air coolers tend to be quieter and cheaper.

 

-Moved to Cooling-

Here’s me thinking one of the benefits of AIO is the lower noise compared to air coolers…

 

So it’s just the high end AIOs that emit less noise eh?

[NorKris]

16 hours ago, Ralfi said:

Here’s me thinking one of the benefits of AIO is the lower noise compared to air coolers…

 

So it’s just the high end AIOs that emit less noise eh?

high-end AIOs or AIOs with good fans are more quiet than even nhd15. (for same temps)