Should I upgrade to an AIO?

[Excepsi]

Hello, I am currently thinking of upgrading to an AIO. I am thinking of buying a Ryzen 7 7700x and currently have a Noctua NH-u14S. Will this air cooler be enough? I have a ENTHOO EVOLV ATX GLASS case and will be buying 6 120mm fans.

[Proud Cipher]

Honestly, as great as that cooler is you'd probably run into thermal issues. A double-stack cooler such as the Noctua NH-D15 on the other hand should cool it very well, especially given you're focusing so heavily on airflow. In this kind of situation an AIO can actually have lower cooling performance compared to an air cooler. Granted, the NH-D15 is a big lad so if you're space limited an AIO can work great. Personally though, I stick with air cooling. You'll want to double check mounting compatibility though, I believe AM5 is going to require new mounting hardware.

[Action_Johnson]

Your U14 will do fine, but an AIO + some PBO tuning will put you in a better spot for sure. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id keep the nh-u14s for now, then upgrade ltaer if you need to. The extra cooling of a aio won't make any noticable performance differences.

[Excepsi]

5 minutes ago, Action_Johnson said:

Your U14 will do fine, but an AIO + some PBO tuning will put you in a better spot for sure. 

I have seen that AIO only have a life span of like 3 years because of the liquid evaporating.

 

[Excepsi]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id keep the nh-u14s for now, then upgrade ltaer if you need to. The extra cooling of a aio won't make any noticable performance differences.

Also I put 2 fans on my u14s should I remove the other one?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Excepsi said:

I have seen that AIO only have a life span of like 3 years because of the liquid evaporating.

 

That seems to be a pretty low estimate. I hve seen a good amount of aios, and they basically all make it paste 3 years.

 

Just now, Excepsi said:

Also I put 2 fans on my u14s should I remove the other one?

If you got 2 fans, Id keep them. I don't see a reason to remove one.

[Excepsi]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

That seems to be a pretty low estimate. I hve seen a good amount of aios, and they basically all make it paste 3 years.

 

If you got 2 fans, Id keep them. I don't see a reason to remove one.

I am thinking of just upgrading to a new PC. Hoping I can build a decent 1440p Gaming PC at 2.5k

[Excepsi]

Because right now I am running a 2060 how I would like it.

[GuiltySpark_]

AK620 on a 7900x here, you don't need an AIO.

[Excepsi]

1 minute ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

AK620 on a 7900x here, you don't need an AIO.

I see I will just stay with my u14s then

[freeagent]

A lot of AIO guys have warmer temps than some air cooled guys. AIO has its place, but they aren’t the top of the line.