Is 280mm AIO enough for 13700K?

[ihsus]

I am building a new gaming PC and I am planning to cool my i7-13700K with a 280mm AIO cooler. From what I have seen so far 13th gen intel CPUs can become very hot. Is this cooler going to be enough or could I possibly get more performance out of the CPU by getting the 360mm AIO?

[Dedayog]

54 minutes ago, sushi456 said:

I am building a new gaming PC and I am planning to cool my i7-13700K with a 280mm AIO cooler. From what I have seen so far 13th gen intel CPUs can become very hot. Is this cooler going to be enough or could I possibly get more performance out of the CPU by getting the 360mm AIO?

I'd go with a 360mm AIO personally.  The 13700k is arguably the best gaming CPU for Intel, so in that vein I'd get the best cooling for the best chip.  It'll eek a little more out of it.

[WoodenMarker]

A 280mm should be fine.

 

[QuantumSingularity]

Depending on which brand you go to, some brand's 280mm AIOs perform better than other's 360mm. The difference is not that big, maybe 5°C at best. You can't go wrong with either, where you can go wrong is mounting them the wrong way. Have to be sure they are mounted right, to function properly for a long time.

[Paul17]

19 hours ago, QuantumSingularity said:

Depending on which brand you go to, some brand's 280mm AIOs perform better than other's 360mm. The difference is not that big, maybe 5°C at best. You can't go wrong with either, where you can go wrong is mounting them the wrong way. Have to be sure they are mounted right, to function properly for a long time.

I am interested in either a 280 or 360 - for a 12700K, myself.   I am choosing between the Arctic Liquid Freezer AIO and Be Quiet (280 or 360) - probably leaning towards the Arctic 360 because the Be Quiet (in Germany/European market) is either hard to find or priced really high because of the high cost of importing parts from Europe (I assume).  

I think these two - are pretty comparable - I also want a semi-quiet cooler/pump.   Lian Li Galahad and Corsair series AIOs are also intriguing but I don't think they perform better - and I dunno if they are as quiet - maybe close?    

[QuantumSingularity]

5 hours ago, Paul17 said:

I am interested in either a 280 or 360 - for a 12700K, myself.   I am choosing between the Arctic Liquid Freezer AIO and Be Quiet (280 or 360) - probably leaning towards the Arctic 360 because the Be Quiet (in Germany/European market) is either hard to find or priced really high because of the high cost of importing parts from Europe (I assume).  

I think these two - are pretty comparable - I also want a semi-quiet cooler/pump.   Lian Li Galahad and Corsair series AIOs are also intriguing but I don't think they perform better - and I dunno if they are as quiet - maybe close?    

Tbh all well known AIOs have quite pumps. It's the fans that are usually the source of noise. 

[Paul17]

On 12/10/2022 at 6:40 PM, QuantumSingularity said:

Tbh all well known AIOs have quite pumps. It's the fans that are usually the source of noise. 

Ok.   Then get the 280 (2 x 140 fans) or the 360 (3 x 120 fans)?  

[QuantumSingularity]

With 360 AIO you get 2 thigs as a bonus. First is the bigger size of the rad, meaning more mass and more thermal capacity. 2nd is the increased airflow thanks to the more fans working on a bigger area. Generally the bigger the rad, the lower the RPMs needed to cool the liquid, because it has more time (space) to cool down as it travels though the rad.

[Ebony Falcon]

280/360 will be more than enough just make sure to get a Z board so u can do a proper undervolt, 

I got a 13600k with a 240 Aio, at stock it hits 100c p95 and r23 within 5 mins

 

undervolted to 1.15v from 1.38v underload and now I peak temp at 70c so have some oc head room now

 

but you would be able to do the same thing with the 13700k, get a good undervolt and it will be more than fine 

[Paul17]

On 12/19/2022 at 3:57 PM, Ebony Falcon said:

280/360 will be more than enough just make sure to get a Z board so u can do a proper undervolt, 

I got a 13600k with a 240 Aio, at stock it hits 100c p95 and r23 within 5 mins

 

undervolted to 1.15v from 1.38v underload and now I peak temp at 70c so have some oc head room now

 

but you would be able to do the same thing with the 13700k, get a good undervolt and it will be more than fine 

How do you undervolt?   Oh, you undervolt your cpu?

[Ebony Falcon]

5 minutes ago, Paul17 said:

How do you undervolt?   Oh, you undervolt your cpu?

In the bios keep dropping the v core by 0.01v untill it crashes then put it up u till it’s stable. But realistically 1.17v should be stable for anyone on stock clocks and significantly reduce temps