AIO or air cooler?

[Aussie_Avo]

I am planing to build a budget pc build. I am using a 12100f I am thinking of these coolers. Deepcool AK400 DIGITAL CPU Cooler or Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L Core Liquid CPU Cooler. If I use the air cooler I can get 32gb ram 1tb ssd but if I get the aio I can get 32gb ram 500gb ssd. my budget is 150$

 

[Average Nerd]

An air cooler will handle the i3 12100F just fine.

[Motifator]

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/be-quiet-pure-rock-2-cpu-air-cooler-black-ac32823

[PDifolco]

53 minutes ago, Aussie_Avo said:

I am planing to build a budget pc build. I am using a 12100f I am thinking of these coolers. Deepcool AK400 DIGITAL CPU Cooler or Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L Core Liquid CPU Cooler. If I use the air cooler I can get 32gb ram 1tb ssd but if I get the aio I can get 32gb ram 500gb ssd. my budget is 150$

 

i3-12100 is like $100/ 40W CPU, even the stock Intel cooler is good enough..

Using an AIO with it is ridiculous, if you have the money to buy an AIO, rather use it to get a better CPU !!

[GuiltySpark_]

1 hour ago, Motifator said:

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/be-quiet-pure-rock-2-cpu-air-cooler-black-ac32823

That's an absurd price. 

 

Just as good if not better, and both are overkill regardless. 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/LQt9TW/deepcool-ag400-7589-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ag400-bknnmn-g-1

[filpo]

1 hour ago, Aussie_Avo said:

my budget is 150$

for just the cooler? is it a new system?

[Motifator]

40 minutes ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

That's an absurd price. 

 

Just as good if not better, and both are overkill regardless. 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/LQt9TW/deepcool-ag400-7589-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ag400-bknnmn-g-1

Eh, you pay for the quality of the fins and the fan. It sort of adds up since this is AU.

You have never seen absurd pricing truly if you think AUS is so badly priced lol.

[GuiltySpark_]

1 minute ago, Motifator said:

Eh, you pay for the quality of the fins and the fan.

That idea with air coolers is no longer relevant today. Thermalright, ID Cooling and Deepcool have made sure of that. The only reason people are spending double on Noctua and Be Quiet anymore is they're out of the loop and going off of name recognition.