Liquid cooling

[ThePCNerd129]

Hey so I'm planning on getting liquid cooling for my setup soon, what's the risk of leakage with an aio, and what do u guys reccomend? Perferably one with argb, 360mm. I have a budget of about 150$

[PDifolco]

1 hour ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

Hey so I'm planning on getting liquid cooling for my setup soon, what's the risk of leakage with an aio, and what do u guys reccomend? Perferably one with argb, 360mm. I have a budget of about 150$

Risk of leakage is really minimal with an AIO, it's more of an issue when you make a DYI loop, believe me !!

Get an Arctic Freezer III 360, it's around that price and the best AIO around !

[ThePCNerd129]

56 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Risk of leakage is really minimal with an AIO, it's more of an issue when you make a DYI loop, believe me !!

Get an Arctic Freezer III 360, it's around that price and the best AIO around !

Alr is the asus rog strix cpu cooler any good? I was looking at that one, and its also in my budget

[PDifolco]

8 hours ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

Alr is the asus rog strix cpu cooler any good? I was looking at that one, and its also in my budget

It's almost certainly overpriced, and definitely worse than the Arctic because the Arctic Freezer III is the best

Not my opinion, facts : 

 

 

Really don't buy "brands" for cooling, they don't make that themselves but get them made for them and charge +40%

Otoh Arctic is definitely a cooling specialist (like Noctua, BeQuiet, EK, LianLi..)

Corsair is a bit different, they do their stuff but they just aren't very good at cooling, their thing is RGB and innovative connectors 

 

[ThePCNerd129]

5 hours ago, PDifolco said:

It's almost certainly overpriced, and definitely worse than the Arctic because the Arctic Freezer III is the best

Not my opinion, facts : 

 

 

Really don't buy "brands" for cooling, they don't make that themselves but get them made for them and charge +40%

Otoh Arctic is definitely a cooling specialist (like Noctua, BeQuiet, EK, LianLi..)

Corsair is a bit different, they do their stuff but they just aren't very good at cooling, their thing is RGB and innovative connectors 

 

Well this was the one i was gonna get https://tinyurl.com/yuhn9jw4

[PDifolco]

47 minutes ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

Well this was the one i was gonna get https://tinyurl.com/yuhn9jw4

Price is ok, seems to preform decently but noisy with meh fans...

What's wrong with the Freezer III ?

[ThePCNerd129]

11 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Price is ok, seems to preform decently but noisy with meh fans...

What's wrong with the Freezer III ?

I was hoping for one with argb to match my case

[PDifolco]

3 hours ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

I was hoping for one with argb to match my case

Urggg

Look at Lian li stuff then but they're expensive 

[ThePCNerd129]

1 hour ago, PDifolco said:

Urggg

Look at Lian li stuff then but they're expensive 

Alrighty

[PROZACTv]

16 hours ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

I was hoping for one with argb to match my case

In my opinion, the new Artic is worth your money for sure, you can find it between $80 to $120 and the performance is top tier, by the way it comes with non-a-rgb and with a-rgb   ( I just installed mine and it's a beast, it manages 160 to 180 watts and it holds it under 70c )

[RevGAM]

On 3/20/2024 at 6:14 AM, PDifolco said:

It's almost certainly overpriced, and definitely worse than the Arctic because the Arctic Freezer III is the best

Actually, EK Elite and DC Mystique are better. In the US, the LF3 is on sale till May for under $100. You can find the DC LS720 or LT720 on sale under $150, and it's only slightly lower on the list than the EK and Arctic. The LS had plenty of ARGB. There are many great AIOs out there, and not a lot of problems with leaking.

 

Don't waste money on the LF 2.

 

Nowadays, the big problem is an AIO clogging up with debris or biofilm. I think it was Snaxan on YT that did a video about how to drain a loop to get the debris out.  She's very talented. To stop biofilm or remove debris, make sure to buy an AIO with a fill port. To kill biological life, you can either add a biocide or a strip of silver can be anchored inside. 

[ThePCNerd129]

7 hours ago, PROZACTv said:

In my opinion, the new Artic is worth your money for sure, you can find it between $80 to $120 and the performance is top tier, by the way it comes with non-a-rgb and with a-rgb   ( I just installed mine and it's a beast, it manages 160 to 180 watts and it holds it under 70c )

Yeah but can it support a 5800x?

[RevGAM]

1 hour ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

Yeah but can it support a 5800x?

It supports AM4 & 5. I suggest you make sure your mobo is not on the incompatible list tho.

[Orion_]

3 hours ago, RevGAM said:

Nowadays, the big problem is an AIO clogging up with debris or biofilm. I think it was Snaxan on YT that did a video about how to drain a loop to get the debris out.  She's very talented. To stop biofilm or remove debris, make sure to buy an AIO with a fill port. To kill biological life, you can either add a biocide or a strip of silver can be anchored inside. 

Fully agree with RevGAM on this. A big thing to consider with the AIO route is longevity. A custom loop, even just for the CPU, can be expensive, so I wouldn't push you to go that route, but having a drain/fill port for simple preventative maintenance is always nice... Not that a pair of scissors and a fitting cant 'add' a 'drain port' to anything you want.

[PROZACTv]

7 hours ago, ThePCNerd129 said:

Yeah but can it support a 5800x?

I have it with the r9 5950x and it pushes 175 watts

[ThePCNerd129]

1 hour ago, PROZACTv said:

I have it with the r9 5950x and it pushes 175 watts

Sweet...