A full line of inexpensive AIOs from 120-420mm?

[RevGAM]

I'm thinking of buying an inexpensive product line with 120mm, 140mm, 240mm, 280mm, 360mm AND 420mm AIOs. What product line isn't that expensive, has a strong pump (I don't care about the fans since I'll just swap them out if they're weak), and comes in all of those sizes? If it doesn't have all of them, what product line comes the closest to having the full range?

 

Alternatively, if I were to build all of them myself, what's the best place to buy the parts cheaply with good quality, if not great? They would have to be identical in every way possible, and mimic pre-built AIOs, so no extras like VRM fan, reservoir, waterflow meter, etc. - fans aren't a concern as I have hundreds. No LEDs as I've discovered that light moves so much faster than water that water actually (not) slows down in their presence!

 

This is for testing an entire product line. I am not going to build a custom loop, just make CLs that look as much like a standard AIO as possible.

 

Arctic is on my radar but they're already raising their prices. It would cost me less to get the Alphacool Core Ocean T38 series ($423 MSRP).

Edited April 22 by RevGAM
Added testing and Arctic.

[filpo]

16 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

what product line comes the closest to having the full range?

NZXT with their Kraken and Coolermaster with their Masterliquid pro

16 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

'm thinking of buying an inexpensive product line

Arctic does have nearly all of them, but not for 140mm and their all LF2

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00067A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00046A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00066A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00068A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00092A) - PCPartPicker

 

this one doesn't have a 420 rad. it isn't inexpensive tho

NZXT Kraken M22 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRM22-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X42 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX42-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX52-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX62-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX72-01) - PCPartPicker

[tkitch]

Buy the cheapest Alphacool Eisbaer AIO you can.  (The Pump/Res are on the CPU Block.)

The Radiator uses standard G1/4 fittings.  

You can then swap the tubes to any radiator you want.  

[RevGAM]

46 minutes ago, filpo said:

NZXT with their Kraken and Coolermaster with their Masterliquid pro

Arctic does have nearly all of them, but not for 140mm and their all LF2

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00067A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00046A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00066A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00068A) - PCPartPicker

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00092A) - PCPartPicker

 

this one doesn't have a 420 rad. it isn't inexpensive tho

NZXT Kraken M22 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRM22-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X42 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX42-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X52 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX52-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX62-01) - PCPartPicker

NZXT Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler (RL-KRX72-01) - PCPartPicker

Arctic's prices have already jumped up. The 360 is $30 more than when it started being sold. I'm checking prices, though, since that's just on Amazon.

 

If NZXT is expensive and doesn't have the 420, I prefer to avoid it. I want all the sizes, and not at a high price for bells and whistles.

 

Is CM expensive? I haven't looked, and I've seen reviewers say that they're not very responsive to product requests, either.

[podkall]

19 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Arctic's prices have already jumped up. The 360 is $30 more than when it started being sold. I'm checking prices

inflation, and the ever present demand to build PCs

[thrasher_565]

15 minutes ago, podkall said:

inflation, and the ever present demand to build PCs

all has to do with shipping. maybe a little in carbon tax.

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Is CM expensive? I haven't looked, and I've seen reviewers say that they're not very responsive to product requests, either.

their masterliquid pro doesn't even seem to be on the market. I see it listed on pcpartpicker but I can't find a store that's selling it

 

13 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Arctic's prices have already jumped up. The 360 is $30 more than when it started being sold. I'm checking prices, though, since that's just on Amazon.

try looking on the used market, there are definitely some deals to be had. Ebay springs to mind

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 All-in-One CPU Water Cooler (ACFRE00046B) | eBay

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 All-In-One AIO Multi-Compatible CPU Cooler 872767009875 | eBay

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 CPU Cooler - ACFRE00092A 4895213702812 | eBay

You can get the 280 new since the only one on ebay is from someone with 0 sells (but you can take a risk if you want, though it's only $30 cheaper

Then the 120 I can't find on ebay so new is your best bet if you can find it

[tkitch]

48 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Arctic's prices have already jumped up. The 360 is $30 more than when it started being sold. I'm checking prices, though, since that's just on Amazon.

Arctic's launch prices were introductory.

 

They said as much at launch. 

[PDifolco]

1 hour ago, tkitch said:

Buy the cheapest Alphacool Eisbaer AIO you can.  (The Pump/Res are on the CPU Block.)

The Radiator uses standard G1/4 fittings.  

You can then swap the tubes to any radiator you want.  

I'd do that, but then you need a CPU block and a pump (possibly in the block)

Then slap Arctic fans for price/perf or Noctua/BQ for silence

[tkitch]

Just now, PDifolco said:

I'd do that, but then you need a CPU block and a pump (possibly in the block)

Then slap Arctic fans for price/perf or Noctua/BQ for silence

What?  The Eisbaer is an AIO.  It's got the block and pump.

[PDifolco]

1 minute ago, tkitch said:

What?  The Eisbaer is an AIO.  It's got the block and pump.

Oh sure, I have one !

I was confused, thinking you were talking of Alphacool rads

[RevGAM]

7 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

all has to do with shipping. maybe a little in carbon tax.

Nope - pre-shipping prices on Amazon. I'll probably get no S&H because of their logistics network (that I work in) and I'm willing to wait a bit longer to receive them if I don't have to  pay for shipping or Prime. Looking on Google Shopping, I found SOME better prices, but I'm still looking at more for that series than the Alphacool Core Ocean T38, and that's without knowing the prices of the 120 & 140. MAYBE the LF2 will be within the same range as the Ocean, not sure.

 

13 minutes ago, filpo said:

their masterliquid pro doesn't even seem to be on the market. I see it listed on pcpartpicker but I can't find a store that's selling it

That doesn't bode well.

15 minutes ago, filpo said:

try looking on the used market, there are definitely some deals to be had.

I need them new to assure best results and no hidden problems (other than from the factory!).

5 minutes ago, tkitch said:

Arctic's launch prices were introductory.

 

They said as much at launch. 

Yes, but I didn't see that they were going to ramp up the prices over time. The way Steve @GN said it, it seemed those would be the prices throughout the sale.