silent loop 2 Is this good? - be quiet! Silent Loop 2 120mm AiO for 7800X3D

[Ntro]

Budget (including currency): cheap but exceptional good, lets say less than 200€

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, mostly games like Black Desert, Helldivers, current gen games and onwards.

 

Hey guys, i was wondering if the current AiO (Silent Loop 2 120mm - push-pull config) that I have is actually sufficient for my CPU (7800X3D).

Background is I dont know much about where the temperature should be/not be and since Summer is about to hit I wanna be careful.

I hit like 64°C~ under minimum load, 72-75°C while idle and at least 80-82°C while medium gaming (its a CPU heavy game tho, Black Desert) with a relatively high noise level and fans going on full power. I think i havnt seen it go higher than 85°C yet, havnt had a look on it the whole time tho. (Temperatures are from AIDA64)
My choice is very hard to make since i dont want pure performance but also something aesthethically pleasing if i had to upgrade.

 

 

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, Ntro said:

80-82°C while medium gaming (its a CPU heavy game tho, Black Desert)

During gaming, sub 85 degrees is a reasonable temp. Doesn't look like you have any cooling problems with this setup 

[filpo]

11 minutes ago, Ntro said:

Budget (including currency): cheap but exceptional good, lets say less than 200€

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, mostly games like Black Desert, Helldivers, current gen games and onwards.

 

Hey guys, i was wondering if the current AiO (Silent Loop 2 120mm - push-pull config) that I have is actually sufficient for my CPU (7800X3D).

Background is I dont know much about where the temperature should be/not be and since Summer is about to hit I wanna be careful.

I hit like 64°C~ under minimum load, 72-75°C while idle and at least 80-82°C while medium gaming (its a CPU heavy game tho, Black Desert) with a relatively high noise level and fans going on full power. I think i havnt seen it go higher than 85°C yet, havnt had a look on it the whole time tho. (Temperatures are from AIDA64)
My choice is very hard to make since i dont want pure performance but also something aesthethically pleasing if i had to upgrade.

 

 

120mm AIOs aren't great, thankfully the 7800X3D is so efficient that it stays relatively cool during gaming even with a 120mm AIO

If you want better temps and good looks then get an Arctic LF3 240mm and top mount it with the fans pushing air out of the radiator

[PDifolco]

14 minutes ago, Ntro said:

Budget (including currency): cheap but exceptional good, lets say less than 200€

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, mostly games like Black Desert, Helldivers, current gen games and onwards.

 

Hey guys, i was wondering if the current AiO (Silent Loop 2 120mm - push-pull config) that I have is actually sufficient for my CPU (7800X3D).

Background is I dont know much about where the temperature should be/not be and since Summer is about to hit I wanna be careful.

I hit like 64°C~ under minimum load, 72-75°C while idle and at least 80-82°C while medium gaming (its a CPU heavy game tho, Black Desert) with a relatively high noise level and fans going on full power. I think i havnt seen it go higher than 85°C yet, havnt had a look on it the whole time tho. (Temperatures are from AIDA64)
My choice is very hard to make since i dont want pure performance but also something aesthethically pleasing if i had to upgrade.

 

 

Really cooler performance seems poor, as usual with 120mm AIO, but it's acceptable

A TR PA/PS 120 will do better.. Or get an AF III 240+ if you want an AIO

[podkall]

Is the radiator part of intake or exhaust?

[Ntro]

15 hours ago, podkall said:

Is the radiator part of intake or exhaust?

Its sucks fresh air right from outside in a push/pull config

[podkall]

21 minutes ago, Ntro said:

Its sucks fresh air right from outside in a push/pull config

if you have PBO on I'm not surprised it jumps above 80C on a 120mm AIO

[RevGAM]

1 hour ago, Ntro said:

Its sucks fresh air right from outside in a push/pull config

Where is it mounted?

[Ntro]

1 hour ago, RevGAM said:

Where is it mounted?

Its mounted at the top right. I have the H9 Flow Tower, which comes with 3 other intake fans and 1 outtake at the rear. I plan on upgrading a few more fans as well for better airflow

 

2 hours ago, podkall said:

if you have PBO on I'm not surprised it jumps above 80C on a 120mm AIO

What's PBO?

[filpo]

1 hour ago, Ntro said:

Its mounted at the top right. I have the H9 Flow Tower, which comes with 3 other intake fans and 1 outtake at the rear. I plan on upgrading a few more fans as well for better airflow

just upgrade your AIO and you'll get much better temps

 

1 hour ago, Ntro said:

What's PBO?

Precision Boost Overdrive which is essentially an overclocking or under volting piece of software in the bios that clocks the CPU higher (but it is not manual overclocking)

[Ntro]

1 hour ago, filpo said:

Precision Boost Overdrive which is essentially an overclocking or under volting piece of software in the bios that clocks the CPU higher (but it is not manual overclocking)

I think i have everything overclockingwise disabled because I didnt want to risk my 120mm AiO not being able to handle the heat, so this temps should be under regular use, without overclocking

[RevGAM]

8 hours ago, Ntro said:

Its mounted at the top right. I have the H9 Flow Tower, which comes with 3 other intake fans and 1 outtake at the rear. I plan on upgrading a few more fans as well for better airflow

 

What's PBO?

I suggest mounting it on the side. You might be surprised.

[Ntro]

On 5/17/2024 at 2:56 AM, RevGAM said:

I suggest mounting it on the side. You might be surprised.

Sorry for the late answer, i quite just dont get it really, can you throw me a bone here why that would be better?

Also, i noticed a lot of folks let their AiO push air out of the case instead of having it as a intake. My thought was that the radiator has the best source of cold air when it is a intake config as it is now, instead of having the heated air from inside the case go through the radiator.

[RevGAM]

1 hour ago, Ntro said:

Sorry for the late answer, i quite just dont get it really, can you throw me a bone here why that would be better?

Also, i noticed a lot of folks let their AiO push air out of the case instead of having it as a intake. My thought was that the radiator has the best source of cold air when it is a intake config as it is now, instead of having the heated air from inside the case go through the radiator.

Where to mount it is largely about the case. If you have the choice of top, side and front, to is the worst in most cases. If the airflow is less restricted on the side, that is the best place. If it's less restricted in the front, then there's the sweet spot. 

 

One caveat on side mounting would be if there's a shunt to push air over the mobo instead of straight in. Generally, I suspect you'd have to remove that before mounting an AIO because most of the space is in front, not behind the shunt, so there's not enough space for an AIO otherwise. 

 

If you front mount, intake is the best, but for side and top,  exhaust is best. 

 

You can alter the "best" by doing things like removing filters and other barriers at exhaust points.