9800X3d air cooler vs aio

LFC1020 · April 21

I have a 9800x3d and am just unsure which cooler to get for it.

My case only fits a 240mm radiator so its between the arcitc freezer 3 240mm or the thermalright phantom spirit air cooler.

Not sure which of these would be best, any help would be great, cheers.

MiszS · April 21

Both would be very close in temps, with definitely no performance difference. Getting an AIO would only make sense for looks

Hinjima · April 21

1 hour ago, LFC1020 said:

I have a 9800x3d and am just unsure which cooler to get for it.

My case only fits a 240mm radiator so its between the arcitc freezer 3 240mm or the thermalright phantom spirit air cooler.

Not sure which of these would be best, any help would be great, cheers.

The Phantom Spirit would be plenty enough for a 9800X3D.

I personally cool my own overclocked 9800X3D with a DeepCool AK620 at a constant 27% fan speed and its plenty enough while keeping my system quiet.

Remember that an AIO has more failure points and the lifespan is shorter.