120mm aio vs huge air cooler

[00Titan00]

hi there,
i'm always confused that between a 120mm aio like corsair h80i gt and a heavy ,huge air cooler like noctua nh-d15 which would be better choice of cooling solution , which one would be more beneficial , giving more performance per dollar and overall experience with cooler.

thanks

[MilkJugg24]

You might as well just get a 212 evo.

 

You'll see like a 3 to 4c decrease at most when going to a 120 rad.

 

Personally I would never put more than 50 bucks into a heatsink, it's never worth it imo. Unless you really dislike AiO water coolers. I'm just biased though.

 

Save your money, get a 240mm AiO or just work with what you got.

[HKZeroFive]

120mm AIOs have terrible performance for your money.

 

A Noctua NH-D15 is a far superior cooling solution in comparison to any 120mm AIO with fewer points of failure.

[00Titan00]

Just now, MilkJugg24 said:

You might as well just get a 212 evo.

 

You'll see like a 3 to 4c decrease at most when going to a 120 rad.

 

Personally I would never put more than 50 bucks into a heatsink, it's never worth it imo. Unless you really dislike AiO water coolers. I'm just biased though.

 

Save your money, get a 240mm AiO or just work with what you got.

my friend asked me to upgrade his cpu he purchased a i5 6600k and he would be overclocking it and with a stable and low temp. , so what cooler would you suggest ,if a 210 evo can get the job done then no problem 

[MilkJugg24]

4 minutes ago, 00Titan00 said:

my friend asked me to upgrade his cpu he purchased a i5 6600k and he would be overclocking it and with a stable and low temp. , so what cooler would you suggest ,if a 210 evo can get the job done then no problem 

If you have a 212 EVO keep it, it's great.

 

But if you really want the Noctua NH-D15 it's also good, is still costs a hunk of money.

 

But I'd just spend 15 bucks more and get a H100i GTX from Corsair. But that's up to you, water cooling isn't everyone's fancy.

[00Titan00]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

120mm AIOs have terrible performance for your money.

 

A Noctua NH-D15 is a far superior cooling solution in comparison to any 120mm AIO with fewer points of failure.

ok , but can you suggest a littil smaller air cooler with same cooling performance , b'coz that nd-d15 ,that is really too big 

[00Titan00]

Just now, MilkJugg24 said:

If you have a 212 EVO keep it, it's great.

 

But if you really want the Noctua NH-D15 it's also good, is still costs a hunk of money.

 

But I'd just spend 15 bucks more and get a H100i GTX from Corsair. But that's up to you, water cooling isn't everyone's fancy.

ok thanks 

[Syde]

25 minutes ago, 00Titan00 said:

hi there,
i'm always confused that between a 120mm aio like corsair h80i gt and a heavy ,huge air cooler like noctua nh-d15 which would be better choice of cooling solution , which one would be more beneficial , giving more performance per dollar and overall experience with cooler.

thanks

go for the nh-d15. its quieter, more efficient and with less points of failure. i have one and I'm extremely satisfied. 

[HKZeroFive]

22 minutes ago, 00Titan00 said:

ok , but can you suggest a littil smaller air cooler with same cooling performance , b'coz that nd-d15 ,that is really too big 

I need to know specifics. What's your case? What dimensions of space do you have available?

[IcEWoLF]

Get the H100i V2 it's the newest model from corsair, it comes with new firmware too.

[aisle9]

8 hours ago, 00Titan00 said:

ok , but can you suggest a littil smaller air cooler with same cooling performance , b'coz that nd-d15 ,that is really too big 

Same performance as an NH-D15 in a smaller package? Nope. Not on air, anyway. Noctua, beQuiet and Cryorig all make great single tower coolers that get within a few degrees of the D15. What kind of case do you have?

[WoodenMarker]

11 hours ago, 00Titan00 said:

my friend asked me to upgrade his cpu he purchased a i5 6600k and he would be overclocking it and with a stable and low temp. , so what cooler would you suggest ,if a 210 evo can get the job done then no problem 

If you're looking for a moderate oc, a 212 Evo would be fine.

 

In this case between the NH-D15 and the H80i GT, and in general, the air cooler will perform better, be quieter, and cost less compared to a 120mm rad. 

If you would like a cooler recommendation, tell us where you're shopping/located and your budget.

[00Titan00]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

I need to know specifics. What's your case? What dimensions of space do you have available?

carbide spec-m2

[00Titan00]

Just now, WoodenMarker said:

If you're looking for a moderate oc, a 212 Evo would be fine.

 

In this case between the NH-D15 and the H80i GT, and in general, the air cooler will perform better, be quieter, and cost less compared to a 120mm rad. 

If you would like a cooler recommendation, tell us where you're shopping/located and your budget.

i'm in india and i would be shopping forom amazon.in or local dealer,
but many said nh-d15  is good i'm planing to go for it  

[00Titan00]

Just now, aisle9 said:

Same performance as an NH-D15 in a smaller package? Nope. Not on air, anyway. Noctua, beQuiet and Cryorig all make great single tower coolers that get within a few degrees of the D15. What kind of case do you have?

carbide spec m-2

[LogicalDrm]

120mm AIOs are only good option when you have limited space. In every other part air cooler is much better.

[HKZeroFive]

15 minutes ago, 00Titan00 said:

carbide spec-m2

Working with limited room here so your only options is to go for a low profile cooler (that won't be as good as the NH-D15) or go for a more expensive 240mm AIO (that rivals the cooling performance of the NH-D15).

[00Titan00]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

Working with limited room here so your only options is to go for a low profile cooler (that won't be as good as the NH-D15) or go for a more expensive 240mm AIO.

how about lepa aqua changer 240 ? is it good

[HKZeroFive]

3 minutes ago, 00Titan00 said:

how about lepa aqua changer 240 ? is it good

Eh, it's one of the lesser quality ones. I usually recommend Corsair or NZXT if you're going 240mm.

[00Titan00]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

Eh, it's one of the lesser quality ones. I usually recommend Corsair or NZXT if you're going 240mm.

hmm , so i should tell him to save for a corsair h100i ? 

[HKZeroFive]

10 minutes ago, 00Titan00 said:

hmm , so i should tell him to save for a corsair h100i ? 

I'd recommend him to do so. Or go with a low profile air cooler.