Cpu cooling

[Spiker294]

I was wondering what is the best liquid cpu cooler to get these days.

[rn8686]

Best? The best for performance would be the NZXT Kraken X61/X41 or the Corsair H100i. If you want better value though, go for air. You can get high end air performing similar to AIO water for much less. 

[HKZeroFive]

Without a budget? I'd say the 'best' AIO liquid cooler would be the EKWB Predator 360.

 

Otherwise, the NZXT Kraken X61 and the Corsair H115i are decent choices that don't completely destroy your wallet.

[Shubham Yadav]

3 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Best? The best for performance would be the NZXT Kraken X61/X41 or the Corsair H100i. If you want better value though, go for air. You can get high end air performing similar to AIO water for much less. 

115i and 110i GTX are much better than 100i.

[DrMikeNZ]

I personally use a Corsair H115i, although the fans absolutely had to go, at full fan speed it sounded like my computer was about to take off. I got much better acoustics and performance with Noctua Industrial fans. If my case could fit it, then I would have gone with the EKWB EK-XLC Predator 360.

 

I also have a range of 2x120mm rad AIO coolers (H100, H100i and Deepcool EX 240) in my other systems, they all work fine, but larger radiators are typically better (often noisier if a small pump is crammed into the CPU block).

[tiberiusmoon5]

get a AIO unit that can be taken apart, if you had a sealed unit and something went wrong you have 0 chance of fixing it yourself