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120mm AIO recommendations?

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Title pretty much says it all. I need a 120mm AIO cooler for my CPU. I have been looking on Amazon but it's convoluted with strange brands and it takes a while to get to brands like cooler master and corsair. Are there any coolers that you can recommend? If you do have any, please link them on amazon.

 

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air cooling is better and cheaper than watercooling with a 120mm rad. maybe you want to take a look at air cooling, i would strongly advice it. (is also the best bang for the bucks at that price point)

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The deepcool ones are pretty cheap on amazon, and it's been doing just fine for me (about 6 months old at this point).

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You can easily find used 120mm AIOs on eBay for around 35$. 120mm AIOs in looking at reviews is a little worse than top end Air Coolers that can cost 50-95$ like the Noctua NH-D14 which uses 2x140mm heatsinks just because it has less surface area. 120mm vs 280mm of heatsinks.

 

However, if your case can fit a 140mm. I recommend at least a 140mm otherwise Air Cooling would beat the 120mm AIO.

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