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What cooler to choose??

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I think the performance of 120mm AIOs are quite underwhelming, when compared to mid-high end air coolers. I think you should consider a 240 mm radiator variant like the H100i v2 which is not much more expensive. Remember that AIOs have at least 2 moving components and so will potentially not be as quiet as one may think.

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So, I'm looking to buy the corsair carbide air 240 with only 120mm of cpu cooler clearance.. And I thought that I could get an aio but idk wich one to get.. Any recommendations for a liquid cooler thats up to about $100?

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What cpu are you cooling and what kind of dollars are you using?

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I'm getting a ryzen 1600x and I'm planning to oc

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I think the performance of 120mm AIOs are quite underwhelming, when compared to mid-high end air coolers. I think you should consider a 240 mm radiator variant like the H100i v2 which is not much more expensive. Remember that AIOs have at least 2 moving components and so will potentially not be as quiet as one may think.

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