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Recommend a good AIO cooler for 8700k build. I was considering NZXT Kraken but some of the reviews are not good. A subtle RGB ring on the CPU bracket is preferred. 

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Reviews for any AIO usually don't seem perfect as many of them are from a vocal (and tiny) minority that have had a leak, bad pump, or improperly installed their units.

 

Have had my X62 for several months now myself. Been rock solid throughout. NZXT CAM could use some work, but I'm not going to ding the AIO for that tbh.

New Build (The Compromise): CPU - i7 9700K @ 5.1Ghz | Mobo - ASRock Z390 Taichi | RAM - 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ RGB 3200CL14 @ 3466 14-14-14-30 1T | GPU - ASUS Strix GTX 1080 TI | Cooler - Corsair h100i Pro | SSDs - 500 GB 960 EVO + 500 GB 850 EVO + 1TB MX300 | Case - Coolermaster H500 | PSU - EVGA 850 P2 | Monitor - LG 32GK850G-B 144hz 1440p | OS - Windows 10 Pro. 

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3 minutes ago, Phentos said:

Reviews for any AIO usually don't seem perfect as many of them are from a vocal (and tiny) minority that have had a leak, bad pump, or improperly installed their units.

 

Have had my X62 for several months now myself. Been rock solid throughout. NZXT CAM could use some work, but I'm not going to ding the AIO for that tbh.

Cool! thats in my list already might finally go for the X62 as you recommended :)

 

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Thermaltakes rgb 360mm aio is solid, cooling well and with rgb fans + block rgb ring

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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24 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Thermaltakes rgb 360mm aio is solid, cooling well and with rgb fans + block rgb ring

@Damascus I love the TT Floe RGB ring. Is the RGB Aura sync or any other RGB sync like Mystic, etc?

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35 minutes ago, Chennaiyen said:

@Damascus I love the TT Floe RGB ring. Is the RGB Aura sync or any other RGB sync like Mystic, etc?

Interesting thing, it’s thermaltake proprietary (waaay better than CAM and smartphone compatible) and it works with gigabytes rgb software

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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How about this cooler? It's not AIO, do you think this can handle 8700K with 1080ti? This looks good and can be paired with MSI MOBO. 

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9 hours ago, Chennaiyen said:

How about this cooler? It's not AIO, do you think this can handle 8700K with 1080ti? This looks good and can be paired with MSI MOBO. 

h100i v2 was also okay for keeping things in check.

Recent builds:  Meshify C (Zero Tolerance!) & View 37 (Breathable Quad 2080Ti + 2990WX)

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Full-custom loop builds: Meshify C (Full custom loop SLI), Ncase M1(8700K + 1080Ti Full custom loop)  Obsidian 900D (1950X + Quad 1080Ti) & Fractal Define C (1080 in SLI)

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6 hours ago, For Science! said:

h100i v2 was also okay for keeping things in check.

Thanks! But I don't like the aesthetics of it. 

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On 11/11/2017 at 9:34 AM, For Science! said:

h100i v2 was also okay for keeping things in check.

Yup mine works perfectly fine for my i7... I did not overclock it as there is no gains to me doing so but I did leave it with Asus MCE on for the locked 4.7ghz on all cores... temps are fine.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

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