360mm AIO for £65?

[Bruno_A]

Hey, guys, I'm looking for a new cooler to overclock an i7 2600K that I don't have (yet) and since the only option I'm really interested in is the Dark Rock Pro 3 doesn't fit in my case, I decided to have a look at some water coolers as they can go for relatively cheap (like this £65 Antec Mercury 360 or this £49 Cooler Master Seidon 240), but, are they any good? If I go with an All-In-One, what specs should I be looking for a good overclock on a 2600k (more than 4.5GHz)?

 

Many thanks, Bruno.

[Enderman]

Get a good quality reliable AIO form corsair or NZXT.

[PCGuy_5960]

Save up and get a better AiO from NZXT or Corsair, these cheapo AiOs aren't amazing  

 

Although, if you have to choose between the 2, get the Cooler Master one, it's better AFAIK. 

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If I go with an All-In-One, what specs should I be looking for a good overclock on a 2600k (more than 4.5GHz)?

@bruny06 A 240mm or 280mm AiO should be good enough for a 2600K.

Edited November 11, 2017 by PCGuy_5960

[Princess Luna]

Cooler Master Seidon is actually fine, it's what my brother has on his Ryzen 7 1800x running that 4ghz stable all fine, I don't see why not it is a solid 240mm AiO it only lacks the final "premium" touch of something like the h100i v2.

 

Before people come at me crucifying for not telling OP to straight save up to buy more expensive stuff because they are better duh #logic Just understand that out of experience with that product it is fine, do recommend if needs to cut corners in budget.

[Bananasplit_00]

smallest AIO i would touch is probably a 280mm, but if you cant fit those, nor a large air tower the Fractal Celcius S24 is the best one i know of in terms of raw performance

[Bruno_A]

45 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Cooler Master Seidon is actually fine, it's what my brother has on his Ryzen 7 1800x running that 4ghz stable all fine, I don't see why not it is a solid 240mm AiO it only lacks the final "premium" touch of something like the h100i v2.

 

Before people come at me crucifying for not telling OP to straight save up to buy more expensive stuff because they are better duh #logic Just understand that out of experience with that product it is fine, do recommend if needs to cut corners in budget.

Which one is he running? I ask this because there's the 240V and the 240M, and the 240M costs twice as much, and probably performs better. Hell, it better perform better as it costs twice as much. but if the 240V is any good for overclocking past 4.5 on a 2600K, it's definitely something I would consider.

[Princess Luna]

5 minutes ago, bruny06 said:

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Enough to keep the Ryzen 7 1800x stable at 4ghz all cores 69Cº max temp on package in full load did not throttle

[Bruno_A]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

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Enough to keep the Ryzen 7 1800x stable at 4ghz all cores 69Cº max temp on package in full load did not throttle

And that's the 240V, the one at £49 on amazon? If that's the one, it's a great performance to price ratio.

[Armakar]

On 11/11/2017 at 9:12 PM, Enderman said:

Get a good quality reliable AIO form corsair or NZXT.

Three dead Kraken X62's in a week and seeing two more posts of dead X62's in an hour say otherwise to your claim that the kraken is quality..

[spat55]

I like the look of the MasterLiquid Lite 240, it's IMO slightly better than the Seidon, the pump block just looks better quality although the fans/rad is exactly the same.