Help me pick a cooler

[Faticati]

Hello I have a intel i7 8700k this is my case inwin- GR one atx full tower case and i need help picking a cooler should I get a Noctua NH-D15 and have a 3 fan setup Or should i go with a water cooling option the 2 i have narrowed it down to are the corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM or the NZXT Kraken X52 All-in-One 240mm CPU Liquid Cooling System, Black (RL-KRX52-02) thanks for your help 

[Bananasplit_00]

NH-D15, quieter, cheaper, same or better performance

[Oshino Shinobu]

NH-D15 should outperform both of the AIOs with 3 fans, make less noise and has less points of failure. It's the best option if you're not fussed about how a large tower cooler looks. 

[Tabs]

Getting 3 fans to fit on the NH-D15 is a pain in the ass and really not worth it imo. The third fan at the back would almost definitely interfere with the rear IO or the rear of the case, so you'd end up having to get rid of the rear exhaust fan at a minimum - even in a huge case like the GRone.

 

I'm using a NH-D15 with 2 fans for my 6700K, and I'm very happy with it's performance. I replaced a really obnoxiously loud 120mm AIO with it, and it performs a lot better with lower noise. I imagine that it'd be about similar for the D15 and a 240mm AIO, so it'd really be up to choice. For a case that large, I'd recommend the AIO - any one of them - since fitting a D15 around the cpu area is such a headache that you'd be able to avoid by having the AIO instead. I had to use low profile memory to fit the second fan, and it's just compromise after compromise when you get air coolers this large.