Good AIOs under $100

[MultiMigo]

I am running an i5 3570K @ 4.5GHz 1.25V with the CM Hyper 212 EVO. My max temps with Prime95 are 86C. I live in The Philippines and weather is hot. 

 

I am looking at AIOs and my budget would be roughly $100 or 5000 pesos. I buy from this store since it's only a few blocks away and is the cheapest in most of the stores here in The Philippines. 

 

http://dynaquestpc.com/product-category/accessories-fan-cooler/fan-cooler-thermal-paste-compound/cooler-fan-cpu/

 

Which one of the coolers in the list is the best?

 

I have a few in mind. 

 

Cooler Master Seidon 240P

ID Cooling AuraFlow Snow 240

Silverstone Tundra Series TD02-E

Corsair H105

Corsair H100i GTX

 

PS: How much temperature decrease would I get? from 86C, do I expect around a -20 degree increase? From 86C to around 66ish celcius or something?

 

[Damascus]

Don't bother with a mediocre aio.  Either of these air coolers willl thrash any of those aios.

 

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/bequiet-dark-rock-pro-3/

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/noctua-nh-d15-cpu-cooler/

[MultiMigo]

3 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Don't bother with a mediocre aio.  Either of these air coolers willl thrash any of those aios.

 

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/bequiet-dark-rock-pro-3/

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/noctua-nh-d15-cpu-cooler/

Nice! How much of a temp difference am I looking at? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Don't bother with a mediocre aio.  Either of these air coolers willl thrash any of those aios.

 

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/bequiet-dark-rock-pro-3/

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/noctua-nh-d15-cpu-cooler/

you're really overselling those coolers, the H105/100i GTX will perform similarly.

[MultiMigo]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

you're really overselling those coolers, the H105/100i GTX will perform similarly.

So a Corsair H105/H100i will perform similarly with the Dark Rock Pro 3? Hmmm, might as well go for those since it adds to the aesthetic of the build

[Damascus]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

you're really overselling those coolers, the H105/100i GTX will perform similarly.

Not really, they come within a few c when pushed to the limit.

2 minutes ago, MultiMigo said:

Nice! How much of a temp difference am I looking at? 

About 13c or so

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/noctua_nh_d15_review,10.html

[MultiMigo]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

Not really, they come within a few c when pushed to the limit.

About 13c or so

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/noctua_nh_d15_review,10.html

I hope I also get that kind of temp decrease. Thanks man!

[Herman Mcpootis]

12 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Not really, they come within a few c when pushed to the limit.

which was what i was saying; they perform similarly, not getting trashed by the 2 air coolers.

[arnavvr]

If you want reliability and silence, go for the NH-D15, otherwise, a 240mm will have better RAM and VRM clearance.

[Damascus]

11 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

which was what i was saying; they perform similarly, not getting trashed by the 2 air coolers.

Considering the scale of custom cooling, 1-5c is actually huge.  When the best temp is 65c and the worst is 80c 5c is 30% of the margin.

[Damascus]

Besides, an aio will last max 3-8 years while a good air cooler will last literally forever.  I know a guy with a 10 year old nh-d14

[AngryBeaver]

I tend to recommend people spend the money and get an AIO. The reason behind it is because these big air coolers put a lot of weight and stress on the motherboard. Yes, I know they have a backplate to help take the pressure off, but these plates really are only effective when you have the motherboard horizontal to the surface the pc is sitting on... which is very rarely the case. So they are constantly hanging putting pressure on the board. On top of that any time you move the pc you have a much higher risk of damaging the board.

 

You are betting off grabbing a 240+ mm aio and getting that weight off the board. Also the big air will blow the hot air inside your case... a 240mm rad can be set to exhaust so it moves the hot air from your case.