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AIO vs. good air

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Limp Gawd
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Is an AIO cooler really worth it compared to a good air cooler? I've had a 2700k for about 2-3 yrs now and i've decided its time to start over clocking. Should I just stick to a good air cooler over a 280mm AIO solution?
 
The very best air coolers are just as good as the best AIOs.

No, the Swiftech "AIO" doesn't count as an AIO, it's a full blown custom setup that's just pre-assembled for you.
 
Just depend on which one its your good air cooler... what cooler are you using?.
 
You can fit more cooling capacity in less space with an AIO because you don't have to have the radiator(s) attached to the CPU directly. That's really the advantage for AIO coolers, The negative is the pump noise. If you take an AIO against an air cooler with the same radiator size and fans the performance would be the same.

I recently switched from a Corsair H80 to a Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 (which is enormous) to avoid the pump noise. The Dark Rock Pro 3 actually cools better than the H80 did and it's much quieter.
 
I like how AIOs take the heat to where you want it to go. Also I never liked having huge coolers torquing my mobo.
 
Dayaks said:
I like how AIOs take the heat to where you want it to go. Also I never liked having huge coolers torquing my mobo.
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Large coolers don't affect my mobo at all, but I like the clean look of the AIO coolers.
 
I'm still on the stock cooler that came w/ the cpu. never really had a need to change since I ddin't overclock.Priority for me is def noise
 
Given the choice AIO coolers for CPUs & GPUs every time.

For myself I now go for full blocks only.
 
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Zepher said:
Large coolers don't affect my mobo at all, but I like the clean look of the AIO coolers.
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I'd like to think mobos are made for 3# of weight hanging a few inches off but I'd rather avoid it if possible. I've never actually taken measurements to see if it eventually flexes after a few years, it just bugs me.

Ideally cases would designed to have the motherboards horizontal rather than vertical... But that's be a huge case (unless you're doing mini itx which are usually this way.)
 
Dayaks said:
I'd like to think mobos are made for 3# of weight hanging a few inches off but I'd rather avoid it if possible. I've never actually taken measurements to see if it eventually flexes after a few years, it just bugs me.

Ideally cases would designed to have the motherboards horizontal rather than vertical... But that's be a huge case (unless you're doing mini itx which are usually this way.)
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My case has the motherboard horizontal, I have the HAF-XB EVO, has a large footprint but isn't really that tall.
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the interior shot with the 980 in the above post is this machine.
 
Zepher said:
My case has the motherboard horizontal, I have the HAF-XB EVO,
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the interior shot with the 980 in the above post is this machine.
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Nice. It makes so much more sense with heavy coolers and GPUs.
 
Dayaks said:
I'd like to think mobos are made for 3# of weight hanging a few inches off but I'd rather avoid it if possible. I've never actually taken measurements to see if it eventually flexes after a few years, it just bugs me.

Ideally cases would designed to have the motherboards horizontal rather than vertical... But that's be a huge case (unless you're doing mini itx which are usually this way.)
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Or rotated 90 degrees like the Raven/TJ cases. No stress really on the slot in that layout..
 
Pump noise is noticeable and fairly annoying. It's not like your typical fan noise (woosh) its more like a rattle and whir. A D5 in a custom loop produces almost no noise at any speed less than maximum but you have to watch out for vibrations, the D5 can produce strong vibrations which in turn cause rattles, this can only really be prevented with a decent res-pump combo like a bayres.

You don't have to worry about any of this with a decent heatsink.
 
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