[lairdwell]

I can fit between a 120-360mm. RGB isn't a priority but is always nice to have. Ideally price is under 150$ but if by overwhelming result overbudget is not the worst

[MoopMuup]

May i ask why are you opting for an AIO cooler? The best air cooler out there NH-D15 is a monster of sorts. 2 fans with 2 heatsink towers. You probably need to check the space in your case but it gives very very good cooling. Ik 2 friends with $1500 setups each and they both use it. I for one unfortunately am broke . Best cooling for buck unless you get an actual proper water cooling loop which is way off your budget. Check it out!

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May i ask why are you opting for an AIO cooler? The best air cooler out there NH-D15 is a monster of sorts. 2 fans with 2 heatsink towers. You probably need to check the space in your case but it gives very very good cooling. Ik 2 friends with $1500 setups each and they both use it. I for one unfortunately am broke . Best cooling for buck unless you get an actual proper water cooling loop which is way off your budget. Check it out!

[lairdwell]

My case is made for noise reduction and has solid front and top panels. They're removable to expose the fans for more airflow but overall airflow is less than a typical case.

[MoopMuup]

Oh okay cool. Yeah one of the 2 friends has a case for noise reduction as well. Pretty beefy thing ngl and i assume you also have sound foam on the panels and whatnot. His airflow isn’t the greatest too but he still has very adequate cooling. What’s your case model?

[lairdwell]

I have the Fractal Design Define R6. Yeah it does have some insulating panels by default but gets enough cooling in decent ambient temps. I run a 3700x and it seems most Ryzen gen 3 run pretty hot on idle. It never really spikes too much on load

[MoopMuup]

If i’m not mistaken, i’m pretty sure that’s the same as my friend’s one. With his NH-D15 he gets about 30C on idle and about 45-55 on max load

[Enders]

For me if I spend more than 100 on a cooler, custom loop is why I would buy, I also see aio being waste of money can’t refill and check the reservoir.

NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Corsair H100i Pro
NZXT Kraken M22

[backmeup88]

I've had very good experience with corsair water cooling, Corsair H100i Pro was the one I used and it was fantastic, my ambient temps typically hovered around 33 C - 38 C with an overclocked 8700K 5.1ghz all core boost and jumps to around 75-85 on full load. Temp would seem high but I overclocked the crap out of my chip so it was natural.