Enermax ETS-T40-BK vs. Nzxt Kraken X40

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What are some pros and cons from having an air cooler (preferably Enermax ETS-T40) vs a water cooler such as a NZXT Kraken X40 to cool and overclock my 3570k? The ETS-T40 looks more badass with blue leds and such but the Kraken will save space in my case. Which one should I pick?
 
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The Kracken X40 is pretty good AiO Watercooling unit. The downside to water cooling is that you have to worry more about parts failing/breaking, in the event that it does happen. Also, you have to pay a bit more attention to the airflow in your case, so your VRMs get proper cooling. For performance, it'll definitely cool the CPU better, but will be a degree or two louder.

The ETS-T40 is more of an entry-level cooling solution, roughly on par with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. It'll be okay for light-to-medium overclocking. Extreme overclocking is where the first generation direct-touch design of its heatpipes will show through Compared to the Kracken, you may consider it, in general, to be more reliable and quieter.

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The Kracken X40 is pretty good AiO Watercooling unit. The downside to water cooling is that you have to worry more about parts failing/breaking, in the event that it does happen. Also, you have to pay a bit more attention to the airflow in your case, so your VRMs get proper cooling. For performance, it'll definitely cool the CPU better, but will be a degree or two louder.

The ETS-T40 is more of an entry-level cooling solution, roughly on par with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. It'll be okay for light-to-medium overclocking. Extreme overclocking is where the first generation direct-touch design of its heatpipes will show through Compared to the Kracken, you may consider it, in general, to be more reliable and quieter.

I haven't seen a definitive comparison of the new variants of the ETS-T40 (the Black/White) to justify the extra cost. The bare-bones variant, the ETS-T40-TB, has been on sale for $30, though, and that's a pretty decent price.
 
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