AIO Liquid CPU Cooler for lga 775 socket

grated parmesan · Nov 18, 2016

I have been looking for good AIO liquid cooler for my C2Q6600. Preferably a 280mm-360mm radiator. My current cooler is a CM Hyper 212 EVO.

ryguybuddy · Nov 18, 2016

But why? A Liquid cooler is practically money thrown down the trash which is much more worth spending on a Skylake or LGA1151 socket upgrade.

JackNaylorPE · Nov 18, 2016

The best one would be the Swiftech H140 X2

After that there's the EK Predator series which costs quite a bit more and doesn't perform as well. The prestige version is $50 more and has better fans and G-1/4 fittings

http://www.swiftech.com/h240x2.aspx

It's capable of handling about 425 watts (Intel 6700k + AIB GTX 1080 would be 380) ... expect fan speeds under gaming loads would stay under < 1650 rpm

Frankly I wouldn't even look at any AIO water cooler that was a CLC ... aluminum rads low heat transfer requires extreme rpm fan speeds. The H100i for example can't quite better the best air coolers but to even get close, it's 12 times as loud.

The Noc NH-D15 air cooler has the nest performance / noise ratio... a bit fugly but the Phanteks falls only a hair behind and prices range from $55 to $75 week to week, usually in the middle

grated parmesan · Nov 18, 2016

ryguybuddy :

True, but I could use this cooler again in the future and I see no reason to atm because I am already getting somewhat good performance in games. Also, black friday is coming up and I expect some good deals on liquid coolers. I just want my stuff to run cool. Unless you know of any good aircoolers out there.

amtseung · Nov 18, 2016

If you're looking into overclocking territory that the Hyper212 can no longer hold down, especially on these older architectures, I'd probably look into putting beefy AF heat sinks on your motherboard VRM's, NB/SB, etc. as well, if you haven't already.

grated parmesan · Nov 18, 2016

JackNaylorPE :

Thanks for the reply! I was looking for coolers that are 280mm or 360mm. Because I found one 240mm (Silverstone TD02-LITE) for a good price, but want to squeeze out the extra performance for overclocking and just general quietness. I have yet to find any. Although I read a review on amazon that stated that corsair AIO liquid coolers could support lga 775 with quote "a few wink, winks, and a nudge if you already have a backplate for your mobo". But idk. PS do you know how BE QUIET! coolers compare to noctuas?

JackNaylorPE · Nov 18, 2016

Most air coolers between $55 and $80 will outperform any CLC type water cooler costing up to around $120. If ya spend $140 for an OLC (open loop cooler), that gets you:

1. the ability to add other components (Rads, blocks, reservoirs, whatever
2. copper instead of cheap, inefficient aluminum radiator
3. pump that is mounted on form / rubber isolators
4. the ability to change fluid, color or add coolant additives when original loses effectiveness.
5. much better performance
6. much lower noise than CLCs
7. can get a GFX card with pre-installed water block (i.e. MSI Seahawk), slap it in and now both CPU and GFX water cooled.

So while there's numerous advantages from AIOs once ya break into the OLC category, CLCs just don't deliver anything. Air coolers have a song ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnEtY_58pWg

You can the subject matter treated seriously here.... skip to 22;55 mar if ya just want the numbers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYKdKVxbnp8

Using the Noctua NH-D15 as a base point, we see it keeps the CPU at 70C while keeping noise down to a rather hushed 33 dbA. The Corsair H100i can't quite keep up leaving the CPU 3C hotter, but even to do that it must be 12 times as loud... easy decision there.... more heat, more noise... no thanks.

The H240-X manages to beat the Noc by 6C but to do that it's about 2.5 times as loud. So here you can get a substantial thermal improvement but its costs ya some noise.

$150 = Swiftech H240 X2
$140 = Swiftech H220 X2

$80 - Noctua NH-D15
$65 - Phantek's PH-TC14
$50 - Cryorig H7 and several Scythe Coolers
$25 - Hyper 212

grated parmesan · Nov 19, 2016

JackNaylorPE :

I like the swifttechs, but they are a little out of my price range

(around $100 or less).Also the noctua and phanteks are as you said, a bit fugly. The cryorig H7 ($35 on newegg) looks the best and from the reviews I've seen it outperforms the EVO. How does it compare to the BE QUIET! and Noctua air coolers?(temp & noise wise) And is it worth spending the extra money on them?

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