Is AIO Water Cooling worth it? i5 6600k

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Is AIO water cooling worth it and should I upgrade? What AIO do you recommend?

I currently am cooling my i5 6600k with a Hyper 212 Evo. I'm going to be keeping this CPU for several years. I have it overclocked to 4.0 GHz(Motherboard "Gaming Mode Preset"; but in the future, will definitely overclock it more. I have overclocked it to 4.5 GHz but it gets rather warm. I think the max I would OC it to with the 212 Evo would be 4.2 or possibly 4.3 Ghz.

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AIO generally are a few degrees cooler but are also more expensive. However, they also have only a year or two warranty because pump is bound to fail. Buying a new pricey cooler then or replacing the pump is not very cost effective.
I would actually get a better air cooler as there are definitely better ones out there now than 212EVO if you're really looking to lower a few degrees. For example http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,3130-17.html lists NH-D14 lists as full 6 degrees cooler than hyper 212 evo (provided you can fit it in, which is a big if).
If this is not the overwhelming difference you were looking for, then maybe just umounting your evo, cleaning it, and replacing thermal paste may give...
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AIO generally are a few degrees cooler but are also more expensive. However, they also have only a year or two warranty because pump is bound to fail. Buying a new pricey cooler then or replacing the pump is not very cost effective.
I would actually get a better air cooler as there are definitely better ones out there now than 212EVO if you're really looking to lower a few degrees. For example http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,3130-17.html lists NH-D14 lists as full 6 degrees cooler than hyper 212 evo (provided you can fit it in, which is a big if).
If this is not the overwhelming difference you were looking for, then maybe just umounting your evo, cleaning it, and replacing thermal paste may give you some improvement. Also a different case with better airflow might be worth thinking about.
 
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