AIO Water cooler with coloured liquid?

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chegalhavara

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So I am thinking of buying am AIO.
A 240mm one.
My first thought would be the Corsair H100i v2 or the H100i GTX (which I learned from another member thats is the same as the H100i v2 but cheaper).
But I can't take off my mind of getting a clear tubed with coloured liquid AIO..

What I found out so far are 3 models:
Raijintek Triton
LEPA EXllusion 240
And a Swiftech one that I can remember the model but its way too expensive although it looks good and seems to be very good quality.
The Raijintek Triton has mixed opinions and everybody says that the pump cracks with time.
And the LEPA I only saw revies about the good performance but the dyes are crappy making the colour like "dead". Although it seems to be good quality..

Any other models or thoughts on any of those?
Or should I simply forget it and go for a H100i GTX or v2?
 
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1. if you are looking for great performance at lower noise, good air coolers do better job than AiO.
2. H100i v2 is made by asetek (http://www.asetek.com/desktop/do-it-yourself/) while H100 GTX is made by id cooling - not the same.
3. any corsair AiO is unreasonably loud due to "crappy" included fans.

if you are after look, it is better to save some money and build a custom loop or use the Swiftech's AiO which are practically pre assembled and pre filled custom loop. for CPU only, a custom loop would be starting at around 200 euros.
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The Swiftech would be your best best however a lot of them are currently out of stock per the website and like you said there fairly expensive. The H100i is a decent cooler however the stock fans were a bit loud so I had to swap them out. Just wondering what CPU are you planning on using the AIO on? Some high end air coolers would be more efficient and quieter then expensive AIO coolers and you could use LED lights on the cooler and your case for aesthetics.
 
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chegalhavara

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I got a 6700K and I currently use a Zalman CNPS 9900 Max Pro Red.
The cooler that I have is pretty good and looks pretty cool imo, but the fan is wobbling a bit and O cant replace it. And the mounting system with the special screws and and special screwdriver isnt as efficient as it is supposed to when screwing amd unscrewing.
Thats why I was thinking of changing it. Preferably to an AIO.
As for Led strips.. Im not a fan..
 
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What's your absolute max budget for a AIO?

Maybe doing something like this would work well?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 42.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.49 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case Fan: Cooler Master - MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB 42.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.49 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $123.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-24 16:38 EST-0500

Or buy two fans that are the color your prefer.
 
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chegalhavara

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I got 2 Corsair ML 140 in the front of my CM 690III. Any aio I would buy I would mount behind them.
Even if I get the H100i v2 (130€) and that would be my max budget I would mount it behind the MLs. That would shurelly alleviate the work of the SPs that come with it.
But the H100i GTX (which is the same) I can get for 90€.
I'm just itching because of the coloured liquid.. It would look really cool..
I live in Germany btw.
 
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1. if you are looking for great performance at lower noise, good air coolers do better job than AiO.
2. H100i v2 is made by asetek (http://www.asetek.com/desktop/do-it-yourself/) while H100 GTX is made by id cooling - not the same.
3. any corsair AiO is unreasonably loud due to "crappy" included fans.

if you are after look, it is better to save some money and build a custom loop or use the Swiftech's AiO which are practically pre assembled and pre filled custom loop. for CPU only, a custom loop would be starting at around 200 euros.
 
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