How much of a difference between a 120 and 360mm AIO CPU cooler?

Aug 10, 2018
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Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade from my 120mm Asetek cooler to a CoolerMaster ML360R. I recently got into overclocking and my 8086k was getting quite hot at 5.2 GHz (who would have guessed?).. one core was throttling often. I understand that delidding is an option, and I may consider doing that when I replace the cooler. My case has room for 3 360mm coolers, so I have no worries about that. I'm just curious about how much of a difference will I see between a 120 vs. a 360? Additionally, anything I should know when replacing an AIO cooler? Best brand of thermal paste to get for when I replace it? The ML360R comes with some paste, but I'm sure its nowhere near the best.
 
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I'm looking to upgrade from my 120mm Asetek cooler to a CoolerMaster ML360R
10c or more with lower noise. 120mms can't handle 8086K OC.
Additionally, anything I should know when replacing an AIO cooler?
Just install it normally as you would do with any other cooler.
Best brand of thermal paste to get for when I replace it?
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (non metal).
I understand that delidding is an option
The adhesive + intel paste might bottleneck your cooling so consider it for serious OC. Use liquid metal like CLU. Delid without it is wasted.
at 5.2 GHz
Nice but you might hit a wall if you try to push it further.
https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/core_i7/i7-8086k#Overclockability
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Keep your...

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I'm looking to upgrade from my 120mm Asetek cooler to a CoolerMaster ML360R
10c or more with lower noise. 120mms can't handle 8086K OC.
Additionally, anything I should know when replacing an AIO cooler?
Just install it normally as you would do with any other cooler.
Best brand of thermal paste to get for when I replace it?
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (non metal).
I understand that delidding is an option
The adhesive + intel paste might bottleneck your cooling so consider it for serious OC. Use liquid metal like CLU. Delid without it is wasted.
at 5.2 GHz
Nice but you might hit a wall if you try to push it further.
https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/core_i7/i7-8086k#Overclockability
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Keep your daily usage temps below 80c. Voltage below 1.400v preferably.
 
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