Best 240mm AIO Cooler

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I'm going to be upgrading to an i7 at some point during the summer and don't think my H80i would be up to the task of cooling the i7 considering I'd like to push it quite far.

I've been looking at the Corsair H105 and was wondering if there were any other alternatives that may give better performance? I have absolutely no interest at all in going for an air cooler.

Cheers! :D
 
Nepton 240M also worth looking at, if the Swiftech is out of your reach and you don't fancy importing (which is the only option if you want it).
 
Cooler Master Nepton 240M is an OK cooler, a bit overpriced, poor instructions. But a very quiet AIO.

If you have a couple of spare 120mm fans, you cannot go far wrong with the Raijintek Triton Core Edition at £55.

Corsair Hydro H100i GTX is one of the best most likely, but the fans they supply are meh.
 
sastusbulbas said:
Cooler Master Nepton 240M is an OK cooler, a bit overpriced, poor instructions. But a very quiet AIO.

If you have a couple of spare 120mm fans, you cannot go far wrong with the Raijintek Triton Core Edition at £55.

Corsair Hydro H100i GTX is one of the best most likely, but the fans they supply are meh.
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If you're calling the £80 Nepton 'OK' (which I would say was a harsh assessment) and 'overpriced' (which I wouldn't agree with), I'm not sure how you can justify saying the £100 H100i GTX is one of the best when it performs very similarly to the Nepton and has 'meh' fans to boot.
 
Superpatsy said:
I had the CM Seidon 120V that I got free with my mobo and wasn't too keen on the build quality and the Nepton looks pretty similar.

I'll have a look at the H105.
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Do yourself a favour and buy the Raijintek Triton.
 
savagesam117 said:
Do you really rate it that much? I'm scared of them now after seeing all the leak issues.
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As RJK said, the first batch had issues, but I believe Raijintek are on version 2 or 3 of this cooler, so I'm hoping there won't be any more problems.

I've only been running this a week, but I'm still well impressed with it's cooling capabilities and looks.

Bearing in mind I bought the core version and slapped a couple of case fans on it, the temps I'm getting are brilliant.

I honestly didn't think I'd be getting this good a result, and would have to be looking at buying specialist radiator fans (my original plan), as I wanted them to be PWM controlled, and not manually as with the Triton fans.

I connected my two three pin fans to a splitter and then to the CPU fan header, and happily, not only are they temperature controlled but also giving great results.

So, yes, I rate it very highly indeed.
 
The NZXT Kraken X61 is pretty sweet, considered grabbing one myself at some point as the variable speed and the software thing it comes with are pretty nice touches!
 
There really isn't a good CLC that I know of. A few AIOs like Swiftech H220-X are as good or slightly better when comparing both noise and cooling. H240-X steps out a little farther, but air coolers are as good or better than CLCs, especially when the actual air going into cooler is used as base air temp and not the room. ;)
 
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If you're calling the £80 Nepton 'OK' (which I would say was a harsh assessment) and 'overpriced' (which I wouldn't agree with), I'm not sure how you can justify saying the £100 H100i GTX is one of the best when it performs very similarly to the Nepton and has 'meh' fans to boot.
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I can say what I want about it, I have one, it's sitting in a box doing nothing, and it's poorly made stand off's damaged one of my motherboards, it offers average cooling in comparison to the Corsair and Raijintek, as just about every 240mm AIO review has shown, and just about every magazine bake off has stated. The only thing it has going for it is it's very quiet, which is due to the fans.

There have been less issues with the Corsair fittings, it also has Link software, and looks a lot better and less Poundland.

Value for money, well that's opinion, but I have to agree with Custom PC's call on that one. These things have been out for an age, it has barely changed but still costs £80. In fact, it is probably due to the even poorer value single fan version that this thing sells more. The only thing keeping it desirable is LGA775 compatability and it's quiet, the only two reasons I wasted money on it, I regret not buying a Fractal R5 and sticking with the better performing Noctua. Their customer service sucks also.

You may also see I stated "most likely" and also stated Corsair's "Meh" fans, "meh" as in noisy, and the majority of people change those stock Corsair fans possibly more than any other AIO brand owners OM supplied fans. But at least Corsair reply to customers and make an attempt to resolve issues.
 
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Superpatsy said:
The added stress on the mobo is something I'd like to avoid due to already having two pretty heavy GPU's plus a sound card.
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Yeah, yeah. And the reason pigs don't fly is because their legs are too short for landing speeds and the don't want to get hurt tumbling to a stop. :D
I have heard of several cases of PCIe socket / motherboard damage from heavy GPUs, but the only damage I've heard of from coolers was when case was dropped while moving it or got knocked off of table. Well designed cooler mounts will support the biggest / heaviest coolers with no problems.
 
doyll said:
Yeah, yeah. And the reason pigs don't fly is because their legs are too short for landing speeds and the don't want to get hurt tumbling to a stop. :D
I have heard of several cases of PCIe socket / motherboard damage from heavy GPUs, but the only damage I've heard of from coolers was when case was dropped while moving it or got knocked off of table. Well designed cooler mounts will support the biggest / heaviest coolers with no problems.
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End of the day, my PC, my money.

Childish, I know but I stated at the beginning that I had no interest in an air cooler.
 
Indeed, it is your money and your decision.

I really don't care if you get a CLC or get an air cooler. Your being honest about it, and that is not childish at all. I respect your honestly.
 
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