AIO or Fans

umboma · 27 Jul 2018 at 18:47

Hello,

I'm tempted to purchase the meshify c midi tower case but i'm also looking at the Kraken X52 or M22 as they are in sale atm, 'exclude the x52' now the question is, is the AIO worth the asking price or is it better/cheaper to go with some decent fans \ cooler?

I cant find any benchmarks tthat'll tell me one way or the other?

angel102 · 27 Jul 2018 at 19:42

Have a meshify c myself, and it is a very tight fit for the larger air coolers(Brocken 3 in my case), so keep in mind if you do go down the air route.

lee32uk · 27 Jul 2018 at 19:59

I wouldn't pay £70 for a 120mm AIO.

What cpu are you cooling ?

umboma · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:26

lee32uk said:
I wouldn't pay £70 for a 120mm AIO.

What cpu are you cooling ?

tbh it's an old'ish I5 6500

lee32uk · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:29

umboma said:
tbh it's an old'ish I5 6500

Don't waste money on expensive cooling then

Something like this would be more than good enough.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm= £21.95

Total: £30.65 (includes shipping: £8.70)

umboma · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:33

lee32uk said:
Don't waste money on expensive cooling then

Something like this would be more than good enough.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm= £21.95

Total: £30.65 (includes shipping: £8.70)

ahhh ok, I'll go for one of these and some good case fans to help with airflow?

orbitalwalsh · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:33

Eisbaer LT , of not damn good air cooler

umboma · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:35

I suppose this is a hard question to answer but would my ram get in the way of this cooler or vice versa..

i'm running a stock cooler atm

lee32uk · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:42

umboma said:
I suppose this is a hard question to answer but would my ram get in the way of this cooler or vice versa..

i'm running a stock cooler atm

You can use tall ram with that Alpenfohn cooler

It will also easily fit into the Meshify should you go with that case.

umboma · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:44

lee32uk said:
You can use tall ram with that Alpenfohn cooler It will also easily fit into the Meshify should you go with that case.

thankyou, i'll go with that cooler and the case, saves a bit of cash to spend on other improvements i can make on the pc

umboma · 27 Jul 2018 at 20:53

another silly question, is there any advantage in going for onw with a 140mm fan over a 120mm? my case will take up to 160mm cooler hight?

lee32uk · 27 Jul 2018 at 21:25

umboma said:
another silly question, is there any advantage in going for onw with a 140mm fan over a 120mm? my case will take up to 160mm cooler hight?

I wouldn't spend any more than £25 for a cooler on a locked cpu myself. The Alpenfohn is listed as 20.2dBA at full speed so it should be quiet.

angel102 · 27 Jul 2018 at 22:03

umboma said:
another silly question, is there any advantage in going for onw with a 140mm fan over a 120mm? my case will take up to 160mm cooler hight?

generally speaking, as long as you have the room in your case a 140mm cpu fan will outperform a 120mm, either by moving the same amount of air at a lower RPM and less noise, or by moving more air at the same noise level, all else being equal, ie the fans both being manufactured by the same company and both designed for high static pressure for moving air through the heatsink fins efficiently.

If you're going for the Ben Nevis cooler and the Meshify C you will be just fine for clearance with either a 120 or 140mm