aio sizes?

cjdavid · 20 Apr 2019 at 18:53

Hi all,

I own a 4770k and I am interested in investing in an aio. I've been looking at the 280mm and 240mm, but I'm baffled by the sizes? Are the fans the same size, but the radiator size different?

For reference by case is NZXT Switch 810

Randomface74 · 20 Apr 2019 at 18:58

It's based on fans. So 2x 120mm fans is 240, and 2x 140mm fans is 280.

cjdavid · 20 Apr 2019 at 19:13

billysielu said:
It's based on fans. So 2x 120mm fans is 240, and 2x 140mm fans is 280.

cheers, looks like mine can fit both 120 and 140?

"Top, 3 X 120/140mm (1x 140mm included)"

Question is, which one to choose? corsair, be quiet, cooler master?

Robzere31 · 21 Apr 2019 at 00:49

140mm fans tend to be quieter, IE can be run slower for the same airflow.
As for which is better, I can't say, the only AIO I've used was a corsair which was ok, however I quickly moved to a custom loop.

LuckyBenski · 21 Apr 2019 at 13:26

cjdavid said:
cheers, looks like mine can fit both 120 and 140?

"Top, 3 X 120/140mm (1x 140mm included)"

Question is, which one to choose? corsair, be quiet, cooler master?

Out of those three, the bequiet is made of discrete water cooling parts whereas the other two are sealed units. The main difference between sealed units is which fans you get with them. It's worth looking at some reviews, but compatibility-wise it's purely down to fan size and slots in your case really.