Benefits Of An AIO

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Apart from aesthetics, is there any benefit ?
I heard the cooling isn't as good as a high end standard heatsink. I'd also be very weary about putting water into the computer

Also would you need to use the " pump " fan header or can you just use the standard " case fan " ones, or even the cpu fan header and use a splitter
 
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The obvious one is noise as you can reduce fan numbers in the case this way. But benchers have shown either can be cooler. No idea about what header as i can only imagine that it depends on each AIO and where it gets its power from and if the motherboard supports that. It's only a temp gauge, pump and fan/s afterall.
 
The_Arbiter said:
The obvious one is noise as you can reduce fan numbers in the case this way. But benchers have shown either can be cooler. No idea about what header as i can only imagine that it depends on each AIO and where it gets its power from and if the motherboard supports that. It's only a temp gauge, pump and fan/s afterall.
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Fair enough. After some reading and YouTube, the fan's don't plug into the pump header, they plug into the CPU FAN header with a splitter. The only thing that connects to the pump header is the radiator
 
I find that there isn't much in it. For my company its more for transportation really. The amount of times we have had a system with a heatsink attached damaged in transit by poor handling couriers is a nightmare and can become very costly.

They do have different traits in terms of thermal performance due to their ability to take heat away from the CPU.

Toms actually did a very good recent explanation. How to Buy the Right CPU Cooler: A Guide for 2020 - Tom's Hardware | Tom's Hardware
 
You won’t go wrong the Kraken. I’ve had several over the years and they’re good. No experience of the MSI, but it’s probably a rebranded Asetek anyway, they’re also good.
 
The msi cooler is average cooling performance for aio and the fans can be noisy but its a pretty thing. The 360mm cant beat the arctic freezer 240mm so as long as long as your not cooling a beast.
 
Went for the kraken.
I should be able to use two of my corsair rgb fans instead of the stock right?

They are case fans, so I'll have to monitor the temps . If no good then I'll use the stock ones
 
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venomx said:
Even if they're case fans ? I heard that case fans dont generate much pressure?
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You can use any fans you like as long as they physically fit. Static pressure fans will be better on a radiator but not required. The difference in temps will not be very noticeable. A couple of degrees max. Knock yourself out!
 
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You can use any fans you like as long as they physically fit. Static pressure fans will be better on a radiator but not required. The difference in temps will not be very noticeable. A couple of degrees max. Knock yourself out!
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Another option could be use 1x case fan and 1x cpu fan on the radiator.


I'll try the 2x120mm corsair case fans as they are all routed tidily, if no good, i'll use the cpu fans.

Thanks dude
 
Installed my first ever AIO !
Went fairly smoothly, however I couldn't mount it up the top so had to put it at the front. The spec on my case says it can house a 240mm AIO but obviously not. It also said " max component height on motherboard 40 mm "

Upon thinking about it, that's probably a good thing as if I mounted it up the top, i'd be blowing hot air from the case into the radiator. So putting it at the front in a pull configuration, pulls cold air from outside - into the case.

The only thing is, I bent a few of the radiator lines ( the horizontal bendy things )
Should I try and pry them straight gently ? Temps are spot on however..
Also it makes a bit of a noise which I assume is the pump, is that normal ?

thats the sound, the one you hear in the back like a high pitched one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGGpZYNan4I&feature=emb_title

 
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Done some reading on Reddit and lots of others with the same problem. Aparrently turning down the pump helps ( just set the pump setting to " liquid " rather than " cpu " and now it's much quieter )
 
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