Best Self Contained CPU Cooler

Cleeecooo said:
i know op said he wanted something hassle free, if that's the case, then he should be getting an air cooler. if you CBA to aintain a loop every year, then don't liquid cool. if you CBA to fix computer problems, then pay the stupid prices for the likes of pc world anything happens warranties!!!! (please don't tell me PC world could possibly ever be classed as a competitor?!)
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With an enclosed system I won't need to maintain it at all so I don't understand your statement of don't get liquid cooling if you CBA maintaining it. And I think it's very daft to say just because I want a hassle free cooling system that I should therefore buy an overpriced and under performing pc world machine.

Altogether a pointless post, well done :)
 
Cleeecooo said:
i know op said he wanted something hassle free, if that's the case, then he should be getting an air cooler. if you CBA to aintain a loop every year, then don't liquid cool.
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You have just proved you don't know a lot about enclosed water cooling systems.;)

Like I said before it's just down to personal preference, I only had my 620 as it was cheap and I fancied a change to air cooled.
 
A half decent water cooling system in theory *should* be better than an air cooler, but price often comes into the equation. Had good and bad experiences with both tbf but cost means an air cooler will win for most.

Just to clarify, water will carry away a much greater amount of heat so should perform better, but a decent air cooler is often half the cost
 
H100i user here. I had big air in the form of a Matterhorn Pure which was bought before I knew of the AIO coolers. Replaced it with the H100i because I wasn't keen on having what was essentially 1 kilo of metal/plastic hanging off my mainboard (Cooler and 2 fans)

@3.5Ghz on a Phenom II X4 - Idle at ~28°c, loaded under Prime/OCCT never seen it above 48°c with the ambient around 21°c.

On the air cooler those temps were around 4-5°c higher.

Having the AIO has also made a small difference to my GPU too, shaving a couple of degrees off both idle and load temps given that the airflow in the case is more efficient.

Calling them "gimmicky" is just childish and evidence of a small mind. There are people, like me that run systems in need of a better cooler than the stock one but don't want lumps of heavy metal hanging off the board and don't have the need/desire to go full custom. AIO fits that market nicely.

Someone mentioned you might as well go for a XSPC kit if you're buying AIO earlier in the thread. Well cheapest 240mm kit, "equivalent" to a H100 is about £65 MORE expensive and doesn't come with fans which for decent rad fans you're looking at £20 minimum for a pair.

So saying if you're buying a H100i you might aswell go for XSPC means almost doubling the cost of the AIO. Well done you, mentioning the extra cost of AIO over air whilst recommending spending even more. Bravo.
 
This is obviously one of these threads where OP has already decided and is just looking for confirmation bias.

First he says he wants no overclock and ultra cool, later overclock comes in.

If you do not OC, any 25-30 pound air cooler will do it. Why waste money on h100i? How about using that money to upgrade your rig instead.

H100 is good for what it is meant for, Enthusiast cooling. It is a waste of money unless you plan to run max oc.
 
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