Can Someone Help With AIO CPU COOLER ?

[Illuminist]

I can see many many £50 and around cpu AIO's
Whats the difference? Which is best?

It's driving me crazy theres so many, I don't have time to copy paste everyone for the reviews
Some one please that is very savy and experienced which are the coolest and quietest or just tell me anything.....

Thank you

edit.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-hydro-h55-quiet-liquid-cpu-cooler-120mm-hs-013-cs.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...rmance-liquid-cpu-cooler-120mm-hs-039-cs.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cooler-master-seidon-240v-aio-cpu-cooler-hs-078-cm.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cooler-master-masterliquid-240-aio-cpu-cooler-hs-07d-cm.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cooler-master-masterliquid-lite-240-aio-cpu-cooler-hs-07l-cm.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/id-c...on-all-in-one-cpu-water-cooler-hs-00a-id.html

This is only half the choices..............

edit_2

I need one that installs straight to the cpu, without having to put a backplate on the motherboard, the pc is already together.

 

[Illuminist]

what they said basically.

for the price,
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 AIO CPU Cooler= £49.99

Total: £58.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)
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this isn't too bad

The board will have to come out (unless it has an inbuilt mounting plate like X99/threadripper has)

your case should have a board cutout. The vast majority do now anyway.

With regards to the question the 120-240 is just a change in radiator size and therefore increased cooling potential.

The rest is just different brands take on an AIO with all preforming pretty similar to each other. Just go for the ones that look best to you and have decent rep like corsair, cooler master etc.

I think edit 2 rules out virtually all coolers on the market

Thank you so much guys for answering

So if you could choose any cooler for around £50 which would you choose? They can't all be the same right?

I think you are right my case is pretty new, the first one i've had in 20 years of computing that is not the cheapest i could find so just assumed it wouldn't have the back cut out

Edit * Phantek eclipse 400s so yes it has a cut out

 

[Illuminist]

AIO coolers have different strengths so it really depends on what you are looking for and what you do i.e. do you want complete silence, do you game, do you render video, what CPU do you have, how hot does it get under air etc. etc. etc.

There are LOTS of reviews and comparisons out there so it could be worth taking an hour to research your subject to get the right cooler for you.

Like i said i'm looking for one that is great if i wanna overclock and as quiet as possible, a great all rounder.
i56600k @4.2ghz gets to around 70.C+ under load - mostly gaming

 

[Illuminist]

Is there any reason you want an AIO rather than Air? At that price point Air coolers are very good.

If you can suggest an awesome air cooler for that price point that will allow me to comfortably o.c my i56600k to 4.5ghz and is very very quiet also I would buy it now.
I currently have a cooler master something, the standard one people buy the tx 3 its ok but loud and doesn't support my overclock very well at all.

 

[Illuminist]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm= £42.95

Total: £51.65 (includes shipping: £8.70)
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What case and motherboard do you have?

I have the Phanteks Pro M and installed this cooler without removing the motherboard.

Phantek eclipse 400s and g1 sniper 1151

Is the one you suggest and/or these good/better than liquid cooling?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cryo...-heatsink-with-140mm-fan-white-hs-004-cy.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-ph-tc14pe-cpu-cooler-black-hs-009-pt.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-ph-tc14pe-cpu-cooler-silver-hs-000-pt.html

 

[Illuminist]

Also... I don't get where the opinions on "lots of different AIO coolers" is coming from...

They're pretty much all based on Asetek designs, generally also built by Asetek with whatever minor gimmick the brand wants on their spin on the OEM design.
If you compare (for example) pretty much all the 240mm designs, the entire market is about 5c apart. The whole preference for whatever AIO is generally based on misconceptions and a preference for tacky lighting over price (usual "gamer" tax).

The differences between actual AIO's is usually down to the packaged fans. Compare like for like (eg corsair h100 vs asetek 570xlx) with the same fans and you'll get basically identical performance.

Get what's cheap or whatever particular gimmick is completely indispensable in your opinion.

Link for some evidence: https://www.asetek.com/desktop/do-it-yourself/
The coolers listed are all made in the same factory, with the same (relative to size) parts and will have basically the same performance if you stick the same fans on them.

It's not going to fit your case unfortunately.

You only have 160mm CPU cooler clearance for the Eclipse 400s, the Brocken 3 is 165mm (the others are to big as well).

Something like the "ALPENFOHN MATTERHORN" should just fit at 158mm.

The "NOCTUA NH-D14" may fit as that is 160mm.

Can't say for definite if the Brocken 3 is as good or better than the latest AIOs, but is good.

My case is actually a P400s Phantek, if that makes any difference, I had to look up my purchase list to find it.

Than you for the air cooler suggestions, the noctua ive heard is really good and will check the alpenfohn.

What then is the best AIO for cpu with the best fans included for around £50 would be my next question mercutio?

 

[Illuminist]

If you want cheapest with best performance out of the box, it's Arctic Cooling liquid freezer. Simply because they package double the number of fans. Depends if you have space for push/pull (so 25mm thick fan either side + 38mm radiator so... roughly 88mm total).
If not... hmmm, just go on price, they're all so close it (imo) doesn't really matter too much.

Get second hand and buy some vardar fans/similar to go with? Otherwise, the OcUK own brand stuff is fine and comes with a perfectly ok fan for the price. Should be one of the cheapest options. I run with an OcUK 240mm (Asetek 570lx - thinner rad) on the GPU and a second hand H100 push/pull on the CPU.

Thank you very much for the advice, helped a lot

 

[Illuminist]

That's a bit picky, Overclockers themselves of lots of AIO coolers and they look, perform, sound and cost differently. Yes probably based on a simple OEM design but it's the extras they put on to make the difference in terms of noise, cooling, looks etc.

Or should we all get the same mobos, ram, ssd's, same architecture GPU's because they perform within a few percent of each other??

Interesting, do you have a suggestion for a decent air or liquid cooler then, that is the best for this price range?

 

[Illuminist]

i can vouch for this cooler i have had it since launch (just over 2 years now) and was lucky enough to get the 240 for £56 and it has been great but as mentioned it is a big bugger but its worth it imo.

Looks amazing, would buy it now but its out of stock, is that 4 fans that come with it push pull?

 

[Illuminist]

yeah push pull bud and they all attach into each other with the PST (pwm sharing technology). quite decent fans i have mine ticking along at 900rpm so its quite quiet.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/id-c...on-all-in-one-cpu-water-cooler-hs-00a-id.html

Any good?

 

[Illuminist]

i honestly dont know sorry.

No problem, would you say though that i would be acceptable for cooling a i5 6600k at 4.5ghz?

 

[Illuminist]

if you are going for an asetek based AIO/CLC make sure you go for an asetek gen 5 pump unit. these are much quieter than their gen 4. There are also other companies that make AIO's too. like it has already been said the main difference between a lot of these coolers are the fans. I have a cryorig A40 ultimate (38.5mm rad) in push pull config. the push pull config is worth 3-5C but also means you can run the fans a slower speed ( mine don't go over 850ish rpm). pretty much all the fans that come with AIO's are crap though. There are a couple of units that use copper rads like the fractal design kelvin series.

if you do use a push pull config make sure the fans are actually spinning at the same speeds. just because they are the same fan under pwn control doesn't mean they will spin the same. mine are set up under bios control. if you get a cheap one I would get some better fans.

What fans would be ideal for a push pull, i will look into the cryorig, do you have any other AIo suggetsions ?
Thank you for you help

 

[Illuminist]

noctua fans are generally quiet. all depends how much you want to spend or how much cooling you want.

I want as much cooling as possible with a 50-70 budget, the fans dont have to be silent but quiet ish and very good all the same