Hydro cooling

[malton100]

Thinking about getting a hydro cooler for my CPU, I have am3+ socket, just wanna know some good hydro coolers that I can buy, any tips or anything would be great. Mainly want an overview and links to to hydro cooling where I can buy!

 

[tbyeah]

H Series from Corsair; Cooler Master Seidon are the main two brands I would recommend for all in one water coolers. What's your budget/what size do you need?

 

[Fulax]

There are plenty out there - Corsair's are the most popular, but NZXT, Antec, and Silverstone also make good units.

Generally speaking, I'd recommend a big air cooler over a 120/140mm AIO water cooler - they're usually a bit cheaper and quieter for similar performance. The advantage of water coolers this size is that they'll fit in almost any case, and you won't have RAM clearance issues. The 240/280mm give better performance (and looks) than big air coolers, but obviously cost more.

 

[tbyeah]

There are plenty out there - Corsair's are the most popular, but NZXT, Antec, and Silverstone also make good units.

Generally speaking, I'd recommend a big air cooler over a 120/140mm AIO water cooler - they're usually a bit cheaper and quieter for similar performance. The 240/280mm give better performance (and looks) than big air coolers, but obviously cost more.

NZXT another one I like. I personally dislike the Antec Kuhlers because of the fixed fans though.

I also prefer air cooling having recently sold my H80, about to get a nice big air cooler. If OP can fit it into his case, I'd strongly recommend looking in the B-Grade heatsink section. There's a BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 for £30, an absolute steal