Is a 360mm AIO not worth the extra over 280/240?

jwilliamson47 · 17 Apr 2018 at 14:15

Hi all,

I'm tempted by the BeQuiet Silent Loop 360mm cooler and wondering if you think it's worth the extra over small sizes to cool an overclocked 8700K.

jwilliamson47 · 17 Apr 2018 at 15:18

Ah I see, the 360mm version is only a tiny bit more than the 280. Was wondering it's potential due to Intel's shoddy themal paste.

jwilliamson47 · 17 Apr 2018 at 16:44

Oh right, I thought the top is so restrictive that front mounting is better for overall tempeatures. I'm using a founders edition GPU BTW. Thanks for the advice! Also, case fans are in their stock configuration.

jwilliamson47 · 17 Apr 2018 at 16:57

tamzzy said:
you're using a phanteks evolv innit?
that case is very restrictive so you'll never get the best temps regardless of where the rads are mounted

Yep that's right, been bit of a headache trying to optimise it for decent thermals haha.

jwilliamson47 · 17 Apr 2018 at 17:05

tamzzy said:

Yep, seems like there's a clear winner for front mouning, guessing even moreso in my Evolv ATX

jwilliamson47 · 17 Apr 2018 at 17:10

tamzzy said:
you're using a phanteks evolv innit?
that case is very restrictive so you'll never get the best temps regardless of where the rads are mounted

I was half thinking of ordering the new

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian-li-pc-o11-dynamic-midi-tower-black-window-ca-76s-ll.html

jwilliamson47 · 18 Apr 2018 at 14:41

Bugbait said:
Intel's garbage TIM will be the bottleneck for any better than average cooling solution.

Yeh I thought so, bit of a shock seeing how quickly the 8700K heats up compared to my 5820K

jwilliamson47 · 18 Apr 2018 at 16:59

KillBoY_UK said:
You should see my Poo show of a 5820k, hotter than normal and clocks badly

How far did it ooverclock?