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Im getting very confused with cooling. Air cooling i kind of understand each cooler can disapate a certain amount of heat so you get that TPD rating. But i cant find anything similar for AIO water cooling.

Am i right in thinking that any 240mm aio will be sufficient for a stock ryzen 7 5800x or the Ryzen 9 5900x.

Im leaning towards getting the Arctic Freezer 2, but would be nice to see if i could get an rgb AIO for my "vision".

Thanks in advance.
Brian.
 
Air coolers typically include a fan and the manufacturers are therefore able to say that their cooler with their fan achieves x cooling. A watercooling radiator achieves almost no cooling without a fan but the manufacturer can't test their radiator with every fan in every case with every possible RPM setting. So they don't try.

For watercooling the mantra has always been a 120x120mm rad for every component + another one. So for a CPU alone (assuming not something insane like a 64c/128t TR4) one 120x120 for it plus one more so a 240x120 should be enough for a single component.

I would advise though that you get the largest radiator you can fit in your current case. Is that's a 420x140 or a 360x120 or a 280x140, go for it. Radiators last for years and in future, when you decide to add your GPU to your loop, the radiator will be sufficient. Otherwise, if yo buy only just enough for what you have now, when you need more cooling you may need to buy a new bigger one to replace that 240x120 increasing the total investment. That's true too for the pump you buy. I've got pumps a decade old and still happily working (touch wood).

Don't skimp on water-cooling; get the best you can afford.
 
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