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Thermalright 360mm AIO ?

Bodom

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I'm looking for a new cooler for my 5800x3D I think my 8 year old Corsair 280mm AIO is finally on it's way out sometimes now after heavy usage I can hear what sounds like a trapped air bubble normally goes away after a few minuets it's been doing it occasionally for awhile now but seems but be happening more and more often so starting to think it's time I looked for a new cooler.

I'm on a tight budget these days £50 is my max limit and was just about to bite the bullet on a Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO, but then I noticed they also do really cheap 360mm AIO's as well for around the same price, would really love another AIO but I'm worried at that price they might just be to good to be true so I was just wondering if any of you guys have been using them and what your experience is.
 
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The Thermalright AIO you're looking at is spot on and a few on here both use and recommend them.

Their lauded air coolers are much cheaper than the competition too, they undercut heavily for the performance offered so don't be too concerned about them doing the same with AiO's.
 
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Each time there's a review conclusion is that they perform fine despite costing way less.

They draw up their own designs and make their own radiators and heatpipes etc from raw materials all in factories they own. And the owner uses that to undercut the market along with targets of multiple new/variant designs each month.

If you're a brand that outsources everything it's not great to see Thermalright coming in at half the price but similar performance.

Thermalright has also decided it's no big deal to make cases either so their factories are giving that a go alongside the coolers.
 
The good news is that they are not to good to be true, you actually get a very nice quality cooler that does a excellent job of cooling. I have the 240mm version of the Thermalright Frozen Edge AIO and it's a cracking cooler. I have the pump speed fixed at 2600rpm and have no pump noise at all. The fans are on my motherboards silent profile so they are very quiet as well. Don't overlook their air coolers either as they are fantastic value for money while performing just as good as ones costing 3x or even 4x their price. The current go to is the Phantom Spirit 120mm. It has a extra heatpipe over the Peerless Assassin and cools a little better yet costs only a quid or two extra.
 
pastymuncher said:
The good news is that they are not to good to be true, you actually get a very nice quality cooler that does a excellent job of cooling. I have the 240mm version of the Thermalright Frozen Edge AIO and it's a cracking cooler. I have the pump speed fixed at 2600rpm and have no pump noise at all. The fans are on my motherboards silent profile so they are very quiet as well. Don't overlook their air coolers either as they are fantastic value for money while performing just as good as ones costing 3x or even 4x their price. The current go to is the Phantom Spirit 120mm. It has a extra heatpipe over the Peerless Assassin and cools a little better yet costs only a quid or two extra.
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Couldn't agree more, they really are showing the way right now which for an old bloke like me who still has a TRUE in a Q6600 ancient build kind of warms my heart a bit.

I run a spirit evo in my own rig but have build 3 recently for friends or family all using the frozen warframe AIO 360 or 240 versions, absolutely great coolers and the screen is a nice little addition too (useless to me but they loved them), for the price I cant see them being beaten on performance or quality.
 
Yeah as said
Owning your own factories, tooling etc
Gives a big advantage letting you lower prices
Thermalright air cooler or AIO
It's hard not to recommend them over others
As the price is great and so is performance

They are stepping into the pc case market now as well
A lot of case manufacturers are going to be
Very very nervous about that
And can't say i blame them for being worried either
 
Thanks for all the replies :)

JonRGV250 said:
Using a frozen vision with a 9800X3D and previously a 7800X3D and it’s as good as gold.
Insanely good value for money.
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The Frozen Edge was the one I was thinking of going for it's got some really good reviews, Still for £50 gets my anxiety going a bit cant help thinking they must have cheeped out somewhere on the build quality and I will wake up one morning to find a puddle at the bottom of my case guess it might be a risk worth taking. I had the same anxiety when I got my think it's a H110 8 years ago and that still works :D

I was panicking as well when I looked at my Case Corsair 750D says it supports 360mm in the roof but the optical drive bays cant be removed but then I found a picture online looks like the drive bay is just wide enough to fit an 360mm AIO...
 
Farore said:
Why go for an AIO when lots of great air coolers are around?
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Cooler temps pretty much and I'm planning on upgrading the rest of my PC in a year or so and if I get a more powerful CPU I know I have a cooler that can cope with the extra heat.
 
Bodom said:
What's the stock thermal paste like is it any good?
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Yes

(Thermalright frozen prism 360mm user here)

tamzzy said:
Guess my 7800X3D deserves some more cooling (upgrading from the Liquid Freezer II 240mm :cry: )
And my motto of not recommending PC components that I would never use myself...

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Just one more thing I my case has fixed mounting holes for the screws it was designed for the Corsair AIO's on the market at the time, But I am guessing it's pretty generic and most AIO's have the screw holes in pretty much the same spot as on the Corsair AIO's?
 
Bodom said:
Just one more thing I my case has fixed mounting holes for the screws it was designed for the Corsair AIO's on the market at the time, But I am guessing it's pretty generic and most AIO's have the screw holes in pretty much the same spot as on the Corsair AIO's?
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Radiators are mounted using the same size and spaced holes as the fans they are meant for. It's not special to any brand.
 
Hotwired said:
Radiators are mounted using the same size and spaced holes as the fans they are meant for. It's not special to any brand.
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Nowadays you'd be absolutely correct.

@Bodom what exact case do you have?

Back in the day Corsair made some funky non-standard fittings for their AIO. 8-10 years is about when the fittings were just starting to standardise.

Might be worth posting a pic of the top so we can look and make sure.
 
tamzzy said:
Nowadays you'd be absolutely correct.

@Bodom what exact case do you have?

Back in the day Corsair made some funky non-standard fittings for their AIO. 8-10 years is about when the fittings were just starting to standardise.

Might be worth posting a pic of the top so we can look and make sure.
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Corsair 750D
www.corsair.com

Obsidian Series™ 750D Airflow Edition Full Tower ATX Case

If you’re building a high-performance full tower PC system, Obsidian Series™ 750D is a great start. It combines generous expansion flexibility, room for advanced cooling options, and an interior optimized for fast and easy builds and upgrades. The exterior is built from solid steel and brushed...
www.corsair.com www.corsair.com
 
tamzzy said:
Yeah those will have standard fitting AIOs. I don't know if it'll fit a 360 so just check
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Ty :) I was a bit worried when I found out you cant remove the optical drive bay it does say on the spec sheet it supports a 360 in the roof and after looking up online it looks like the drive bay is wide enough to fit a 360 so should be fine I hope :D
 
Well after all the procrastinating I ended up with the phantom spirit evo... I had it in the basket already while I was making my mind up on the AIO and my partner was ordering some other stuff from the same place and she bought the cooler as well... lol

Temps aren't to bad I guess idle around 36c gaming Cyberpunk and Mount and Blade maxing around 65c and Cinebench R23 75c
 
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