Which 240mm AIO CPU Cooler

WhiteHawk77 · 12 May 2015 at 20:07

Hey guys, so I have a Corsair 780T case and a Noctua NH-D14 air cooler at the moment, for a couple of reasons (one being I want to get EVGA Hybrid coolers for my 980's and one of the fans/sinks will be going on the back exhaust and currently the heat from the CPU is going to there) I'd like to move to a AIO liquid cooler instead but I have no idea what the best one is at the moment.

It has to be a 240mm and I hope to be able to put the second EVGA Hybrid in the third top front fan area, maybe.

savagesam117 · 12 May 2015 at 20:11

These are the ones i most commonly see when people are looking to buy

I have never used them so cannot comment on performance.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £98.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Raijintek Triton AIO Water Cooling Solution £69.95
Total : £258.53 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

passey89 · 12 May 2015 at 20:20

H100i

and yes you can fit a 240 and 120 in most of the corsair cases at the top

Greybeard · 13 May 2015 at 00:09

H100i, H100i GTX, and H105. Those are the Corsair AIO coolers that are spec'd at 240mm and they all fit the 780T on top.

russell664 · 13 May 2015 at 00:17

H100i gets my vote. Or the H105 if you can fit a 280mm rad in there.

passey89 · 13 May 2015 at 06:52

russell664 said:
H100i gets my vote. Or the H105 if you can fit a 280mm rad in there.

Wont fit a 280 as he wants to put a vga 120 in there

BG1980 · 13 May 2015 at 08:48

I fitted a h100i gtx in my mates pc and it seems to be a bit better than my own h100i, so I would pick that one.

Mercutio · 13 May 2015 at 10:47

I'm not sure why so much would be spent on multiple AIO coolers? When you get to a point where it's £200+ in 2/3 individual units, surely it's time to look at a better performing custom loop?

passey89 · 13 May 2015 at 11:26

Mercutio said:
I'm not sure why so much would be spent on multiple AIO coolers? When you get to a point where it's £200+ in 2/3 individual units, surely it's time to look at a better performing custom loop?

Not really

H100i £90
H55 £30
Gpu brackets £20

Custom loop
£110 for res and pump
£50 cpu block
£80 gpu block
£50 rad probably need 2
£10 tubing
£30 fittings
£10 fluid
£40 fans

My 3 aios and brackets cost me £190 was pricing a full custom loop the other day and it was well over £500

Mercutio · 13 May 2015 at 12:56

You aren't really comparing like for like there though are you?

Let's start here as this is...about the equivalent of a H100i:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-082-TL&groupid=962&catid=1532

So that's £110 for basically everything.

Add another same sized radiator for £28, 2 more fan for another £15ish, more tubing another £2-3, GPU block (a simple one like the head of an AIO, OcUK don't really sell them any more but it's... pretty much a CPU block adapted to fit) about £20.

I make that £176.
Even if we round it up to £200, it's going to fairly significantly out perform AIO setups.

AIO is waaaaaaay simpler and tidier, no contest. The cheap end of custom will be on par/slightly better for... 10% additional cash.

We can argue on price, better rads/pump/tubing/fans/etc obviously exist but it's definitely more towards the low end of custom to match AIO.

passey89 · 13 May 2015 at 13:35

Mercutio said:
You aren't really comparing like for like there though are you?

Let's start here as this is...about the equivalent of a H100i:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-082-TL&groupid=962&catid=1532

So that's £110 for basically everything.

Add another same sized radiator for £28, 2 more fan for another £15ish, more tubing another £2-3, GPU block (a simple one like the head of an AIO, OcUK don't really sell them any more but it's... pretty much a CPU block adapted to fit) about £20.

I make that £176.
Even if we round it up to £200, it's going to fairly significantly out perform AIO setups.

AIO is waaaaaaay simpler and tidier, no contest. The cheap end of custom will be on par/slightly better for... 10% additional cash.

We can argue on price, better rads/pump/tubing/fans/etc obviously exist but it's definitely more towards the low end of custom to match AIO.

Teh ok it may not be £500 for the cheapest but that pump wont go through 2 gpus, cpu and 2 rads would need to be better.

Also the generic gpu blocks are £50 each which is more than a h55 and bracket on its own.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-554-EK&groupid=962&catid=1520&subcat=2329

Just playing devils advocate. Pricing up a decent loop myself atm and its about £430 using fans i have atm.

ttaskmaster · 13 May 2015 at 13:45

WhiteHawk77 said:
Hey guys, so I have a Corsair 780T case

I'd +1 a Corsair cooler, most likely the H100i GTX - It's pretty much the best around at the moment, but also because many Corsair cases tend to be designed for them. Other brands can be a little problematic or at least limited on fitting options.

passey89 said:
My 3 aios and brackets cost me £190 was pricing a full custom loop the other day and it was well over £500

Mine was like that - I've managed to get it down to £380 so far, through a bit of judicious consideration.

Mercutio said:
We can argue on price, better rads/pump/tubing/fans/etc obviously exist but it's definitely more towards the low end of custom to match AIO.

The added advantages of an AIO are the fact that it's sealed and it has a warranty. No such thing with a w/c loop.

Greybeard · 13 May 2015 at 17:12

ttaskmaster said:
The added advantages of an AIO are the fact that it's sealed and it has a warranty. No such thing with a w/c loop.

+1 on this

And no maintenance required plus super easy to install.

WhiteHawk77 · 14 May 2015 at 02:20

Thanks guys, can you tell me what the difference is between the Corsair GT and GTX coolers? Also does anyone know how long the tubes are on the EVGA Hybrid? Thanks again.

Rroff · 14 May 2015 at 02:54

Mercutio said:
I'm not sure why so much would be spent on multiple AIO coolers? When you get to a point where it's £200+ in 2/3 individual units, surely it's time to look at a better performing custom loop?

IMO a lot comes down to the individual - some people love to spend time planning and setting up a custom loop, even maybe going as far as putting their own spin on it/unique touches, etc. personally though I like dabbling with a lot of tech when it comes to watercooling I'd rather bung a couple of AIOs in there and be done with it.

BG1980 · 14 May 2015 at 18:26

WhiteHawk77 said:
Thanks guys, can you tell me what the difference is between the Corsair GT and GTX coolers? Also does anyone know how long the tubes are on the EVGA Hybrid? Thanks again.

The GT is a 280mm rad and the GTX is 240mm rad as far as I know.

Greybeard · 14 May 2015 at 19:44

WhiteHawk77 said:
Thanks guys, can you tell me what the difference is between the Corsair GT and GTX coolers? Also does anyone know how long the tubes are on the EVGA Hybrid? Thanks again.

"GT" designator means improve performance over the non-i and i models.

"GTX" designator means that the cooler has a replaceable colored inserts on the side of the rad and top of the pump cap for aesthetic reasons, otherwise performance is the same as the GT version.

vsg28 · 14 May 2015 at 20:26

Greybeard said:
"GT" designator means improve performance over the non-i and i models.

"GTX" designator means that the cooler has a replaceable colored inserts on the side of the rad and top of the pump cap for aesthetic reasons, otherwise performance is the same as the GT version.

I thought the GT models had the replaceable inserts as well? The H110i GT I have here have removable inserts at the very least. As far as the naming goes, I got a different story from Prof Cao but I don't think I can say it in public

Greybeard · 14 May 2015 at 21:46

GTX model will have the changeable pump insert, with the exception of H110i GT, the fact that you can actually change it, like what you currently have. It should have been GTX to begin with, but it was just too late for us to add the "X" at the end when we launched it. Moving forward, all coolers that will have GTX suffix is an indication that the cooler will have a changeable pump insert.

Prof Cao is correct, but probably didn't explain to you why the H110i GT doesn't have the "X" at the end.

vsg28 · 15 May 2015 at 02:25

Aha yes that makes more sense now.