Which AIO between these two?

Have a look at Thermalright also, they’re insane value for money.
Just to add, I had 3 Corsair AIO’s and all 3 pumps failed (although many on here haven’t had problems).
 
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Any Thermalright specific models to keep an eye on?

I current have Thermalright Peerless Assassin heatsink that’s been great. Just fancy playing with an AIO to try and tame my 5800X3D.

Mind you, that CPU is so extremely thermally dense, it’ll probably approach thermal limits regardless of cooler.
 
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Any Thermalright specific models to keep an eye on?

I current have Thermalright Peerless Assassin heatsink that’s been great. Just fancy playing with an AIO to try and tame my 5800X3D.

Mind you, that CPU is so extremely thermally dense, it’ll probably approach thermal limits regardless of cooler.
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You won't really gain anything going to an AIO over the Peerless Assassin.

The only AIO that you will maybe gain 3-4C on, probably at the same fanspin/pump noise, is the Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360/420MM AIO's, and you need 68MM clearance in the roof for either, and a compatible motherboard (which you can check on Arctic's product page).

Either way, you're not going to gain anything, other than taking up more space, and possibly gaining pump noise.
 
Second the arctic, good value for money but the thermalright and thermaltake are also very good.

One of the benefits of the 360aio would be the heatsoak. For short sharp burst of heat it will absorb and take the heat without increasing speeds. Does balance put over time so as above it's not going to noticeably give you lower temps. And pump noise/ gurgle can be an issue for some.
 
I have a 5800X3D running on a single tower Thermalright Assassin King 120 and it's absolutely fine, - 30 offset.

There's really no point in changing to an AiO from what you have shy of aesthetics.

If you don't already have an offset on the chip try setting one, it'll improve your temps more than a change of HSF.
 
Yup, gone through the process of off setting the voltage.

I’m at -20 as -30 wasn’t fully stable for me.

To be fair, I want to upgrade my case to something more roomier as when I was buying a 9070XT, I was limited in choice because of GPU length (I only managed to fit a Saphire Pulse by swapping out a 140mm front intake fan for a low profile version).

Maybe with a roomier case airflow would be much better, which hopefully will have a benefit for temps overall.
 
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Yup, gone through the process of off setting the voltage.

I’m at -20 as -30 wasn’t fully stable for me.

To be fair, I want to upgrade my case to something more roomier as when I was buying a 9070XT, I was limited in choice because of GPU length (I only managed to fit a Saphire Pulse by swapping out a 140mm front intake fan for a low profile version).

Maybe with a roomier case airflow would be much better, which hopefully will have a benefit for temps overall.
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If you're going to switch case I'd do that first regardless, see where you stand.

After that if an AiO is still on the cards, any of the Thermalright's will be fine, but if you want a more premium cooling experience the Arctic Freezer III Pro variants are worth a look. They're among the best out there and are far more reasonably priced compared to the majority, just double check that they'll fit whichever case as the radiators are slightly thicker than standard AiO's.
 
Thanks for the replies guys.

I’ll focus on case first to get something more roomier than I have right now, ensuring that there is comparability with an AIO if I decide to go down that route.
 
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Stick with air, only go AIO if you have a really hot chip
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or unless you want to run silent, the only true silent air cooler is this one.

there are many cooler's that compare on cooling power but they all make some noise, the NH-D15 is the only one that can do it at low RPM's so quiet/silent.
and this is a with a low power CPU throw it at a 9800x3d and it will make noise. but the right AIO with the right fans can cost less and run silent/quieter
 
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or unless you want to run silent, the only true silent air cooler is this one.

there are many cooler's that compare on cooling power but they all make some noise, the NH-D15 is the only one that can do it at low RPM's so quiet/silent.
and this is a with a low power CPU throw it at a 9800x3d and it will make noise. but the right AIO with the right fans can cost less and run silent/quieter
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You're going to have case and GPU fans all producing noise. I can barely hear my PC from a couple of feet away when the computer is on.

Also, just have speakers- problem solved.
 
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or unless you want to run silent, the only true silent air cooler is this one.

there are many cooler's that compare on cooling power but they all make some noise, the NH-D15 is the only one that can do it at low RPM's so quiet/silent.
and this is a with a low power CPU throw it at a 9800x3d and it will make noise. but the right AIO with the right fans can cost less and run silent/quieter
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His original point stands about hot chips, the D15 can't handle 300w+ chips and by can't handle I just mean the cpu throttles
 
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I believe I was very unlock with the AF3. Tried the 280, 360 and 420. Always the pump was noisy, unless at 50% which started to affect the performance. Shame as all else is nicer than the previous version.
Use the EK Nucleus and was decent, but the fans are noisy over 35-40%.
Phanteks, the D30 first version was good, don’t know about the new one.
Settled with the Silent Loop as the pump is quiet and the fans are top quality.
 
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