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[ir_cow]

Let us know how the build goes when you get all the parts. May the production god(s) bless you

 

[motomania71]

Let us know how the build goes when you get all the parts. May the production god(s) bless you

Thanks! I'm waiting on the motherboard, graphics cards and cpu to be delivered.

The LFIII is a solid cooler but an absolute pain on Intel to install honestly I'd pick something else possibly an air cooler like this

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Watch some videos on the LF3 on Intel.

What are the pros & cons on air coolers vs liquid coolers?

 

[Sol_Badguy]

What are the pros & cons on air coolers vs liquid coolers?

Air coolers
Pros:
- basically immortal heatsink, if it doesn't have a manufacturing defect which would be apparent early on and if you don't play soccer with it, it won't break.
- if it does "break" the damage is very contained, pretty much the fan can die (which is easily replaced) but even if the heatsink itself breaks (let's pretend it can happen) it doesn't damage other nearby components.
- usually cheaper than an AIO (Noctua laughing in tan & brown).
Cons:
- if large in volume they obstruct the area around the socket, meaning you have difficulty manipulating things in that area (RAM, fan headers etc.).
- depending on the model possible interference with (tall) RAM.
- if heavy they put strain on the mobo PCB.
- less performance than liquid coolers.
- not only less performance, but they keep the heat confined in the socket area, creating a heat pocket, the heat ends up in the heatsink then exhausted by the fans.
- the need to purchase fans for the top of the case possibly negating the price advantage over an AIO.

Liquid coolers
Pros:
- better performance than air coolers.
- mounting at the top of the case means no need for extra fans to be purchased, if the case has front fans and the AIO is mounted in front, the case fans could be moved at the top, thereby saving money.
- moves heat away from the socket area, the heat ends up in the radiator which is then exhausted out of the case by the fans.
- less obstruction around the socket area.
- no interference with the RAM (well perhaps those that have a Gameboy or whatever strapped to the pump block).
Cons:
- very problematic if it breaks/leaks, the liquid can easily damage other components. If the fans break/die they are easily replaced, if the pump breaks and warranty period is over then bye bye, it needs to be replaced completely but the fans can be kept for future builds.
- if it doesn't break per se, it however degrades, meaning after several years the performance starts to drop, so the practical lifetime is less than an air cooler.
- price is higher than a regular air cooler.

 

[phanbuey]

Also air coolers tend to be quieter if you're building a silent build with a stock or UV processor since they don't have a pump.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

What are the pros & cons on air coolers vs liquid coolers?

For a cpu that consumes 150w under full load I don't feel the downsides of an AIO with the very very small chance of leaking or the pump dying is worth it with a decent air cooler giving you around the same performance.

I like AIO cooling I use it a lot but air coolers are just simpler can be installed prior to installing the motherboard into the case and offer a good balance of price/reliability/performance.


A lot will depend on the case you are going to choose as well on what would be the better option but for people who want to mess with the PC as little as possible a tower air cooler makes the most sense.

 

[dgianstefani]

Also air coolers tend to be quieter if you're building a silent build with a stock or UV processor since they don't have a pump.

It depends on the pump.

The joke ewaste block mounted plastic pumps in AIOs? Yeah, you'll hear that under any kind of actual load, unless you want the motor to burn out from heat saturation with a manual curve, since it's cooled by the coolant it propels.

The metal/ceramic D5 with it's own dedicated heatsink mounted with rubber gaskets to my case running at 35% to 50% in my custom loop? Inaudible.

Actually properly done watercooling is borderline silent, that's literally half the reasons to do it, besides cooling performance. I'm talking sub 30 dBA within the case, inaudible outside the case.

The $50-300 AIO trash? Progressively noisier until they die/fail at their job, which is a when, not an if.

For a cpu that consumes 150w under full load I don't feel the downsides of an AIO with the very very small chance of leaking or the pump dying is worth it with a decent air cooler giving you around the same performance.

I like AIO cooling I use it a lot but air coolers are just simpler can be installed prior to installing the motherboard into the case and offer a good balance of price/reliability/performance.


A lot will depend on the case you are going to choose as well on what would be the better option but for people who want to mess with the PC as little as possible a tower air cooler makes the most sense.

Depends on how hard you OC. I could push my 9800X3D to above 5.6 GHz all core daily, with safe voltages and sub 100 W draw, but it would still spike hard with a weaker cooling system due to tiny CCDs. For CPU+GPU loops (like mine) it's a waste to do dual loops unless money is literally no object and you have a full tower case, so you need to account for GPU even if CPU isn't breaching 100 W.

I always find it hilarious (and sad) when people spend more than $100 on an AIO. Under that price, if you don't care about creating ewaste, there's an argument for them. Above that is fundamental insanity for what you're getting.