Which AIO cooler

atanas dimitrov · Apr 27, 2017

Hey guys I am having a hard time figuring out which cooler to buy for my cpu and case.
So I have the Antec v3 twelve hundred case. Which has a top build in 200mm fan, 2 140mm front fans, 1 rear fan and 1 side panel fan.
http://store.antec.com/gaming-series/twelve-hundred-v3.html
I would like to run something like the corsair H series AIO but don't know how to install the radiator fan part in the case?
What would do?
Thank you

peche · Apr 27, 2017

well, you have plenty options there...
i dont like that much corsair's Hidro series, despite being made by Asetek as my loved thermaltake AIO does, when i was in your situation did some research about some AIO coolers, fount several interesting facts about my current Tt Water 3.0 Pro, thick rad, great tubing, decent cpu block / pump combo, also it outperforms some 240mm rad ones, also corsair had a bad season some years ago with several leakages on their coolers,

in your case you are able to install 120mm, 240mm units at the back,

i like the water3.0 pro cuz it save space inside and also performs great!

Regards,

atanas dimitrov · Apr 27, 2017

Wow thank you. What is water 3.0 who makes it . So which cooler would you recommend around 130usd range

alucasa · Apr 28, 2017

Haaaaang on. I hope the case doesn't really cost 200 bucks as it says on the website?

atanas dimitrov · Apr 28, 2017

Well that is what they sold for new I guess. It is a 3 year old case. I bought a gAmer pc 2 years ago and came in it.

peche · Apr 28, 2017

atanas dimitrov said:
Wow thank you. What is water 3.0 who makes it . So which cooler would you recommend around 130usd range

were are you from ?
also:
Water 3.0 Pro : 120mm single thick rad AIO cooler,
Water 3.0 Extreme : 240mm dual Rad AIO Cooler
Water 3.0 Ultimate : 360mm Triple Rad AIO Cooler

clink on the names, they will riderect you to official page,

Regards,

atanas dimitrov · Apr 28, 2017

I live in seattle wa. But born in Bulgaria.

Liviu Cojocaru · Apr 28, 2017

I would advise to go for the Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 240 if it fits in that case other option would be the Corsair H80i GT. I have both coolers and they are very good.

thebluebumblebee · Apr 28, 2017

atanas dimitrov said:
I live in seattle wa.

Where it's cool almost all of the time. I'd suggest going with an air cooler instead. They're more reliable and even if the fan(s) stop working, they will continue to provide some cooling. With that case, you should have no problems fitting the largest air coolers, such as the D15S, Le Grand Macho RT which perform similarly with many of the AIO's.

FilipM · Apr 28, 2017

I have an Antec 1200 myself, and I don't think there is enough space to fit a dual 120 rad in the back of the case, it's really close to the 200mm fan at the top. I might be wrong though

PS. Found this:

Corsair H100 in an Antec 1200

thebluebumblebee · Apr 28, 2017

FilipM said:
I have an Antec 1200 myself, and I don't think there is enough space to fit a dual 120 rad in the back of the case, it's really close to the 200mm fan at the top. I might be wrong though

PS. Found this:

Corsair H100 in an Antec 1200

Professional? :shadedshu:

A trip to the hardware store to get another set of those long screws would eliminate that whole hassle from the first part of the video, EDIT although I will admit that trying to wrestle the cooler plus 2 fans and then get the screws inserted at the same time is a real pain. Some double sided tape helps.
Here's a couple of pictures that I found. One appears to be a H50 and the other an H80.
H50 Having that "reservoir" bump in front of the other fan is not a problem.

H80. I think the "reservoir" part of the radiator, where the hoses attach, should be on the top.

peche · Apr 28, 2017

atanas dimitrov said:
I live in seattle wa.

ebay.com its a valid source for you ? amazon or newegg?

FilipM · Apr 28, 2017

Ignore the word professional and all is well, I was surprised it fits

I've placed my Nepton 120XL like the 2nd picture, and it looks exactly the same, same thickness as well. You can put the hoses top or bottom, makes no difference. In fact, cooler master shows the product on their web page with the piping being at the bottom.

Caring1 · Apr 29, 2017

I prefer the hoses at the base of the radiator only for the reason evaporation can occur over time and air bubbles can cause cavitation and premature pump failure.

Keullo-e · May 4, 2017

Arctic Freezer 120/240's are cheap here in Finland and popular. I'd go for one if I'd get an AIO.

System Name	Iracing Beast
Processor	4790K Devils Canyon
Motherboard	ASUS Z97 pro gamer
Cooling	Corsair H80iV2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 16 Gig 2446mhz 11-13-13-31 CRT2
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1070 SC2
Storage	Scandisc 120 gig SSD, 250 gig SSD games, M.2 OS
Display(s)	Oculus Rift
Case	Antec Twelvehundred V3
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Z97
Power Supply	Antec 1000w
Mouse	Microsoft
Keyboard	Kuyimu gamers
Software	Win10

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

System Name	Iracing Beast
Processor	4790K Devils Canyon
Motherboard	ASUS Z97 pro gamer
Cooling	Corsair H80iV2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 16 Gig 2446mhz 11-13-13-31 CRT2
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1070 SC2
Storage	Scandisc 120 gig SSD, 250 gig SSD games, M.2 OS
Display(s)	Oculus Rift
Case	Antec Twelvehundred V3
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Z97
Power Supply	Antec 1000w
Mouse	Microsoft
Keyboard	Kuyimu gamers
Software	Win10

System Name	Iracing Beast
Processor	4790K Devils Canyon
Motherboard	ASUS Z97 pro gamer
Cooling	Corsair H80iV2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 16 Gig 2446mhz 11-13-13-31 CRT2
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1070 SC2
Storage	Scandisc 120 gig SSD, 250 gig SSD games, M.2 OS
Display(s)	Oculus Rift
Case	Antec Twelvehundred V3
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Z97
Power Supply	Antec 1000w
Mouse	Microsoft
Keyboard	Kuyimu gamers
Software	Win10

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

Which AIO cooler

atanas dimitrov

peche

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atanas dimitrov

alucasa

atanas dimitrov

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

atanas dimitrov

Liviu Cojocaru

thebluebumblebee

FilipM

thebluebumblebee

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

FilipM

Caring1

Keullo-e

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Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

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Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 5600X PBO
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	EKWB AIO 240MM Push-Pull fans
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 4000 32GB (4x8) @4066 CL16, Custom Timings
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 1080Ti FE OC
Storage	Kingston A2000 500GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 24" S24D300 + 2x LG LED 24"
Case	Cooler Master H500
Audio Device(s)	SB X-Fi Titanium Fatality Professional
Power Supply	Sama Forza Modular 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Keyboard	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

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Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X up to 5.05GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite
Cooling	Custom loop (CPU+GPU, 240 & 120 rads)
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury @ DDR4-3466
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6700 XT Fighter OC/UV
Storage	~4TB SSD + 6TB HDD
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
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