Which AIO Cooler?

[lightning70]

Which one do you think I should take, friends? Both for the same price in my city
Arctic Liquid Freezer 240mm
Corsair H100X 240mm
My CPU Core I7 10700

 

[Splinterdog]

I'm on my second Corsair H100i - the first from 2014 is now in my second rig - and I can't fault them. The H100X is considerably cheaper than the Platinum RGB version so if you don't care for RGB, that would be the one to go for.

 

[dark2099]

Arctic is solid too these days.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

The corsair has a 5 year warranty the Arctic has a 2. The Arctic will slightly outperform the corsair depending on the cpu you're sticking it on. So it sorta depends on what's more important to you Overall performance or the manufacturers faith in longevity..

 

[PaulieG]

No question. The EK AIO's and Arctic Freezer II are much better than the tired old Asetek designs used by most of the industry.

(301) EK AIO 360 & 240 D-RGB Cooler Review vs. Arctic Liquid Freezer, Noctua, & More - YouTube

 

[nguyen]

Arctic liquid freezer 240mm would be my choice too.

 

[PaulieG]

One thing to remember is that EK knows water cooling blocks, pumps and radiators far better than Arctic or Corsair, It's not even close. In my experience with several of their blocks it was a no brainer to go with EK, and I'm more than satisfied with their AIO.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
I'd look mostly at warranty time and how easy rma shipping is from and to your region
Corsair usually wins those areas.

 

[PaulieG]

EK has a 5 year warranty, and I'm not sure about RMA, but I know both of my AIO's from them, ordered at different times took less than 7 business days to get to me. Just saying.

 

[ThrashZone]

EK has a 5 year warranty, and I'm not sure about RMA, but I know both of my AIO's from them, ordered at different times took less than 7 business days to get to me. Just saying.

Hi,
If the op lives in the EU rma shipping wouldn't be bad for ek
USA though I'd lean to a company that has a USA rma site like corsair has seeing customer has to pay for shipping an rma item.
Only the replacement shipping might be free you just have to look at rma terms corsairs is a freebie.

I'm on my second Corsair H100i - the first from 2014 is now in my second rig - and I can't fault them. The H100X is considerably cheaper than the Platinum RGB version so if you don't care for RGB, that would be the one to go for.

RMA is ezpz 110 GT also died after 36 months so 5 year warranty rules.

 

[PaulieG]

Hi,
If the op lives in the EU rma shipping wouldn't be bad for ek
USA though I'd lean to a company that has a USA rma site like corsair has seeing customer has to pay for shipping an rma item.
Only the replacement shipping might be free you just have to look at rma terms corsairs is a freebie.


RMA is ezpz 110 GT also died after 36 months so 5 year warranty rules.

The Time and cost with RMA is potentially a good point. Thing is, I've never had to RMA with EK. Their pumps never seem to die, no leaky radiators and no perceptible corrosion in their blocks and I've bought several of each through the years. I think the likelihood of needing to RMA should also be factored in as much as what happens if you need to RMA.

 

[ThrashZone]

The Time and cost with RMA is potentially a good point. Thing is, I've never had to RMA with EK. Their pumps never seem to die, no leaky radiators and no perceptible corrosion in their blocks and I've bought several of each through the years. I think the likelihood of needing to RMA should also be factored in as much as what happens if you need to RMA.

Hi,
I have 4 PWM D5 ek pumps doubt they made them and just added an ek label but none have died yet about 3.5/ 4 years now I think
But this aio is new not even sure ek made the pump so it's good ek at least offers a 5 year warranty on it and unit in general
RMA shipping from the USA to EU is complicated and expensive seeing insuring the item is not free and if not insured and it is lost in transit so is your rma replacement = lost.

 

[lightning70]

Korsanın 5 yıllık garantisi vardır. Arktik'in 2'si vardır. Arctic, yapıştırdığınız cpu'ya bağlı olarak korsandan biraz daha iyi performans gösterecektir. Yani bu, sizin için neyin daha önemli olduğuna bağlıdır Genel performans veya üreticilerin uzun ömürlülüğe inanması ..

As a result of my research, I found that the arctic is more performance and quieter. There is a maximum of 2 years Warranty in my country. that's why I bought Freezer.

 

[ixi]

Scythe Fuma 2!

Back to main question: both will do just fine. Like previously other lurkers said. Look at warranty.

 

[milewski1015]

Scythe Fuma 2!

GN's recent review showed that it doesn't really have much headroom to scale up with higher heat loads

 

[A Computer Guy]

Which one do you think I should take, friends? Both for the same price in my city
Arctic Liquid Freezer 240mm
Corsair H100X 240mm
My CPU Core I7 10700

Arctic Liquid Freezer II has the VRM fan (not sure if that is the same AIO you are referring too).
If you need some additional airflow for your VRM while cooling your CPU that may be an appealing option.

 

[John Naylor]

The only AIOs I can recommend are the Swiftech, EK and Alphacool models with all copper componentry. The performance (performance / noise ratio) of the $55 Fuma 2 Air Cooler exceeds almost every AIO made. The Swiftech's fly outta stock every time they come in but the 360s's are due to arrive again last week of March / 1st week of April. The 24o models will be a bit longer as they are filling ahuge order and they will be filling that at least till end of April

Swiftech Drive X3 AIO CPU Coolers

Drive X3 AIO, all-in-one CPU cooler with built-in addressable RGB lighting

www.swiftech.com

1st rule of water cooling ... never mix metals (copper block / aluminum rad) ... the rules out 98% of AIOs. And because of thower heat transfer capability of Aluminum, hey require extreme speed fans ... hen they hiy 55% load, I wanna get up and leave the room (60 dbA).
Galvanic Corrosion https://martinsliquidlab.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/corrosion-explored/
Sound comparison https://martinsliquidlab.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/swiftech-h220-vs-corsair-h100i-noise-testing/

2nd Rule of water cooling ... rad fans always blow in (You want to cool things with cooler outside air or preheated inside air ? . You don't need to "pull the hot air out", it goes out on it's own. Having more exhaust fans then intakes, even same amount results in negative pressure which also sucks in exhaust from PSU and GFX card thru rear case grille.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
lol image shows fans as exhaust but text says intake

 

[milewski1015]

1st rule of water cooling ... never mix metals (copper block / aluminum rad) ... the rules out 98% of AIOs.

Doesn't mixing metals when it comes to AIOs not present as much of a problem as custom loops because they use fluid that is more glycol-based than water based? That, and the fact that the fluid never actually contacts the aluminum fins of the rad?

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Doesn't mixing metals when it comes to AIOs not present as much of a problem as custom loops because they use fluid that is more glycol-based than water based? That, and the fact that the fluid never actually contacts the aluminum fins of the rad?

There's still water in it, as water has a much higher specific heat than glycol. So the less glycol you have, the better cooling you get for the same overall system volume. Autos generally go 50/50, don't know what ratio AIOs use. Presumably they have corrosion inhibitors as well, but those degrade over time.