The Best AIO Size for You - 240mm vs 280mm vs 360mm vs 420mm

Choosing the best AIO size for your PC build or upgrade can be extremely confusing since All in One liquid coolers might come in different sizes but does that mean they offer different cooling performance? In this video we take an apples to apples look at the full landscape of 240mm, 280mm, 360mm and 420mm AIO's to see if any one of them stands out as having the best performance.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Why Choosing an AIO is HARD
1:16 - Understanding AIO Price Overlap
3:03 - All the Bling with Corsair iCue Link
4:51 - Sponsor Spot
5:22 - Fan Size makes a MASSIVE Difference
6:24 - Testing Differences
6:41 - 180W Temperatures & Frequencies
8:03 - 253W Temperatures & Frequencies
9:05 - NO LIMITS Temperatures & Frequencies
10:36 - Gaming Temperatures & Framerates
11:04 - The Secret Weapon of BIG AIOs
11:56 - Bigger ISN'T Always Better
13:26 - The 280mm SWEET SPOT
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[@TheSlySyl]

Would love to see this done with the Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer series and their thicker radiators combined with slower, quieter fans.

[@bzak]

Those thicc ones really make case selection more important but the price to performance is unmatched

[@Zordonzig]

Liquid freezer 2 just can't be beat. I'm running the 280mm aRGB in my system ❤

[@declanbowler7379]

I was thinking the same thing. Arctic also made a 120mm aio, wonder if that would cope for users with limited space

[@kirikotone]

I would use them if the tube exit isn’t so poorly designed and sticks out the front like that. Makes it so difficult to route tubes well and makes the block height clearance a pretty big issue for many small cases.

[@declanbowler7379]

@kirikotone that is definitely worth thinking about, I used to own a CoolerMaster Elite 130 which would have left 120mm aios as the best cooling option

[@vensroofcat6415]

The thing about 280, they have only 10% less surface area than 360 ones, but can be fitted in significantly shorter space.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Really awesome to see a comparison between different AIO sizes in the same identical family. A lot of people seem to want the Liquid Freezer 2 and I totally would have used it for it for it’s pump design and offset mount but my case doesn’t fit

[@joshuastedford1670]

Excellent! Looking forward to seeing more AIO testing. The Air Cooler videos are easily amongst my favourite of the channel.

[@cj_zak1681]

brilliant stuff, as always Mike. Always fascinating to see how different coolers compare. Glad you mentioned size and compatibility in cases. It's not just about if the front or top of your case is long enough to take a 360/420, it's also about the height of the AIO's radiators and fans in relation to the height of your ram (and where many people get caught out, also your motherboard's VRM heatsink). For ram, Corsair's LPX is always a safe bet, but you really need to be careful with the height of your motherboard's VRM heatsinks too when choosing an AIO - they can often be taller than your ram. Even huge cases like the Meshify S2 runs into size compatibility issues, which is crazy when you look at how big it is

[@OPgamezz]

Amazing Video!!! I have watched quite a few other videos on this subject and this was the BEST!! 😊 Explanation was excellent too.... very clear explenation!!

[@Yarosuan_]

GREAT Video, all I wanted and needed to know about AIO's in a simple and understandable format!!

[@brianrobinson3961]

In my experience the thermal bottleneck with modern CPU usually isn’t the cooler section. It’s the heat transfer from the silicon through the heat spreader and into the cold plate itself. Once the heat is in the cooling medium it’s fairly easy to reject. I’d be interested in also tracking the water/fluid temp of these coolers into and exiting the cold plate & radiators to see which ones are actually most effective.

[@drekkerdyt]

Agreed and now do 14900K, I really don't think there's an AIO available period that can keep it under 100C with unlimited PL.

[@henryeowens]

Great comparison. Thank you for doing this. Super helpful!

[@thestrykernet]

Thanks for this video and looking forward to the roundup videos. It would be really nice if you could identify the ODM for the pumps when you do the roundup videos, because rarely are the companies transparent and I like knowing what I'm buying (I may go out of my way to not give asetek a dime). I'm disappointed Arctic didn't want to send you all a full lineup for this video, because their thicker radiators really shook up the industry.

[@KarlMeyer]

Corsair sending you all those units shows confidence in their products. I’m kinda impressed.

[@Wrigglevision]

Corsair, through all their questionable pricing, have been putting out solid products that simply work. They've made a pretty cool ecosystem for themselves if you have the money.

[@atirta777]

Corsair is the Apple of PC components imo. Their pricing is sometimes ridiculous but everything just works.

[@ThrashingBasskill]

​@@atirta777and sometimes stuff simply sucks but doesn't get fixed. Like their fans for example, even with "Magnetic Levitations", they are just loud and average at best..

[@ThrashingBasskill]

As a brand, if you can buy yourself a whole video for ad purposes, you do it. The price of the AIOs is nothing compared to the price of exposure. But the price for the adspot must have been to high then. HWC most likely doesn't work for free.

[@atirta777]

@@ThrashingBasskill I think you misinterpreted my comment. Their stuff is often just mediocre and you pay an extra just for the name, which I'm not a fan of, but Corsair's stuff generally doesn't fail on you out of nowhere.

[@DarthGusGus]

awesome research as always, thank you! radiator/fan thickness next please! 🙏🏼

[@8bits955]

very good job on this video and very much looking forward to future ones. I personally was going to upgrade my orignal h150i pro xt to something newer, but i am going to do someting a bit more stuipd. Going to make a quick disconnect loop to an external aquarium chiller. That should be easily control my temperatures even sub ambient if i wish aswell pairing it up with 2 360 rads as a buffer so the pc can still be run even without the chiller.

[@donovanflores7331]

Thank you! I have been searching tirelessly for a good representation of “can a 280mm cool a 13th gen” and you were the man with the stats. Thanks bro. If I ever manage to afford the rest of the PC I know which aio to get

[@pentecost_]

Recently upgraded from an air cooler, the AK400. I just bought what's suited for my case which has a space at the top for a 360mm AIO. Sure, a 240mm AIO would fit in there as well (while providing ample cooling for my Ryzen 7 5700X) but it wouldn't look as nice aesthetically. My approach would be to work with what you already have.

[@LinusBerglund]

I found an unused arctic LF 2 420 for 990 SEK. That is about 90 USD. It cools my 7900x without noise most of the time. It even keeps it from thermal throttling despite overclocked to 5.85ghz in prime95. If you have tve room for it you should get it. People buy them (arctic LF) without checking for compatibility first so there are a lot of bargains online. The non rgb fans have some weird motor noises so get the rgb ones if you can.

[@adamsteinbacher2629]

Love my Phanteks 280mm Glacier One. Perfect for the best performance in a quiet SFF build that it will fit in (the NR200 for me).

[@des7royerz]

My Liquid Freezer 240 and I are waiting for these roundups! 😍

[@shadowarez1337]

HWC always knows when im looking for a best of something it popa up on KZbin thank you. Gota cool a 7800x3D

[@redshift6251]

What I did was change the 120mm fans on my Corsair AiO with Phanteks T30 fans. If I need massive cooling for benchmark runs, those fans can push so much air with so much static pressure, the only limitation is the coldplate and the thermal dissapation area of the radiator itself.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yeah that makes sense. Supposedly Corsair will be launching a new Elite series at some point with high static pressure fans so we will see how that goes.

[@JahonCross]

Just what I was looking for is planning on getting an aio, so getting the correct size for my case is a must

[@krazyfrog]

The pump block on these is gorgeous.

[@butcherredalert1013]

thanks for this!!! a roundup video during the sale season would be great!!

[@HardwareCanucks]

It'll be afterwards sadly since we want to get it right.

[@Zarzar22]

Get that 240mm comparison vid out asap! I am building my first pc literally this month and the last part I am most unsure about is what the real differences are within that massive price range of 240mm aios

[@jessevelazquez7088]

Great info! I was looking for data just like this to make a decision!

[@prozoomy3588]

the video i wished for and have finally been blessed with 🎉 thank you

[@xpodx]

Nice review. I have a 240mm phanteks aio, performs pretty well. I'll probably use the same or 360mm next cuz I love the look of it. Corsair aios are nice, just I like other options better.

[@osardegozar2581]

An excellent introduction to your future reviews on AIOs! I am afraid, however, your noise floor level is a bit too high at 35.3 dBA for comparison at a low noise level. When you test AIOs at a very low fan RPM, I wonder if you could keep your PSU's fan from running or, better yet, use a fanless PSU; turn off discrete GPU and use iGPU, and keep case fans at inaudible noise level or stop them completely.

[@techluvin7691]

I modified a Corsair 360mm AIO by replacing the fans with Lian Li, but also adding 3 fans to the top side in a push/pull configuration cooling a 5800x3d. Results were excellent. You need a big case to be able to utilize this configuration.

[@Eiden193]

Perfect timing for me since I'm looking for an AIO for my next build. If possible bring in the Fractal Lumen and Celsius as well. Awesome video.

[@HardwareCanucks]

The Fractal AIOs are quite old so we'll be skipping those.

[@Eiden193]

@@HardwareCanucks I thought the Lumen series is like 2 years old. Is that considered old in the AIO space?

[@brumby92]

​@@Eiden193it kind of is yeah. Case, fans, coolers get refreshed often enough.

[@gstuart0770]

Great video, thank you!

[@justatim8143]

Outstanding video as now I no which is best for me. My next build is going to have a 7800X3D in it and wanted to try a radiator and did some research on which brand to buy. I decided on the EK Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux in white and from your test results and this CPU a 280 AIO would have worked about the same But EK doesn't make a 280 Nucleus yet. The reason why I went with EK is that is what they do, water cooling and their AIO water block has more copper in it to dissipate the heat from what I was told.

[@bzak]

I love how everyone brings up Artic's LF series xD

[@atta1798]

It makes sense the 280 is wider and bigger fans...great bench mark awesome!!!

[@Blafard666]

nice job, very informative ...

[@nexy84]

Great video 😀 Although I was always more of an air cooler "fan", I'm starting to realise that they start to struggle with these high-end newer generation CPUs. The more expensive, high-performance air coolers released this year, like the ones from DeepCool and BeQuiet, were major disappointments thus far, but there's still hope that Noctua will be able to turn the tide when they finally release their new flagship air cooler. Therefore, I think that in your future liquid cooler reviews, it will be useful to include the best air coolers in the charts to give us perspective, both from a performance+noise but also from a price point of view.

[@stiegelzeine2186]

Noctua is nothing special so don’t expect more than like 5-10% more performance because aircoolers are at their physical limit and noctua certainly can’t dissipate heat through another dimension like nzxt does with the air for their closed off cases

[@nexy84]

@@stiegelzeine2186 Noctua definitely was special, which was said many times on this channel and elsewhere. There's a reason their previous flagship air cooler is still part of most CPU cooler tests, even though it's several years old. But then the Peerless Assassin arrived, showing that it's possible to make a great air cooler while costing half of the £100+ premium air coolers. On the other hand, the new CPU generations turned out to be tricky to cool, pushing more and more people towards liquid coolers, including me. This makes the situation for Noctua quite difficult, as they only focus on air coolers. They either will need to prove that £100+ air coolers are worth the price through innovation, or they will need to cut the price, or they will need to widen their product portfolio to stay in business. For me personally, the question is: if for example a good 240mm liquid cooler costs £110, and a 360mm one £130, how do they compare to air coolers from multiple perspectives: performance, noise, price, longevity, etc.

[@3_kids_one_shot726]

Got the Corsair 280aio recently such an incredible aio. Keeps my 13700k all core 5.6ghz at mid 60’s. The best out there!

[@squirrel6687]

Wow, have a 280 CLC that outperforms a dual fan Mugen 5 Rev. B; however, I can't sustain an all core 5.2 to 5.3 GHz clock without throttling on an 11900k with limits open and temperature max of 90C. Even at 100C, throttling still occurs. Any suggestions?

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@squirrel6687 Try liquid metal both under and on IHS, along with other things like lga1700 retaining frame. On such high power levels even minor things like not best heat transfer or not best surface contact are a big deal.

[@graelstream2353]

If only they make better looking 280mm aio.... Thank you so much for doing informative videos like this! IT really helps alot in terms of saving and getting the best bang for the buck. THANK YOU!

[@shanefoo4013]

Awesome thank you. Doing a build and my case only fits a 280mm. Im using a 7950x3d and was worried the aio wouldnt be enough and i should sacrifice the front intake fan to use a 360mm instead. With this data im confident the 280mm will be enough. Awesome content.

[@1SaG]

Not sure I'd want to mount any radiator at the top of the case if I can put it in the front (as an intake) instead. You'll be blowing warm air from inside the case through the radiator with a top mount/exhaust, so your CPU temps will probably suffer a bit. Top mount/intake seems even more counter-intuitive because your radiator fans will then work against the hot air's natural tendency to rise inside the case. I'm limited to a 280 at the top of my case while the front supports 360s ... so I'm *probably* going to go with a 360 and put it in the front once I do decide to upgrade my current 240.

[@Ethereal184]

This video is literally what EVERYONE needed. Not sure why every other company shying away from these type of reviews when there are still benefits from getting a larger cooler

[@tofu_golem]

That pretty much reinforced what I assumed. I generally get the biggest possible respirator so that I can run the fans at a lower speed.

[@saiyandadfps8349]

I’d really like to see a comparison/ roundup of how changing fans on an aio can change the performance significantly. I recently put 2 p12max fans on my H100i aio, rather than the ML120 fans, and the temp difference was like 7-10c and at the same noise levels. I don’t think anyone has ever discussed swapping fans on a radiator to change the total performance.

[@panzer3279]

Would love to see a comparison of all the AIOs from brands like EK, Corsair, NZXT, Lian Li, Arctic, Asus etc.

[@HardwareCanucks]

We're on it.

[@sublime2craig]

Gamers Nexus tested the EK Elite 360 against the Artic Freezer 2 360 and EK just barely beats Artic.

[@panzer3279]

@@sublime2craig EK has released new AIOs several months ago. The one you're talking about is not sold now.

[@sublime2craig]

@@panzer3279 pump and rad specs are the same for the "new" models of EK AIOs. The only difference is updated fan design.

[@HardwareCanucks]

On older platforms.......

[@chrisx742]

This guy is the best PC tech reviewer on KZbin.

[@itsdeonlol]

Thanks Mike!

[@wherearemytesticles]

Funny how 280mm is just as good as 360mm, and yet it's more compact. I guess the issue is that not all cases support them.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

There is a reason for that. They are just build differently from 240/360 family.

[@Ruiso7]

Can't wait for 480mm and 560mm to be the norm. Also maybe 2x180mm 3x180mm rad too... like cases that can fit 4x140mm can definately fit 3x180mm (560mm vs 540mm) I know 180mm fans aren't as common, but they should be made more common, like they are bigger, quiter, better and all that vs smaller fans. I wish to put a 2x180mm rad in front of the Fractal Torrent, would look so good...

[@matt42666]

Good comparison I have 3 PCs all with NZXT Kracken 280mm rads as the 280 is wider than the 360 I think the extra width com pared to length makes the 360 and 280 very comprible in cooling compacity as for CPU Rad combos my 1st NZXT Kraken X63 280 is paired with a I7 7700K CPU the rad has been running flawlessly for the past 7 years keeping that 7700K cpu at 50c on average yes you can hear those fans ramp up when needed but 99% of the time completely silent. 2nd 280 is an NZXT 280 paired with a 13700K again very quiet and keeps the 13700K at a comfortable 45c this doesnt ramp the fans up like the prevoios older Kraken this rad is housed in a mATX form factor case and belive me I needed a sheo horn along with a lot of grease to get the rad into place. The final PC is also an I7 13700K paired with a 280mm Kraken Elite this is quite a bit more expensive as the Elite has the larger LCD screen the but well worth the extra money when building the PC not only for performance but also for looks if it was about the money I would have gone with Noctua air cooling and saved myself several houndred dollars for the same results

[@GodBlessTheATF]

My 360mm Kraken X73 has kept my 5800x under 70C with no issues. There’s also 7 120mm and 2 140mm case fans to help cool 6900xt

[@georgioszampoukis1966]

The Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 costs about 105 euro where I live. I mean, if you have the space for it, don't even bother looking at anything else, this thing is absolutely impressive.

[@FieryMeltman]

My only complaint with it is the pump block doesn't look great, and has no lights, even for the RGB version. If it had that, it would be a no-brainer for me.

[@fleurdewin7958]

420s are very hard to find cases that can fit them in. I am running a 360 only because my CM H500P case cannot fit a 420.

[@Default_Defect]

@@FieryMeltman I bought the Arctic LF II 360 and three additional fans for $40 less than what the Corsair equivalent costs by itself. That was the no-brainer to me.

[@FieryMeltman]

@@Default_Defect If price is the main concern, you can get a Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm AIO for $60. I got a Thermalright Frozen Magic 280mm for $52 several months ago, and my 7900x has been doing great with it.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

13:21 That's why I went with the C7000D case with the H170I. I thought for Intel 12th Gen I want a big heat sink so I don't need to worry about thermal throttling and noise.

[@mrdwilkster]

Please do a custom loop and compare it to this so we can see why someone would go through the trouble of a custom loop. Awesome piece and thank you!

[@sinz1875]

I’ll give you one. On a custom loop you can swap out certain parts if they spring a leak. A closed loop hence “AIO” you gotta replace the whole unit. Custom loops aren’t complicated but you do have to be mindful on what you’re doing.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Custom loop will get you more performance, as your pump is just better then whatever can fit into relatively small AIO unit. And that without mentioning ability to just stack up all the rads you can fit, no AIO will be able to have more then just 1.

[@puffnstuff12]

Currently I'm running a 360 AIO and my 13900k will thermal throttle even with the fans at full with fantastic air flow through the case. I'm replacing it with an ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 420 argb in push pull which still costs under $200 USD with the 6 fans.

[@rangersmith4652]

After 10 years of using AIOs, I've learned exactly how to choose the right size for my builds: Use an air cooler. The only AIOs I've ever used have been from Corsair, a couple of 120s, a couple of fat 240s, and a 280. I've also built a fully custom EKWB system. Never again. There's nothing wrong with water cooling, but given how good air coolers have become, and since I don't constantly run CPU stress test software to marvel at how cool my CPU is, there's just no reason to mess with it.

[@HardwareCanucks]

I think it all depends on context too. Without a doubt AIO's can subjectively "look" better than most air coolers since they have the possibility to incorporate more RGB, LCD screens, etc. But even if you think of situations where looks become immaterial, like in a space constrained ITX build, there are many enclosures that support 240 / 280 AIO's in that space that just can't mount tower style coolers. In those builds, an AIO can certainly deliver amazing cooling results.

[@rangersmith4652]

@@HardwareCanucks True on all counts, but some of us focus on how what's on the screen looks, not what's inside the case. We often choose a larger case simply because the large internal volume contributes to cooling.

[@Agent4OuRights]

Great video.

[@Games_and_Tech]

I just got the Phanteks glacier one D30 premium 420mm AIO to cool my 7800x3d 😂 at cinebench reaches 74 °C max temp

[@danbiohack5353]

Thanks for the roundup, very useful information. My h100i elite capelix hits 90c at 200watts on my 14700kf. So im looking at a 360mm corsair or a ewkb nucleus. Without it i can't even run stock settings without hitting 100c instantly under full load. Perhaps the culprit is my mobo (msi b760 tomahawk), cant really set a static voltage in the bios, which was a surprise for me.

[@AdrianoALocatelli]

My best pc channel

[@graelstream2353]

Whats your recommendation for the AM5 platform? If I recall correctly, only the arctic liquid freezer and the lian li galahad lcd are the only ones that included the am5 offset mount. Again thank you for this informative video!

[@Lesiunta]

Wonder how much temp delta there would be for push/pull configurations on all these AIOs.

[@Ceen328]

I am team 360 and tbh, mostly for the looks. I run a 13600k and a smaller AIO would be more than enough. If I would rebuild my system (13600k + 4070 non ti), I might even go the mini tower route, as this setup doesn't consume loads of power and runs quite cold in generall.

[@mirosawbudziszewski9019]

Jeeez, I was waiting so long for AIO reviews from You guys!!! Is there any chance will you review Cooler Master ML Illusion? Preferable 360 version 😇 Also it would be nice to see in depth comparison of mounting radiator in front and top of the case to see how it affects modern GPU’s and CPU’s performance. Analysis that I find on the internet are lacking many data, like for example how front mounted CPU AIO radiator affects clocks on GPU (not only temps due to the Boost)

[@HardwareCanucks]

We're tackling 240mm first but all great ideas.

[@stennan]

Very cool video 😁 But will I need to have a AIO for a 7800X(3D) to prevent thermal throttling? I am not planning a new build until Zen 5 anyway, but I expect that a Thermalright tower would be enough for an AMD 8-core unit.

[@HardwareCanucks]

No, not for gaming

[@SylvainDuford]

Not really surprised that the 280mm is so competitive with the 360mm. There is only a 10% difference in radiator area (39,200 mm2 vs 43,200 mm2) and it has quite and more efficient fans (but only 2 vs 3).

[@syd_jzx100]

I'd love to see this level of rigourous testing with a single 280mm radiator paired with a vast selection of 140mm fans.

[@Todbrecher]

well in my case the bigger radiator does mean better cooling performance - but I slapped Noctua IndustrialPPCs on there, which always are capable of 3000RPM - no matter which size you choose 😁

[@Canes27ac]

Would be cool to see you also test push pull configs with these if they allow it.

[@HardwareCanucks]

You'd need to buy more screws but that's certainly something I'll explore in the future.

[@emiel255]

I am personally running a 7800X3D with an NZXT Z53 240mm AIO and it's been running fantastic. No hot temperatures whatsoever during gaming. Could not be more happy

[@9blunted]

I just upgrade to the 7800x3d and am using a fuma 2 air coooler. I honestly think a light breeze could cool this cpu lol. What are you gaming temps like? I am dying to put an 240mm aio on it in my new case

[@emiel255]

@@9blunted well that cooler you have is very good so it makes sense for your cpu to be nicely cooled Usually my temps are between 60-70 during gaming As for my GPU it’s on the Quiet mode BIOS which means it will aim for a quieter GPU at the cost of a 5 degree temp increase. So during gaming my GPU will be basically at 70 degrees (not any higher). When it’s very cold in my room however it can go down to 65 degrees Oh and also this might be useful information for you since you want to buy a new case, those aforementioned temps are with a fully open case design so I have basically the best airflow possible for my AIO fans and GPU fans

[@Deletistjerk]

The one that fits in a case :)

[@andresitorocks5574]

Props to Corsair for this!

[@ChrisKadaver]

I'd like to know wether a low profile cooler is better than a 120mm aio in tight builds in terms of performance/noice level? Right now I can get a 120mm aio here in sweden for under 30 USD. That's roughly what you have to pay for a mid range low profile one.

[@boudewijnb]

Cool comparison. It's a pretty bad idea to draw conclusions on which AIO size is the best, based on one lineup. Other brands might have very different fans, radiotors and waterblocks, which could produce different results

[@HardwareCanucks]

I'd think that, within a margin of error, other brands would be about the same. Then again it really depends on fan specs since we've seen with DeepCool's LT series that their 140mm fans have insane specs compared to the 120mm based units. That would however cement my opinion that 280mm is the best solution right now.

[@schwanzmunster2503]

I run a Corsair H150i capellix elite XT on my 5600x. Nice and frosty even used as an exhaust. I'm more concerned with keeping my 4070Ti cool.

[@antoniocepaj7544]

I'm wondering can I cool 14700kf with Noctua NH-U12A Chromax Black CPU cooler, or do I really need 240/280 in a Lian Li O11 air mini case. It will be paired with 4070 Asus dual RTX. ❤

[@Stigness23]

Does Corsair ever make the H170s in white? This is really making me debate whether i wanna stay 360 or go 420...

[@sir1junior]

5:20 I have the 1600w it's great 👍🏿

[@user-ff5sm3zd9u]

Is it different from Corsair Hydro Series, iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX, 360mm Radiator And what about Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 FLUX Series 360mm AIO CPU Liquid Cooler for i7 14700k

[@oppressorable]

What i would like to see is an aio vs a large custom loop like a 3x360 to see if there is any benefit for a large custom loop. That's an apple to orange comparaison but some peoples do hesitate between apples and oranges.

[@dryii]

AIO is easy: just buy the biggest Arctic Liquid Freezer II which fits in your case! 😁

[@HeyMaruniko]

want to add about 280mm vs 360mm. not every pc case can support 280mm mounted on top ventilation. since it can interfere with motherboard's heat sink. slim case like Corsair 4000d or Montech Sky Two doesn't always support 280mm AIO on top since it depends on motherboard you use.

[@squirrel6687]

Don't the larger AIOs after a point only prolong the length of time to saturation? Now that would be a great test to experimentally determine by game, resolution, and effects time to saturation? Once passed this time, find the steady state temp and the corresponding performance. After that point, performance should be evaluated. Basically, find per genre of application the time it takes to have average performance, not the boosted short duration performance. Aren't all coolers limited by the ambient temperature?

[@GungHoSourdough]

I have a 280 Kraken Elite AIO in my Fractal Design North but it can’t fit in many configurations I need it to die to GPU size, any better suggestions to cool my 7900XTX and 7800X3D?

[@nastysoda9212]

Thanks, I just bought and installed a deepcool ls520. It's an absolute pos as far as noise goes. Keeps things cool but stupid loud and annoying pump. I'm returning it and looking for what to get now.

[@V0LK4N]

Hey mr i need your huge help 🙂 I bought peerless assassin 120 se for 7800x3d after i wachted your videos but if its not enough i will buy 280 aio what are you thinking ?

[@pezdacandyboi]

so far gaming, bigger is better if you want it to run at low quit fan speeds?

[@franksam8610]

I’ve always liked Corsair my last 2 lasted7 and 8 years the last one just went out on my old build

[@IndrasilDesignStudio]

Would love to see AIO liquid coolers for graphics cards.

[@joevk6274]

I just swapped my PC into a Neo Qube2 case and installed a Deepcool LS720 SE 360 AIO. Is it overkill on a Ryzen 5600? Probably. Does it run cool? Absolutely.

[@Net7GiantMeteor2024]

Using 120mm on my 5800X3D (Arctic Freezer II before it was discontinued), no issues with gaming, was cheaper then 240mm at the time. Plus, in use in ITX case so cant even fit 240 if I wanted. After watching the video, the only thing I wish these roundups would have is replacing the fans with higher performing fans, ya price is thrown out the window, but not so far as to go custom water cooling.

[@Wistbacka]

What is the best 280 if I dont want any lights or bling?

[@kkndking]

the better question is can the 420 fit in your case as it found recently I bought a Arctic 420 would not fit in my be quiet DARK BASE 900 with out water sounds form the aio tubs up top and it was to thick for the top of the case it collided with my motherboard

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yeah that's what I said.... The 420 is huge and requires an expensive case to house it.

[@petermilian4455]

Is Hardware Canucks still planning on doing 280, 360, and 420 AIO roundups? This video makes the case pretty effectively that 280 AIOs are the sweet spot if you have a compatible case so I'm excited to see some 280 AIO coverage.

[@chocolate_fisho9838]

I have 280 AIO with 5800X3D. Works great in my Corsair 4000D airflow case. Plus can't fit a 360.

[@funtaril]

In future videos I'd much prefer to see the comparison of $50-80 AiOs from affordable brands (Thermalright, Deepcool, Enermax, ID-Cooling, Jonsbo etc) than just a bunch of $200+ options from marketing giants I'll never buy.

[@TomTschritter]

thanks

[@maximus3294]

if you're in north america, there's a good chance you can pick up EK's 280mm AIO from newegg for under $70 USD. killer deal

[@HardwareCanucks]

That's a crazy deal

[@PerpetratorPulse]

can i run a i7 14700kf (not overclocking) with a kraken x63 280mm? Dont want to upgrade the AIO

[@harveylq5395]

I've been using 280 since forever on my 7800x3d. Best decision in my life. Fan never spin more than 50%.

[@MikeNovelli]

Mike loves to do size comparisons... 😏

[@Mark_Williams.]

Thicker radiators, which I don't think exist in AIOs currently make a very big difference too. It's all about that surface area. One advantage open loops can have over AIOs.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Arctic has thicker radiators, though in that situation their limitations will always be fan-based since you need immense static pressure to overcome a thicker rad.

[@Mark_Williams.]

@@HardwareCanucks I'd have thought the pressure was related to fin density not depth. I'd like to see some testing on that seeing as you're getting into AIO testing :)