I don’t really care for looks I just want something that has good performance and not trash.
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I’m going to say the same thing I always do, and thats the artic II 240, because its cheap and I have one and it seems to be able to handle just about anything.
I hate questions like these. Will you plan on running with or without power limits? Just get a decent air cooler if you don’t want the best performance
Best budget AIO ? Air cooling.
I agree here even though I personally wouldn’t get an air cooler for a 13700k. Nothing wrong with one but just not for me.
14700k @ 265w load in cinebench r23 never breaks 90c and never throttles. this is with a phantom spirit and a contact frame. harder to cool than a 13700k too because of the extra e-cores.
Peerless assassin SE works well for me. Temps never get higher than 85. PL 255 with slight downvolt
I am using a Noctua NH-U12A with a 14700K. After changing to stock Intel power limits and a mild 0.075 adaptive underclock I get idle temps of 30-33C, gaming temps of 40-45C, and work temps of up to max 66C depending on the application I am using. I expect the results will be very similar with a 13700K. It is a very efficient air cooler. Of course if I was aggressively overlocking I would have to use a decent AIO.
The Thermalright Frozen Notte 240 and 360mm represent some of the best values in AIO’s out there, otherwise the Thermalright Frost Spirit is a monster for $40:
https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Spirit-Cooler-Technology-1500RPM/dp/B0C6CP3FDKI had 2 pump failures in less than 3 months with the frozen Notte 360s. The 2nd failure was the replacement for the first one. I didn’t take a 3rd.
Interesting, I’ve installed at least a half dozen of the 240’s and not one issue so far. Where did you source them from?
Deepcool AIO’s are priced pretty great. Along with their air-coolers as well.
EK cr360 on sale for $110
I’d also recommend Arctic Liquid Freezer II, 280 or 360. It’s one of the best performers while being cheap for an AIO. Although that radiator is big and needs a big case.
Arctic Freezer 360 / 420 non RGB
Arctic liquid freezer ii 280/360/420
Bro get noctua NH d15
B-stock/reconditioned Arctic LF II 280/360 from their eBay store. I got one for like 60% of the MSRP price and the unit that I got was pretty much brand new
Im currently using a deepcool LT520 on a 14600k at 5.8ghz, peaking at 200w in cinebench and this cooler is able to keep it bellow 90C.
The only cons that i see is the fan noise at full speed 3000rpm but you can get a silent AIO like Arctic Liquid Freezer II that performs equally if not better
that’s not fan speed, that’s pump speed. just put a system together with the lt720 yesterday. unless you have a bad mobo or miswired the fans, your AIO fans can be controlled separately from the pump and should run at typical 120mm noise levels. usually you’ll have significant headroom to turn down the fan curve when you’re not all core rendering.
question though - does your lt520 pump produce a quite loud high pitched whine whenever it’s active? mine does, it’s by far the loudest thing in my case when my case fans aren’t on full blast (which is almost never) and it seems like a defect. probably gonna return to amazon and reorder
you don’t need an aio. seriously, save your money. on my 14700k (harder to cool than a 13700k because of 4 extra e cores), i am under 90c all core load running cinebench r23 with a thermalright phantom spirit 120 and a contact frame. that’s with a 265w load. you’ll never see those numbers in a game either.
Thermalright Frost Spirit 140
An air cooler