The Science Behind All-in-One Liquid Coolers

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The hose at the top is eyes hurting

What other liquids can you use in an AIO other than water? Please help

Yesterday i got my first AIO ( MSI MAG Series CORELIQUID 240R, aRGB CPU Liquid Cooler ) - Dual RGB 120mm fans - 7 120mm Case fans inside case. GPU: NVidia GF RTX ROG STRIX 3060 Ti. CPU intel i7 17900 ASUS ROG Motherboard 3 Teribytes 8 cores, lot of RAM/VRAM. 850 watt Corsair power supply. 140mm fan inside the PSU. 0dB fan inside the power supply. 2 side intake fans, 3 front intake, 2 top exhaust. Corsair Commander PRO and Node PRO. ( i also have the Cooler Master MASTERAIR MA41 dual 120mm CPU Cooler aswell but I’m gonna try the MSI MAG water cooler first before i go with the Cooler Master. If the MSI MAG fails or stops working, I’ll just remove the MSI water cooler and then mount the Cooler Master. I know it’s not easy to swap and change and add and remove components but it does depend on what the components parts are too

Just installed my first AIO. I however put it on the top with the fans as an exhaust. My case is a Corsair 680x though and has excellent airflow. I didn't want to mess with that great air intake I had from the front.

In hindsight I could have bought a bigger Rad and had it on the front as an intake with 3 fans (rather than 2) but the smaller one was cheaper so I went with that. I've only had it running for around 3 days now, but all seems to be well.

The AIO I bought was a Corsair Capillex Elite. I actually changed the fans to LL 120 RGB's though as I had them, so made sense as they're better fans than what comes with the AIO.

I think I'll eventually move to a custom loop, but for the moment I'm very happy with my new set up. I bought an 11th gen i5 which was quite a step up from my old 4690, so the AIO made a ton of sense. I'm very glad I went with it now though, as it looks great (especially next to the Vengeance elite RAM sticks)

PS: I actually find the sound of the pump to be incredibly soothing.

You opened the topic of where and how to place your Radiator but you yourself are using it upside down, it is (almost) always a better practice to put a radiator where the tubes come from bottom not top, this prevents any air bubble to go to the pump side but to live on top side of the radiator if there are any. Many times this is not an issue but in the case (pun intended) of a serious issue your pump can die because of air bubbles.

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Shouldn't your radiator be flipped in the other direction with the tubes at the bottom? With having the tubes at the top, you run the risk of allowing air to pool at the top and create air bubbles going through the lines.

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I like how you mention water's heat capacity, which is my favorite aspect of the universal solvent. I had always remembered it as "specific heat". A quick Google search tells me that they are slightly different, though conceptually the same, in that they would both show how water can takes a nice chunk of energy to raise its temperature.

so much video on aio but nothing on the pump... where is the pump, does it come with the pump, how come i don't see pump in some aio? the most important information..

do the fans in the aio just cool the cpu or do they also push air into the case like normal fans, sorry im new to this

I have a question. Do AIOs have a chance of leaking

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Have all 120 aios the same performance?

Im nervous to use this cause i dont want liquid everywhere

Thanks for a 5min vid instead of a 10. Just wanna learn and understanding. Not creat one and learn how the earth moves

Very informative. Thank you, i learned some new details today! 👍

radiators must go outside the case -- more radiator area than 240 or 360 !!

Liquid coolers definitely have aesthetic superiority but I've got air coolers on mine, and they work fine and are much more wallet friendly.

I like AIO's better as typically with a high end air cooler, it blocks my ram and an AIO looks cleaner in my opinion. Reliability well, I have the Original H100 thats 8 years old cooling a Phenom II x6 1100T at 4ghz that used pretty much everyday, Its still kicking it, I also have a H50 though not in use right now. Though for the person who doesn't look or clean their PC often, I do recommend an air cooler, just less points of failure.

im using air cooler as of now, i always wanted a aio but not sure whether i need one.
im using 6600k @ 4.5ghz on hyper 103. on stock voltage in a thermaltake verse n25 case

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Honestly, I would stick with an AIO or a custom loop I just wished there was a way to incorporate a Deepcool Captain into a custom loop cause that CPU pump block looks so epic, I can only imagine what it would look like with PrimoChill VUE in it :P

I use an AIO myself, as my 5820k runs very hot. I know there are Air coolers that can handle such loads, but my case does not have the greatest airflow.

I have a custom waterloop, but for basic systems I would take air cooling.

Personally I'd rather have a relatively cheap (aka three to four times the cost of a good air cooler) AIO in 240mm. I find Arctic Freezer products that always have a Push Pull configuration and low prices strike an excellent balance for this.

Arctic's air coolers are also top notch, but it all boils down to price at this point, and having run an overclocked FX 8350 Black, I found that an AIO keeps temperatures more consistent than air coolers.

use a Deepcool Gammax 400 on a Ryzen 1600, but my B350 PC Mate is not holding OC settings I do in BIOS. I only have and always do BIOS overclocks

I would like to get a AIO to try but I am happy to stick with my air cooler for now.

air coolers, live in canada so ambient temperature is pretty low, my noctua coolers dont need to work as hard. liquid coolers look nice but since im opting for a silent system I know the pump will be noisy. Also the risk of leaks is really something I dont want to go through. d15s is superb but is kinda ugly and isnt optimal for showcase builds. However with a bit of work, it can look decent

Personally, I prefer watercooling. When I finnaly get around to doing my own personal rig, I plan on doing a full custom loop. Unfortunately, that is currently a while out. When I do a build for my younger brother, sister, and best friend, I plan on air cooling their systems. When it comes to my older brother and his family, I plan on using an AIO, though I would be replacing the fans that come with it, and any fans that come in the case(if any)

Are AIO water coolers louder than regular air coolers like the cooler master hyper 212 evo?

Kelvin. Not Degree Kelvin. :D As always, an amazing video, loved it.
Air coolers are my choice, since they are only about half the price of an AIO, but still look cool (haha), lower the risk of leaking / overheating and are usually more versatile regarding the case.

Cryorig H7 dual fans, push pull.

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My Noctua air cooler many years already gives me a piece of mind.

For a AIO, does it matter what side of the radiator the fans are on? Currently I have my fans visible from the inside of the case. I would rather just see the radiator and have the fans against intake side of the case. Not sure if this matters but its mounted at the front of my case.

How it works: you buy it cos you are a noob, you test for 5 mins and think you are getting great temps. 3 hours later after gaming your PC shuts down, you turn it on again and carry on like a pleb.

Then you do this for next 2 days and pc keeps shutting down and you look at temps finally after making a dumb bottleneck thread on linustechtipsforums. Then you realise your pump has died, so you rma.

Then you get one that last a year or 2 before dying again and you are fed up with it. Now you are no longer a noob you realise aio are for noobs and you buy and air cooler and you game happily ever after with no issues.

Alternative ending:
Aio dies you get triggered watch jayznocents and decide you need a custom loop, so you spend £1000 on a beast loop with costs more than your PC and stop gaming cos you are forever changing you fittings and tube runs to make ot look nice and posting pics on forums to wave your epeen around. :)

I had used a Noctua NH-D15 for a couple years in my main rig, but decided to try an AIO so I got a Corsair h115i. I used it for most of last year without real issues, but with my Xmas upgrade I went back to the Noctua. It's quieter and my thermals are too close to make a difference. Also I get a bit more peace of mind with general reliability, no leak potential, projected longevity, etc.

I'll never go back to air coolers either. 3 x's cooling on my rig.
3 to 5 year warranty on the AIO. I love it.

Depends on the case, budget, situation and customer. But for myself i prefer to use a custom loop due to its aesthetics and long term value.

So, is putting the rad in the top area wrong? The front of my case doesn't have the room. I thought it would be good on top because its pushing the air up and out of the case, two birds.. what do you think?

Been using AIO's since 2012. Tested a big beefy Phanteks aircooler when i returned my H100i V2, and i was suprised how good it cooled the 7700k at 4.8ghz.
Mainly had Corsair AIO's, but just recently switched to Fractal Designs S36, as i wanted a bigger radiator.

Next step is full on custom loop, in my new and shiny Define R6! :D

if the ram clearance isn't an issue, I'd rather go with aircooler. It has less maintenance

I usually prefer air coolers because (1) it looks cooler and (2) it is cheaper :3

I have 2 AIO liquid cooler PC builds, and I prefer to have the rad at the top pushing air out, while the front of the case has a couple of large fans pulling cool air in.

looking good!

what about the liquid in AIO's evaporating (in AIO's that you can't fill yourself), or air bubbles from them being shipped pre-filled?

Rocking the fillable type of AIO here, too. For how far expandability goes i love the Alphacool based stuff, not pretty but darn relieable and expandable in an easy manner while still keeping the price down.