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Thats just shy of 900USD but it'll fit the bill with great cooling and overclocking ability if you need it.

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Thats just shy of 900USD but it'll fit the bill with great cooling and overclocking ability if you need it.

thatks dude. I'm gonna buy this one.

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Thats just shy of 900USD but it'll fit the bill with great cooling and overclocking ability if you need it.

Why do you recommend a lot of the time for high end builds closed loop liquid coolers? They don't perform as well as high end air coolers, are noisier and have the possibility of leaking on all of your lovely components.

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Just because i do like smaller air coolers but the high end huge ones i don't like the look of. Plus with Corsair AIO's they've sorted a lot of the problems out and the warranty covers for any parts damaged if it leaks.

Put it down to personal preference.

Buxtyy wrote Just because i do like smaller air coolers but the high end huge ones i don't like the look of. Plus with Corsair AIO's they've sorted a lot of the problems out and the warranty covers for any parts damaged if it leaks.

Put it down to personal preference.

In terms of aesthetics, sure. But when in comes down to raw performance for the dollar, you're not going to beat an Hyper 212 / Enermax equivalent or a D14. The only time that a closed loop liquid cooling solution would be an O.K option is if you were to get a REALLY good deal on it or have a very small M-ATX or M-ITX system where putting an air cooling heatsink is physically not possible.

Oh yeah agreed i currently run a Hyper 212 P/P on a pretty high overclock and it still has headroom. So closed loop really isn't needed but sometimes i'm tempted by the looks more than anything.

I think Coolermaster hit the nail on the head so to speak when they brought out the Hyper 212. As for the Enermax equivalent i've not tried it so can't really comment.

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Buxtyy wrote Just because i do like smaller air coolers but the high end huge ones i don't like the look of. Plus with Corsair AIO's they've sorted a lot of the problems out and the warranty covers for any parts damaged if it leaks.

Put it down to personal preference.

In terms of aesthetics, sure. But when in comes down to raw performance for the dollar, you're not going to beat an Hyper 212 / Enermax equivalent or a D14. The only time that a closed loop liquid cooling solution would be an O.K option is if you were to get a REALLY good deal on it or have a very small M-ATX or M-ITX system where putting an air cooling heatsink is physically not possible.

*looks at benchmarks* *H80i on maximum wins against EVERY tested air cooler* *dont say noise because it would still most likely win on Performance mode which is quieter*

The main 2 air coolers that are pretty much on par with the likes of the H80i are the Phanteks PH-wotsylongname and the Noctua NH-D14. These are both HUGE and UGLY. The H80i is a sexy looking beast and performs.

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Generation wrote

Buxtyy wrote Just because i do like smaller air coolers but the high end huge ones i don't like the look of. Plus with Corsair AIO's they've sorted a lot of the problems out and the warranty covers for any parts damaged if it leaks.

Put it down to personal preference.

In terms of aesthetics, sure. But when in comes down to raw performance for the dollar, you're not going to beat an Hyper 212 / Enermax equivalent or a D14. The only time that a closed loop liquid cooling solution would be an O.K option is if you were to get a REALLY good deal on it or have a very small M-ATX or M-ITX system where putting an air cooling heatsink is physically not possible.

*looks at benchmarks* *H80i on maximum wins against EVERY tested air cooler* *dont say noise because it would still most likely win on Performance mode which is quieter*

The main 2 air coolers that are pretty much on par with the likes of the H80i are the Phanteks PH-wotsylongname and the Noctua NH-D14. These are both HUGE and UGLY. The H80i is a sexy looking beast and performs.

Show me benchmarks from a reputable source that directly indicates and proves that an H80i which is a 120mm rad beats an Noctua NH-D14.

Aesthetics are up to personal opinion so say it looks sexier is meaningless.

I did see somewhere where the Noctua did lag behind the Phanteks but bear in mind it was marginal at best so i can't really say ones better than the other in that sense but there are loads of conflicting benches where people say Phanteks matches H100i when the Phanteks is on 12v fans and the H100i on balanced.

To be honest i'd leave it as, if you want AIO just because its kind of water then do it. Also if you don't like big heatsinks or your case just won't do it thats valid too. If you just want performance, then choose from whichever benches better.

As Generation rightly said, its pretty unfair to say ones better due to looks, as they are individual opinions. In any case the Phanteks comes in nice colours. But i think we can agree that Noctua do have some questionable colour scheming going on