Corsair h100i v2 vs Dark Rock Pro 4

[ChunkoBeef]

I'm getting a new CPU cooler and I was wondering which was better. Also, if I was to get a liquid CPU cooler would I have to do a lot of maintenance?

[Revelene]

You are looking at AIO liquid cooling, which is nothing like custom liquid cooling. AIO liquid coolers are maintenance free. All in one, designed for the masses.

[ChunkoBeef]

Would you say it's better than the dark rock pro 4?

Originally posted by Revelene:

You are looking at AIO liquid cooling, which is nothing like custom liquid cooling. AIO liquid coolers are maintenance free. All in one, designed for the masses.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Dark Rock Pro 4 is better, also it would be more quiet and you dont have the pump noise.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Dark Rock Pro 4 is better, also it would be more quiet and you dont have the pump noise.

It has literally every conceivable advantage. Cooling performance, noise, reliability, price, build quality, brand reputation, customisability, predicted longevity, warranty coverage.

AIO coolers are somewhat infamous for blowing pump motors. Whether that's deserved or not, it's a reputation that's stuck. I personally wouldn't touch any AIO with a bargepole; I bought a $1000 Custom Loop kit and it was badly made garbage. I wouldn't dare touch a version costing a tenth as much.

[Sapph]

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Dark Rock Pro 4 is better, also it would be more quiet and you dont have the pump noise.

H100i Is actually very slightly better. And it's not that noisy either.
But the difference is only couple of Celsius.

I myself would go with H100i simply because the Dark Rock Pro 4 is so massive that it kinda looks ugly in my opinion.
AIO can have radiator hidden.

Also, it depends of case.

All in all, both are good choices and doesn't really matter which will be chosen.

[FeilDOW]

I have both and I find the h100 is a bit better and is much better with the fans swapped to ml120. The h100 is a bit more expensive ($15 where I am) but I prefer the clean look over a block hanging of my socket.

I've had probably over 10 AIOs from NZXT and corsair and never had a pump issue, I have a couple in my old miners that have blown by the 5year warranty with just about 24/7 usage.

[anrkyuk]

Just my 2c, not sure if it will be any help, just putting it out there.

I have a H100i GTX mounted in the top of a CM690iii with 2 Akasa Apache (57.53 CFM / 16.05 dB(A) / 1300RPM) fans in push configeration cooling an i7 6700 (stock). The case is also fitted with a stock front 200mm fan and a Noctua S12 intake in the bottom and another in the rear as exhaust (PWM). The GPU is a Zotac 980 Ti AMP Extreme with a custom fan profile of 30c = 30%, 50c = 50%, 70c = 75% and 80c = 100% with temp around 58c~70c when gaming, depending on ambient.

During summer this year ambient temps indoors were hitting 28c, idle my i7 6700 was around the high 30's (CPU package temps occasionally hit 41c), gaming with a global FPS cap of 70, CPU temps never went above 68c. It's currently 21c indoors and my CPU highest temp idle is 26c.

The AIO is always set to "Balanced" and with the PC Case sat on the floor directly next to me during idle the radiator fans and pump are audible, about 5dbA above ambient, about the same as a desk fan running low about 3m~5m away. Under load, or rather when gaming the GPU fans are very audible and drown out the sound of any other fans or the pump.

I'm very happy with my AIO and only hope, very much so, that someone makes an RTX 2080 Ti with a 240mm AIO.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Vovical:

If you want good, silent, reliable performance go with the dark rock. Plus it'll be a little cheaper. I was going to go with an h100i pro but I decided not to because the dark rock was a bit better and didn't have a chance of leaking. Go AIO if you want RGB and slightly better performance; but you don't mind it being slightly louder and having a small chance of leaks.

That's an astronomically small chance with modern AIOs. And Corsair's warranty covers that.