arctic liquid freezer iii pro vs noctua dh15?

[SenMithrarin85]

Which is the better cooler?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Depends on many factors.

> Motherboard & CPU
> Case
> Average ambient room temp

What are the primary uses of that PC?

If you are more often doing low - medium loads with that PC, the DH-15 will do just fine and overall in the end will be nearly no maintenance given it's an air cooler and would also be quieter in comparison to basically ANY AIO-LC unit.

[SenMithrarin85]

Bad 💀 Motha の投稿を引用：

Depends on many factors.

> Motherboard & CPU
> Case
> Average ambient room temp

What are the primary uses of that PC?

If you are more often doing low - medium loads with that PC, the DH-15 will do just fine and overall in the end will be nearly no maintenance given it's an air cooler and would also be quieter in comparison to basically ANY AIO-LC unit.

Asus tuf gaming x670e plus WiFi
9800x3d
Nzxt h7 flow

Primary use is gaming

[THE LORD]

Isn't AIO supposed to be better?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

SenMithrarin85 の投稿を引用：

Bad 💀 Motha の投稿を引用：

Depends on many factors.

> Motherboard & CPU
> Case
> Average ambient room temp

What are the primary uses of that PC?

If you are more often doing low - medium loads with that PC, the DH-15 will do just fine and overall in the end will be nearly no maintenance given it's an air cooler and would also be quieter in comparison to basically ANY AIO-LC unit.

Asus tuf gaming x670e plus WiFi
9800x3d
Nzxt h7 flow

Primary use is gaming

With that yes go with that AIO without a doubt. And how ever many case fans can fit in that case.

[C1REX]

SenMithrarin85 の投稿を引用：

Which is the better cooler?

Arctic Freezer is the best overall. It’s cheaper than Noctua, performs better, quieter and comes with an AMD offset bracket as standard. The offset bracket improves cooling performance as it moves the cooler a bit to focus on chiplets that are not symmetrical.

The biggest AIO you can fit is 360mm. I recommend to place it on top for the best overall performance.

Noctua is fantastic but really overpriced when you have similarly performing products for 1/4 of the price or better performing AIO for still lower price.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

C1REX の投稿を引用：

SenMithrarin85 の投稿を引用：

Which is the better cooler?

Arctic Freezer is the best overall. It’s cheaper than Noctua, performs better, quieter and comes with an AMD offset bracket as standard. The offset bracket improves cooling performance as it moves the cooler a bit to focus on chiplets that are not symmetrical.

The biggest AIO you can fit is 360mm. I recommend to place it on top for the best overall performance.

Noctua is fantastic but really overpriced when you have similarly performing products for 1/4 of the price or better performing AIO for still lower price.

It's not cheaper. The AF3PRO is an AIO LC

[C1REX]

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C1REX の投稿を引用：

Arctic Freezer is the best overall. It’s cheaper than Noctua, performs better, quieter and comes with an AMD offset bracket as standard. The offset bracket improves cooling performance as it moves the cooler a bit to focus on chiplets that are not symmetrical.

The biggest AIO you can fit is 360mm. I recommend to place it on top for the best overall performance.

Noctua is fantastic but really overpriced when you have similarly performing products for 1/4 of the price or better performing AIO for still lower price.

It's not cheaper. The AF3PRO is an AIO LC

Maybe depends of the region.
Noctua NH-D15chromax.black is more expensive than Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm and 420mm in UK for example.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

How? DH15 is like $70

Any decent AIO is like $150+

Maybe try look on Ebay or Ebuyer websites

[C1REX]

Bad 💀 Motha の投稿を引用：

How? DH15 is like $70

Any decent AIO is like $150+

Maybe try look on Ebay or Ebuyer websites

NH-D15 costs £108.49 for black one and £99 for ugly one in UK
Arctic freezer III 420mm - £79
(According to PC part picker)


So the top tier 420mm AIO costs less than brown Noctua in UK.

[pwnograffik]

No issues with DH15 here. 7950X3D

[SenMithrarin85]

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No issues with DH15 here. 7950X3D

The dh15 was fine for my 7800x3d. Couldn't keep the 9800x3d cool though