Air Cooler or All-in-One Liquid Cooler With No Fan?

ZanyLlama

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I'm getting interested in the whole "portable desktop" phase, and think I have a good solution case-wise, having found the Azza Z, which looks awesome, is cheap, and can hold all the stuff I need... well, sort of.

On it's product page, it lists that it can hold up to 2x240mm radiators, which I can clearly see in the pictures and reviews online, but have also seen that a you cannot also fit a fan with it. This has me a little concerned. I've certainly built my fair share of computers recently, but have not run a test myself, which is better at cooling a cpu, a itx-built air cooler, or a 120mm all-in-one liquid cooler with no fan? I previously built a rig with an all-in-one 120mm, and the fan initially wasn't working, and the CPU got pretty hot. Has anyone tried this firsthand? Or seen a video on someone else testing it?

Money is not a concern, not because I have a lot, but because I can get either one for the same price. (I know it sounds weird, but I know sales).

Thanks for reading this!
 
Solution
Never consider running an AIO water cooler with no fan on it. It will do nothing to mitigate temperatures; the CPU simply runs too hot.

ITX built air cooler, no question.

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