Partially true. Most 360 units have quieter fans and thus perform no better or worse than 280mm, see my link. Like I said, if you get some high static pressure fans to run with it then you can get some great cooling. As far as stock, EVGA 280 is still the best.360mm AIO,
ML360R, Asus Ryujin 360, Kraken X72, Celcius S36, H150i Pro, Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 argb sync.
I just want to thank you for being so incredibly helpful with this build. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this.360mm AIO,
ML360R, Asus Ryujin 360, Kraken X72, Celcius S36, H150i Pro, Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 argb sync.
True at a point. I’m oc to 5.0 all cores. Either way you are right that a 360mm offers the best cooling “potential”. To unleash that potential, you have to purchase different fans than the stock ones that come with it.@bmockeg
You have a 9900k. OP has a 9900ks. Slightly different when you run turbo speeds as his are locked at max and yours will downclock. He's looking at around 50w ish over the 9900k outputs. That can make a difference with capacity.
I’ve heard good things about the Asus 360. Those good fans would explain the higher cost.Then go for the Asus Ryujin. Comes stock with Noctua 2000 ippc fans. Nothing to change that'd be any benefit over those fans.
The nzxt Aer aren't too shabby either. As are the new fans used on the ML series or the H Pro. Of course non rgb fans are somewhat better than their rgb/argb cousins, the motor housing is only so big and the control circuitry for the lighting takes up space, so something has to give somewhere.