Question Good alternatives to H100i ?

[g-unit1111]

I have an H100i in my system right now (the Elite Capillex model) and I hate this thing. Any time I update, it winds up going haywire with temperature spikes and overheating issues that force me to revert back to the previous update. Is there something more stable out there that you guys would recommend? Don't say Noctua because I have an mITX case and it wouldn't be able to handle a giant cooler like the D15. I'm thinking something like the Asus Ryujin II or Lian Li. My other rig has an NZXT Kraken 240 and I've never had a single issue with that one, going on over a year now, with multiple BIOS and firmware updates.

Here are my system specs:

Case: Lian Li DAN A4-H20
PSU: EVGA 850 GM
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790i
CPU: Intel i7-13700K
Cooler: Corsair H100i Elite Capillex
Storage: 4TB
GPU: Zotac 4070TI

 

[Lutfij]

This will be of interest to you;

https://www.reddit.com/r/lianli/comments/sp1hr5/a4h2o_compatible_aio_list/

 

[g-unit1111]

This will be of interest to you;

https://www.reddit.com/r/lianli/comments/sp1hr5/a4h2o_compatible_aio_list/

That's from 3 years ago. Is there an updated list somewhere?

If money were no object, I'd go for the Tryx Panorama but that's like $350.

 

[thestryker]

Normally my go to is Arctic, but those definitely won't fit in that case. Based on the list above and dimensions you could use many of the Thermalright coolers if you wanted to take a chance on them (I think they've only been selling AIOs for a few years now) and ID-Cooling seems to have some available as well. If you wanted a brand that has been doing it for longer the Cooler Master ATMOS series should fit and those are good.

 

[dwd999]

I thought about Lian Li but I didn't like the way it has to be connected to a motherboard usb2 socket and controlled by their L Connect software. I would look for an AIO which only has PWM control connections.

EDIT: found out the new Lian Li GA II lite only uses PWM control connections.

 

[g-unit1111]

I thought about Lian Li but I didn't like the way it has to be connected to a motherboard usb2 socket and controlled by their L Connect software. I would look for an AIO which only has PWM control connections.

EDIT: found out the new Lian Li GA II lite only uses PWM control connections.

That's the way most AIOs are these days. Especially if they have any sort of RGB or video screen.

 

[dwd999]

That's the way most AIOs are these days. Especially if they have any sort of RGB or video screen.

They don't need a usb connector or special software for argb. I suppose a video screen is OK if it shows GPU temps. But otherwise I use HWiNFO to monitor my system. And I've found that SignalRGB works great at controlling all of my argb devices so I signed up for an annual subscription. So I'm getting an Arctic Freezer III Pro, the newest model.