[SOLVED] NH-U12S / ZOOMFLOW 360X

[laker1706]

Hello guys.
I got the Zoomflow 360X snow argb edition as a gift and I'm thinking whether or not I should sell it.
My system right now is that:
Z490 TUF
I5 10600K stock
NHU12S
Gigabyte 2080ti gaming
2X16 3200 CL16 D41
2 NVME SSDS
ANTEC HCG 750 GOLD
3 antec spark fans (rear and top exhausts)
NX600 + 3 built in fans in the front as intakes mounted from the inside so there's a little more room.

Mainly doing 1440p gaming.

Right now it's about 34c here and room temprature is about 26.
Under heavy load GPU is about 75 and CPU is about 70.
I'm about to replace the thermal pads on my GPU and repaste my CPU and thinking of maybe OCing my CPU, I had a +100 / +300 on the GPU but tempratures climbed over 90 and fps was nearly the same.

Now I could probably sell the Zoomflow for about 140-155$, or I can sell the extra spark fans I would have and my NHU12S for about 60-75$.
What should I do? I mean the look of the AIO is nice but I don't really car about that.
Noise is a factor as the PC is on my desk, really main question here is will the AIO make a big difference in a low airflow case or I'd end up with the same thermals?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Koekieezz]

AIO should be more efficient for thermal transfers, and its up to the fans if it could cooldown the radiator good enough. I usually prefer Heatsink tower cooler since they're simple and pretty efficient on heat dissipation with no risk of getting a leak. But thermal capacity is sometimes the concern.

 

[laker1706]

More opinions?

 

[Phaaze88]

Sell the Zoomflow and use that money to get a chassis that can actually BREATHE, like Antec's own NX800.
I recall a few threads with that particular chassis... fans at the front do practically nothing. Because airflow is non-existent at the front, any fans you put there can only recirculate the already warmed air moving around inside the chassis.
It's also related to why your 2080Ti gets so hot with an OC. OC'ing increases power consumption; make more heat, gotta get air in and out faster. Don't do that, and cooling suffers.
The rear PCIe slots are the primary source of cool air for the gpu here.

There's only one way to set up the Zoomflow 360 in the NX600, and that's at the front, against a solid wall, with no visible paths for airflow.
An AIO is not a fix for poor airflow. They are just as dependent on airflow as much as air coolers, if not more; while both air cooler heatsinks and radiators impede airflow to a degree, the resistance is stronger on most radiators.