Question Replacement for a dead Corsair H80i ?

[vandillon]

Hi,

I need to replace a Corsair H80i that has died after 8 years of service. This is in a fairly old build. But I think it still has some life in it.

• Cooler Master ATCS 840 - ATX full tower
• ASUS P6X58D Premium 1366 ATX motherboard
• Intel i7 920 D0
• CORSAIR DOMINATOR CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 x 2 (all memory slots are full)
• FX HD-585A-ZNBC Radeon HD 5850 1GB Black Edition

My budget is ~$200.00. I plan on replacing some noisy fans at the same time.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Van

 

[lvt]

Do you want to go back to air cooling?

 

[vandillon]

This PC has always been water cooled. It started with a Corsair Hydro H50 in 2010. In 2015, it was upgraded to a Hydro H80i. That being said, I'm open to any suggestions. I was going to go with another Corsair water cooling solution (the devil you know). But nothing is available short of paying obscene amounts of money.

 

[Gam3r01]

Well, the H50 typically performed worse than air coolers during its time, and the H80i barely did any better.
I personally would invest in a moderately priced air cooler and save your money for a potential upgrade in the future. No need to spend the money to water cool that system, especially given its age.

 

[Eximo]

No one seems to make a thick 120mm AIO anymore. And given the cost of standard 120mm radiators, they are really overpriced.

You have room for a 240mm, that would be the way to go. If not, get a decent sized air cooler.

No real limits with that chassis, just needs to be LGA1366 compatible.

Haven't seen the Phanteks in a while, pretty low price too.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wdkD4D/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14pebk

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9T92FT/deepcool-ak620-6899-cfm-cpu-cooler-r-ak620-bknnmt-g

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YLsnTW/deepcool-assassin-iii-9037-cfm-cpu-cooler-assassin-iii

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4vzv6h/noctua-nh-d15-825-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-d15

 

[Gam3r01]

That Phanteks cooler has come down in price alot, and would easily outperform your current water coolers.
That would be a solid move.

 

[lvt]

For $200 you can have a high-performance air cooling system including extra fans.

There is no reason to stick with water-cooling unless your computer runs 24/7 overclocked.

 

[vandillon]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'm leaning toward the Noctua NH-D15. I need to make sure it will fit with all of the memory slots on the MB full. If not, I'll consider the other suggestions.