AIO cooler recommendations for i7-14700K

Posted by LilAdam21@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 14 comments

Hey guys, as the title says im looking for a AIO cooler recommendation for my i7-14700K.
I was thinking to go Arctic Liquid Freezer III or Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3, any thoughts?

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Kustu05@reddit

I have the Liquid Freezer III and it does a good job keeping the 14700K cool. Also looks quite nice.

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Better-Tell2894@reddit

Which size do you have? I was thinking of buying the 240mm one because i'm afraid more won't fit in my case, at most if im luckly 280mm, but i doubt. Does the size really matter that much?

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Kustu05@reddit

360mm A-RGB. 240mm is probably fine if your case airflow is decent. Nevertheless I recommend undervolting these CPUs, much lower temps and actually better performance.

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Kustu05@reddit

In Cinebench R23 at 70% pump speed and 100% AIO fan speed temps are around 80c when my CPU is undervolted. Haven't ran this CPU at stock settings in a while.

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turbateur500@reddit

Thanks. I ended up getting a Corsair Nautilus 360 RS, it was $50 cheaper here, and temps are around 80c, no undervolt or custom fan curve/pump. Guess they perform similarly!

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Aggressive-Copy1134@reddit

Personally I would get a Corsair Nautilus

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LilAdam21@reddit (OP)

I'll check out some reviews for it but the Thermalright Aqua Elite is at half the price for me here, do you think the Corsair Nautilus has that much more performance for double the price?

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Aggressive-Copy1134@reddit

The arctic freezer has the best temps, but the Corsair is the best all rounded. You can get the aqua elite if you want, just it isn't as good.

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I have the Arctic Liquid Freezer III and it's perfect. I have the big ass 420 version for my unusually massive case. I wouldn't recommend going that big for most people though because it probably wouldn't' fit most builds. But I got it because my Pc is a workstation where I do a lot of rendering and stuff and it keeps everything cool. I'm one of those people who is needlessly obsessed with keeping everything cool at all times. i even put a small monitor inside to keep track of temps.

I noticed when running photoshop, my temps would go up sometimes. Turned out there was some useless thing always running in the background when it was open. so disabled it and now it's all good again, no energy is being wasted. It really pays off to keep things cool. I'll never understand the attitude this sub has of "well it's not running at 100 degree's so it's fine probably". Neh eh.

I've never tried a Thermalright AIO, but I do have one of their Air coolers my old PC and it was great. So if the Arctic Freezer didn't exist I would have definitely considered going with them in my current build. So as a rand I trust them. but as a product, I can 100% endorse the Arctic Liquid Freezer III. I've only had for a year and a half though. But if it can hold for like 3 to 5 years, I would gladly by another to keep things running. If I had to build another PC for whatever reason, I'd easily get the same AIO unless they made a 4th version I guess, but I'd have to check out the reviews. I have zero brand loyalty. Only trust brands until they betray your trust once. and look at unsponsored reviews and discussions.

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LilAdam21@reddit (OP)

Thank you, that's so helpfull for my decision making!
I agree, especially with the i7-14700K you need to keep things cool.