I won’t be overclocking anything. The main purpose is video editing and gaming. I’m considering picking up Lian Li Galahad 240mm with the i5 13600K. Is it good enough?

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  • Wrong-Historian@alien.topBEnglish
    11·
    10 months ago

    Maybe. But a 240mm AIO has no advantages over a good air-cooler, and all the downsides of an AIO. Eg. pointless.

    • stashtv@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      But a 240mm AIO has no advantages over a good air-cooler

      Space constrained cases (ITX, mini-ITX) are basically only for AIOs.

    • Perfect_Wing_5825@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Air coolers are old tech nowadays, there is no reason to use them as AIO’s are cheap enough to where the cost factor isn’t that bad and water cooling is just better technology. All the heat gets dissipated to the radiator instead of blown into the case like an air cooler does. Plus you don’t get the loud arse fans on the air cooler that ramp up.

    • Super_Stable1193@alien.topBEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      That’s not always true, it depends where you place the AIO radiator, some ITX case for example perform better that an aircooler because the heat is transport somewhere else.

      What most people do is place the radiator at front of the case and blow the hot air inside the case, yes then there is no advantage.

    • ConEdits@alien.topOPBEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      I do prefer Air coolers over AIO ngl. what would u recommend? if I go with an air cooler

      • Exodia101@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I’m using a Deepcool AK500 with my 13600K and it works great. Imo there’s no need for an AIO on an i5.

      • _FlyingWhales@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        the peerless spirit is not sufficient at all. Do not listen to people recommending it. I tested it myself.

      • daab2g@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I fixed my 9 yr old NH-D14 on it and it handles it just fine (no overclocking).

      • PrimalPuzzleRing@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I’m currently using Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE, its about in line with a NH-D15 and costs about $36 on Amazon. Currently using it in an itx build with a 13700K. The non-SE is just as good but more for a sleek look without the 7 heatpipes sticking out.

      • Offcoloring@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I highly highly heavily recommend a phantom spirit 120, it’s one of the best for dirt cheap and looks quite nice too. I have used this cooler on a 12900k, 13700k, and 7800x3d with no issues.

    • Asgard033@alien.topBEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      No advantages in temperatures, at least. There is an ease-of-handling advantage in being able to relocate the radiator, as opposed to having a big chunk of metal fixed around the CPU area.