Hi, I have been using Deepcool ak620 for my i9-13900k and it sometimes is not enough to cool my cpu. Some more modern games will always throttle my cpu at some point even after I down volted, underclocked, and power limited my cpu to i5 level.

So I am thinking of upgrading to Deepcool 360mm aio.

However, there are two choices. LE720 vs LS720.

LE is cheaper and doesn’t require SATA power cord plugged in but it only runs at 2400rpm max

LS is more expensive and run at 3000rpm max but needed SATA power.

Would LE pump (2400rpm, 360mm fans) be enough to cool i9-13900k if I run it at original clock but with power limited to Intel’s spec (253w)?

  • Key-Inevitable-4378@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Check your PL1 and PL2 if it’s really 253w. Try using contact frame before changing cooler, because you have a good one. At last you can try changing CPU Lite load to lower value, default is “Mode 9”. It should give less voltage and make less heat. You can check is your pc is stabile with occt and cinebench r23. With that setup you should be able to even run this cpu with enabled turbo.

    Answering your questions. LE should be enough but remember you won’t get better scores with heat from your CPU, maybe noise will be less. There is no big difference LE and LS, maybe you’ll get 2-3 celcius less but with more noise.