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Updated with references. What matters for thermal performance is thermal resistance at the cold plate. You'll find that the best air coolers end where mid-ran
by willis936 5y ago
Updated with references.
What matters for thermal performance is thermal resistance at the cold plate. You'll find that the best air coolers end where mid-range AIO coolers begin in this metric.
The NH-D15 sits pretty at about 0.11 degC/W but the Arctic Freezer II line is all sub 0.10 degC/W.
Air coolers:
https://images.anandtech.com/doci/16898/TRvsSPL.png https://images.anandtech.com/doci/16898/TRvsSPL.png
AIO coolers:
https://images.anandtech.com/doci/16427/TRSP.png https://images.anandtech.com/doci/16427/TRSP.png