AIO cooler for an Intel I9 13900K based system

Marcus Vinicus · Mar 27, 2023

Techpowerup have just now posted a full review of the Deep Cool LT720

DeepCool LT720 White 360 mm AIO Review

DeepCool's LT720 WH is a 360 mm all-in-one liquid cooler that is able to dominate its competitors in many aspects. Performance is solid, the warranty is exceptional, add in a unique look, easy-to-use mounting hardware and you end up with a winning combination.

www.techpowerup.com

bobkn · Mar 27, 2023

One major difference of the Corsair coolers from the other AIO units that I'm aware of: The Corsair coolers set their fans speed based on the coolant temperature. That seems to me to be more logical than doing it based on the CPU temperature.

The LT720's fans are stated in the review to be noisy at full speed. I wonder whether there are any AIO coolers for which that isn't true? My Corsair H150i Capellix was also quite noisy when the fans were spun up.

You can use different fans. I'm not a big user of YouTube reviews, but I found this one interesting.

Marcus Vinicus · Mar 27, 2023

bobkn said:
You can use different fans. I'm not a big user of YouTube reviews, but I found this one interesting.

Thanks for the link, Hardware Canucks usually do good reviews. I'll have a look at that.
Re the noise you're probably right. Most cpu coolers make a bit of noise if temps are rising.

hdmi · Mar 29, 2023

Marcus Vinicus said:
First thanks to everyone for your helpful comments.

I've carried out quite a lot of research into coolers for i9 13900k processors. The best air cooler seems to be the Noctua NH-U12A. A good choice for anyone with a high end 13900k that isn't going to get into overclocking.

The water coolers, I'm not interested in building my own custom loop solution. Of the AIO products Corsair are readily available where I live, Arctic are not currently stocked by any retailers here. Asus are available but expensive. Deep Cool LS720 and LT720's are available and seem like a good cooler, with these I need to find more reviews. They don't have all the complex RGB stuff like the Corsair ones.

I still prefer a AIO solution so it will probably between a 360mm Corsair Capellix and the Deep Cool LT720. The main issue with current AIO products isn't leaks (seems to be relatively rare) but pump failure is more common.

LT720 - DeepCool

The DeepCool LT720 high-performance liquid CPU cooler provides strong heat dissipation power with a 360mm radiator, three precision-tuned FK120 fans, and a multidimensional infinity mirror top cap. - DeepCool was founded with the mission of providing professional, innovative, high-performance PC...

us.deepcool.com

https://www.corsair.com/ww/en/Categories/Products/Liquid-Cooling/iCUE-ELITE-CAPELLIX-XT-White-Liquid-CPU-Cooler/p/CW-9060073-WW

I have time on my side as DDR5 ram stocks are low here in New Zealand and ram that is in the QVL for my new Asus motherboard isn't readily available currently.

In pure terms of performance, the NH-U12A is better than the NH-D15 only IF you haven't got the space to make the NH-D15 with three fans mounted on it truly stand out. But the extra fan also makes it more expensive. Similarly, to improve on the noise part of the performance score, it also is possible to replace the Noctua fans that come bundled with these two different CPU aircoolers from Noctua. But doing so would significantly raise the total cost unless maybe you can sell the fans or find some other use for them, like, maybe put them in a different build. The same also holds true about the AIO systems about replacing the fans with something that will better suit your specific need.

That said, the LS720 from DeepCool seems to me like it is better than the Corsair iCUE Elite Capellix XT 360mm. That is, at least if we can assume that the length of the tubes is not going to be a problem with what you have. Either way, I don't trust their pumps, and, I know what happens when the pump fails. So, grab the Aquacomputer Aquastream Ultimate or stick with just air. You need to also cool your GPU anyway in the first place so, right off the bat, and for that reason alone, AIO is a major no no. (Yes, really.)

Stigg · Apr 5, 2023

bobkn said:
One major difference of the Corsair coolers from the other AIO units that I'm aware of: The Corsair coolers set their fans speed based on the coolant temperature. That seems to me to be more logical than doing it based on the CPU temperature.

The LT720's fans are stated in the review to be noisy at full speed. I wonder whether there are any AIO coolers for which that isn't true? My Corsair H150i Capellix was also quite noisy when the fans were spun up.

You can use different fans. I'm not a big user of YouTube reviews, but I found this one interesting.

Thanks.
As a desktop computer high efficiency, low noise air cooling enthusiast, I found that video very interesting.

snerd · Apr 29, 2023

My new box is being built as we speak. It’s from an SI (CLX), and I upgraded to the Phanteks Glacier One 360 RGB AIO LC. Hope it’s a good one! My current box is 15 years old!