Good cooler at a good price. Comes with pump, mounting, fans full AIO
EVGA CLC 280mm AIO CPU Cooler $89 + Delivery ($0 MEL/SYD C&C) @ Scorptec
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bex000 on 25/01/2023 - 04:31 scorptec.com.au (1589 clicks)
Last edited 25/01/2023 - 10:41 by 2 other users
Last edited 25/01/2023 - 10:41 by 2 other users
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No need to assume, its states it on the page
How to say I'm too lazy to copy paste the product name into google without telling someone I'm too lazy to copy the product name into google.
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I'm not sold on the "google it" message that always gets thrown around. Sure he could google it or he could ask here and people can discuss the product with the OZB community.
Literally would have taken him 5 seconds to click 'go to deal' and find out it is AM5 compatible. Pure laziness.
AM5 has the same layout as AM4 when it comes to cooler mounting. The difficulty you might have is component layout - I know the Arctic Liquid Freezer II series has a list of incompatible boards from a range of manufacturers, so this is the sort of thing you need to find out prior to purchasing (eg the Arctic LFII list is here: https://support.arctic.de/en/lf2-280, even though it states on the actual product page that it has wide compatibility: https://www.arctic.de/en/products/cooling/cpu-cooler/cpu-wat…)
Super helpful mate!
I had one of these AOI set ups, it was only cooling an 11400f and it was loud as shit. Unbearable noise levels.
Was it fan noise or pump?
I reckon it is the fans causing the unbearable noise levels, see my comment further down.
Once I replaced the fans, it was completely quiet.Thanks mate. I was wondering the same if I can use my existing Noctuas to get away with that
@PennyPincher11: Noctuas will be awesome on this, very nice…
Even better if you have spares to throw on, otherwise purchasing new would cost more than the cooler lol.
It was the fans. Would rather just buy a different cooler than muck around swapping fans etc. I didn't pick this cooler by choice at the time, it was in a pre-built by Budget PC. Ended up selling the PC anyway.
Why did you go aio on a low power CPU? 2L build or something?
If anyone else does come by, I personally only recommend going with an aio only if you have to. They're bigger, have more moving parts, and a much more catastrophic failure mode, compared to air cooled.
much more catastrophic failure mode,
I only use air cooling because of this
It was in a pre-built. Would have just used the stock cooler otherwise.
Usual comment about noise. Swap the fans for pwm pst units. I still got annoyed as heck trying to stop ramping and just got a Noctua D15 and enjoy the serenity now.
It's $69 here https://www.bpctech.com.au/catalog/product/view/id/36247/ ($26 delivery in Vic!!!)
And found it at a couple of places now at $89 (amazon $86 + slow shipping, no prime)
That's a 240.
Yup! sorry, still half asleep haha
That’s the CLC240 which is using 120mm fans instead
No socket 1700 listed.
Which at this stage is quite necessary
You can buy the adapter for $9 from Scorptec
you can buy a 5600 for about $200
In your defence, for a budget build, I think the 5600/am4 still reigns supreme.
What's the adaptor? NM found it
Bought this for my son, the pump does make a bit of noise, doesn’t bother him but it is noticeable. Seems to cool a 12900k fine for now
Be warned, the fans EVGA supply with these are really really really really really REALLY bad. The fans seemed to make my whole case kinda 'thrum' constantly and it drove me nuts. The fans are a strange open sided design, so there are no walls around the fan, just at the screw points. I had some spare fans lying around so I replaced the stock ones on the radiator and the sound improved by 70%. Purchased some Arctic Air PWM fans and put those on and it raised that improvement to 100%. I cannot hear anything from a foot away but can just hear a slight whirring if I push my ear against the back exhaust vent - to be expected when I am 1mm away from the rearmost case fan however.
I would calculate the cost of replacing the fans into your equation before buying and see if you would find the overall cost still worth it.
It works awesome now, so not too upset about the extra cost it took to get there.
Was there any noticeable change in temperatures between the stock, your spares, and the Arctic fans? And what kind of temps are you getting? I'm interested in this cooler
Hey,
I only just finished building this last night so it's pretty fresh in mind right now.
In all honesty, I only got the AIO cooler for aesthetics, not because the CPU I installed (i5 12400) would need water cooling as I will never overclock it. The main functions were for:
- PLEX Server that stays on 24/7
- Partner work computerThe stock fans were giving an average of about 32-33 C
The spare ones (Some generic Coolermaster ones with fixed RGB) about 31-32 C
The $12 Arctic Air PWM fans are about 30-31 (https://www.pccasegear.com/products/53194/arctic-p12-pwm-120…)It was never about the cooling for me, even though the end result seems marginally better than the stock units. My goal was to get rid of the horrific noise the stock fans were spewing out as it would make anyone sitting near the tower rage.
Hope that helps.
Cheers, I really appreciate it! Glad to hear that the sound (and temps!) have improved all round
This is very tempting as the pump on my EK 240 AIO just died and I have a couple of 140mm fans to swap over.
Surely that EK AIO is still within warranty?
Yeah it it, but it seems to be a somewhat common problem with them, I got a good 2.5 years out of it. I can't find the original box anymore and am waiting to hear back from the retailer what the warranty process is. Not sure it's worth all the trouble.
Was this the RGB one or the non-RGB Basic? I've been running the 360mm RGB one for a bit over 3 years now and haven't had issues. Was actually thinking about grabbing the same again as they're good value, but your experience has me second guessing that.
Ive been using my clc280 for 5 years, no issues whatsoever
It's a good cooler at a good price
As for fans, I've replaced them with some noctua ippc 3k rpm units (literally more expensive than the cooler itself)Bought this recently from BPCtech, good budget cooler. Fan profile via the EVGA software is terrible and only allows a min speed of 60% so connect them directly to your mobo. The fans are loud but manageable once you set a profile via your mobo.
Better fans would make for a more pleasant experienceIf your case can fit a 280 and this suits your cou it's not a bad budget option.
Wow that's good value. I got an EK AIO 280 recently for $179, almost double the price
A few reviews have mentioned the fans to be noisier than others. Looks like a few others here have noted that too.
i assume this is am5 compatible