discussion Replacing Failed AIO, Air Cooler Help for i9-10900K Build

[usyk]

You may have seen the thread I opened about this, I've been troubleshooting across several forums for a while now, and I want to thank everyone who helped along the way. Your input was invaluable in diagnosing the root cause.
My Corsair H150 RGB 360mm AIO has failed after 3 years, exhaust air stays at ambient during load, pump reads 3000+ RPM but heat never reaches the radiator. Done with liquid cooling. Looking for an air cooler replacement.
System:​

• CPU: i9-10900K (LGA1200), power limits set to PL1 200W / PL2 250W​
• Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 Carbon EK X (large VRM heatsinks)​
• Case: MSI MPG Sekira 500G, 170mm CPU cooler height limit​
• RAM: HyperX Fury RGB DDR4, 2×16GB, ~41mm tall​

Measured clearances:​

• VRM heatsink to leftmost RAM slot: 120mm​
• VRM heatsink + RAM combined footprint: ~40mm​
• Max cooler height: 170mm firm limit​

Cooling performance matters, this CPU pulls 200W+ sustained under load.
Has anyone run a dual tower air cooler on a Z490 board with high-profile RAM? Any fitment issues with the VRM heatsink or RAM clearance?
Open to suggestions.​

 

[Izerous]

AIO's were never designed to last they use low quality pumps as part of the packaging. it is why they are priced the way they are. With your description either the pump is cavitating or the impeller is probably damaged.

Probably easily get away with just about any decent tower cooler. Most of them the fan on the ram side can be moved up and down for vertical clearances.

 

[moocow]

Noctua NH-D15 G2 has a listed height of 168mm and compatible with RAM height of 32mm out of the box. If your RAM is taller than that, then you either move the fan up a bit or switch to 120mm.

https://www.noctua.at/en/products/nh-d15-g2/specifications

 

[Bond007]

D15 G2 if you are going all in for an expensive air cooler, or if you want most of the same cooling potential on a much lower price point, look at the Thermalright dual tower coolers on Amazon. They are the bang for buck champions and probably a better price match for a several generation old cpu.

 

[wade7575]

I would personally go with an Arctic 360 AIO if I was going to get an AIO they still care about quality and being honest.

They contacted Gamers Nexus and told Steve about a possible problem with a run of bad AIO they produced and asked him to mention it and all people had to do was check the serial number of their AIO and if the serial number was within the affected range all they had to do was send Arctic a picture of the AIO and the serial number and they were sent new AIO and din't even have to send the old one back.

All I can say is try and get that kind of service today from most companys never mind that level honesty where they admit we messed up.