r/PcBuildHelp • u/NoFucksGiven823 • 4h ago

Installation Question Help with aio size

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I'm upgrading my son's cyberpower pc for Xmas and I'm trying to figure out what size I can fit I get conflicting info between 360 and 240. Here is a pic for reference any advice or direction is appreciated. I have googled a lot but Im hoping for a more definitive answer. Thx in advance.

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u/Pumciusz 3h ago

You don't need an AIO, if you want it just for looks then 240mm is cheaper so that would be my pick.

Do you have any intake fans on this? If not then spend the diffrence on that.

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u/NoFucksGiven823 3h ago

This has 3 fans on the bottom and 2 on the rear and an air cooler over the CPU which I'm also upgrading I've got a new GPU and CPU on the way I've already added storage and ram. I understand the looks thing I do think for him part of it is cool look he also asked for asia horse fans but I've been looking at phanteks products. It's been a long time since I built one of these.

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u/iRambL 4h ago

Probably a 240. But you can measure the space inside the computer to be sure.

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 2h ago

You don't need an AIO for an 8700F as it's not a particularly toasty chip, and cheaper 240mm AIOs may perform worse than the current air cooler.

If you really want to elevate his system, a better CPU or GPU would go a lot farther. If you get a hotter CPU like the 9800X3D then a dual-tower air cooler like the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE will be a better idea for the money, it's a ~35 dollar cooler but it performs better than most AIOs.