ALL-IN-ONE CPU COOLERS

All-in-one coolers have come a long way. What was once a niche product with some dubious piping has become ubiquitous among PC builds, even edging out the humble air cooler that has served us well all these years.

There’s a good reason for this: With modern silicon’s dynamic performance levels, maintaining excellent cooling is more important than ever, and a double or even triple fan liquid cooler has proven itself more than up to the task of dealing with excess heat. Though it must be said, their success may be down to the opportunity for sheer panache they offer: All-in-one coolers usually come with excessive RGB lighting.

Of course, a good quality AIO cooler ultimately comes down to its ability to keep your rig cool and quiet. But there are hundreds of coolers to choose from. Where do you begin?

AIO Basic 240

EK $90

A step up from even the best air coolers

In the world of liquid cooling, EK is a name