Buying guide · 240 mm radiators
12 240 mm AIO liquid coolers, ranked by sustained cooling headroom. The Cooler Master Atmos II Stealth 240 ranks first: rated 280 W sustained, it keeps 120 of the 120 processors it can mount in the Excellent band and has 27 W of headroom on the Core i7-13700K (253 W).
How the ranking works: each cooler’s sustained dissipation rating (what it can remove continuously at acceptable noise, not a marketing peak) is set against every CPU’s boost power limit, Intel’s PL2 or AMD’s PPT. Headroom is the difference in watts; 25 W or more is Excellent. Coolers rank by how much of the CPU list they keep Excellent, then by value. The formula and data sources are on the methodology page.
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#1 · 240 mm AIO liquid cooler
~$120
(opens Amazon in a new tab)240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 63 mm
27 W of headroom on the Core i7-13700K (253 W), the hungriest chip on this list. Liquid, so no RAM height limit; needs a radiator mount in the case.
#2 · 240 mm AIO liquid cooler
$89.50as of Nov 2, 05:59 AM UTC · In Stock
(opens Amazon in a new tab)240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm
27 W of headroom on the Core i7-13700K (253 W), the hungriest chip on this list. Liquid, so no RAM height limit, $89.50 on Amazon; needs a radiator mount in the case.
#3 · 240 mm AIO liquid cooler
$46.90as of Nov 2, 05:59 AM UTC · In Stock
(opens Amazon in a new tab)240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm
7 W of headroom on the Core i7-13700K (253 W), the hungriest chip on this list. Excellent on 99 of 120, up to the Ryzen 9 7900X. Liquid, so no RAM height limit, $46.90 on Amazon; needs a radiator mount in the case.
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| # | Cooler | Rated | Excellent | Throttle risk | Headroomon Core i7-13700K | Handles up to | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooler Master Atmos II Stealth 240240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 63 mm | 280 W | 120 / 120 | 0 | +27 W | Every CPU it mounts | ~$120 |
| 2 | Corsair iCUE Link Titan 240 RX RGB240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 280 W | 120 / 120 | 0 | +27 W | Every CPU it mounts | $89.50 |
| 3 | Thermalright Frozen Infinity 240240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 260 W | 99 / 120 | 0 | +7 W | Ryzen 9 7900X | $46.90 |
| 4 | ID-Cooling FX240 Pro240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 260 W | 99 / 120 | 0 | +7 W | Ryzen 9 7900X | $54.99 |
| 5 | Thermalright Frozen Magic 240 ARGB V2240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 250 W | 94 / 120 | 0 | -3 W | Core i7-10700 | $43.90 |
| 6 | Thermalright Frozen Notte 240 ARGB V2240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 250 W | 94 / 120 | 0 | -3 W | Core i7-10700 | $47.19 |
| 7 | Thermalright Aqua Elite 240 V3240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 250 W | 94 / 120 | 0 | -3 W | Core i7-10700 | $44.90 |
| 8 | Corsair Nautilus 240 RS ARGB240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 260 W | 99 / 120 | 0 | +7 W | Ryzen 9 7900X | $83.48 |
| 9 | Cooler Master 240 Core II240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 250 W | 94 / 120 | 0 | -3 W | Core i7-10700 | $53.99 |
| 10 | NZXT Kraken Plus 240240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 260 W | 99 / 120 | 0 | +7 W | Ryzen 9 7900X | $119.99 |
| 11 | MSI MAG CoreLiquid A13 240240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 250 W | 94 / 120 | 0 | -3 W | Core i7-10700 | $64.99 |
| 12 | Lian Li Galahad II Trinity 240240 mm AIO liquid cooler · 52 mm | 260 W | 99 / 120 | 0 | +7 W | Ryzen 9 7900X | ~$130 |