I have an orion 3000 po3 p630

Almondjoy5434
Almondjoy5434 Member Posts: 2 New User
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As I’m sure everyone is aware cooling in this computer is trash and I was looking at this for an alternative any idea if it has room or do I need to look at something else??

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  • Almondjoy5434
    Almondjoy5434 Member Posts: 2 New User
    Forgot to mention that radiator is 240mm
  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,174 Trailblazer
    edited January 2022
    Almondjoy5434 said:
    Forgot to mention that radiator is 240mm

    Measure your internal spaces and where you will be able to put this AIO 240mm water cooling radiator, as all these coolers have specified measurements that you can download and find out their measurements and then measure your PO3-630's internal spaces if the 240mm cooler fits inside your cases either top, front bottom or sides, also try the dry CPU coolers like the Noctua NH-U9S series that are nearly as good or on par with the cheaper CPU 240mm AIO water coolers.


  • GotBanned
    GotBanned Member Posts: 654 Seasoned Specialist WiFi Icon
    AIOs can be tempting, but your case is so small and cramped that installing even 120mm radiator will be a pain. You see, even the rear fan is only 92mm and the I/O components on the motherboard will get on the way with anything bigger than that.

    Yout case has no ready-made places where to install AIO of any size. Besides, the tubes might be too long or rigid to bend nicely in such a tight space. Of course you could install the radiator outside of the case, but that would mean leaving the case open or cutting metal for the tubing.

    I second Steve and recommend getting Noctua as it will get the job done and keep your CPU cool 'n quiet.
  • messer89
    messer89 Member Posts: 54 Devotee WiFi Icon
    GotBanned said:
    AIOs can be tempting, but (...)

    I second Steve and recommend getting Noctua as it will get the job done and keep your CPU cool 'n quiet.
    And it's not only the case that Noctua fits PO3 case and AIO does not.

    Not many people admit that, but dry coolers are WAY more reliable. I've seen plenty of complaints like "AIO leaks", "AIO pump doesn't work", "the liquid flows unevenly through the cooling pipes in my AIO".

    As for me, even if I had a PC with bigger case, I wouldn't buy that overrated gadget.

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