re: Water or Air Cooling?

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I think of the three corsair products the 110 is "better" because the larger fans will run at less rpm and hopefully be a little quieter.

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Even if the H110 beats the Swiftech in performance (and honestly, it varies depending on the reviewer), Swiftech actually makes their shite. Corsair doesn't make anything themselves, but rather relabels hardware from other manufacturers. That includes their RAM, power supplies, coolers, SSDs, cases, etc. Not that they're bad; but you can't apply a blanket "Corsair is the best" declaration across their entire line of products.

Swiftech has been a respected brand in custom water cooling for the last 15 years or so. I would trust them over any relabeler in terms of quality/reliability.

However, for those who've kept up with these matters, what's the deal with their AIO coolers and U.S. availability lately? I know Asetek (who makes the Corsair AIOs) ran them off with patent infringement claims last year.