The prior go-to 3rd party 120mm AIO was Corsair Hydro Series H60 (2018), which unfortunately seems to have been discontinued by Corsair. We need someone to try this EVGA CLII 120mm AIO which is very similar to the OEM cooler. Both made by Asetek which, despite your bad run, is the best in the business.
I’m looking for some advice or recommendations: I bought a new Aurora R12 in September 2022 with a 1 year warranty. In November the pump fan failed. A tech promptly replaced it with a new one. Now, about a year and a half later it failed again. The pump fan failed to respond correctly on boot up. If I try to use the computer the fan goes on max and the CPU hits 100C in about a minute. One of the pump tubes is really hot and the other is cool.  Since the computer is out of warranty I’m pretty much stuck on my own. I don’t mind replacing the fan unit as it was easy to take out and is probably just as easy to replace. But my main concern is buying an OEM one again. If 2 failed in less than 2 years I’m pretty hesitant to go that route. Otherwise I’m not sure what to replace it with. Any advice would be most welcome. Thanks, Guy
Aurora R12, pump fan failed twice in 2 years