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Review on NZXT Kraken Z73 360Mm Customizable Computer Components by Derek Helvie

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Socket 1200 Best in Computers & Accessories

Editing my previous review. The 115X bracket actually supports Intel's Socket 1200. I used Noctua NT-H2 thermal paste and am currently using a 10700K processor. The idle temperature is 25-28 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature I've seen according to this cooler's display was around 45 degrees Celsius. The cooler is front mounted with fans pushing air in. The pump is also very quiet. I had to feel the lines from the pump to the reservoir to make sure it was working. The supplied fans are also very quiet. There are 11 fans in total, none of which (9 of which are NZXT) can be heard except close to the case. And how can you forget the display!? You can rotate images 90 degrees clockwise only once. My memory is so close to the outlet that the wires would rub against one of the sticks. I rotated the cooler counter-clockwise but found I was moving it the wrong way. There are many options in CAM software. CPU, GPU, CPU and GPU, fluid temperatures and more. Don't forget gifs! The download was very easy. I just wish you could crop more of the image. Nowadays it's easy to make a GIF from a video from your phone. So theoretically, you could record a video, make a GIF out of it, transfer it to your computer, and then upload it to your LCD screen. So you can show a video of your baby, cat, dog or whatever is on the pump screen. It's a little expensive. It's annoying to only be able to rotate an image 90 degrees clockwise once. Also annoying is the inability to install it properly without losing the first stick of RAM. But in general I like it. Calm. It shows various computer statistics. It plays GIFs. Calm. This keeps my CPU much cooler than I thought it would be. And it's really smooth. I would recommend this to anyone serious about AIO coolers.

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • Not bad, but...