3 months in revision: Just wanted to update this with more positive experiences. It's been a few months and I'm still very happy with this AIO cooler. One thing I would like to reconsider is some of the timings below. Maybe I didn't measure correctly or didn't set the fans properly. The idle temperature is really low 30 seconds (sometimes up to 20 seconds), but under load the temperature does not exceed 45 degrees. It's really impressive. Now attached is a new screenshot of a few temporary programs running the Prime95 torture test on their own. First a purchase note: I ordered on a Tuesday afternoon and Revain delivered it on Wednesday at 1pm. go away raven It's a shame that people are writing to banks to do this but can't dispute the results. My previous cooling solution was the Corsair H100i, which was dead. My processor (a relatively old i5 7600k) was idling in the 50's and occasionally fell into the same. 100C maximum under load. Need an upgrade. Good: Temporary files are now in the freezer. My processor idles at 30Β°C, under load it goes up to 60Β°C. I ran a stress test in CPU-Z for 30 minutes and it never went above 65 degrees Celsius. The pump gauge looks very cool. If you're not tired of the vaporwave aesthetic, this rainbow is something straight out of 1987 that 15-year-olds imagined in 2019. quiet work. Not noticeably louder than the previous setup despite the additional fan. OK: The installation was pretty easy. On the 115x platform, the base plate is mounted, the risers are screwed in, the pump goes to the risers, everything is simple. Attaching the fans to the cooler is very easy. Screwing the radiator into the housing is a bit more difficult. There are a dozen screws and I was only able to use 10 because the heatsink and case weren't flush in the front. The cooler appeared to be square so maybe it's a case issue (old NZXT. Nice case). So far there doesn't seem to be any vibration. There is no software. This is a truly neutral observation. Corsair uses a program that allows you to control the pump and radiator fans, as well as customize the pump's RGB colors. I mainly used it for debugging because the CPU was hot as hell. There doesn't seem to be any software for the AIO heatsink. Big. I really don't want to control the fans. The RGB pump can be controlled with a small box that's magnetic well so it just hangs on the back of the case. There is one wire I don't like, but maybe I'll find a nicer solution in the end. Apparently there is a way to control RGB pumping with something called "ARGB" found on newer motherboards. My old board doesn't have it so it's either the box or nothing. The quality of all irons is good. In appearance, everything is of high quality, screwed without grinding, it looks like a quality kit. Bad: nothing. In general very satisfied. I found the installation instructions very easy. It's like the diagrams from Ikea. There is a note in the owner's manual that says the pump may make noise for the first 15 minutes and if it does, just wait and "relax". I know how this all works, so there won't be any problems, but if this is your first time installing an AIO cooler, you might need to watch some tutorial videos. Aside from a few minor issues, this thing is great. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would probably give it a 9. On a five I would say the good outweighs the bad and I would say 5/5. If you're looking for an AIO and your case can handle a Big Boy heatsink, this thing is for you.
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