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Review on Fractal Design Celsius S24: Silent Liquid CPU Cooler - PWM - Intelligent 💧 Controls - 240mm Radiator - Includes 2x Dynamic X2 PWM GP-12 Fans - Black by Daniel Morris

Revainrating 5 out of 5

One of the best/cheapest AIOs on the market!

If you're looking for an easy and painless build, especially for beginners, this monoblock is for you. No software required, no messy cables, no hassle. I bought this for my Ryzen 7 1800X (upgrading to Ryzen 7nm next year). I looked at and compared other AIOs from Corsair, NZXT and even the new ASUS AIOs. I thought I might regret buying it but once I installed it it was gone. Although this is the latest generation Asetek cold plate design, it is covered by a 5 year warranty compared to Asus Ryuo/Ryujin which is 3 years. The only thing I did was replace the stock fans with Noctua NF-A12x25 and NF-. A12x15 for push/pull configuration. With Prime95 I have 67C max at 3.9GHz OC. My system idles at 30°C, which is definitely better than my air cooler, which idled at 40-45°C. The pump definitely doesn't make any noise, which made me wonder if it even works. The only comment I can make is to make sure you are using the correct mounting brackets for AM4 motherboards versus AM3 and older. I made a silly mistake and installed the wrong one and my CPU hit 100C which triggered the overheat protection. Bottom line: buy this cooler even if it looks bland and boring, the refill/upgradeability was worth the money and the fact that they give it 5 years like other high end competitors makes me very happy with my decision . A12x25 PWM, 2x NF-A12X14 PWM) MOBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Hero with Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265GPU: Nvidia GeForce® EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra @ Stock (currently) OPTIONAL CARD: Elgato HD60 Pro PCIe Streamer CardRAM: G. Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB 4x8GB @ 3200MHz CAS 14-14-14-34-52 (stable, Samsung B-Dies) SSD: 1x Toshiba OCZ RD400 256GB NVMe (boot drive) 1x Toshiba OCZ Vector 180 480 GB (games drive) , 1x Toshiba OCZ Vector 180 960 GB (Game Drive), 1x Intel 545s 256 GB (Game Drive), 1x Intel 545s 512 GB (Game Drive), 1x Samsung 860 EV O 500GB (Game Drive) Hard disk: 2x Toshiba X300 6TB 1x Seagate Ironwolf Pro 8TBPSSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 T2 80+ TITANIUM 1000W with Cablemod Pro ModMesh cables with sleeves. CASE/FAN: Silverstone Kublai KL-07B with 2x Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM, 2x NF-A12X14 PWM (intake), 1x Noctua NF-F12 Industrial 3000 PWM (intake), 1x Prolimatech Ultra Sleek Vortex 140mm Slim PMW fan (exhaust) ), 1x Noctua NF-F12 Industrial 3000 PWM (top exhaust), 1x Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM (top exhaust)

Pros
  • Fingers crossed
Cons
  • Lots of stuff