💧 Phanteks PH-C350A_CR01 CPU Water Block - Chrome, Copper Base, Nickel-Plated, Acrylic Cover with RGB LED Review

It has really good overclocking potential. And easy to install, looks pretty good with other setups. However, the only problem is that the LED is not powerful enough for the LED bulbs to come out through the tempered glass. And yes, I know it's because of the magnet on the front and you can easily remove it. But it got me a bit frustrated after putting everything together and syncing it to my board. But overall it syncs perfectly with my Asus motherboard and works fine. Therefore I give four…

This water block outperformed all others I had before it stopped. The temps were great and cooler than any of my previous water blocks but I wouldn't recommend wasting your money on Phanteks as I've had it less than 6 months and the acrylic has already started to slosh out of the g1/4 fittings . This is not my first water block and I have not rotated it. I pinched it with my finger to make sure the o-rings weren't leaking, but that must be asking too much because now it's going to fail…

I installed this on my Intel i7-6700k and compared to the all in one I had before it cools very well. The packaging it came in was very "elegant", which is also a testament to the quality of the water block. It is easy to clean and maintain. I was able to disassemble it in about 5 minutes. The RGB looks really good and I can control it via Asus AURA which is nice. The only complaint is that it's a bit of a hassle to install, but well worth it once it's on.

I've always bought EKs because of their impeccable build quality, when I heard that Phanteks had gotten into water cooling I was thrilled as their other products are usually top notch. When I received this block he was immediately impressed from the packaging to the fit and finish of the block. Intelligent performance. It supports my 7800x OC up to 4.5GHz at 46-54C under load. I was so pleased I ordered the Strix 1080ti block they just released. The circuit consists of X2 280mm wheel with 140ml

Beautiful presentation. The block is placed in a velvet covered mount. The base has a smooth mirror surface. The RGB lighting is good and works great with the ASUS AURA. Comes with a Y-splitter for the RGB header, so in my case I'm using the rear fan and water block LEDs from one RGB header per MB. Comes with Phanteks thermal paste. The Ryzen 2700 @ 4.1 GHz at 1.37 V runs at a low temperature of 60 °C under Prime 95 and Cinebench loads. and under 30c in standby mode.

This was my first Intel build. The bracket was more difficult to assemble than AMD's because the heatsink screws hold it on the opposite side. The bracket will not remain on the board without the processor and heatsink installed. I wish the LEDs were a little brighter, but I don't add any additives to the liquid so the water doesn't scatter the light.