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Review on Water Cooling System for Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420, Black/RGB by Adam Czajkowski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best purchase in my life, I will definitely buy it again.

In most cases, I agree that anything bigger than an LF-II 240x280 is unnecessary. Gains of 2-3° in t° might be expected. Based on those case facts (NZXT H630), I went with 420, even though it ended up costing me 1200r more than LF-II 240. Benefits from: - At least on the KU, the pricing is 1200r higher than the 240mm alternative. And the cost is often under $7,000 for all shipments. There is no way to find another 420mm dropsy at that price. - Discreet and effective. In my perspective, there is little point in using maximum settings across the board. However, even at its highest setting, the pump is noticeably quieter than its predecessor (I had an LF-240); native valves appear to be alright, but at 70% (per Asus MB), they are already noisy; this is not surprising, given that the model is relatively fast (1700rpm). Someone complains about a little fan being too loud, yet I can make it as silent as possible. ABSOLUTELY. Furthermore, the VRM's temperature sensor indicates that it does an excellent job of cooling the VRM. If you look at the motherboard from above, the water block just needs to be installed so that the fan is on the left. Where most of the processor's BPM phases can be found on 99% of motherboards. Cons: I wouldn't like having to adjust both the pump and the turntables at the same time because they are both powered by the same single connector. To get dropsy set up, I had to take apart the case's upper interior wall. This is not required for 240 280 mm. - a massive, unsettling accumulation of water.