Excellent budget AIO liquid cooler
Even though I don't have a super powerful processor, or even a mid range that is overclocked, I fancied an uprated cooler, both for performance and aesthetics. I did plenty of research before buying this model and the general consensus is, as I have found myself, that this is a solidly performing cooler, at a very competitive price.
Installation is fairly straight forward, complicated for me by having only a small tower, but with some fudging it's in there, I have it setup with the fans pushing air through the radiator and venting out the top of the case.
With the stock cooler, my i5 9400 was sitting at 67c at full load, not particularly high as a starting point, but any improvement in cooling of PC components is a bonus.
With the AIO fitted, temperature is down to 55c, this is with the fans manually set to 50%, to keep noise down, at 100% the noise is a little intrusive, as mentioned in most other reviews and temperature drops to around 50c. As a bonus, without the stock cooler exhausting into the chassis, my GPU temp dropped by around 5 degrees as well.
I've just ordered a larger mid tower to rebuild my system and with the extra room inside and also extra space for case fans, I expect to see a further drop in temperature and really see what this AIO can do.
Only downside I see is the molex connector for the RGB, in this day and age using a molex connector is like using a scart lead on your TV, my PSU doesn't even have a molex plug, so I've had to order an adaptor!
If you're looking for a great performing AIO liquid cooler, whether on a budget or not, I can highly recommend this model.
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