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Review: NZXT Kraken M22
NZXT has released what should be a more budget-friendly 120mm rad based Kraken series liquid cooler, meet the M22. This new cooler is compatible with CAM software for that funky LED display and the radiator is armed with one 120mm PWM fans. It looks to be a handy quick drop-in solution, but does it perform and is it silent? Let's find out.
Read the review here.
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#5550235 Posted on: 05/25/2018 11:39 PM
Fair play for new design that bypasses Asetek patent. In other news, that title pic made me very nostalgic for my old Z87 Sabertooth board.
None of this RGB nonsense and no bare PCB nonsense.
Fair play for new design that bypasses Asetek patent. In other news, that title pic made me very nostalgic for my old Z87 Sabertooth board.
None of this RGB nonsense and no bare PCB nonsense.
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#5550293 Posted on: 05/26/2018 10:05 AM
Water, that is being pumped around, is by far more efficient in transporting heat then a solid block of metal or heatpipes. No heatsink fan combo can cool as much as the better liquid cooling solutions. And LCS can be used for very quiet systems. But the risk is a downside indeed.
a liquid link in between those two components, which must be a disadvantage.
Water, that is being pumped around, is by far more efficient in transporting heat then a solid block of metal or heatpipes. No heatsink fan combo can cool as much as the better liquid cooling solutions. And LCS can be used for very quiet systems. But the risk is a downside indeed.
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#5550411 Posted on: 05/26/2018 06:55 PM
How nzxt decided to release a product that is inferior to every other aio on the market eludes me.
How nzxt decided to release a product that is inferior to every other aio on the market eludes me.
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#5550422 Posted on: 05/26/2018 07:43 PM
What a terrible product. According to the reviews on guru3d, my air cooler (msi core frozr l) outperforms it and costs half a much. I don't see any benefit of this except maybe for less noise.
What a terrible product. According to the reviews on guru3d, my air cooler (msi core frozr l) outperforms it and costs half a much. I don't see any benefit of this except maybe for less noise.
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I wonder about liquid coolers in general. They are apparently able to beat air coolers at the very top end, but do they make any sense for even an "enthusiast"? You still need a very good fan and radiator, and a good thermal interface to the CPU. But now you've got a liquid link in between those two components, which must be a disadvantage. Not to mention the huge decrease in reliability. The only compensating advantage is that the hot air is handled outside the case.
My case has fans above and behind the (air) CPU cooler, so my "enthusiast" but not "top end" system wouldn't gain anything on balance from a liquid cooler. I can't imagine putting one in, especially a mediocre unit like this. Where / who is the market for it? People who just want "water" because it sounds elite?