The PC Expert Amateur aka TPCEA presents the following previews and reviews for your edification (or boredom, depending). ;)
All lists are in alphabetical order unless otherwise noted. My intent with coolers and fans is not to discover the best coolers but to find the best that will, in your country, be reasonably priced, allowing you to make the best choice for your budget, not an American one.
Previews
Previews don't contain tests. They are primarily displays of the products from a functional perspective. If there are LEDs or other lights, these will be displayed for your viewing (dis)pleasure. You'll get to hear the fans and pump from their lowest to highest speed and I'll report if I hear anything the mic may not get, such as harmonic resonances. In each preview, you will be privy to specifications but, primarily, these rely on published specs from manufacturers, vendors and reviewers. Since some sources are inaccurate or dishonest, the specs shown in these previews cannot necessarily be trusted. There may be other features that are attended to, such as VRM fans, flush & fill ports, unusual dimensions, how much airflow is felt on the opposite side of the radiator, etc.
AM Choice aka Liuzhou Yishang Refrigeration Parts Co., Ltd RSL06-360-ARGB1
Beijing DeepCool Industries Co, LTD Infinity Series LS720 SE 360mm AIO, R-LS720-BKAMMM-G-1
Micro-Star International (MSI) Coreliquid P360 APL362512V AIO
Yeston*Zeaginal (Shenzhen Yingjiaxun Industry Co, Ltd) ZC-240 Cherry Pupil ARGB AIO
Reviews
Reviews contain actual tests and/or test results using the equipment I have available. Some of my results will be directly comparable to published specs and the results of others. Unfortunately, this will not always be true as I don't yet have financial support that would allow me to buy better equipment with which to test. Reviews will include one or more of the following: airflow (AF), revolutions/minute (RPM), pressure differential (PD), static pressure (SP), noise level (dBA) and/or electricity (volts, watts, amps, etc.). Most cooling products (fans, air coolers and water coolers) will appear in multiple reviews because repetition of testing reduces errors.
{Reviews of other technology products will generally only have one review and no preview, and are listed in a separate blog post.}
Advice
- Tips for Buying an AIO CPU Water Cooler
- To AIO or Not To AIO, That IS the Question!
- Is the Pump Location Important When Installing a Water Cooler (AIO and Custom Loop)?
- Can You Install 2 Thick Radiators in the SilverStone Seta A2?
AIO Placement and Configuration Series
These videos look at different aspects of mounting AIOs and try to determine which will work best in a large mid-tower case, including tubes up or down; AIO vertical or horizontal; pump speed; fans on intake or exhaust;
- Is MSI Right About AIO Mounting?
- AIO Placement Pre-Release Info #
{There is no solution that will work in every case, not about size, orientation or anything else. My results are based on a 360mm AIO in a Corsair 5000X, cooling off a 12700K with only the AIO fans for intake and 1 rear exhaust fan.}
Using a VGCM {Vertical Graphics Card Mount}
- Which AIO Configurations Give the Best CPU & GPU Temperature Results? (Vertical GC Mount)
- Which AIO Configurations Produce the Best Mainboard and VRM Temperatures (Vertical GC Mount)
- Which AIO Configurations Produce the Best Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi-Core and Time Spy Scores? (Vertical GC Mount)
- NorKris's VS Mine VS MSI's AIO Placement Results (Vertical GC Mount)
{Please note that VGCMs are generally better unless you don't have enough space between the panel and the card, in which case you either need to use a VGCM that can be angled upwards, has the GC vertical on 2 axes, mount the GC horizontally or get a wider case.}