The List of Previews and Reviews and Other Videos for Water Coolers | The PC Expert Amateur

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The PC Expert Amateur aka TPCEA presents the following previews and reviews for your edification (or boredom, depending). ;)
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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.

  1. AlphaCool Core Ocean T38 CPU AIO 360mm1
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  2. AM Choice aka Liuzhou Yishang Refrigeration Parts Co., Ltd RSL06-360-ARGB1
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  3. Arctic Liquid Freezer II Black 360 AIO
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  4. Arctic Liquid Freezer III Black 360 AIO
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 Black AIO.png

  5. Azza CUBE 360 LCAZ-360P-CUBE
    Azza Cube 360 ARGB AIO.jpg

  6. be quiet! be quiet! PURE LOOP 360mm AIO BW008
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  7. Bitfenix Cube BFW-AIO-360-BB27A-RP
    Bitfenix Cube 360mm ARGB AIO.jpg

  8. BitsPower Cyclops 240 V2 with Notos Xtal Fans AIO
    BitsPower Cyclops 240 V2 AIO with Notos Xtal Fans.jpg

  9. Beijing DeepCool Industries Co, LTD Infinity Series LS720 SE 360mm AIO, R-LS720-BKAMMM-G-1
    DeepCool LS720 SE 360mm ARGB AIO.jpg

  10. EK Nucleus CR360 Dark AIO Preview
    EK Nucleus CR360 Dark AIO.jpg

  11. Enermax Aquafusion Adv ELC-AQFA360-SQA 360mm ARGB AIO
    Enermax Aquafusion Adv ELC-AQFA360-SQA 360mm ARGB AIO.JPG

  12. Enermax LiqMax III ELC-LMT360-W-ARGB 360mm AIO
    Enermax LiqMax III ELC-LMT360-W-ARGB 360mm AIO.JPG

  13. Enermax LiqMaxFlo SR ELC-LMF360-SF 360mm ARGB AIO
    Enermax LiqMaxFlo SR ELC-LMF360-SF 360mm ARGB AIO.JPG

  14. GAMDIAS Aura GL240 V2 WH AIO
    GAMDIAS Aura GL240 V2 WH AIO.jpg

  15. GamePower Skadi V2 360mm ARGB AIO
    GamePower Skadi V2 360 AIO.jpg

  16. ID-Cooling DashFlow 360 XT Lite 360mm AIO with VRM Fan
    ID-Cooling DashFlow 360 XT Lite 360mm AIO with VRM Fan.jpg

  17. Lian Li Galahad 360mm ARGB AIO
    Lian Li Galahad 360 ARGB AIO.jpg

  18. Montech (Telon Technology Co, Ltd) HyperFlow ARGB 360 AIO
    Montech (Telon Technology Co, Ltd) HyperFlow ARGB 360 AIO.jpg

  19. Micro-Star International (MSI) Coreliquid P360 APL362512V AIO
    MSI MAG Coreliquid P360 AIO.jpg

  20. Phanteks Glacier One 360 M25G1 ARGB AIO
    Phanteks Glacier One 360 M25G1 ARGB AIO.jpg

  21. Raidmax Tornado LC360
    RaidMax Tornado LC360 ARGB AIO.jpg

  22. Razer Hanbo Chroma 360mm ARGB AIO
    Razer Hanbo Chroma 360mm ARGB AIO.jpg

  23. SAMA aka Guangzhou Aojie Technology Co., Ltd CY360
    SAMA (Guangzhou Aojie Technology Co., Ltd) CY360 ARGB AIO.jpg

  24. Thermalright Frozen Magic 360 Scenic V2
    Thermalright Frozen Magic 360 Scenic V2 ARGB AIO.jpg

  25. Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 AIO CPU Water Cooler
    Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 ARGB AIO.jpg

  26. Vetroo Lurker V360 ARGB AIO
    Vetroo Lurker V360 ARGB AIO.jpg

  27. Yeston*Zeaginal (Shenzhen Yingjiaxun Industry Co, Ltd) ZC-240 Cherry Pupil ARGB AIO
    YestonZeaginal (Shenzhen Yingjiaxun Industry Co, Ltd) ZC-240 Cherry Pupil ARGB AIO.jpg

  28. Yeston-Zeaginal ZC-ZEUS GE 360 ARGB AIO Preview
    Yeston-Zeaginal ZC-ZEUS GE 360 ARGB AIO.jpg

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.}

  1. Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 AIO CPU Water Cooler Results
    1. TR Frozen Notte 360 Noise Recording

Advice

  1. Tips for Buying an AIO CPU Water Cooler
  2. To AIO or Not To AIO, That IS the Question!
  3. Is the Pump Location Important When Installing a Water Cooler (AIO and Custom Loop)?
  4. 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;

  1. Is MSI Right About AIO Mounting?
  2. 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}

  1. Which AIO Configurations Give the Best CPU & GPU Temperature Results? (Vertical GC Mount)
  2. Which AIO Configurations Produce the Best Mainboard and VRM Temperatures (Vertical GC Mount)
  3. Which AIO Configurations Produce the Best Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi-Core and Time Spy Scores? (Vertical GC Mount)
  4. 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.}