A good-looking liquid cooler in a category where the pump is a moving part with a finite life. Pump failure threads are common enough that the manufacturer publishes a guide to diagnosing it.
This entry is written from the 3 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
It depends on how you will use it. 60% would buy it again, which means roughly 40% would not. The manufacturer publishes its own guide to diagnosing pump failure, which tells you something.
Performance is unchanged while it works. The risk profile is what owners come to understand — this is a component with a pump in it.
The manufacturer publishes its own guide to diagnosing pump failure, which tells you something. Failures can be sudden and damaging. Air coolers of similar performance have no pump to fail.
Worth it for: High-end processors that need the cooling; Builds where the look matters; People who monitor temperatures. Think twice if: You want zero moving parts; A good air cooler would handle your chip; You would not notice a temperature spike.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.1 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.5 / 10 |
| One month | 7.4 / 10 |
| Six months | 6.9 / 10 |
| One year | 6.7 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 6.7 / 10 |
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The manufacturer's own guide to diagnosing pump failure.
Owner thread collecting pump failure reports.
Diagnosis thread for a failed unit.