The new GOAT - Arctic Liquid Freezer III Review
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- The Arctic Liquid Freezer III is here and its supposed to be even better than the Liquid Freezer II. But when it comes to the Liquid Freezer III vs Liquid Freezer II is there really enough to many upgrading necessary to get the best CPU cooling? Well, with the Liquid Freezer III price the way it is along with Intel LGA 1700 and AM5 mounting optimizations this might be the GOAT CPU cooler.
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0:00 - The Liquid Freezer III is HERE
0:42 - Liquid Cooler III Prices (240mm, 360mm, 420mm)
1:44 - Liquid Freezer II vs Liquid Freezer III
2:55 - Sponsor Message
3:25 - HUGE Changes where it Counts
5:06 - Pump Noise
5:34 - Intel Contact Frame
7:16 - AM5 Offset Issues
8:24 - Intel GAMING Temperatures
8:52 - Intel 180W Temperature Testing
9:18 - Intel 253W Temperature Testing
9:53 - Intel No Limits Temperature & Frequency Testing
10:28 - Contact Frame Benefits?
11:29 - Ryzen GAMING Temperatures
11:54 - Ryzen 5 7600X Temperature Testing
12:29 - Ryzen 7 7700X Temperature Testing
12:59 - Ryzen 9 7950X Temperature & Frequency Testing
13:31 - Fan Normalized Testing (P12 MAX)
14:22 - The GOAT?
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A few small things we needed to add here.
A) The version tested is the 240mm
B) At 9:19 - Intel 253W testing while the chart is correct the legend is incorrect. The top two coolers should be the LFIII and LFII, NOT the Pure Loop
8:01 where's the promised link in the description? :(
test the others especially the behemoth 420 please.
@@ThisMarv support(.)arctic(.)de/liquid-freezer-iii-360
make sure to remove ( )
Will the artic Freezer 3 240 be more than enough for my 5800X3D? My case is the Corsair 4000D
is the nucleus in your video an cr360 ?
One thing I have to mention about Arctic is the outstanding customer support.
Noctua is the only company in the fan and cooler space that does it better.
I needed radiator screws for my Arctic fans bc the ones included were too short, 1 week later with no further questions asked they were in my mailbox at no cost. I didn't expect that from a company with these competitive prices.
I can also vouch for their customer support, I had some incompatibilities with the AM4 mounting hardware on my Freezer 34 Esports and got the corrected screws without any fuss.
"We pay our customer support solely by a problems successfully solve KPI." Arctic, probably. 😂
Do i need to buy two noctuna fans, or is it unercersary? IF so, which one should i buy for 280 mm aio?
yep. i can also vouch for their customer support being outstanding and that they're very complaisant. actually there's one other company in that sector that comes to my mind which I think might even be a little more "customer-minded". that's EKL (or Alpenföhn, which is their consumer brand I think). I feel like they're not that well-known outside the German speaking countries. Which is very unfortunate I think, because their products are great and they are so helpful and show goodwill in their customer support. Just one example: they sent me mounting brackets for free when i bought a used cooler from a friend and he didn't have the ones I needed. I actually wanted to buy them from them but they didn't want money xD.
Artic ain't playing around
My wallet isn't playing around either!
Just installed one for my i7 14700k in a h9 flow case it looks amazing, I got a photo of it posted in my community section on my TH-cam
@@bougougesjeweleryworld how are the temps so far ? I heard the i7-14700k can get super hot
@@zeph5800 TRUE, the i7 14th gens do over heat if your using a air cooler, it's recommended to use a AIO no smaller then 280mm, I have a artic freeze 3 360, and the temps are amazing, at max 71 Celsius under extreme load with the pump set to 80%, I did run a test with a cooler master 212 v2 and that was horrendous, I got temps hitting as high as 115 Celsius under extreme load and 100 Celsius on Helldivers 2 and other top tripple a titles, the i7 14700k is a great cpu and worth the buy if your coming from the 8th gen or earlier, but I do recommend getting a AIO cooler as these new procesors are on the gotter side, i got mine for $100 no RGB, I have a photo of the build in my community post on my channel
The pricing in the UK for this is unbelievable. Chart topping performance for less than £54 or £10 more for ARGB in black or white. Unreal, GG Arctic - keep it up
Im in the UK too, i could have bought a few of these for the price of my Rog Ryujin III
Yeah, same here in Sweden pretty much, 55 quid in SEK. Nuts.
Thanks for mentioning this, I wasn't expecting them to be THAT cheap here. Need to buy a cooler for an older rig and was going to stick to air just due to cost (not worth spending much on it), but that is very tempting.
which retailer? on scan, they are expensive
I bought Liquid Freezer III 360mm for £66. I still can't believe how cheap it is. Despite me running intel, I don't care if it's slightly worse than t30 for this price it's unbeatable. Maybe Thermalright Frozen Edge 360 AIO for £46 is even better but I wouldn't trust Thermalright QC and warranty as much as I would Arctic. Did you buy anything?
I've said it in the 240 Roundup but i need to say it again considering that it seems like you're carrying this over for future individual AiO Reviews : the fan normalized testing is an absolute gamechanger. That way individuals like me, who are set on their favorite fans, can compare between each individual AiO without having the variance factor fans included in the testing. Again : absolute gamechanger, hats off guys! Absolutely nailed it.
Thanks. We'll continue to make changes to our videos based on recommendations. The fact some of the updates are appreciated really makes the extra work worth it.
@@HardwareCanucks Your fan normalized testing makes other AiO reviews pretty much irrelevant, at least for me personally. Again, hats of guys. Highly appreciated!
I wasn't serprise from the Freezer iii's results especially after I watched the round video that you guys did a few days ago.
I have to say though, amazing work on the charts animation! The transitions are so smooth, and the data is presented in such a clear and engaging way. Also, that thumbnail is fire 🔥! It really grabs your attention and makes you want to click. Keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks! Robert our editor puts SO MUCH work into them and hearing positive feedback just makes it all worth it.
The Prices here in Germany are CRAZY on these. The Liquid Freezer 3 280 ARGB sells for 80€ (~87$ Us). Insanely cheap for whats being offered.
Yeah..but those are 23years anniversary price
makes sense, it's a german company, usually stuff is or at least should be a little cheaper in the country of origin. the price is still pretty insane. pretty much no one other than thermalright can even compete.
Got my 240 ARGB For 72€
In canada fhe 240mm costs $170+ which is around triple the price of a frost edge lol
Thanks Mike for the review. glad that you liked it.
Honestly pretty much proves how much you're overpaying for other AIOs. £62 right now for the LED, £53 for the non-LED, absurd pricing and a no-brainer.
The LED vs non LED AIOs isn't that bad. You can get non LED fans for $10 and ARGB is $30 and that is absurd. When they add a screen to the water block that no one needs and they are making that the standard rather than just one version of it. That adds an extra $100 to the price which is also absurd.
Glad I randomly came across this video. Was looking all night for coolers for a new SIM Racing build and this popped up in my feed. Thank you
Great job as always Mike. I love that compatibility checker, this should be standard from all companies
I think Im the only one who loves how Liquid Freezer II's pump looks like. Its like something out of a sci-fi machinery set in an icy environment.
It looked sick but it made it a pain to route tubes in smaller cases.
It grew on me 😊
I love it. The only reason I don't already have a Liquid Freezer is I refuse buy new stuff, when the thing I have is working flawlessly.
Yes, it looks like a hybernation chamber. :)
Lol, you literally couldn't pay me to put that thing anywhere near my PC
Also, Artic has a lot of goodwill (with me at least) from their previous handling of issues with the Freezer II. When the issue with gaskets gunking up the cold plate was discovered, Arctic reached out to the media to spread info about their recall and provided the public/reviewers with info about the problem and how to get any bad units fixed/replaced.
This is why I am actually going to jump on their introduction offer now and get the black 280 Freezer III in preparation for a future build down the line.
Glad to see Arctic getting the recognition that they deserve. I built my rig last 2021 and I chose Arctic liquid II 360. Insane performance until now.
I have a LF2 240 and i love it. Arctic is the type of company i appreciate: great products without taking your liver as payment. And the review, as usual, spot on! HC are my favs when we talk about reviews, specially cooling ones ❤
How long has it lasted you?
@@nithianathan7962 what you mean?
Love your work! I jammed up my speakers trying to hear the fan noise and was worried that it will blow my ears when you resume your review, but to my good surprise you had a countdown for that. AMAZING!!!
What camera did you film like video with? The sharpness looks amazing! great content too
has been using the Arctic Freezer II for years and it has been great. Definitely go for Freezer III when it's come to the time to upgrade
This video (and your roundup) helpede choose this AIO from an overwhelming number of options. Affordable, beautiful, and built to perform! From an absolute newbie, THANK YOU!
Half asleep watching steve's liquid freezer iii review then your notification came out, so i moved here instead
Stay awake. :)
mike is a better host, but yea steve do digs deep on news and debacle
Just got my 360 yesterday.
Under the same stress conditions, i noticed a 5-10 degree C difference from my Arctic 2 and this absolutely blew me away.
I have some Unifan Infinities for aesthetics and anyone who's used Unifans know that they make some decent noise lat high rpms. So this cooler going from 70 under gaming load to 60 under the same loads helped keep the noise down phenomenally
This piece of technology looks beautiful. Good job Arctic!
Great video and thanks for reminding me that I do not need to upgrade from Arctic Liquid Freezer II. I almost hit that buy button.
I dont know if this is world wide, but at least in germany, on their own webshop, they have a massive sale right now due to anniversary. I just got the Liquid Freezer III 240 ARGB in white for 70€. That is massive. I paid 60€ 2 years ago for my be quiet! Dark Rock 3 lol. Time to replace it and increase the cooling performance for just 10 bucks more. Crazy.
Once you experience liquid cooling cpu temps, you wouldn't want to switch back to air cooling.
Yeah, I just picked up the 420 A-RGB version for 95€. And they didnt even charge for shipping.
I beg to differ i bought the Arctic liquid freezer III 240mm to replace my Arctic esport duo 34 and the freezer is only 2 3 c cooler and is louder because of the pump and if i lower the pump speed the Arctic duo is better and quiter... Arctic freezer 3 sucks donky balls remounted it 5 times with 3 different kinds of tim thinking something must be wrong my budget single tower cpu cooler cant be quiter and only be 2 3 c from a 240mm King AIO but it is and wins aswell at fixed speeds and noise level so yeah my freezer III is going back to where it came from
Mike you are a legend! Keep killing it!
including a contact frame is next-level
GN tested it and it isn't as good as Thermal Grizzly/Thermalright. Furthermore Freezer III cannot be used with aftermarket contact frame due to mounting mechanism design.
@@lesliegrace8360 Nor can you rotate the water block. Not all configs are good with tubes on the bottom like that. At least with their old design, it was almost universal in compatibility. Not exactly the right step forward imo.
@@deuswulf6193 Agreed. I wanted Freezer II to have non-fixated tubes on the pump but the mounting mechanism just made me want to skip Freezer III entirely. 1 step forward, many steps backwards. Looks like Enermax's LIQMAXFLO would have been a better option if you want RGB, flexible tubes, VRM fan, and a 38mm thick rad.
@@lesliegrace8360 The downside with the enermax, is that they use Apaltek as their AIO OEM, which does not have a good record. Lots of AIO failures with that company.
Thank you for the exceptional video. Very informative !
I definitely getting one in the future,i honestly had no idea AIOs became so affordable.
I got an Arctic Freezer esport duo for a little over a year now and that thing has been amazing aswell, especialy with their pricing
Thx for the review, very good stuff as always. Did you guys just tested the argb version ? I don't think it was mention in the charts. I want to know because usually the performance is a little bit better with non rgb fans.
It was the ARGB
But RGB gives better FPS… everyone knows that :p
Great thanks for review! You are the best!
I just waited for your review
Cause u r literaly the oly reviewer in the world who taught us that there is a huge differ between amd and intels cooler
And what work well with one may not be as good with the other
Thanks❤❤
any chance on getting a review on the phanteks glacier one 420? reviews on it are very scarce if any
The sale prices is amazing
This makes me feel great about my EKWB Nucleus
I really like the thickness, makes big case looks full
I’ve been eager for a white Arctic AIO!
I've been thinking about a complete overhaul of my fans and AIO. There are just way too many cables, and my AIO is a couple of years old and not performing as it once did. The 360 version of this is now at the top of my list.
Good video, I have the 7700x with the 240mm NZXT aio with a hefty bios OC. The temp differential only being around 5c makes it seem like it doesn’t matter which aio you have as long as you got one. Plus I got a good deal on it. I think about $60 cause Best Buy put it on the wrong shelf, and hell yea if they mess that up make them accountable.
I wish Artic made every other type of computer component too. Realistic prices, options for no LED add ons, top of the line performance, excellent product support across long lifespans. A unicorn of a company in modern consumer tech.
This made me feel like ditching my noctua air cooler and get this Artic 😅! Love what they been doing ! Love the design of this cooler also !
Exactly what I did. Farewell Noctua NH-D14, you served well.
Dont ur noctua performs the same if u choose the 240mm
i ordered mine as soon as i seen its released... cant wait for my rma'd cpu ....
pretty much the old goat for the money.Being buying arctic products for years,and never been let down.
The fans and even the old GPU bolt on coolers have always been among the best for any price.
Is it time to replace my Noctua Air Cooler? Might have to get the Arctic Liquid Freezer III especially at that price.
Do you have any photo's of the arctic in whiye put into a build for us to view?
Might grab the 360mm. Any argb fan recommendations?
I knew this product was coming; Amazon constantly having deals on the Freezer 2. £60 for the 280mm was well worth the price.
Still using my Deepcool LT720 , it's working like a charm for a year, silent , temps are amazing, if i change i will take the new mistique 360 , cause that looks amazing.
it does look good. the Arctic pumphead looks like absolute dogshit...
is deepcool that good?
@@woood199 best there is from a year ago, it's like 315 watt aio, top tier on every review, fans are not that good but the pump and everything top tier.
I changed from x73 kraken to z73 nzxt, both pumps after year went haywire, and with lt720 not a single problem,plus it has a valve that you can fill up loop etc, check a review if you like to know more.
How’s that deepcool treating ya? One of my fans on my 720 just went out yesterday, starting with a weird wine and now is just unbearable. Spins irregularly compared to the other two. On top of that they don’t sell their fans by themselves according to their customer support. Just bought this arctic freezer 3 and not looking back.
why not try air cooler?@@andresbarboza594
Does a vertical gpu build fit with this series though? I'm wondering if the tubes on the underside of the pump could give problems with fitting.
That pump noise at max speed is less than a lot RGB fans :D
I ordered new AM5 complete white setup with 420 Arctic 3 AIO. Its shocking how good they made 3rd version.
@HardwareCanucks What would be a good budget option for my build with an AMD Ryzen 7800X3D in a mATX case. I measured that I only got about 62mm clearance for radiator/fans and the one I was gonna buy, Arctic Liquid Freezer III 240 is about 67mm in thickness. Currently running it with the Deepcool AK400 Digital, but it's idling around 55C and goes all the way up to 88-89C at heavy load which I feel is alittle too hot. Maybe a bigger twin tower air cooler could keep it cold also? Really wish Arctic made a "slim" version of their AIO as their current models are pretty thick compared to most others.
I just installed this cooler. It is amazing. It is a pain in the butt to install on AM5 tho, but once you figure it out it gives great performance
Have their prior gen for 7800X3D with offset mount. Definitely awesome and great to see even more improvements on a new series.
the 360 is sold out, will the 280 be enough?
@@madde88 for sure
@@StaySic4Ever Ordered. Thank you! :)
Glad i bought one when it first was released
My freezer II 280 is already 4 years old and running strong. Typicaly its recommended to change your aoe after 5years of use and they are crazy expensive now and the deal was amazing on freezer III so ordered 360mm non RGB(RGB was out of stock aready). Will just switch a bit earlier and sell the freezer II for someone who does not have much money. Freezer III was just 96eur with shipping and if I get 20eur for freezer II 280, it will be very cheap upgrade/renewal.
Arctic is a good brand I can stand behind. I have the freezer II, my fans and thermal paste are from Arctic.
I like the moveable pump wires on this one because it was quite difficult fitting the freezer II in my nr200p case 😅
I have the 360 III Black version and replaced the fans with the Arctic P12 Max, and it can handle 300W TDP dissipation. I tried 320W setting on BIOS, and I was able to get it to hover around 87c to 95c no Thermal throttling. Amazing combination.
One thing I can say though is that with the P12 Max it is loud cause it can run at 3000rpm the moment the CPU heats up. With the standard fans it was tolerable.
Overall I'm happy with my Arctic 360 III with the P12 Max combo. 👍
Could you include a "best case" air cooling option like the PS120SE in your performance graphs for future AIO reviews? It'd be interesting to see how the PS120SE compares in Intel / Ryzen testing both with the stock fans ($40) and with with P12 Max fans for fan normalized testing ($55-60).
Excitedly ordered this then found the massive vrm fan won’t fit as it crashes into the top mount aio fans. Now have to find a case that this will fit into.
I have a 13900k and a Freezer II 280 with a Thermalright Contact frame. I use Liquid metal from Thermal Grizzly and undervolted the i9 that keeps it at around 280W at Cinebench full load with full turbo boost permanently. The Freezer II keeps the CPU at 88°C peak core in a 23°C environment.
I have now ordered the LF III because of the looks and white color that fits my system better. Will keep the rest the same. I just hope the latest contact frame will perform as good as the Thermalright and I hope for 2-3°C less like GN has tested compared to the LF II. This would give me that last little bit of delta to handle the power in summer at 35°C in my apartment :D
was the cpu run at clock voltage? i'm sure undervolting will make things more interesting.
I wonder if the 280 aio with this radiator thickness would fit in the tower 200? Had you tried this maybe?
Really want to see the Cooler Master Atmos and the EK Nucleus CR360 Direct die AIOs included in these tests
Gentlemen, any chance you can pair an Artic Freezer 3 with Silent wings 4 and post the results please?
They've done what everyone was waiting for. The performance Arctic is known for with a modern CPU block.
I will get four of them :D
Id change out the fans tho theyre really showing their ag e by now
I wonder if these will be made without the fans....but i guess that would add extra proceedures to troubleshooting and RMA
I bought the 360 ARGB version for about 91$ when it came out. It's really great, my CPU isn't very demanding but I wanted an future proof solution. Right now the system runs almost passive. The fan curve was a bit of a challange but after some teaking I found the right settings. I added 3 extra fans to my case (Asus AP201) to support GPU cooling and airflow. Even at 100% load during gaming both CPU and GPU are running at about 50-55°C max. CPU is a Ryzen 5600X (OC Mode) and a GPU is an Asus TUF RX 7800 XT OC Gaming edition.
Is the contact frame included with this AIO the same one that's included in the new Freezer 36 air cooler?
I got a 360mm Freezer II about 2 weeks before the Freezer III came out. I was able to send back the Freezer II as I had not used it and payed the diffence, it cost me £66.98 a diffence of 49p. I have a Freezer II 280mm on my AM4 with a AMD Ryzen 9 5950X the 280mm keeps it nice and cool. I am thinking to fit my own fans onto the rad Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM. Then I will have the same on both sides.
And of course this comes out right after I have finally switched to an AIO like 2 weeks ago (Endorfy Navis F240). I've always wanted the Arctic Freezer II but hated the way the pump looks.
this, this right here is my new AIO , amazing, and for the price ultra amazing
i paid 83 Euros for mine LF III, amazing runs cools and i hope to do a push and pull in the future with some lian li TL Lcd.
Would love to see the results of the 420mm version on intel
I'm kind of interested in getting the 280mm version for my Ryzen 7700 non X. I have an Arctic Cooling esports e34 and while i like it for being silent even on high speeds my CPU still reaches 80-85C so their deal is kind of tempting me to get one
only thing i can complain about is i wish we could have a different pump cover design, and that we were able to mount it without their intel frame
other than that, heck, even despite that, it's really good
Thanks for the review. Looking really good, think will get it (the 360 version), or next version, once the AMD 9800X3D is out, till then I got Ryzen 7700 (All-core 5.25Ghz and Single-core @5.5Ghz with TjMax @88C) with Cougar Poseidon GT240 fans running @70% max = performance/noise really good, ear level less than 40db during load with 3080Ti, idle close to 27db.
Do i need to buy two noctuna fans, or is it unercersary? IF so, which one should i buy for 280 mm aio?
Where does the IceMyst fit in compared to the DC Mystique, EK Elite, Endorfy Navis and Arctic LF3?
For AMD just flip "L" and "R" mounting bars (if there is a colision with M.2 heatsink) and you can normally mount that cooler, you only lose that offset distance. Cheers
But you would be offsetting in the other direction, so now you are farther away from the hotspot than if you would if there wasn't any offset to begin with.
Its not that big of an offset, on some review they did that "flip" and it was practically on center of CPU, yes you lose some perf I guess (couple of °C), but on other hand you can leave M.2 heatsink on and you dont wanna do M.2 nvme disc without cooling (especially gen.4 and 5).
And we are talking about only if that tall M.2 heatsink collide with Arctic LF III, my guess it will be only on some highend boards. @krazyfrog
EDIT: I found that video "Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 - The Best Just Got Better", he starts talking about it around 10:30.
just what i was looking for
This is gonna be a huge upgrade for me coming from an older DeepCool 120mm AIO. Which is actually very good and enough for the Ryzen 2600 and 5600 I've been running (on auto). But I still want to make it even easier on the CPU (and I might still upgrade to a heavier one later). - This was, in my particular literal case, I can also put a 140mm exhaust-fan instead of the 120mm radiator that's keeping that spot occupied now, and then instead of the two 140mm Arctic Cooling exhaust-fans I have in the top, I will put the Freezer III. - Is it necessary?... Not really. But it will be an improvement and I like to change things around and see what happens.
Will this still work with a AM5 CPU Holder? Looks like it might but I'd figure I'd ask.
Could I use my favourite Noctual fans instead of the supplied Arctic ones?
The main problem for mini-itx systems will be not the pump, but a 38 mm radiator.
Not so many okayish mini-itx cases are on the market which will fit it inside with fans.
27mm vs 38mm is a huge difference in mini-itx systems.
Well technically you could offset it by buying some slim fans. For example the Scythe Kaze are very good though you'd sacrifice some performance
Pick slim fans to go with it. If you doing 240, go for Silverstone Air Slimmer which is the best in the market right now. If you are doing 280, go for Jonsbo HF1415 (Available in 120 and both black or white frame). Both slim fans do not have the pertinent issue of slim fans where the blades are too close to the intake surface that cause that annoying scratching sound against chassis ie Arctic Slim fans.
@@HardwareCanucks Technically I would prefer to cut the NR200 max top cover than to replace it with slim fans. What you definitely don't want to do is lose the efficiency of cooling in a mini-itx case with these hot-as-hell Intel chips, even after undervolting.
Slim fans are definitely not for AIO. Currently using Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM for intake. They are not bad, but you lose too much performance even with simple intake airflow, even don't want to talk about static pressure for water cooling. They will fail with AIO.
Wise up a noob here. Is this going to fit on an Intel 1200 chipset?
Would have liked to see the 7950X's frequencies (although, from your video about 7950X, I can imagine them not being much different).
That one incompatibility with ITX motherboards just eliminated this from my list of potential replacements for my aging H100i platinum
Should i get this or i should get the Thermalright Aqua Elite 240 V3?
I love my NZXT Kraken Elite RGB White, worth the money for the perf and bling.
Did you watch the AIO round-up video a few days ago? The Kraken’s price to performance isn’t great… aesthetically it does look nice, but much better performance on offer for less money :)
@@ProfShikari i use the 360 version and it looks and works better that the competition when I bought it a year ago. Also I don't trust Arctic at all.
Wow, such good pricing in the UK at only £55. I was sad to hear that the pump block is so tall, as it won't fix in my ITX build which I'm just putting parts together for.
Just had a look on PC Part Picker and here in the UK, I can pick up the Freezer III 240mm A-RGB in black for £62.36 🎉
Just finished installing my 420mm black rgb, honestly very impressed especially for the price point.
I installed mine with liquid metal and prime95 can't get my 7950x3d above 60.5c
How much is the temperature in the normal usage without using any program. I have same cpu
I might buy one
So on AM5 can you use a Thermalright contact frame with the mount?
I think it would be for fun to throw in an air cooler in these AIO charts just to see where maybe the Peerless Assassin stands in a AIO jungle. As well as vice versa, throwing in a lone AIO into an air cooler graph. :)
I will tell u peerless assasin is 1 2 c hotter than the 240mm its not worth it 240mm AIO's are only for looks and not actual performance 360 and above or u might aswell get a Peerless assasin or phantom spirit wich performs identical to 240mm aios
How well would you expect this to perform temperature wise compared to the nhu12s? Currently i have a 5700x with pbo turned on and it can reach up to 85c in cinebench. I was looking to upgrade to the 240mm version of this but im not sure how it compares.
What causes the performance gap between NZXT kraken 240 when used with Intel versus AMD processors?
I wanna see some 360 numbers on these lol. I bet they would be amazing!
We haven't dived into 360 yet. Unlike some other publications, if we haven't built sufficient experience in a category (like we did with 240mm) we won't tackle it until we are ready.
When will you do a 360 AIO roundup?
Not for a while
Finally. A design that isn't super ugly lol. (As a owner of the 2's) they will sell more this way for sure.
Did I miss the link for motherboard compability or is that still yet to be posted?
Its been added. Here it is: support.arctic.de/lf3-compatibility
@@HardwareCanucks why didnt you just reverse the L and R brackets for AM5? It will give you a centered fit instead of an offset and wont hit the m.2 heatsinks anymore
Hey bro do you have a recommendation for a $60 Gaming Headphones for PC Gaming?
It has very long tubes. Would not recommend this in a smaller ATX especially top mounted or smaller form factor build unless you want some tubes bent awkwardly pressed on your side panel. I had both today and decided to use the 240mm EK nucleus. It has a more premium feel and looks better. Will be returning the Arctic 3. I understand there is a performance difference tradeoff but it's something to keep in mind.