NZXT - Kraken Z63 280mm - Black

My first liquid cooling system and everything went smoothly. My CPU idle temperature is now around 35C and never goes over 70C compared to around 50C and 90C before. It's also fairly quiet but what I love most of all is the little screen for displaying animated GIF images. As of Nov. 2022, you can now use JPGs and PNGs. I had to rearrange some fans to get the best cooling and now even while gaming, the fans don't even spin up at all. Before, the massive 3090 GPU heat would go straight up into my CPU's old heatsink causing it to throttle when gaming. Now the CPU gets the cool air first with the radiator at the front of the case and out of the path of the GPU heat and the GPU gets fresh air too with a fan I added at the bottom. Three exhaust fans at the top quietly keep heat from backing up in the upper case. I also underclocked my GPU which went from ~450w to max of about ~290w with barely any hit in performance. If you're curious from my pics, I added a 13" USB-C 1080p monitor attached with a magnet sheet to the front of my case and I'm running AIDA64 with a custom monitoring layout I made. These pics were taken during the summer when the days were very warm.

This NZXT liquid cooler works very well. However I am a little disappointed that the white RGB version of this wasn’t available at the time - I would’ve preferred that one. The cooling is very nice and there’s different settings and features in the NZXT Cam software. I recommend this.

It was very easy to install and looks great. I’ve had no issues with temperatures since putting it in! I love being able to change the LCD screen!

It's worth mentioning that I got this open box, and I also had a $50 reward. So this cost me $150, not $250. Take with that what you will. If you can get something similar or stomach the $250, proceed. I am absolutely blown away by the performance. Coming from my stock Ryzen Wraith Prism it is night and day! With the wraith cooler in my NZXT H510 Elite Case (not the best airflow) my CPU temps could reach up to 85 during intense gaming. With this, I hardly cracked 70. After undervolting my CPU I now sit between 53-63 during intense gaming. It is absolutely wonderful. My office also gets less hot with less hot air moving around. Noise. This thing is QUIET! After adjusting the fan curve, the noise profile is surprisingly low. Now, the most important thing. The screen. Pictures do not do it justice. It is incredibly vibrant and sharp. The infographic is super useful, and what I typically have displayed. Although, I have a library of silly gifs that get thrown on too. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants fantastic cooling, and also wants the freedom to display whatever information or buffoonery that they so please.

Easy to install gorgeous screen worth the price without a doubt

Huge difference over air cooling. I chose to upgrade because my temps would rise after long gaming sessions and my frames would drop. Now I have consistent performance no matter how long I play. I did have trouble mounting the radiator. The size fits but I didn't have any holes on my case that matched up right with it. I even got another case for better air flow and what I thought would be a proper fit but had same problem I had the clearance but no holes matched up well. Luckily the radiator mounting is pretty forgiving. I used zip ties on the first case the second I had to remove the fans and place it between the mesh front panel and the front mounted fans I had. I'm sure if I did more research i could have avoided this yeah def make sure it will fit before buying. It comes in multiple sizes. It also looks really cool. One last thing I originally ordered open box excellent for the larger version of this and it was missing the Intel bracket and some screws. I think whoever does the rehoming doesnt know anything about computers and saw the AMD bracket and a bunch of screws and thought "same." Even when returning it in store the best buy rep didn't understand why I was returning. I had to pull the instructions out and prove it's missing parts. I also couldn't get the one I wanted as it was not in stock at any store near me so that part really sucked so I'd buy new to avoid the Hassel.

Awesome product. Easy to install and looks great. More importantly it is keeping my CPU cool. I have an 11700kf and these run hot. Idles between 29-32c and maxes out around 55 when gaming at 1440p along with my rtx 3080. Highly recommend if you're looking for an AIO that looks great and functions great.

Super awesome AIO. I overclocked my 13700K to all P-core 5.8 all E-core 4.4. Running Cinebench R23 the temperature is 90 Celsius.