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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 113 reviews

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91%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are positive about the cooling performance, LCD display, and easy installation of the Kraken 280mm Radiator CPU Liquid Cooler. They appreciate its ability to keep their CPUs cool and quiet, and they find the LCD display to be informative and customizable. Customers are also pleased with how easy it is to install the cooler. On the downside, a few customers have mentioned that the size of the radiator and fans can be an issue, especially in mid-tower cases.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Lcd display

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Solid Buy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the display and it does a pretty good job at cooling fast, do be warned that it might not be compatible with most cases I had to go out and buy a bigger case and even then I had to front mount it, however it is very nice and it comes with pre applied thermal paste

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to install, working great!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm loving this new AIO for my PC. There are night and day differences in temps going from my old setup to this. It has a very quiet function; just had a tough time with the cable management.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great AIO, Misleading Pump Head Photos from NZXT

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Only one Negative for this cooler. Before I get to the positives I want to address the one negative. The one negative is the pump head LED screen. On NZXTs site and every other site because they use NZXTs photos, it shows the LED screen taking up the whole circle of the pump head, well on this base model that is not true. On this model the LED screen is actually just a small square, it is not a circle that takes up the whole pump head, also with it being LED and not OLED a black background on the screen doesn't blend in very well with the black pump head casing. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere in the specs or on NZXTs website. I've included a photo to show this. Other than that the AIO is great, it has no problem keeping my R9 5900X cool. I did switch the included fans with some ThermalTake Tough Pro 140mm fans. I guess one other negative is the included 140mm fans can only be used with a radiator because the fan screw holes are to large for regular fan screws.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Lcd display

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Cools a 12700k

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's doing a great job keeping a 12700k cool. The customizable screen is nice. Always make sure your case fits an aio, mine did not necessarily fit in my case in a conventional way but did have room just needed to fenangle some things to get it into it's spot.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Impressive Cost Effective Upgrade

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Cools my cpu way better than the stock fan that came with my ryzen 3700x, I wish I upgraded sooner! Stylish, customizable and works with intel/amd chips. The instructions are very clear and precise, would definitely recommend. My games are running smoother than ever & even got fps boosts. Worth the investment!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Thirsty pc

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wonderful aio that runs extremely silent even on high rpms. The included software is extremely easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Keeps a 16-core reasonably cool.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great cpu aio cooler. I have a 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 5950x and it’s able to keep it reasonably cool. I’d say NZXT probably has some of the most reliable AIOs compared to other brands. It also has a software controlled LCD display that you can put any GIF on.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Lcd display

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My temp dropped an avg 10-15 degrees cooler! And love the gif display

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing cooler and look

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Looks amazing and performs amazing. My 7800x3d doesnt go past 55c. Super quiet as well.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Noise level
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good cooler

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pretty good cooler, havent had any issues with it and its not that loud

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Freeze zone

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Been doing great at keeping my 7900x3d cool at a steady 70 Celsius during hard core gaming

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Doesn’t turn my room into a space heater

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Keeps my computer nice and cool. It’s kinda fun to stick memes on the screen. I’d recommend applying your own thermal paste instead of the pre applied stuff. Overall really happy with this!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Chillin'

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect cooling solution for my high end gaming computer!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    pretty solid aio

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    fans are quiet and keeps my 5800x around 66 c when under load. nzxt software isn’t as bad as it used to be either, definitely a good choice if your looking for an aio with a screen

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A great AIO

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The NZXT AIO really keeps the temperature down on my I7-12700 CPU no matter how hard or how long I run it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Lcd display, Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing, and low noise

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    runs perfect temperatures on my cpu, and its quiet, te screen is great, the software is also good, PLUS it comes with preapplied thermal paste, jsut make sure to not touch it because its sticky

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Ease of use, Lcd display

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quiet and Super cool

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This NZXT - Kraken 280 radiator has to be my favorite one yet, from the large quiet fans to the highly customizable display. This thing has tamed my AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and now my rig can run faster w/o the noise. Easy to install and simple to configure w/ the NZXT Cam software. Replaced the stock 140mm fans w/ RGB ones for great asthetics.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Lcd display

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    High performance, sleek design

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The 280mm Kraken AIO CPU Cooler works amazingly well keeping your CPU temperatures low and monitors other sensory inputs like coolant temperatures and GPU temperatures, if on-screen overlays aren't your thing. Once you download NZXTs "CAM software", you'll have all your system specifications available at a glance and customize your 240p × 240p 30hz LCD screen to monitor your equipment and add custom images to polish off your build. The only downside is the LCD screen is smaller than the other 280mm Kraken (640p × 640p 60hz) and reflective. However, if you're a minimalist that favors performance and functionality, this is a perfect addition for your PC

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tight Fit in a NZXT H510

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Relatively quiet and cools a Ryzen 9 5900X well. My only complaints with this unit are that it does not include a motherboard backplate for the CPU mounting - which is not a big deal if you are installing it on a new motherboard, but if you have at any point swapped out a previous CPU heatsink fan combo that included it's own backplate, the mounting of the cooling block may not be compatible with that, so hopefully you still have the original! I also wish the display worked with Rufus open source fan control, but that's probably an ask for the Rufus coders rather than NZXT.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cooling, Ease of use, Noise level

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cooler!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing product, keeps my CPU nice and cool, its very quiet, easy to install for a noob like myself. Highly recommend it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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