ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 - Multi-compatible All-in-One CPU AIO Water Cooler, Compatible with Intel & AMD, Efficient PWM Controlled Pump, Fan speed: 200-1800 rpm, LGA1700 compatible - Black

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This seems like a top contender for the best 280mm AIO. Great job on Arctic's side of things. The only thing left to test is whether or not there will be more or less horror stories with them, as well as, how many are DOA and the longevity of each cooler. Fran- said: It's impressive even the Arctic Freezer 360 has issues cooling a 13900K at full bore... It's kind of scary, really.Regards.

A selection of motherboards interferes with the cooler. Below is a list of motherboards which have been confirmed to have this problem.Thermal imaging from our FLIR ONE Pro camera shows moderate heat soak around the radiator sides and within coolant tubing at 50% fan speed, while 100% fan speed shows good regulation and exchange of thermal load. Given that the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 runs so quietly, operating the unit with a good PWM curve should allow for aggressive fan speed without excess system noise.

Its very easy, the fan on there just use standard 4-pin connectors, so you can just swap them out for any pwm fan. You might need a splitter to connect both fans to the original cable though. Steve from GamersNexus explains you the mistakes to avoid while assembling your water cooling AIO in your PC case. CPU: 5950x | Motherboard: x570 Dark | GPU: 6900Xt Red Devil Ultimate | RAM: 2x32 3733 14-18-18-36 | Power Supply: SuperFlower Leadex Titanium 1000w | Cooling: Triple 360 loop | Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic | Other: 6x Noctua NF-F12 IPPC / 3x Noctua A12x25 Chromax Good fans, like PSUs and cases can last you through multiple builds though so not a horrible investment.

This one in the review looks really nice as well. I wish more manufacturers would stop making their products look like action figure toys. The VRM fan clearly does something, and temperature improvements will follow the more even FPM on either side of the VRM heatsink, but we also want to be clear that a top-mounted radiator would also benefit the VRM. This is something we simulate in our test setup. VRM Thermals admin said:System builders with an aversion to RGB lighting who seek a liquid cooler with distinct attitude should put Arctic’s Liquid Freezer II 280 cooler on their short list.

The V1 has three fan connectors. Two of them have three pins, with the third pin missing, so only pins 1, 2 and 4 are there. The third connector--the one closest to the radiator, has all four pins. This configuration allows me to monitor and control fan speeds and curves. The pump speed is completely obfuscated because I have a v2, but it is plugged into the AIO port on my mobo so should be getting 100% power.

Small fans have the reputation of being particularly loud and not very durable; that’s why we set out to develop a quiet, sturdy diagonal fan, especially for the Liquid Freezer II. We’re 100% convinced that this 40 mm fan is just as durable as our other case fans. If the fan doesn’t live up to our claims, our customer service team will send you a replacement free of charge (without you having to replace the entire unit). Edit: and yes, similar to OP, I am OCD and need to have every fan in my case match (noctua for me). I have one of their older 120 models (push pull) on an R7 1700 (non-x, but OCd to 3.8)- cools extremely well and is super quiet - I only hear it when 3D rendering (100% load for more than a few minutes).