Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 Aio Water Cooler, 360 Liquid Cooling Radiator, ARGB PWM Cooling Fan for Intel LGA1150/1151/1155/115...

(Update1 - I found that room temp affects CPU temp exponentially more than it did when I was air cooling, so the figures below are not even accurate. It's been cooler in the room with the PC and it runs even cooler than I imagined it could. No issues, no weird noises. Haven't been out of the 50's C range in a week. Games just aren't anything to it. Definitely happy with this AIO.) Super simple installation on my AM4 rig with a 5900x. I was never a huge believer in water cooling making that much of a difference over a quality air cooler... but I was PLEASANTLY surprised to see just how much better this AIO handles the 5900x vs the Fuma 2 Rev B I had on it. I'm talking hitting 90C @ 200 watts on the Fuma 2 and now 80C on the AIO. Or 70C at 170 watts on the Fuma 2 and now 66C on the AIO. These temps in particular are important because they are where you will see either mild or extreme throttling (mild @ 70C or extreme at 90C). And in games? Pshhh... I was usually averaging 58C-62C max and today, in a game that would normally push me to 62C on the Fuma 2 Rev B, I was running at 52-54C! I used a 4-1 aRGB splitter on my Asus B550-F Gaming Wi-Fi II, had to install Asus Armoury Crate and it detected everything just fine. So I have full control over all the lighting effects and everything. This board, unfortunately, only has 1x aRGB plug and 2x 12v RGB plugs, which I don't use those older ones at all. And a single aRGB plug can handle 4x lighting controls so this worked out. 3x on the fans and 1x on the pump. I didn't really care about the lights, I cared about he value for money and the amazing performance I was seeing in reviews. If anything goes wrong or if it "wears out" in 3 years, I'll be buying from them, again. Seriously. The base plate to the CPU is making AMAZING contact. I don't even have my fans running hard. My temps listed in games have them running at 1000-1100RPM. I wish I went with this AIO a long time ago. Seriously, I don't think you can beat this for the money, nor is it worth it to double the price for a "possible" 3C lower temp at 250 watts lol. Dunno if I typed this in here already... but my only real issue is that the fans/pump lights are aRGB Gen 1 instead of Gen 2. BUT... everything LOOKS great, anyways, so who am I to complain. I'd rather have had the extra lighting control but honestly, it's doing everything I'm asking of it lol.

AllThingsTech · 2025-04-04 · via amazon

This cooler really surprised me with how good it is for the price. The build quality feels premium, and the fans are super quiet—even when the system’s under load. It keeps my CPU running cool, and the ARGB lighting looks awesome. Installation was smooth, just make sure your case can fit a 360mm radiator. Overall, excellent value and performance.

John D · 2025-05-31 · via amazon

Works really well. Quite, looks good with ARGB settings. Ands most importantly, it keeps my Ryzen 9800X3D nice and cool. It shaved off another 15-20°C than the previous large air cooler. And the great price is also super nice.

David Winstead · 2025-09-10 · via amazon

Great price and works great. You can change the fans that come with the aio to match the others you already have. Recommended.

Barbara Torres · 2026-04-14 · via amazon

This product can handle my CPU (R5 3600) easily and its over kill for it however, I got it for future proofing when I upgrade to AM5. Noise wise it is medium quality Cooling capacity good Fits hardly in my case (Antec DF600 FLUX) Build quality good Over all 4/5 stars

Anan Barahmeh · 2024-10-15 · via amazon

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