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20 minutes ago, xTysonmx said:

Yep! That is the CR360. I also saw another review on it, that basically had the same results with it being a chart topper. 
I like the looks of the new Kraken Elite a lot more and it’s lcd screen customizability.
I haven’t seen any charts that show any comparisons between the EK Nucleus CR360 and Kraken yet. I’m curious if it performs close to the CR360 or not. 

Here's a comparison which shows the EK as being the quietest in a big list, and 2nd best for cooling an AM4 140W. For an AM4 170W...I'll let you look for yourself.

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Hi,

I'm doing a white pc build and after doing weeks of research, I feel like I've hit a dead end when it comes to 360mm AIO for 120mm fans. I have read a lot of reviews and watched youtube videos on a ton of different AIO's and it seems like there are just as many negative reviews as there is good reviews for majority of the AIO's. I'm hoping that I can get some suggestions from some of you on a good 360mm AIO that's white. It will be going with my Ryzen 7 7800x3d inside of my Lian Li EVO Dynamic.
I will most likely end up swapping the AIO fans out at some point in the future, to match whichever fans I end up getting for my build (So far it's between Phantek D30 and Lian Li AL120 V2). I am hoping to spend $250 or less. I was looking at the DeepCool LT720, but after seeing photo's of it. It's actually an off white, like an eggshell yellowish color, which turned me off from it. Lian Li Galahad, has lots of mixed reviews, Asus ROG RYUO III looks awesome, but it's $300 and with me planning on switching out fans later. It seems like I'd be wasting a lot of money going that route. NZXT Kraken X73 comes in white for $260 which seems like it could be a decent one, but like the others it has a lot of mixed reviews. Also the Phantek Glacier One 360MPH looks nice as well.

Which 360 AIO would be reliable and provide really good cooling, that comes in white?

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20 minutes ago, tysonm said:

Hi,

I'm doing a white pc build and after doing weeks of research, I feel like I've hit a dead end when it comes to 360mm AIO for 120mm fans. I have read a lot of reviews and watched youtube videos on a ton of different AIO's and it seems like there are just as many negative reviews as there is good reviews for majority of the AIO's. I'm hoping that I can get some suggestions from some of you on a good 360mm AIO that's white. It will be going with my Ryzen 7 7800x3d inside of my Lian Li EVO Dynamic.
I will most likely end up swapping the AIO fans out at some point in the future, to match whichever fans I end up getting for my build (So far it's between Phantek D30 and Lian Li AL120 V2). I am hoping to spend $250 or less. I was looking at the DeepCool LT720, but after seeing photo's of it. It's actually an off white, like an eggshell yellowish color, which turned me off from it. Lian Li Galahad, has lots of mixed reviews, Asus ROG RYUO III looks awesome, but it's $300 and with me planning on switching out fans later. It seems like I'd be wasting a lot of money going that route. NZXT Kraken X73 comes in white for $260 which seems like it could be a decent one, but like the others it has a lot of mixed reviews. Also the Phantek Glacier One 360MPH looks nice as well.

Which 360 AIO would be reliable and provide really good cooling, that comes in white?

Maybe the new Kraken ELITE?  it IS more expensive than your budget, but its a new AIO and you might find it cool 🙂

 

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I suggest watching KitGuruTech's review-comparisons of AIOs. It may help as they seem to be competent. You could also check out HWCooling.net and hwbusters.com.

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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Thank you for the responses. I actually watched that Kraken review yesterday and it looks like it could be good, but the one down side is that it still uses the 7th gen Asetek pump. Next month the EK Nucleus is supposed to be released and there are some reviews for it already that are really good. I may end up waiting for that one.

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3 hours ago, tysonm said:

Thank you for the responses. I actually watched that Kraken review yesterday and it looks like it could be good, but the one down side is that it still uses the 7th gen Asetek pump. Next month the EK Nucleus is supposed to be released and there are some reviews for it already that are really good. I may end up waiting for that one.

Which EK Nucleus?

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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19 minutes ago, xTysonmx said:

I believe it’s the CR360. It’s $205 and shows it will release sometime middle of May

Did you look at KitGuruTech's video about the EK that beat all the other coolers?

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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10 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Did you look at KitGuruTech's video about the EK that beat all the other coolers?

Yep! That is the CR360. I also saw another review on it, that basically had the same results with it being a chart topper. 
I like the looks of the new Kraken Elite a lot more and it’s lcd screen customizability.
I haven’t seen any charts that show any comparisons between the EK Nucleus CR360 and Kraken yet. I’m curious if it performs close to the CR360 or not. 

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20 minutes ago, xTysonmx said:

Yep! That is the CR360. I also saw another review on it, that basically had the same results with it being a chart topper. 
I like the looks of the new Kraken Elite a lot more and it’s lcd screen customizability.
I haven’t seen any charts that show any comparisons between the EK Nucleus CR360 and Kraken yet. I’m curious if it performs close to the CR360 or not. 

Here's a comparison which shows the EK as being the quietest in a big list, and 2nd best for cooling an AM4 140W. For an AM4 170W...I'll let you look for yourself.

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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15 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Here's a comparison which shows the EK as being the quietest in a big list, and 2nd best for cooling an AM4 140W. For an AM4 170W...I'll let you look for yourself.

You’re awesome. I don’t know how you found that site, but thank you! It had a lot of the big name AIO’s on it.

The new Kraken Elite is surprisingly close to that Nucleus CR360. I think I’ll end up going for the Kraken Elite due to the LCD screen. I just wish it was the price of that CR360, lol. 
thanks again!

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9 hours ago, xTysonmx said:

You’re awesome. I don’t know how you found that site, but thank you! It had a lot of the big name AIO’s on it.

The new Kraken Elite is surprisingly close to that Nucleus CR360. I think I’ll end up going for the Kraken Elite due to the LCD screen. I just wish it was the price of that CR360, lol. 
thanks again!

I typed in: NXZT Kraken Elite AIO 360 vs EKWB Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB. It doesn't always work, but it usually brings up something if I just use "compare" or "vs".

I've been using computers since around 1978, started learning programming in 1980 on Apple IIs, started learning about hardware in 1990, ran a BBS from 1990-95, built my first Windows PC around 2000, taught myself malware removal starting in 2005 (also learned on Bleeping Computer), learned web dev starting in 2017, and I think I can fill a thimble with all that knowledge. 😉 I'm not an expert, which is why I keep investigating the answers that others give to try and improve my knowledge, so feel free to double-check the advice I give.

My phone's auto-correct is named Otto Rong.🤪😂

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