Thanks for the video! 💜

I'm installing my first AIO after 20+ years of building with air coolers. Just want to thank you so much for this video, its phenomenal. Appreciate how slowly you filmed everything, and how detailed you explained each step. Great video!

Can always count on you guys for the most thorough installation tutorials! I always look them up when I inevitably lose the manual lol xD

The first truly instructional cooler installation guide on KZfaq. Thank you 👏🏼👏🏼

Thanks so much for this video. Like most people watching I had a specific type of installation I was referencing (AM5). I kinda-sorta understood what I had to do, but being able to watch someone else do it made me feel 100x more comfortable about the entire process. Thanks!

Thank goodness they simplified the branding on their AIOs.

I just put together my first build last night and if it weren't for your video I would have been stumped with my cooler. Thank you so much for your knowledge and clear explanations 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Banger of an Installation video fams, very clear instructions. Keep up the hard work

Just installed mine following this guide - it was very helpful for my top mount setup! The only thing I have to add is that if you're experiencing some sort of clicking almost like a fan hitting a cord, gently tip your case back and forth to work the air bubbles out of the pump and into the radiator.

It's good to note that all the new CAM features work on the older Krakens too.

15:55 was having the same laugh when I was playing around with it 😂😂

Me: Brags about a dual monitor setup. Friend: "You don't have dual monitors." Me: Look down there.

I was installing my Kraken Elite 360 on my AM5 mobo and got to the part in the instructions that specifies which direction to place the standoffs, but the instructions don't specify which direction to screw the bolts into the standoff and motherboard (one end has longer thread than the other). Thank you so much for picking up NZXT's slack. 👍

The instructions out of the box are piss poor. Nzxt should be ashamed

A quick update, I came back to this video to you all here including you Gear Seekers to tell you what I've built! Thank you for such an awesome video for us building our own systems! Here you go: A few facts to get you on the right path first. 1) You get a few degrees less if you have the fans blow down into the sys, rather than out, exhaust. This is the because the way the radiators are designed, they were meant to have the air flowing better threw them if being sucked in rather than blowing out. I got about 3, maybe 3-4 degrees cooler running fans down compared to fans blowing out of the case. 2. I personally recommend ceiling fans blowing down if possible. This gives the best pump flow with the two water pipes coming down to the pump. This is not necessary but recommended and only if your case is big enough to accept the fan radiator up top. 3. Do Not, and I repeat: DO NOT feel bad if you cannot control the lights in the NZXT software on the first or 5th-10th boot up. I had to re-plug some of the NZXT lighting cables before all three of the radiator fans plus the pump showed up at the same time in the NZXT software and I am now closing my ticket with NZXT support that they did not show up. This was the most difficult for me of my entire build. You'll get there, use trial and error if all 4 components don't show under Lighting in NZXT software first run. Installed the RGB 360 Elite Kraken on my Ryzen 7 3700x 8-Core (16 logical) CPU, and am running a max of 75 deg C on 100% CPU with an OC of 4.4Ghz on this stock: 3.6Ghz processor. Running sooooooooooooo cool. It should be showing 80's... to 90's but its at the very least 15 degrees below 80. I am so very happy. I hope you guys like this AIO cooler also. Now to try to get it to... 80 deg C by unplugging some of the fans... Hope you like the NZXT coolers also. I heard Liang is good also, but I think NZXT looks better aesthetically! Pic of max load CPU speed at OC, and temp for CPU: imgur.com/a/Xs6kyMV

Agh yes thank you!!! Just bought this cooler and I’m also building my first PC so this video was extremely helpful and well paced!

Aw man I'm sure I watched your old video on how to install the older version of this. Literally just ordered the new one for tomorrow and I'm glad this video is uploaded! Thanks!

You rock!!!! You did a hell of a job explaining this. Before looking at your video, I was trying to find one like yours that went step by step. I found a few that were not as complete as yours. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

ordered mine yesterday. didn’t bother going with rgb version due to planning on just using the 3 front fans in my case already. can’t wait to get it!

You saved my sons computer with these clear instructions. Thanks!

Everytime I get new parts, I go to your channel and I’m just so happy you have the videos for them! 😂

bro really thought he was sneaky at 10:48 (Thanks for the help though it was very helpful)

Thank you Gear Seeker. I have just bought my first Liquid Cooler (Kraken Elite 360 RGB) and this is the perfect video for me. Fantastic tutorial. Clear and precise ❤

Much appreciated - walkthrough of AMD setup and everything - you’re an absolute BEAST at explaining it thoroughly and clearly, Thank you!

bro love how you broke this down brilliant for those who don't really know what they are doing. this will really help them. bravo you got a new sub

Thanks for this. Made everything so straight forward. Swapped out my fractal design aio for the kraken elite 240. This cooler is incredible.

Thank you brother, I really like how you demonstrate this nzxt cooler step by step and how to install. Specially for those first timer building there setup. 👍🏼 Good job and have a blessed day 🙏

I really loved this whole instructional video.

Interesting. Between keaken elite, corsair 150i lcd what is better in terms of lcd customization and performance cooling?

My first pc build and I’m super nervous even though I’ve seen so many videos.. glad this video was the one that actually was able to show me what to do and where to plug these in!!

I love the am4 bracket change

The new feature of mixing an infographic with a gif is really cool.

Highly appreciated hope u have a great day when u see this comment👍🏾

Thanks I recently bought my first radiator water pump. I bought the 240 kraken. This guide really helped.

First off, who uses programs in light mode yuck 😂 Dark mode FTW Banger of an install guide fams. Love my Z73 and got some of the software updates to try out so that's nice. Keep up the awesome work.

Im definitely buying one of these!

This helped me feel better. I just installed mine but there's no way to tell that it matched up and flush. Looks like I did it right. Great vid.

11:37 just wondering if you can explain in more detail why you suggest to connect into the cpu fan header instead of pump fan header. I have the black version of the msi board you have in this video and I believe in the manual they say to connect aio cooler to pump fan header so I just want to know why you did that thanks

This tutorial makes the most sense to me, especially the wiring part tysm

Heyy thank you (For welcoming me) 😂😂

nicely done guys very useful video especially with the new display abilities

Great vid, this 360 was a bit more involved than the old 240 non rgb one I had previous but this guide made it a cake walk!

Upgrading from a tower air cooler to this next month for my early birthday gift to myself 😊

Your video was super helpful! Thanks again 🙏

thank you so muchhh😭 i was like why is this plate not matching up with the screws lol i was so frustrated, just needed to switch plates

the LCD Screen makes it so great! Iam gonna overcool my Ryzen 5 5600 with this just because of the LCD haha

This was so informative thank you!

Love how Nzxt actually commented😂

just got the am5 bracket for my 5 years old kraken x62 (great support from NZXT btw.), but there was no explaination how to use the spacer and the mounting bolts. Thanks to your video, solved my problem.

I knew these were coming, their older ones have been almost Impossible to find in NZ for MONTHS. I hope the pump is quiet on these new ones, and by quiet i mean *QUIET*

Man that's a lot easier than the Z73's daisy chaining!

what if my motherboard doest have the aio plug

Great video thanks GS!! I am planning to buy the new NZXT Kraken (non-Elite) in the next day or two since its now in stock on Amazon UK, hopefully all the stuff included is the same as in this video.

Installing my first aio and this really helped!

Thanks for the detailed installation ❤❤❤

very well done instructions!

I was confused about the am4/am5 spacers and didn’t even use any of the new stuff in the box because i had the kraken x53 or something close to it so I didn’t feel like it was necessary but i will keep in mind to use it when upgrading my motherboard to am5 soon

I want to use Lian LI INF fans. Can I also use the RGB functions like the screen without the NZXT controller?

Top tips, great help Thanks Man!!!

Thanks So Much....Nicely explained for us simple folk...

Thanks never put an AIO in before love air flow, but these guys forced my hand. Can't air cool an AMD 7700x gave me no choice. My AMD RX 6950 XT surprisingly runs cool in 1440p was NOT expecting that.

Subscribed, Thank you!

Thank you so much, you're a beast.

Thank you for the video. One question does this work with other NZXT RGB hub? Or do I need to use the one provided?

Ty for the amazing video all straight to the point verry well explained

Looks so easy to do. Gonne buy it next week

Whatever...... love it - nice work.

This is the exact same case as mine this is a huge help ty

I installed everything and started the computer (I have not installed windows or anything yet), the screen is totally black but everything else lights up. Is this normal or have I’ve done something wrong?

Does the none RGB version come with the same connectors? so I could connect my own RGB fans if I wanted?

Great video, great install guide, this helped me a lot!

Why didn’t they go with 8th gen pumps

At minute 5:58, Standoff not touching the motherboard isn't a problem? There is a gap between the standoff and the motherboard. The same thing happened on my setup.

This helped me out, thanks!

Thank you! For cable information

“Locate 4 of deez nuts” was the best part of this video

What is the type of base behind the motherboard to install the cooler?

it's very helpful video for me, thanks a lot!

So if I’m using AM4 does the lettering face inward to the motherboard or outwards to me when screwing in? Please help!

Just finished installing thanks for the help G, simple . Except kind of confused me on the usb splitter since I purchased the non rgb fans but then figured it out I don’t need to connect those since there’s no rgb ! Just only issue I’m having right now is the gpu temp is accurate but the cpu temp is a couple numbers of gpu-z numbers or wich one is the real number. I lean more towards gpu-z

Just fitted mine and followed the instructions to the T.. However my BIOS wasnt picking up that there was a pump and after few choice swear words it was the USB controler at the bottom.. It wasnt plugged in fully, even tho I pressed it in hard.. Anyways after a few hours, I swapped it from my USB 78 to my USB 56 and pushed it realy hard (Little too hard) and works like a charm.. Alot of people are having this issue for some reason.. I will give a hint.. Make sure you have a tube of thermal paste on the side.. The plastic cover fell off and I touched the thermal and removed half of it with my size 10 thumb.. So I removed the paste and redid my own..

Hey! Thank you so much food the tutorial! I got an issue tho. My CPU and my GPU are still running really hot. Any suggestions to try and solve this problem?

Hi Geek Seeker, thanks for the complete and detailed instruction video! Would like to ask you, does the new Kraken support memory function or changing the default colour setting? Meaning do we need to load NZXT CAM software every time to load the customized colour profile?

Good stuff ❤

Best Looking water cooler

It's not clear if the backplate is necessary for AMD am5. In the instruction they mention on intel backplate...

I'm connecting #2 Cooler Master MF120 Halo Fans to the Nzxt Kraken Elite 240 should i connect the fans directly to the AIO PWM or connect the fans directly to the motherboard PWM?

I have a montech king 95 case that came with their controller, has two Argb three pin connectors available I bought a three pin to 4 pin connector going to plug my next argb lights into the montech controller so I can just turn my lights on with the case I know I won’t have the cool patterns but at least they will somewhat sync. Then I plan to plug my fans into the nzxt controller so I can control my fan speed pump and cpu screen on CAM. Think that will work?

Lighting works, display functions and the fans are spinning but I can't boot into windows

Great Tutorial! Was looking for something like this. Thank you !!! I noticed you mounted your cooler in front . Curious….Do you find it better mounting in front vs on top ? Thanks.

Appreciate the guide it’s working perfect only issue is that it isn’t being detected by the NZZT Cam any tips?

is this the same process for the 280mm? cant imagine itd be much different..

Hello, mine doesn’t turn on when all cables are connected not even the screen

I install the AIO on top, the pump and fun are running but the temp still high. What is wrong? Proc 5700x

why does my fans show up on nzxt cam, but not the kraken display like yours does??

Omg my Nzxt z73 rgb just came from Amazon, and now I’m returning it so I get this one. I really want it please😢

Sorry i have a quick question I'm replacing 240 kraken with this 280 Is it the same hardware installations for cpu also cords are they the same

This video was so helpful. I was wondering, since I am getting the UNI FANS SL120 from Lian Li instead of the stock fans, would I still need the NZXT hub for the pump?

my rbg doesn't appear in the cam app... any idea why?

Hi thank you for the video but I have questions the back plate on socket 1700 still move is this normal? I have video of it can I send it to you