Thermalright Strikes Again: $56.90 360mm Liquid Cooler

Thermalright Strikes Again: $56.90 360mm Liquid Cooler | Frozen Prism Review

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In this review, we benchmark the Thermalright Frozen Prism 360 liquid cooler ("AIO"), available in both ARGB and black-out variants for CPU cooling. We tested the Thermalright Frozen Prism on both Intel and AMD solutions, finding it mostly interesting for its insanely low $60 price-point. This makes it one of the cheapest liquid coolers on the market. Our testing analyzes thermal performance and acoustics vs. the Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360, the Liquid Freezer II, dozens of other coolers, and of course, water vs. air cooling. The only thing we can't test in this review is the longevity of the solution. We'll see with time!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Thermalright's Cheap Liquid Cooler
02:59 - Undercut Everyone
05:44 - Benchmarks & Testing
06:20 - Thermals: 200W Noise-Normalized (AMD)
07:18 - Thermals: 200W Full Speed (AMD)
08:10 - Thermals: 250W Full Speed (Intel)
09:37 - 3D Laser Scanner
11:02 - Pressure Distribution
11:56 - Installation Instructions (Thermalright Frozen Prism)
15:34 - Conclusion
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@GamersNexus Күн бұрын

Working on updating the Mega Charts right now, by the way! Adding a bunch of stuff to it. Ended up holding on the update a little bit because Noctua should be launching the Noctua NH-D15 G2 very soon (per Computex interviews), so we want to add it in with the update! Really looking forward to testing that one. Watch our Liquid Freezer III review here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sMyWmbGDubW-c5c.html Check out our Antec C8 Case Review from yesterday! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7BxpJV5mpilYnU.html You can grab one of our PC building Modmats with wiring diagrams, pinouts, and screw-tracking grids here: store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary Or our PC Case Badge Magnets here: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-3d-multi-level-pc-case-magnets-amd-ryzen-intel-gn-logo

@cocomoejoe Күн бұрын

Can you post GPU Mega Charts to your website? I would like to look at those!

@schnitz5450 Күн бұрын

Surely Thermalright Peerless Assassin SE will be present on this list

@ugogatto Күн бұрын

please please do a low profile air coolers for sff itx builds showdown please 😢

@dianaalyssa8726 Күн бұрын

Thanks this is really impressive for this price point. Have a lot of TR Air coolers (PA/PS/FC I think) and they have been great. Certainly interesting to consider for a first AIO.

@bucksbenzer136 Күн бұрын

Just a quick notice from Germany: here Lego more likely gets called „Klemmbausteine“ or „terminal blocks“, for the more general therm. Because one big company in the space majorly stopped making money with good products, but seems to sue everybody.

@SpaceyZee Күн бұрын

Thermalright is just competing with itself

@GamersNexus Күн бұрын

Thermalright's aggressive pricing and amount of products seems actually insane. Definitely a big push by the company the last couple years!

@Fluskar Күн бұрын

Thermalright the goat

@ChiekoGamers Күн бұрын

yeah just like Xiaomi competing itself in the budget midrange phones

@InconsistentManner Күн бұрын

@@GamersNexus I do wonder what their profit margins are. I personally bet is it sub 10%, the fans being the highest percentage cost most likely.

@S.A.D.i.S.T.I.C Күн бұрын

@@GamersNexus i bought their cheap $12 dollar for 3 fans, i have 9 in my case and they are awesome, well worth the money, i hope they keep the low prices once they get a following

@alb9229 Күн бұрын

There is agressive pricing then there is Thermalright 😂. 60 bucks for a 360 AIO is insane stuff , kuddos to Thermalright for pulling it off !!!

@jackmiller8851 Күн бұрын

not just 60 bucks for a 360 aio, 60 bucks for a decent one!

@federicocorbetta932 Күн бұрын

in Europe the 360 liquid freezer 3 is sold for €75 (€85 for ARGB) so for €20 less I don't know how competitive it is

@Mabyon Күн бұрын

yup i just bought the 420 artic freezer 3 for 70 euro

@farmeunit Күн бұрын

If you look at AiO pricing, they have gotten insane, really. $250-300 range. Hopefully something like this can bring them down a little. But their margins don’t need to be as good if you sell a lot more of them. Corsair is the perfect example of plain greed

@richelieubestship1129 Күн бұрын

@@farmeunitCan't argue with Corsair's awful pricing, but the H150 I bought 6 years ago is still going strong on my 9700K, I'd say it did its job

@TheKazragore Күн бұрын

"Notte" is indeed Italian for "night". Well spotted, Steve. A man of many talents, indeed! Now we just need a thermal analysis of Dante's layers of hell to determine their capacity to function as external heatsinks.

@darkdraconis Күн бұрын

Nah it's a typo, it's supposed to say "nutte" which means "hoe" in German

@charlesballiet7074 Күн бұрын

this comment deserves a heart lol

@yinizanami Күн бұрын

Since I’m Italian I confirm. It’s night :)

@plebisMaximus Күн бұрын

I'm sure you could make one hell of a cooler out of the bottom layer

@GamersNexus Күн бұрын

hahaha, laughed at the Dante's layers of hell analysis. Our future test methods should incorporate them!

@13damnitdavid Күн бұрын

I'm an OTR truck driver. I bring my pc with me every week. The PC sees daily use gaming and watching media. I would be willing to switch to a Thermalright for a year to give you a 1 off sample of endurance in tough situation.

@GamersNexus Күн бұрын

That'd actually be awesome. Shoot us an email at team at GamersNexus dot net so we can coordinate!

@calebb5106 Күн бұрын

@@GamersNexus i do pretty simmilar, sadly my case isnt fit for any liquid cooling, but id spend my own money and modify the hell out of my case to allow for this cooler if i could, maybe even swap the fans for Noctua A12x25 fans for better noise control

@Shiny_Dragonite Күн бұрын

@@GamersNexus I'm also willing to do the same. My first thought when I saw this is "I need to pick one up and try it because I know so many people doing budget builds." My use case isn't as extreme as David's, but I'm still more than happy to be a guinea pig.

@justsomepandawithinternet Күн бұрын

Cool, what truck do you drive euro or american

@thecaffeinequeen Күн бұрын

@GamersNexus likewise with me. I installed a similar AIO in my CPU about a month or two ago (the 360 Frozen Notte ARGB). Soundwise, it's pretty quiet so far, and never gets above 55C even after 4 hours of 100% usage on an older i9 with an 85 degree ambient. Game and run graphics processing every day, so it gets around 14 hours of daily usage. Purchased the AIO at $50 on Amazon because I was thinking about replacing my computer in a year-ish with something beefier, and demoting this one to being a NAS, so I wasn't really trying to buy something to last and just rolled the dice on them. Have been immensely surprised and happy with the performance. One thing i noticed is that they don't seem to work with any system integrators like ibuypower, which may be how they're managing to thread the needle on price margins - it's all direct to consumer, no large bulk order discounts.

@Laundry_Hamper Күн бұрын

Holding 250w at 65 degrees when limited to 35dba...for 60 dollars?! That's absolute silliness. Thank you GN Team for the DATA ACQUISITION

@thatfordboy4297 Күн бұрын

That is a delta over ambient temp. A more precise, if easily mistaken measurement. With an ambient of 21c, you are looking at 86c.

@fayenotfaye Күн бұрын

@@thatfordboy4297 250w 86c at 35 dba still means silent gaming which is epic

@snak8y8s Күн бұрын

That's so Biden

@WowCreativeUsername Күн бұрын

@@snak8y8s bait

@GENKI_INU Күн бұрын

@@fayenotfaye And you're not drawing 250w during gaming either. It's more like a "silent Cinebench PC", which is not even an everyday use case.

@JusteazyGames Күн бұрын

12:25: It should be noted that the bracket is imprinted with "AM4" but this works with that, and also AM5. Thermaltake did not change the design when AM5 came out. An AM5 PC builder can safely use the AM4-labeled bracket. This may avoid confusion as they dig through the box looking for an "AM5" bracket thinking it was lost or not included. Hope this helps.

@X3r0. Күн бұрын

Thank you!

@THWLR14 Күн бұрын

The big players in the liquid cooling marketplace have been enjoying insane markups on AIOs and just about anything that has to do with LC. This is exactly the kind of aggressive pricing the consumers need.

@springvice Күн бұрын

Right. Thermalright isn't cheap. They just have the right price. Everyone else on the other hand is just taking obscene chunk of profits.

@Morpheus-pt3wq Күн бұрын

Part of the blame is on Asetek and their aggressive patent lawsuits. The rest is on AiO sellers spyware... ehm, software development.

@Henrik_Holst Күн бұрын

Though, when their competitors ask around how on earth ThermalRight is making any profits with these prices then one would guess that the markup isn't that great, at least not on AOI:s like Arctic.

@jamesm568 Күн бұрын

We have to see how long they can keep it up.

@Vss077 Күн бұрын

there is a difference. besides quality - features & prob longevity. which has not been tested here. can last 2+ years without a problem or may leak after 3 months of use & may destory ur $1000+ hardware. basically asking to buy a $20 1400w no name chinese psu & test a 4080 on it. surely it will work. why these AIO's are so cheap cuz they basically dont have any sensors on it. where is the water temp sensor? it can affect the live massively. otherwise fans still ramp up when cpu is getting hot, which u shouldnt do at all, its water. the cpu can be 40-50°c/104-122° while the water is also 45°c/113° & raising. which isnt a problem till it gets 60°c/140°+ but it def. reduces its lifespan & may leak at some point due to the aggressive heat. but do whatever u guys wanna do, im in the worng - cant wait till the next video where companies getting called out again

@reviewforthetube6485 Күн бұрын

Your equipment for testing is absolutely insane.

@insertnamehere4419 6 сағат бұрын

He leaves out the 216 for cases which is second only to the Torrent in cooling performance, and 100% ignores the existence of the Phantom Spirit which is superior to the Peerless Assassin. I find it grating at this point.

@simiolonga Күн бұрын

Steve, you could test Thermalright's PSUs next!!!! There is little to no info on them

@C-M-E Күн бұрын

I don't need one at this particular moment, but I'm almost compelled to get one just because it's so cheap, and the air coolers have been damn impressive.

@100Underscores Күн бұрын

I got a Thermalright air cooler for my kid because it was cheap. It turned out to be really good. Keeps his 12400 under 65 degrees in cinebench. Was $28 AUSTRALIAN dollars lol

@user-kd3cz4zo9k Күн бұрын

@@100Underscoresprops to you for doing research for your kid!

@iamstd2 Күн бұрын

I bought the 240mm version for $40 a couple months ago for my spare rig and honestly I'm quite impressed with it. The 12400F in it absolutely doesn't need an AIO, but at that price, it just makes you go "why not"

@saintgtx Күн бұрын

I'd get one now since they're so cheap. I have plenty of extra Thermalright fans, AIOs and air coolers I keep in my closet in case I ever need a back-up. Their products are so cheap and perform well enough that keeping an extra AIO or air cooler around might be worth it, before they inevitably increase their prices once they get more recognition. They already increased the price of some of their AIOs compared to last year. Up to you, but a $60 is nothing for a good performing 360mm AIO with GN's seal of approval.

@Morpheus-pt3wq Күн бұрын

@@saintgtx why bother with constant fan replacement, when you can buy some high quality fans? Oh, right, "it´s cheap". Eventually, the cost of those "cheap" fans will pile up & go up and beyond the cost of expensive, high quality fans (which will still run). But don´t mind me, go on, keep piling up the e-waste.

@owen8417 Күн бұрын

I don't know if I've just never taken notice before but this is the first time I've seen a step by step installation process in a review and it's AWESOME. Installation time, complexity and frustration factors into my buying decision and I usually have to go searching for a separate video. THANK YOU

@ChiekoGamers Күн бұрын

In South East Asia, Thermalright is competing aggressively against Deepcool, IDCooling and Techware. It's crazy to think that their $30 air cooler can cool down a 120w CPU easily.

@harrytsang1501 Күн бұрын

I live near China and I bought the cheapest sub-$10 thermalright for my 10600KF. With an open case it cooled my CPU running at 126w stably for a few days straight

@no-replies Күн бұрын

I literally never have to even think about CPU temps. It's absurd

@bodasactra Күн бұрын

I went with the $35 Phantom Spirit 120 SE twin tower/fans black version for a 5600X3D. Cheapest was $28 but the free shipping kicks in at $35 and saves $11, the black model was $4 cheaper overall. I configured it fan on back for RGB RAM visibility and performance was the same, outstanding. In three levels of demand results were, 26-33c idle/45-68c games/71-78 full stress test. An amazing product.

@metallurgico Күн бұрын

So they charged you 7$ for free shopping? Sounds good!

@KryptonicHD Күн бұрын

Alright we know Gamers Nexus will break down any company like Asus, which is GREAT! Now can we get an interview with Thernalright to ask how they are doing so much RIGHT for the community when others can't!? Or wont'?! I'm curious as to how a company so large can release such good hardware and variations of such hardware, for such a good price. I'm all for it!

@andersjjensen Күн бұрын

My guess is that they're going for massive production scale. That is, contacting every system integrator and offering them badged versions for basically no extra cost, while also just hammering the DIY market to build the brand name.

@uponeric36 Күн бұрын

@@andersjjensen It's honestly a good play if I had to speculate, there's likely huge rise in compute coming along with AI advancements, meaning more used desktops, many of which will have decades old OEM coolers beginning to fail, on top off all the new computers that will continue to hit the market. Not to mention every year of PC is another year of time that PC is relevant for, in that you can pretty much do anything from the start to the time of the computers creation, so computers naturally become outdated slower, as the period they're useful for grows larger faster than the rate at which new games and applications can require new hardware.

@jeremyg2236 Күн бұрын

if I'm not mistaken, Thermalright has their own OEM factory, so that's less pricing stuff (idk the details of how pricing works).

@GamersNexus Күн бұрын

Will try to arrange that!

@fredredd410 Күн бұрын

Been using the frozen notte since May 2023. Great cooler, was on a 13700k and now on a 7800x3d. You have to adjust the CPU fan curve as it's waaay too loud out of the box even at idle, but after adjusting the curve it's been amazing and very quiet. Thermalright products are phenomenal for price to value compared to literally every other company

@mintfresh6547 Күн бұрын

I went from a 9900k to a 7800x3d and this CPU chip just runs so cool (versus Intel) that I dont think you need a great cooler for it.

@alejandrocalori6298 Күн бұрын

Can't wait for you guys to review the "Thermalthanks Steve 360 to You Steve Liquid Cooler"

@Staas1 Күн бұрын

Thermalright has been killing it for a long time, glad their finally getting the recognition they deserve. Been using their coolers for a decade, going back to the Macho series coolers.

@watsonage Күн бұрын

I've had this exact one installed in my PC since August of last year, so it's great to see it reviewed! Managing to get the exact same Thermalright model is making me feel like I should start guessing lottery numbers. One data point isn't massively useful in itself but I can at least attest that there's been no changes in thermal performance over the initial ~10 months on mine, and considering it replaced a Corsair cooler that I opened up and found full of gunk I'm pretty satisfied they're not cheaping out any more than a more expensive brand. If I have problems with it at any point in the future I'll let you know! I actually originally had the Thermal Notte for about two weeks, the in-line pump was annoyingly loud and wasn't PWM controlled so I swapped it for the Prism, which had already shifted price down to £59.90 from somewhere just above the Notte at £63.90. I definitely suggest people read the spec sheets on these coolers pretty closely, I had to dig fairly far down the Amazon page to make sure the Prism's pump was 4-pin PWM.

@dianaalyssa8726 Күн бұрын

Useful info to know, thanks

@secondsystems3479 Күн бұрын

Their fans and air coolers have been my go to for builds for over a year now. Glad to see them getting better. You cant beat them in terms of pricing.

@Cublyy Күн бұрын

Nice to see the transition to plain text for clarifying how the item was acquired!

@bretthake7713 Күн бұрын

I bought the "Frozen Magic 280 Scenic V2" for $43 and its great!

@GamersNexus Күн бұрын

Is that an actual name?! Hahaha, wasn't aware of that one.

@bretthake7713 Күн бұрын

Haha yes it was on Amazon maybe like three weeks ago, it's currently unavailable, but I think it will come back because it was on their shelf when you covered the Thermalright booth at Computex!

@-Noble Күн бұрын

@@bretthake7713 nice! i think i saw a 120 aio of their's for 37 or less. absolutely insane pricing... wonder if we could get some numbers on the company's financials or if they're doing some shady stuff...

@kramnull8962 Күн бұрын

The black 360 is on Amazon for $54 right now.

@MrDutch1e Күн бұрын

All AIOs used to be priced around high end air cooling when they launched. Once they became popular companies started price gouging. Most are still the same Asetek or coolit based unit they were when AIOs launched.

@TheKyozo Күн бұрын

this is what PC enthusiasts need - many product offerings and great prices.

@1BadVan Күн бұрын

I bought a thermalright phantom spirit cooler based on so many reviewers recommending them and definitely see why. They make some awesome coolers

@SillyWittleGoose Күн бұрын

Yes yes yes yes I’ve consumed nothing but gamers nexus all day perfect addition to my day. Yes please

@kevinbrewer8868 Күн бұрын

I have the Thermalright ARGB 240, and purchased it for ~$45 USD in January of this year. I have it cooling a 5700x3d inside of the Lian Li 011D mini. My CPU temps have never exceeded 55c! I don’t know what deal with the Devil these people have, but this cooler it has been nothing short of amazing.

@waynemacleod3416 Күн бұрын

I bought the same one last august (2023) for a 13700K runs like a champ. I only changed the fans to the because I wanted a ring light effect for the build.

Күн бұрын

What temperature @@waynemacleod3416

@toad7395 Күн бұрын

Honestly hope more people buy thermalright AIOs. With its price its clearly the best price - performance, its reliability is still questionable though since not a lot of people own it. Partly because Thermalright refuses to do any advertisement and just releases coolers seemingly at random.

@kramnull8962 Күн бұрын

@@waynemacleod3416 How many amps are you able to run into yours?

@bdiff9340 Күн бұрын

Maybe 55c with a light load, run Cinebench.

@FRSTaK Күн бұрын

Was waiting for this one ! Thanks steve and the team for such a great review !

@Caveman787 Күн бұрын

Thermalright has the best bang for buck stuff. I CAN'T wait for you to get the chance to review those new heatsink they have coming.

@micheleschenetti7791 Күн бұрын

I love Thermalright. I bought a 20$ Assassin King 120 for my 5600X, then switched to a 7600 and now a 7800X3D. And it still does its job!! Amazing

@smoknbobjd Күн бұрын

Thanks for keeping up the useful analysis and reviews.

@valentinh Күн бұрын

A teardown video of this cooler would be cool to watch!

@AnirudhTammireddy Күн бұрын

i remember someone mentioning a long time that "East" companies compete with each other by undercutting the other. While "West" companies compete with each other by offering better specs than other for even ludicrous prices.

@Darky4525 Күн бұрын

Interesting!

@Runmeerkat 22 сағат бұрын

@@Darky4525 multinational companies just price and spec match and compete with marketing.

@uncanny_mac4660 Күн бұрын

Noctua: "It takes us years to masterfully craft our air coolers to perfection." ThermalRight: "That'll be $40."

@staceywebster7765 Күн бұрын

Nice to see you guys reviewing affordable stuff, super awesome

@CaptnYestrday 9 сағат бұрын

Love all of the fan and cooling reviews. Classic Steve!!!👍👍👍👍👍

@FeintMotion Күн бұрын

I have two Frozen Notte 360's in my desktop and sim rig systems and both have been gucci like a pucci after thousands of hours of powered on time each. The pump being integrated into the tubing is inspired, both from a engineering and design and a patent dodging perspective.

@POLARTTYRTM Күн бұрын

affordable 360mm AIOs is a good thing, many of us live in places where air coolers are simply not enough because it's so hot most of the time they just become inefficient and loud.

@cemsengul16 Күн бұрын

True but pump noise really matters. I am okay with my Asetek 8th gen pump that I can run at a low rpm when idle. I couldn't be comfortable with an aio that has the pump run at a fixed speed that is high rpm.

@nickmhc Күн бұрын

@@cemsengul16heat spread out over 360mm should result in lower fan rpm than an air cooler?

@andersjjensen Күн бұрын

@@nickmhc Yes. That's precisely the idea of liquid coolers. To get the same cooling surface area on an air cooler you'd have to shape it in impractical/comical ways.

@POLARTTYRTM Күн бұрын

@@cemsengul16 I don't even know what pump noise is, I've never heard my AIO making any noise aside from the fans for as long as I've used it in the last 8-9 years or so.

@michealrossiter148 Күн бұрын

last summer the UK was rife with peoples slightly older PCs crashing in the heatwave. THIS could be the answer. A cheap solution thats effective.

@NanzoGonzo Күн бұрын

Sweet, will definitely consider this for my next build

@HDJess Күн бұрын

Just wanted to say that your videos at 4K@60fps look absolutely stunning to watch on a 1440p 32" monitor at 12bit color depth. Can't even imagine how gorgeous they'd look on a 4K monitor. Crazy production quality!

@GamersNexus 23 сағат бұрын

Thank you!

@gmcanepa Күн бұрын

I've been using a 60 USD Thermalright 360 AIO for more than 6 months now. No complaints so far

@SmackForSale Күн бұрын

Been using the 240 frozen prism for about a year now. I got it as a cheap temporary solution but its been so good i see no reason to change it. I paired it with my 7900x and it keeps it at or under 55 under load. Beyond pleased with its performance

@SmackForSale Күн бұрын

If you'd like to see how Mines held up after a year of intense daily use, I'd be happy to trade yours with mine and you can tear it open and see how it's done.

@thegoldenwolf274 Күн бұрын

I got Thermalright's Tower cooler for my R7 on your Rec. Hands down best upgrade I could have done after my 280 from BQuiet died after a year. Its now my go To rec for customers on Mid Builds.

@e5disintegrate Күн бұрын

After using the Peerless Assassin on a bunch of builds, i tried out the 240mm Frozen Notte and I love that one too, Thermalright is killing it

@WayStedYou Күн бұрын

I think I would buy the non RGB version just to get rid of the cable mess.

@JohnyMcNeal Күн бұрын

Corsair H50, summer 2009, close to 100 euros back then in Europe :) One of the first mainstream AIOs :)

@hughneutron5303 Күн бұрын

been running the white variant since christmas. no complaints, the blue fittings is a cute touch too instead of boring black or silver

@jolness1 Күн бұрын

My first thought was a concern about long-term durability and of course GN talks about that right off the bat. Keep up the great work.

@XLoad3d Күн бұрын

Dude wtf I just removed the peerless assassin out of my cart for a phantom spirit 😂 "awe shit here we go again"

@MystiqWisdom Күн бұрын

I have the Frozen Notte. Works great so far, about 3-4 months in.

@Austin007 17 сағат бұрын

I got the Frozen Notte as well. It's been going strong since June of 2023, and easily cools my 13700k.

@00HoODBoy 13 сағат бұрын

always appreciate mike and his installation. gn best in the business

@Deere2450 Күн бұрын

I got this cooler for my 13600kf in August last year and i absolutely love it!

@Bacender Күн бұрын

9:43 what ever happened to the fan testing rig that GN bought? i feel like it's been years since we've received an update

@hamzashaikh9310 Күн бұрын

he cant use it till many other labs verify that his lab is upto their standards. Cybenetics is one of those labs, that do power supply rating.

@notchipotle Күн бұрын

They're crazy good for the price, I had TR phantom spirit 120 for a while, it perform simlar to a deepcool 240mm AIO

@deviantbuilds Күн бұрын

I've been using one for a while in a build ,so far so good.

@stephenwright8786 Күн бұрын

The fact that the included hardware is color coded for your manufacturer (red for AMD and blue for Intel) is brilliant. The last time I installed an AIO I stressed quite a bit about making sure I was selecting the correct included hardware.

@JohnWiku Күн бұрын

Thermalright doing it right since day one, can't beat them at any price!

@Rooachie Күн бұрын

Was still rocking my Liquid Freezer 2 from when you first recommended it. Got a new case and 240mm looked weird in a O11 Evo so i got an aircooler. Now you tell me i can get a 60€ 360mm AIO? Youre ruining me

@steinkoloss7320 Күн бұрын

You are saying that as if arctics liquid freezer III was unreasonably expensive... xD

@AtaGunZ Күн бұрын

You know Arctic freezer iii 360 is 68 eur right 😆 and you can get 420mm for 73eur

@Rooachie Күн бұрын

@@AtaGunZ Youre right. My dumbass was looking at the ii 360 lmao.

@steinkoloss7320 Күн бұрын

@@AtaGunZ 420mm is unnecessary to be fair

@dianaalyssa8726 Күн бұрын

Thanks! Love their air coolers, might roll the dice!

@NoahChin Күн бұрын

Watching this GN video makes me want to have GN stickers on the back of my laptop so it may be graced with Steve's majesty

@KaledYouTube Күн бұрын

I'm gonna be honest, I rarely like to buy from brands that overwhelm the customers with a bunch of similar products. It also gives me the impression that what they make is cheap and poorly designed, like they are just throwing shit in the market hoping something becomes popular.

@Alsry1 Күн бұрын

Then you'd be falling into a price value fallacy. Where the same item, sold at a higher price has better perceived quality. The data shows that atleast for their air coolers, they're top of the line.

@mustangmanx Күн бұрын

While you can be correct, I don't think you are here. AIOs are drastically over priced atm especially if you throw in a cheap Ali express LCD on the pump == profit 😂. They are by no means cheap as in low quality, just less margin. The flooding the market technique is great for competition even if you don't want to by one.

@KaledYouTube Күн бұрын

@@Alsry1 What I said has nothing to do with price but with the amount of models offered.

@KaledYouTube Күн бұрын

@@mustangmanx What I said has nothing to do with price but with the amount of models offered.

@LiveType Күн бұрын

$60 for that much hardware is absolutely insane. I can assure you with 100% certainty they are in fact making nothing selling that and a decent chance they're losing money. $60 for a high quality air cooler makes sense (fundamentally more simple product and all that). $60 for a full blown 360mm AIO that's not objectively terrible? No shot. A single return would wipe out all margin (if they had any) from 200+ sales.

@thatfordboy4297 Күн бұрын

If I recall GN, or maybe another tech-tuber said they were informed as such. Sell for little profit to gain market share... In 3-5 years thermalright could be charging x4 the price because of recognition.

@gt4lex Күн бұрын

Honestly, when you think about it, an AIO is not more complex to engineer than an air cooler with vapor chambers. We're at a point where they're now fine tuning pipe curves and angles. Here, they probably just took a random pump, a bog standard radiator, and any roll of hose of the correct diameter and throw it all together without thinking about it. Like, technically you could pull out a car radiator and fan from a junkyard and make it work as your PC's liquid cooling system - I know it's been done by some mad lads several times. The base principle of a liquid cooler is simple as hell. There is certainly room for optimisation, as shown by GN's results VS more expensive offers - you could use a thicker radiator with higher pressure fans, increase the finstack density, triple pass, even go for a crossflow design with coolant entry and exit hoses being fitted on opposite sides of the radiator... which would increase costs. But if the most basic radiator and pump are enough to get better results than the high end air coolers at a similar or lower price, why the hell not do it ?

@LiveType Күн бұрын

@gt4lex Not talking engineering cost. Talking BOM costs + distribution costs. Engineering and or R&D for this product is probably at under 5% of the cost of this item given the amount they expect to make. Hell probably

@jimbodabimbo1483 Күн бұрын

This is literally the only channel for which I have notifications turned on.

@wolfe1978nm Күн бұрын

Been using the Aqua Elite 360 V3 for 6 months now. Also put the same fans as the cooler in my system, 3 on the rad, 7 in the system since they were only about $4 each (TL-C12C-S). Been running perfect. On a 12700k with a slight overclock. Never once had it go over 68C and that is only on all-core synthetic benchmarks. Pump is set to 100%, fans set to a curve. Really been happy with it. Got the same model in the 240 for my NAS/VM host machine a week later, it has been fine as well.

@matteo964 Күн бұрын

Thermalright is probably the best cooling brand currently.

@S3v3n13tt3r5 Күн бұрын

Price to performance vs D15 😂

@paelimination 2 сағат бұрын

I've had one of these in a system with a 14700k and its been kicking ass for 6 months now. Can confirm they keep working well.

@MKNick10 23 сағат бұрын

Got mine a couple months ago for a little under 70USD including taxes. I've loved its performance so far and I'm really happy to see it on an expert-level vid! I knew they had good AIO's but I didn't think it'd be similar to LF3 perf, wow! Thanks for what you do - saludos desde Argentina!

@DeskInbox-dn7tf Күн бұрын

Recently bought some recommended stocks and now they are just penny stocks. There seems to be more negative portfolios in 2024 with the markets tumbling, soaring inflation, and banks going out of business. My concern is how can the rapid interest-rate hike be of favor to a value investor, or is it better avoiding stocks for a while?

@nealremy6635 Күн бұрын

Very true, you can be passively involved in the markts and still amass wealth-gains using an investment advisor. I first dabbled in stocks late 2019, just before the pandemic, and that same year gained over 150% with no prior investing experience, basically all I was doing was following directions of my advisor. We are working on a retirement ballpark of $3m and I’m certain my goal isn’t farfetched after subsequent investments and tremendous returns so far.

@RahimMadison Күн бұрын

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@nealremy6635 Күн бұрын

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@RahimMadison Күн бұрын

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@-eMpTy- Күн бұрын

SCAM

@sureberferber9101 Күн бұрын

Thermalright is proving that everyone else has been scamming / gouging customers for years.

@NoVeMgoRe Күн бұрын

Or they just prefer having safer and healthier margins and not feel like skimming the waterline with their company with the risk of going under. A product stack being 10-30% more expensive than it realistically could've or arguably should've been isn't really a scam when it more easily explained and rationalized by the RGB and gamer tax companies like to tack onto things 'cause they sell better whilst also having better margins.

@NonContent Күн бұрын

I brought one of these in June 2023 for £63, I've been running it several hours a day nearly every day, I haven't noticed any changes in performance or noise levels. It's been a great cooler!

@Tomshaaaa Күн бұрын

Thanks for your hard work 👍

@arkd1711 Күн бұрын

Great review, thanks Steve. "Thanks, Steve!"

@Dextrizzle Күн бұрын

I have been running a 240 Frozen Prism in a build since October. It easily keeps a 7700X cool under any conditions that my son has tortured it with. I have it in a 011D Mini and used Thermalright fans only in the build, I tried to keep the fans similar. I have been really impressed with it. I found it really easy to install, even though I installed it upside down the first time. I have a Thermalright fan that scares me, but not one on the AIO, hoping that it is a one-off and not indicative of future issues or failures.

@marinipersonal Күн бұрын

They have one with the same fan used for the Phantom Spirit Evo. Excellent fan and some discrete ARGB.

@TheNamelessTed Күн бұрын

The sheer number of different SKUs that Thermalright offers is incomprehensible to me. I would absolutely LOVE to see a tour of their factory to get a glimpse of how they can produce and maintain so many product variations.

@ardequerade3155 Күн бұрын

i have the aqua ellite 360 v2 in white and it's so pretty. the minimal halo rgb rings are to die for. it was also only 60usd which is insane

@xxvjvxx Күн бұрын

"overall impressed" a rare shining review from Steve

@slugster51 Күн бұрын

Have this cooler on my build was trying to stick to a strict budget and it has been a good cooler for the price like you mentioned noise but also I get a slight fan vibration other than that 4 months in and 0 issues

@luckyracing13 21 сағат бұрын

I just installed this yesterday along with their contact block. So far great

@keithbowler114 Күн бұрын

Omg Steve. Ultra nice find.

@idno4856 Күн бұрын

Really appreciate this review and all your coverage of the new cheaper solutions of various computer parts coming to market. Sorry if I missed it, but are you guys planning on doing long term testing of this cooler?

@dandondon Күн бұрын

I got this awhile ago and thought I was crazy for how well it works.

@HermSezPlayToWin Күн бұрын

Thanks Steve!

@smittyjones8755 Күн бұрын

Their TL-B12 and TL-B14 fans are AMAZING for the money as well. I have two Phantom Spirit 120 and just ordered a Frozen Edge 240. Their stuff is just so good for the money. Oh, and a LGA1700 and AM5 hold down plates.

@imkiyori Күн бұрын

Now we need the 240aio thermalright review

@madant7777 Күн бұрын

I went for a relatively expensive NZXT Kraken Elite 360 White RGB last year, but it is not just the bling I wanted (metal round pump casing with a great rounded LCD screen), it is also the control on the more expensive models, i.e. I wanted the full control through the software that can use liquid temperature for the RPM of the fans. That is the only way to get the fans spinning when really needed (hotter liquid), not only dependent on the current CPU temp - that spins the fans far more frequently and randomly compared to the actual liquid temp.

@chrispittmanComputing Күн бұрын

Been running one for about 6 months on my 7800X3D. Works awesome!

@rakan123432136 Күн бұрын

Bought the Frozen Notte when I saw how cheap it is compared to other AIOs and it's been great for months and it's serving me well. Hopefully you can review it soon

@MrC8025 Күн бұрын

used one for 1.5 years now. Temps and sound level is the same as day one. I do maintain the fans and radiator. Clean and air blow every 3 months or so. It's solid, they are my go to for cooling solution now and future builds.

@ZeD69420 Күн бұрын

gonna pick my self up one of these

@carlstarks7720 Күн бұрын

I have the Thermalright Frozen Edge 360 and it has been excellent so far. Had it for about 4 months now and temps have been extremely cool on a 7800X3D. You can hear it but its not loud at all.

@EhNothing Күн бұрын

Wow, this is so awesome at that price. Finally some good news on how something is priced in the PC space. It's been 84 years....

@tamtgirl Күн бұрын

i literally just bought one of those last month but in white. i have to say it works decently well on my amd 5950x in an fairly air restrictive phanteks case. just moved it to a montech king 95 hoping it will be all the much better

@josephhoalt6824 Күн бұрын

I have 3 of the 240 aqua elite V3 units on my AMD systems and they work fantastic I do run them now with Artic P12’s as I didn’t want the rgb I repurposed those fans to other projects. They keep my 5800X3D,5800X and 5600 all in the 60’s max load and full boost clocks. Great review as always.

@Mo-kl4fb Күн бұрын

Just bought the phantom spirit for my 5600 because of these videos. The temp drops from the stock cooler is insane.

@xXRapToRiXxGamer Күн бұрын

Great review, you should test the frozen edge 360, it has the best fans from Thermal right

@charlesballiet7074 Күн бұрын

I love the idea of no frills but good value pc hardware

@mate0821 Күн бұрын

Great tests as always! Also Steve my girlfriend just walked by while I was watching the video and she would like to ask what products you use on your hair because she said it looks marvellous and she is now jealous :D

@TheGympert 12 сағат бұрын

I did a complete white build and purchased the Frozen Notte 360 white. I was a bit sceptical about the pump position but it was only 76 euro's so I went for it. And I don't regret buying this thing at all. You can't hear the pump at all, you don't ever have to worry about air in the pump cause of it's position and the only thing I replaced were the fans. Great performance, even better pricing and I would defenitely buy an aio again from Thermalright.