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One or two system monitoring data values can be displayed on the screen.
Main specs
Featuresfor CPUfor CPU
Product typeliquid coolingliquid cooling
Fan
Number of fans22
Fan size140 mm140 mm
Bearinghydrodynamichydrodynamic
Min. RPM500 rpm500 rpm
Max. RPM1800 rpm1800 rpm
Speed controllerauto (PWM)auto (PWM)
Max. air flow98.17 CFM98.17 CFM
Static pressure2.71 mm H2O2.71 mm H2O
MTBF60 K hours60 K hours
replaceable
Min noise level21 dB21 dB
Noise level38 dB38 dB
Power source4-pin4-pin
Radiator
Heatsink materialaluminiumaluminium
Plate materialcoppercopper
Socket
AMD AM4
AMD TR4/TRX4
Intel 1150
Intel 1155/1156
Intel 1366
Intel 2011 / 2011 v3
Intel 2066
Intel 1151 / 1151 v2
Intel 1200
AMD AM4
AMD TR4/TRX4
Intel 1150
Intel 1155/1156
Intel 1366
Intel 2011 / 2011 v3
Intel 2066
Intel 1151 / 1151 v2
Intel 1200
Liquid cooling system
Heatsink size280 mm280 mm
Pump size80x80x55 mm79x79x52 mm
Pump rotation speed2800 rpm2800 rpm
Pipe length400 mm400 mm
Pump power source4-pin4-pin
General
Lighting
Lighting colourRGB
Lighting syncNZXT CAM
Mount typebilateral (backplate)bilateral (backplate)
Manufacturer's warranty6 years6 years
Dimensions315x143x30 mm315x143x30 mm
Weight2090 g2170 g
Added to E-Catalogjanuary 2020january 2020

Pump size

The dimensions of the pump that the water cooling system is equipped with.

Most often, this parameter is indicated for all three dimensions: length, width and thickness (height). These dimensions determine two points: the space required to install the pump, and the diameter of its working part. With the first, everything is quite obvious; we only note that in some systems the pump simultaneously plays the role of a water block and is installed directly on the cooled component of the system, and it is there that there should be enough space. The diameter approximately corresponds to the length and width of the pump (or the smaller of these dimensions if they are not the same — for example, 55 mm in the model 60x55x43 mm). Some operating features depend on this parameter. So, the large diameter of the pump allows you to achieve the required performance at a relatively low rotation speed; the latter, in turn, reduces the noise level and increases the overall reliability of the structure. On the other hand, a large pump costs more and takes up more space.

Lighting

The presence of its own illumination in the design of the cooling system.

The backlight serves a purely aesthetic function — it gives the device a stylish appearance that blends well with other components in the original design. Thanks to this, such cooling systems are especially appreciated by gamers and fans of external PC modding — especially since the lighting can be different, and the most advanced models even provide backlight synchronization with other components (see below). On the other hand, this function does not affect the efficiency and performance, and the overall cost is inevitably affected, sometimes quite noticeably. Therefore, if the appearance does not play a fundamental role for you, the best choice, most likely, will be a cooling system without backlight.

Lighting colour

The colour of the backlight installed in the cooling system.

See above for more details on the backlight itself. Also note here that in the illumination of modern cooling systems there is both one colour (most often red or blue, less often green, yellow, white or purple), and multi-colour systems such as RGB and ARGB. The choice of a single-colour backlight depends mainly on aesthetic preferences, but the last two varieties should be touched upon separately.

The basic principle of operation of both RGB and ARGB systems is the same: the design provides for a set of LEDs of three basic colours — red (Red), green (Green) and blue (Blue), and by changing the number and brightness of the included LEDs, you can not only intensity, but and tint of light. The difference between these options differs in functionality: RGB systems support a limited set of colours (usually up to one and a half dozen, or even less), while ARGB allows you to choose almost any shade from the entire available colour range. At the same time, both of them can support backlight synchronization (see below); in general, this function is not required for RGB and ARGB systems, but it is used almost exclusively in them.

Lighting sync

Backlight synchronization technology, provided in the cooling system with built-in lighting (see above).

Synchronization itself allows you to "match" the cooling backlight with the backlight of other system components — the motherboard, processor, graphics card, case, keyboard, mouse, etc. Thanks to this matching, all components can change colour synchronously, turn on / off at the same time, etc. The specific features of the operation of such a backlight depend on the synchronization technology used, and, usually, each manufacturer has its own (Aura Sync for Asus, RGB Fusion for Gigabyte, etc.). The compatibility of the components also depends on this: they must all support the same technology. So the easiest way to achieve backlight compatibility is to collect components from the same manufacturer. However, among the cooling systems there are solutions of the multi compatibility format — compatible with several synchronization technologies at once; a specific compatibility list is usually indicated in the detailed specifications of such models.
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