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Author: Mathew Jacobs
Rating: 5
Review: I was honestly a bit concerned with this AIO being produced by asetek as their waterblock has been a bottleneck of several AIOs, but it seems the radiator and fan combo can mitigate this pretty well. I still get a few odd spikes into the 50-60c range but in full load situations this beats out the arctic freezer ii (also 240mm) by a couple degrees. The radiators on these two are very similar with both being 37mm thick, but the phanteks has tighter fin spacing and thus superior surface area. Even with the t30 fans on the freezer ii only the idle and temperature spikes are improved, the glacier still wins out at high load. As far as fans go, the T30s are a major highlight of this AIO. By far the best built fans I've used, even more of a premium feeling fan than the A12-25, the colors are better to me, and most importantly they perform better by a good margin. I really like the adjustable top speed as well, but I do wish they made this 3000 rpm fans with lower RPMs controlled through adapters, as getting to the dip switch is impossible once installed. They are very loud at 3000 rpm too, so I'd recommend sticking to performance or hybrid as the advanced mode doesn't make a massive difference. As far as 240mm coolers up to the task to take on the 5800x, I think it's safe to say this is one of, if not the best AIO. Though it is an expensive cooler, especially for an AIO, I think the performance and fan quality makes up for it. If you are stuck in a case that cannot support a larger 280 or 360mm radiator, but does has the room for the thick fans I don't think you can go wrong with the glacier one t30.
