EVGA CLC 280 RGB CPU Cooler Review

[Crashman]

EVGA picked an easy to remember name for its 2x 140mm closed-loop cooler, but will the CLC 280 produce equally memorable performance?

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[AnimeMania]

General Closed Looped Cooler questions:
1) Why are the cooling plates round when CPUs are square?
2) Do the cooling plates cover the entire entire CPU, even the larger ones like Threadripper and X299 CPUs?

 

[loki1944]

Most certainly will be looking at this CLC for my next build; nothing comes close to that cooling performance AIO wise.

 

[aidank]

Looks like the EVGA's results at 50 % fans are about the same as the other coolers at 100 % fans (in a cooling sense) but with greatly reduced noise.

 

[Crashman]

General Closed Looped Cooler questions:
1) Why are the cooling plates round when CPUs are square?
2) Do the cooling plates cover the entire entire CPU, even the larger ones like Threadripper and X299 CPUs?

1.) I believe the one you're looking at is machined from roundstock using a lathe
2.) It completely covers Intel's desktop CPUs (even LGA 2066), but does not completely cover Threadripper CPUs.

 

[Zaporro]

It seems EVGA wins over cooler like NZXT Kraken just because its fans allow for higher RPM which happens at cost of noise, which is nothing special, everyone can just ramp up RPM's.

Here is much more detailed and in depth comparision https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2788-evga-clc-280-review-vs-nzxt-x62-corsair-h115i/page-3

 

[redgarl]

EVGA, put back on the shelve and running for my life...

 

[Lutfij]

The stuff coming out of Asetek is getting slimmer by the bucket loads. It's good to see that there are more offerings by other company's though if you follow through the way case manufacturing(in one common factory) has risen and a number of them have the same internal design+structure, then air cooling is a better route to go when aesthetics is brushed aside.

 

[steve42lawson]

I've had bad luck with EVGA Video Cards (had several die after a few months of standard use -- my NVIDIA GeForce replacement has been working fine for over 2 years, now), so I'm dubious as to the quality of anything coming out of EVGA!

 

[svan71]

4 cards die? I wouldn't stand too close to you during a thunderstorm.

 

[loki1944]

I've had bad luck with EVGA Video Cards (had several die after a few months of standard use -- my NVIDIA GeForce replacement has been working fine for over 2 years, now), so I'm dubious as to the quality of anything coming out of EVGA!

Have had an EVGA GTX 660 3GB running fine for almost 5 years now, EVGA GTX 1060 3GB for over a year, EVGA 1300W PSU for 3 years, EVGA 1000W PSU for 2 years, EVGA 750W PSU for 18 months.