Question Is the ThermalRight Frozen Prism 360 AIO good?

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Not much info on it from reviewers, and I've decided to experiment with a cheap AIO. They're currently under $60, and have better specs than SAMA's cheapest AIO.

I'm looking at the 360mm. I realize that the white one's color and lighting will improve my entire computer's performance by 10^300 power, but maybe I'll get the black one just because.
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So I decided to compare some TR 360 AIOs. I found five:

  1. Aqua Elite V3 $58.90
  2. Frozen Prism $54.90
  3. Frozen Notte $65.90
  4. Frozen Magic Scenic V2 $68.90
  5. Frozen Edge $72.99
After looking at the specs, not only are the Magic and Notte the best, but they consume less electricity, so although they cost more, operating expenses are lower. They're 5 dBA louder. The Aqua Elite V3 has the weakest fans.


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I don't understand why they make so MANY different fans, air and water coolers that are virtually identical. Are they hoping collectors are just going to snap up one of each? :roll:

Previously, I couldn't find the Endorfy available in the USA, but I guess Endorfy DID read my email all those months ago asking about their AIOs...?

The F240 is selling for $113.25.

The F240 ARGB is selling for $137.97.

The F360 is selling for $146.84.

I'm tempted to say screw it and get the F360 instead of a Thermalright AIO that'd be half that price (or less).

This video has both the F280 and F360, but the F280 isn't available on Amazon or NewEgg. It looks like the Navis performs REALLY well on Intels and older AMDs, but will probably need the offset mounting frame for AMDs with offset chiplets.
View: https://youtu.be/FkTaQeZqURU


Dude talks like Der8auer.

Edited: corrected image to include Notte.
 
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So I've decided to compare TR Frozen Notte with the other brands I listed, although I suspect Endorfy's tubes are too short - I'm hoping for a response from anyone on their length. The photos of the TR AIOs demonstrate that the tubes are pretty long. I think the Azza tubes are probably too short, also, but the Enermax and EK should be long enough.

If anyone has any input on those 5, I'd like to know.
 
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Very frustrating to try to find the specs for EK and especially Endorfy, even on their websites. Honestly, though, none of these brands provide enough info, although Enermax and TR probably did the best.

I couldn't find AF and SP for Endorfy pump and fans, and their fans have the lowest RPM. I couldn't even get dBA. Their fans have MTTF of 100,000 hrs. The pump is probably the slowest, although Azza didn't list the pump RPM (but was the only one to list L/H and mmH2O) so aside from the KGT review, I can't say much.
I got the AF and SP for EK's fans, but not the pump. They have the highest max RPM

Only Enermax (probably) has a copper rad, and also a copper plate. All the others, except Azza, have copper plates and aluminum rads. Azza uses aluminum for both.

The Enermax has the best fans, followed by the TR. Sadly, the Azza and EK fans are pretty similar, with the EK having better CFM and marginally better mmAq - no wonder they put 6 fans on the rad! However, the TR fans are the quietest.

Frankly, it's hard to know which has the best pump because there's less data except for the Azza. However, the Notte has 5300 RPM, which is far stronger than the EK and Endorfy.

So, to me, it seems like the $100 discounted price on the EK is warranted, and the Endorfy should be around the same price. I suspect the Azza is not that great but at least the pump goes up to 3,300 RPM. It seems, then, that the Enermax and the TR are the best options. Since the TR is an unknown at this time, I'm going to go with that unless someone can share some compelling reasons against it and for one of the others.
 
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I just received the Frozen Notte and took a look. The ARGB LEDs are subdued. The brightness is not intense, there are only lights in the hubs of each fan, and there's an infinity mirror in the block. Since I don't care about lights, I'm not sad that it's not all tricked out.

I tested the PWM fans and they are pretty powerful, which is what I expected from the specs.

The coldplate is copper held in place with 8 screws (bolts?).

The pump is mounted on the tubes instead of being in the block or rad. It is very quiet.

All connectors are standard PWM and ARGB, except the pump, which is 2-pin DC.

The accessories kit includes a 3-way splitter for PWM, a converter from 2-pin to Molex D, TF7 TiM, and AMD & LGA1700 mounting kits.

The packaging was simple, mostly black with touches of color, the unit was fully assembled, and the rad and block were covered with separate plastic bags and held in a simple, formed, brown, shaped piece that appears to have been made using a mold. It serves the purpose well without having any foam in it.

I plan to start my testing this Friday, first to ascertain what mounting position is best in my case based on thermals (which will be compared with my U12A), and then produce a review for my channel. I'm kind of excited as this is my first AIO!
 
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