The NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB has its work cut out for it in this review.
Is that enough for you, or is this a Kraken that should stay unreleased for now?
Then again, this wouldnt exactly fit with NZXTs clean and sleek white and black, plug-and-play designs.
The fans for this cooler arent three individuals that youll need to link together and bolt down separately.
Instead, they come as a three-fan-in-one set, fixed together by an outer frame.
On top of that, Im asking it to keep theIntel Core i7-13700Kcool.
My main draw to an AIO cooler was to keep noise pollution down.
Of course, ambient noise is a trade-off in my gaming PC for adequate cooling performance.
The fact it managed to keep temperatures lower than another cooler in a larger rig does attest to that.
My only slight against the pump header is that it is pretty bulky.
The same goes for the depth of the radiator.
Should you buy the NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB?
I also think as a cut-and-dry cooler, theres a lot to like here.
I also played various games, keeping tabs on temperatures, noise levels, and performance.
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