Kraken M22

I had to buy a new cooler because my Coolermaster ML120L died after only three months. Eventually settled on this one during Black Friday.Even with my AMD board, fitting it was a real pain as you need to install a new back plate, I had to watch a video on YouTube to do this because I just couldn't follow the instructions.Once the pump was fitted to the CPU I then had to wrangle the tubes around to get it to fit, it's not brilly for small cases but it does fit. I've got a new case coming now though so hopefully next time I won't have as much trouble. Got to say fitting the coolermaster was a breeze this wasn't.Once it's fitted though WOW! It looks great and it really pushes temps down. Idle sits at about 28 degrees and while gaming it stayed around 42-45, the airflow in my case is poor as well so this is excellent. It's also almost silent (I didn't connect the supplied fan because I already had some fans in my case)There's a usb connection in this to connect it to the cam software to monitor and change lighting etc... My mobo picked it up straight away and the software is pretty good. The lighting options are really good and the infinity mirror looks class.Overall this is a brilliant cooler, can recommend.

The cooler itself is simple to install and a lot less "fiddly" than other cooler designs.I've installed this on an overclocked (4.9ghz) i5-10600k and it's idling at 20*c in a large well ventilated and cool room.Under 100% load using passmark for 1 hour max temps hit 55*c and stabilized.Temperature response seems almost immediate and within roughly two minutes returned to it's idle state after stress test.Teething Problems -On initial installation the product made a buzzing sound in the pump controller when above 60*c (100% load) , after configuring bios to DC power on fan/cooler controller the buzzing seemed to stop.SPRING SCREWS - The spring screws when tightened gently to a resting point where I would have to apply moderate pressure to tighten them resulted in too much contact on the cooler resulting in poor/no cooling impact. Initially I thought I bought a faulty cooler.I released some of the pressure equally on the four spring screws allowing the cooler less pressure on the CPU and the temperatures shot down to 20*c idle and 55*c stress tested.TL;DR- Product is fantastic and works great on an overclocked i5-10600k- Don't overtighten the spring screws connecting the Cooler to the CPU.-Buzzing if pump controller hits 100% power use (Can be configured in bios and fan controllers. Advise setting custom pump profile)Thanks for reading my honest review, hope this influences some of your purchases and solves some problems for any users!

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It now works efficiently, but I had to change the way its fan operated, so it pushed the air over the rad and out, not pull the air through. My cpu overheated with the latter setup. And I added some extra thermal paste which may have helped.I love the graphics coming from the pump head, lots of different designs and colours you can custom setup. The cpu holder was easy to yake off, but the NZXT holder was difficult to install (my case aperture was no wide enough so had to hold plate in place whilst threading bolts through by touch, but once in and attached it holds the pump securely.The rad and fan stand proud of the case inside and because my two side fan apertures are close to the end it was really fiddly to get both 120mm in place and it needed two to inject enough cool air to allow the rad fan to cool the rad. in the end I had to use a 100mm fan instead though the side panel is not fully on at the top because of the tight fit.Thats just a case design gremlin so not their fault, just bear that in mind.EDIT: Not sure why but without changing anything am now getting temp warnings again and it's not that hot in the room. I was hoping this had solved my problems but I think I need to research other makers as this is crazy might even go back to an air rads now.EDIT#2. So feel a bit stupid but stupid me had applied too much CPU heat paste. I cleaned all of it off and reapplied a small amount, just a 5mm blob, tighten the bolts by hand not using a srewdriver just enough to hold it firm. Major change of case leater and fan is now mounted in roof of case.Result, no overheating problems and even in the summer too.I have changed score to 4 stars as the Logo is not changeable, its upside down due to I/O tubing being too close to RAM cards so had to route it opposite side round.

It's only 120mm so doesn't offer the best cooling for CPUs, but looks very nice and will do the job on any mid-range processor. CAM software is vastly improved since all of the earlier reviews, much simpler and works fine. Installation pretty straight forward, but note you will need a spare USB 2.0 header on your motherboard for it. Also note that you will not be able monitor fan speed or liquid temperatures or set fan curves in CAM for this model, it is only RGB lighting. Configuration of the rest is done in the BIOS, which is a bit of a hassle.The major downside is that I've had 2 of these in my family (brother and girlfriend) and both failed within 6 months. The pump (bit that pushes the water between the CPU mounting plate and the radiator) died, meaning there was no thermal dissipation at all and the processor would hit 100 degrees before shutting itself down. So on that basis, I can't recommend it at all.I personally have an X62 and that has been running well for 18 months now. I believe the X- series use the very common Asetek components (i.e. also in competing Corsair products) which are seemingly much more reliable, whereas this M22 was a proprietary design for NZXT.

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Utilice este producto para enfriar mi GPU rtx 2060 que llegaba a los 89 Celsius ( hice una modificación para que sea compatible con mi gpu). Ahora con este producto instalado no sobrepasa los 57 Celsius utilizando la bomba a un 70% y el ventilador a 60%.Funciona excelente y viene muy completo de accesorios de montaje.

The media could not be loaded.  Grund dieser Anschaffung war von vornherein, ein CPU-Upgrade bei meinem PC durchzuführen. Ich wollte meinen alten Ryzen5 1600 in Rente schicken und durch einen Ryzen7 3700X ersetzen. Letzterer war jedoch nirgends mehr zu einem akzeptablen Preis lieferbar, sodass ich auf den 3800X auswich.Ich war natürlich gespannt, ob diese kleine 120mm AiO mit nur einem Lüfter und kompaktem Radiator mit der höheren TDP des 3800X fertig werden würde.» Verpackung:NZXT verpackt das Produkt in einem ausreichend großen Karton. Alles ist leicht aus dem Karton zu entnehmen. Positiv hervorheben kann man durchaus, dass die Schrauben und Muttern in mehreren kleinen Tüten verpackt sind. So fällt das Sortieren im Vorfeld der Montage leichter.» Vorbereitung des Mainboards & Installation:Zuerst hatte ich die Befürchtung, dass ich mein Mainboard aus meinem Gehäuse ausbauen müsste, um die Backplate meines bisherigen CPU-Kühlers zu entfernen und die NZXT Backplate anzubringen.Durch das Entfernen der Seitenwand hinter dem Mainboard konnte ich jedoch ohne Probleme die alte Backplate entfernen und die neue anbringen.Wichtig: Auf dem Kühlblock ist ab Werk bereits Wärmeleitpaste von NZXT aufgetragen. Wer stattdessen eine andere, hochwertige Wärmeleitpaste verwenden möchte, muss also erstmal die NZXT Paste z.B. mit Küchenpapier gründlich abwischen. Wer es besonders gründlich mag, wischt auch nochmal mit Reininungsbenzin/-alkohol nach.Mit der Hilfe von Videos auf YouTube, welche die Installation anschaulich erklären, und der beiliegenden Anleitung gelingt es wirklich ohne große Probleme, die Wasserkühlung zu installieren. Wichtig ist, die Schrauben auf den Abstandshaltern nicht komplett zu überdrehen. Die Federn dürfen nicht vollständig zusammengepresst werden.» CAM Software:Mit der CAM Software von NZXT kann man die Beleuchtung des Kühlblocks nach Belieben einrichten. Dazu muss man auf "Logo" bzw. "Ring" klicken und anschließend den Leuchteffekt seines Geschmacks samt gewünschter Farbe(n) auswählen.» KühlleistungIch habe meinen Ryzen7 3800X mittlerweile auf 4.35GHz auf allen Kernen übertaktet mit einer Core Voltage von knapp unter 1.3V. Bei einem zehnminütigen Stresstest schafft es die NZXT Wasserkühlung trotz des kleinen Radiators und nur eines 120mm Lüfters, die CPU bei 73° Celsius zu halten, was vollkommen in Ordnung ist. Dabei bleibt der 120mm Lüfter auf einem durchaus akzeptablen Geräuschniveau. Wer es extrem leise mag, müsste da unter Umständen nochmal mit einem stärkeren Lüfter nachrüsten.Die Geräusche in meinem Video stammen ausschließlich von meinen vorinstallierten Cooler Master Gehäuselüftern und meiner Grafikkarte.» Fazit:Für knapp 68€ (Angebotspreis) bekommt man eine optisch extrem attraktive CPU-Kühlung. Wer keinen großen Luftkühler im Gehäuse verbauen möchte und nicht weit über 100€ für einen größeren Radiator ausgeben will, wird mit der M22 hoffentlich genauso glücklich wie ich. Solange man die CPU-Spannung sinnvoll einstellt, schafft es diese kleine Wasserkühlung recht gut, die Temperaturen nicht in ungesunde Bereiche ansteigen zu lassen.Für maximales Overclocking mit Core Voltages von deutlich über 1.35V sollte man von vornherein auf eine Wasserkühlung mit größerem Radiator und mehr Lüftern zurückgreifen.

I would avoid all NZXT products that run with the absolute garbage NZXT CAM software. I wanted to upgrade the case and get some rgb so i went with the NZXT H510i that comes with a hue strip and two rgb 140 fans. I also purchased the kraken M22 for cooling and 2 extra NZXT rgb fans. Turns out.. the only way to control the fan rgb is with the NZXT CAM software. All good.. so i downloaded and installed. Somehow this software does things to your system that it shouldn't. To make a long story short, there is no way to run this software without windows going unstable. Every single time i play a game the system crashes and i have to hard reset. Also CPU runs hot in idle. I cannot believe how bad this software is. Its the worst i have ever run on my system. Completely erased all trace and files of CAM and everything works great again. Only now i can only have the rgb on default white. Making this a waste of money. I wish i had read all the bad reviews before i purchased(because there are plenty) but NZXT just seemed trust worthy.. I will never buy NZXT again.

Pretty good cooler