The integrated water coolers on the market are still dominated by 240/360 water cooling, although the larger the cooling and the better the heat, if only for performance, the 360-water cooling on the flag ship class cannot be installed in a large number of matx boxes. Nzxt (njay) kraken x63 rgb water cooler is a 280-water cooler that can also have a good compatibility while ensuring dissipation。
Specifications
Thermal size: 315 mm x 143 mm x 30 mm
Cold head size: 79 mm x 79 mm x 52 mm
Pump speed: 800 ~ 2800 ± 300 rpm
Fan specification: aer rgb 2 140 mm x 2 500 ~ 1800 rpm > 300 rpm
Control type: cam software control
Reference price: $1299
In terms of appearance design, kraken x63 rgb continues the familyistic style of nzxt, which is not very different from the previous x62, and belongs to the fourth generation of x series 280 water cool. Compared to the base paragraph, the rgb version is most marked by the addition of pure white colours and the use of white coatings for cold drains, pipes and water coolers, which offer new coloured choices to players who pursue a short fashion and a new style。
The nzxt kraken x63 rgb water cooling head is equipped with an x series of marked "infinite mirrors" designed to increase by 10 per cent the upgraded limitless lightring by 10 per cent compared to the previous one, with a more distinctive and infinite reflection of the rgb light effect. It also has a stand-alone rgb channel, which independently controls the light effect of logo and the halo through dedicated cam software. At the same time, the direction of logo can be rotated at 30 degrees, so that the player does not worry about the direction of the installation of the water cooling head when building the water cooling system for the itx mainframe。
The water cooling is based on the seventh generation of assetek pumps, has strong performance, the bottom of the water cooling is based on a copper bottom-down process, which leads to better contact with the processor, and has pre-painted silicon resin on the bottom, which can be installed directly by the user. There are two interfaces on the cold side, one specially customized for the x3 interface, which connects the sata power, the rgb signal, the fan power, etc., and the other for the microusb interface, which connects the main panel with the usb 2. 0 interface. It is worth mentioning that the cold-headed hue 2 export channel supports the argb chain, with up to four led lamps or rgb cable combs to further enhance the lamp efficiency。
Nzxt kraken x63 rgb used aluminum water chiller with a size of 315 mm x 143 mm x 30 mm, also using pure white colours, which can be used with two 140 mm fans, and packaged around. There are 14 cold drains of water, and the fin blades between them are designed in pieces and work in detail. The water cooling pipe is a 400 mm-long rubber pipe with a thin nylon net outside, which reduces the probability that the pipes will be cut, and the water cooling end supports a 30° rotation fine-tuned duct direction to prevent collisions with other hardware。
Two aer rgb 2 140 fans were equipped with cold rows, with rgb lanterns in the frame around the leaf, which also controlled the lights through cam software. The fan carried the fdb liquid bearings, using an inverted vent at the edge of the leaf, and the main was durable and silent. The speed of the fans is 500-1500 rpm (±300 rpm), with a maximum wind performance of 91. 19 cfm, which, at constant speeds, is far better than the aer rgb 2,120 fans, allowing 280-water cold fans to operate at lower speeds, with a more pronounced silent advantage over 240-water colds。
With regard to gadgets, the nzxt kraken x63 rgb platform is very compatible, and mainstream and fever platforms are almost fully covered and players can choose from the platform they use. In addition, buyers of products now provide vendors with purchase vouchers and sn numbers, free of charge access to the intel lga 1700 main plate button, and users preparing for upgrades to the 12-generation processor can continue to use the cold water。
In order to test this water-cooled dissipation, we have installed nzxt kraken x63 rgb on an intel1200k test platform, using aida64 to test only fpu pressure to obtain maximum and stable heat from processors, to perform a 20-minute test of machine temperature. Mute, performance, stationary and customized four dissipation modes are provided in nzxt cam software, although this affects only the scheduling of fans during daily use, which is the same when cpu is loaded。
At the time of the test, we manually pulled the fan and the pump to maximum speed, and in the office where room temperature was 23. 8°c, the tester had a cpu containment temperature of 90°c for 20 minutes, at a time when cpu power was in the range of 240 w, where the p and e cores were stabilized at 4. 9 ghz and 3. 7 ghz, respectively. The cam control software for nzxt shows that the temperature of water cooling is 32°c at this time, which is also a very low temperature level, indicating that the heat is essentially discharged and that the dispersion and noise performance in a full-load state are good. And in the default silent mode, its silent effects are completely different from the 240-water cold, running with little hearing of the wind, and 140 fans can easily blow through the cold at this rate, with a temperature of only 28°c。
Wrap-up: a strong and calm choice
This year, nzxt's water cooling is more important than it was before, for example, the kraken x63 rgb, which we're evaluating today, is a white-coloured, integrated water cold carrying rgb lights, with a remarkable amount of paint. As a 280-water coolant heater, it has a relatively cooler compatibility with 360 water, while the product displays a good dissipation and silence, and can keep the temperature of a flagship processor such as i9-1290k at 90°c under performance tests, if the 12 generations i7 and i5 processors with a lower positioning are used to meet their dissipation needs. At the same time, the original plant provided six years of quality assurance without fear of quality, and interested small partners could learn about it。
