Just purchased after I finally got in touch with ThermalRight. Took 45 days, but better late than never, told me they made an error in their one Amazon listing because there are several models that have the same name. Just got it today and will be installing and reviewing it next week. Just price, with tax came to under $69 and looks easy to install as long as you have lots of velco or preferred method of cable management ties, cuz it requires a half dozen daisy chains and 3 plugins, so 9 connections in total. Still I have high hopes for this. I am already using a ThermalRight CPU enclosure for better protection of Ryzen 7000 CPUs as well as guards thermal compound from leaking, and I purchased a thermal right tower air cooler for another build. LIke you guys.
Well this is an amazing AIO for the price. Works well on my AM5 socket. However, I can say this with complete certainty that this was the hardest cooler I ever had to install. The pump hoses are stiff and it was difficult place, but not too bad. The fans came pre-installed which was great, the radiator installation was no problem, very straight forward. The hard part comes with cable management and keeping your sanity. I saw mention of this on the PC Part Picker site. The way they have it set up is through tons of daisy chaining, each fan has 3 cables coming out of it, it's a spider web of horror. So be ready. But once it's installed, it performs well and is quiet. Advance would be to make sure you have plenty of velcro or zip ties, you don't want to use the twist ties that they come with because the wire inside can be conductive. Much easier if you have a single helper. Install the radiator with the thermal right logo facing the back of your case, and try to feed the cables through in two groups. One for the ARGB lighting, and the other for the fan power cables. Make sure this is the last piece of your build so that all your other cables are already managed. Once you have all the cables behind your case, then remove the twist ties and carefully daisy chain the ARGB cables, tie them together and do the same for the power cables with the adapter provided. A PWM hub is a must for this so hopefully you have one, if not, order in advance and install beforehand. Then just plug everything in and tidy up any last things. Final note, because I saw a lot of people commenting about this on Amazon, the pump connection only takes 3 pins, but your board probably has 4 pins, this is not a problem. Just plug in the pump to the correctly marked header and going from left to right plug in the pump socket, leaving one pin exposed. It will work normally. This is a compatibility design, nothing to worry about. If I had to install this again, that's the way I would do it and I think it would be a lot easier. Instead i untied everything and tried to velcro and zip tie it before feeding it to the back of my case, like the guy does in the video. That was a big mistake. I have a full size ATX case that is compatible with E-ATX motherboards so I had plenty of room. If you're working with a micro ATX case, this may prove more stressful, but totally doable, as long as you have a good case that's well designed. That said, I'd consider a 240mm for that, unless you really need the extra cooling. I just really wish this video showed some cable management. Anyway, sorry for the long comment and probably poor grammar, but I thought if I was detailed I might help someone. So if you are an experienced builder with lots of cable management skills, this is a great bargain, if not, I might spend a little bit more money and get something that's easier to manage, especially on smaller cases. Good luck and thank you Thermalright for making liquid cooling affordable. Cheers.
I just watched another video of the exact same AIO and he plugged the 3 pin pump plug into the CPU_FAN header with the opposite side of the 4 pins on the board being open… why? I’ve always been told to NEVER use the CPU_OPT header for the AIO pump and to use the CPU_FAN header for it.
There's a lot of daisy chaining and plug adapter use. You daisy chain all 4 3 pin 5V argb (including the argb on the pump fan) together and then you can just plug a single female 3 pin into your PMW header, which you should have standard if your using any half way decent case. So after chaining all the argb, its only one plug needed to mobo or PMW. The radiator fans are all plugged into an adapter that goes into your normal 4 pin CPU fan header. And finally the pump fan is a 4 pin connection that goes into (on my MSI Tomahawk B650) "pump fan" slot. But other boards will have other markings, CPU_OPT or AIO. So there is only a need for 3 connections to a power source, two are 4 pin and one is three pin for the argb if you have that model. Pretty straight forward.
Hi, I have the frozen night 240 model, I have difficulty connecting the cables. the heatsink cable has two connectors (male - female) the male switch (3 pins), must be connected to the Motherboard., where should i connect the female connector? because all the remaining RGB connectors are already all connected
Its a very good aio and i mean the rgb is easy to control i have asrock x570 with no issues! I am using an uphere hubs that helps with sending the rgb signal to all my fans and other things lol you cant have like 6 rgb fans on one 3 pin 5v header and expect no issues. I use Ryzen 7 5700x
Did you tighten the block spring screws until they stop moving? Idk ho tight to get them. I ran a stress test after installing on my ryzen 7 5700x and it hit 100c. Yes there is correct thermal paste and I removed the sticker off the block.
@@swampmilk8445 I bought this but whatever I have yet to install it as I purchased a new case and the new psu arrives on Sat. Their website has an erronous link that when you click it it takes you to a different product of theirs. This one demands those clips for AM4. The clips are what hold on the spire heatsink fan but my old Noctua eliminated them as it used its way better system.
I got issue too. I used msi b760m motherboard and MSI Mystic Light but nothing worked. I put all the ARGBs cable into Itek ARGB Hub (3 thermalright argb fans + 3 itek Argb fans + Pump Argb) anche connected to the motherboard but I only got all LEDs synced with the same color but I can't change them at all. I tried witch AURA Sync, MSI mystic Light, Open RGB but nothing....
@llosez3878 I used the amd5 mount bracket that came with my motherboard. One of the pipes was super hot after a minute of turning it on. The whole product seems suspect and I returned it. Intructions doesnt say its for an AMD5 either. Spent a bit more money on a different brand and it works great, so it wasn't me or my pc.
The Be Quiet Pureloop, the Fractal Lumen, and the MSI @@liav1609 Coreliquid, are all designed with pumps that aren't in the CPU block meaning that they are not above the radiator.
HELLO, DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE RGB BECAUSE I'VE TRIED WITH ALL MY PC CONTROLLER AND CONTROLLERS FROM OTHER BRANDS AND NOTHING, ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT
oh i get it when im controling with motheboard everything is working but when im clicking rainbow everything goes rainbow and io cooler goes white so its does not suppot rainbow ? I have z690 gigabyte mobo
As long as it fits in your case it doesn’t matter, if you put it in the front just have the tubes coming from the top of the AIO, otherwise if the AIO is on the top it doesn’t matter.
This color is nice however the AMD bracket is the biggest pile of shit I’ve ever had to install! When you twist the bracket onto the cpu block, it doesn’t lock into place so when you go to insert it onto the cpu, it can twist out really easily without any force. It’s fucking annoying.
Just purchased after I finally got in touch with ThermalRight. Took 45 days, but better late than never, told me they made an error in their one Amazon listing because there are several models that have the same name. Just got it today and will be installing and reviewing it next week. Just price, with tax came to under $69 and looks easy to install as long as you have lots of velco or preferred method of cable management ties, cuz it requires a half dozen daisy chains and 3 plugins, so 9 connections in total. Still I have high hopes for this. I am already using a ThermalRight CPU enclosure for better protection of Ryzen 7000 CPUs as well as guards thermal compound from leaking, and I purchased a thermal right tower air cooler for another build. LIke you guys.
Well this is an amazing AIO for the price. Works well on my AM5 socket. However, I can say this with complete certainty that this was the hardest cooler I ever had to install. The pump hoses are stiff and it was difficult place, but not too bad. The fans came pre-installed which was great, the radiator installation was no problem, very straight forward. The hard part comes with cable management and keeping your sanity. I saw mention of this on the PC Part Picker site. The way they have it set up is through tons of daisy chaining, each fan has 3 cables coming out of it, it's a spider web of horror. So be ready. But once it's installed, it performs well and is quiet.
Advance would be to make sure you have plenty of velcro or zip ties, you don't want to use the twist ties that they come with because the wire inside can be conductive. Much easier if you have a single helper. Install the radiator with the thermal right logo facing the back of your case, and try to feed the cables through in two groups. One for the ARGB lighting, and the other for the fan power cables. Make sure this is the last piece of your build so that all your other cables are already managed. Once you have all the cables behind your case, then remove the twist ties and carefully daisy chain the ARGB cables, tie them together and do the same for the power cables with the adapter provided. A PWM hub is a must for this so hopefully you have one, if not, order in advance and install beforehand. Then just plug everything in and tidy up any last things. Final note, because I saw a lot of people commenting about this on Amazon, the pump connection only takes 3 pins, but your board probably has 4 pins, this is not a problem. Just plug in the pump to the correctly marked header and going from left to right plug in the pump socket, leaving one pin exposed. It will work normally. This is a compatibility design, nothing to worry about.
If I had to install this again, that's the way I would do it and I think it would be a lot easier. Instead i untied everything and tried to velcro and zip tie it before feeding it to the back of my case, like the guy does in the video. That was a big mistake. I have a full size ATX case that is compatible with E-ATX motherboards so I had plenty of room. If you're working with a micro ATX case, this may prove more stressful, but totally doable, as long as you have a good case that's well designed. That said, I'd consider a 240mm for that, unless you really need the extra cooling. I just really wish this video showed some cable management. Anyway, sorry for the long comment and probably poor grammar, but I thought if I was detailed I might help someone. So if you are an experienced builder with lots of cable management skills, this is a great bargain, if not, I might spend a little bit more money and get something that's easier to manage, especially on smaller cases. Good luck and thank you Thermalright for making liquid cooling affordable. Cheers.
0:14 that thermal paste bukkake gave me Stefan Etienne flashback 😂
ayooo wtf the way you put that thermal paste reminds me of that verge guy building a pc lol
There’s a lot of guys building pcs man 😂
@@meghanasharda964 ya right but not as bad as the verge guy lol
Your website contains information that the pump connector is 4-pin! In the video, he is a 3-pin.
im nervous the video doesnt help you its only 1 minute long
And there is all you need
I just watched another video of the exact same AIO and he plugged the 3 pin pump plug into the CPU_FAN header with the opposite side of the 4 pins on the board being open… why? I’ve always been told to NEVER use the CPU_OPT header for the AIO pump and to use the CPU_FAN header for it.
There's a lot of daisy chaining and plug adapter use. You daisy chain all 4 3 pin 5V argb (including the argb on the pump fan) together and then you can just plug a single female 3 pin into your PMW header, which you should have standard if your using any half way decent case. So after chaining all the argb, its only one plug needed to mobo or PMW. The radiator fans are all plugged into an adapter that goes into your normal 4 pin CPU fan header. And finally the pump fan is a 4 pin connection that goes into (on my MSI Tomahawk B650) "pump fan" slot. But other boards will have other markings, CPU_OPT or AIO. So there is only a need for 3 connections to a power source, two are 4 pin and one is three pin for the argb if you have that model. Pretty straight forward.
Is the pump_fan also the spot where connect the pump power cable if my motherboard doesn’t has the other sockets?
received mine today!! I dont have the AMD brackets though, so i still need to wait for those to arrive. Cant wait to install it!
Aren't there AM5 brackets included in the heatsink?
same, how did you install?
do you have to put water in it? im so confused because i dont want a water cooling but it says it is, he never put water in it though so i am confused
@@olamanna7402 no you dont need water smh
@@olamanna7402it has water inside it already
Hi, I have the frozen night 240 model, I have difficulty connecting the cables. the heatsink cable has two connectors (male - female) the male switch (3 pins), must be connected to the Motherboard., where should i connect the female connector? because all the remaining RGB connectors are already all connected
Did you fix it? If so how
lga1200 compatibility.? for Intel
The pump works fine but the ARGB don't light up.
The thing that I have to screw on to the pump to mount it to the amd mount is super loose so it just unscrews. (First thing done in the video)
A loose SATA cable was included. must also be used?
It’s only if you have a fan controller. Fan controllers use sata as power so if you have a fan controller you need it to power the fans
Its a very good aio and i mean the rgb is easy to control i have asrock x570 with no issues! I am using an uphere hubs that helps with sending the rgb signal to all my fans and other things lol you cant have like 6 rgb fans on one 3 pin 5v header and expect no issues. I use Ryzen 7 5700x
you think it would be good for the ryzen 9 5900x?
@@Chawmerzit is pretty good. I’m using a 5900x with this cooler and my temps rarely exceed 65c
Did you tighten the block spring screws until they stop moving? Idk ho tight to get them. I ran a stress test after installing on my ryzen 7 5700x and it hit 100c. Yes there is correct thermal paste and I removed the sticker off the block.
Did exactly everything but fans rgb would not turn on
Did you figure it out I’m having the same problem!
@@jacobthomas5342 any luck ? Have same problem
Come on your own installation manual on your site shows we do not use those black clips for AM4.
Which part are the black clips at? I’m installing this tomorrow with am4. Is the video or manual correct? Thanks
@@swampmilk8445 I bought this but whatever I have yet to install it as I purchased a new case and the new psu arrives on Sat. Their website has an erronous link that when you click it it takes you to a different product of theirs. This one demands those clips for AM4. The clips are what hold on the spire heatsink fan but my old Noctua eliminated them as it used its way better system.
Hello, can you tell me what program did you use to change the RGB of the pump? you would help me a lot
It's going to be based on what Motherboard you have or where you plug in your RGB Cable.
I got issue too. I used msi b760m motherboard and MSI Mystic Light but nothing worked. I put all the ARGBs cable into Itek ARGB Hub (3 thermalright argb fans + 3 itek Argb fans + Pump Argb) anche connected to the motherboard but I only got all LEDs synced with the same color but I can't change them at all. I tried witch AURA Sync, MSI mystic Light, Open RGB but nothing....
signal rgb
@@fili191is signal rgb compatible with msi?
I'm having problems on mounting it on an AM5
Me too did you find a solution?
Same
Same
@llosez3878 I used the amd5 mount bracket that came with my motherboard. One of the pipes was super hot after a minute of turning it on. The whole product seems suspect and I returned it. Intructions doesnt say its for an AMD5 either. Spent a bit more money on a different brand and it works great, so it wasn't me or my pc.
Can this be mounted at the bottom of a case? Looking at this as an alternative for the Be Quiet Pureloop 240 for the Coolermaster NR200P @thermalright
no dont do that, the pump should be upper because of air bubbles
The Be Quiet Pureloop, the Fractal Lumen, and the MSI @@liav1609 Coreliquid, are all designed with pumps that aren't in the CPU block meaning that they are not above the radiator.
HELLO, DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE RGB BECAUSE I'VE TRIED WITH ALL MY PC CONTROLLER AND CONTROLLERS FROM OTHER BRANDS AND NOTHING, ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT
oh i get it when im controling with motheboard everything is working but when im clicking rainbow everything goes rainbow and io cooler goes white so its does not suppot rainbow
? I have z690 gigabyte mobo
idk where to plug everything in it. i have a gigabyte b450m ds3h v2
Is it a push pull aio
My pump(rbg lights) won't turn on😢, it flahses from time to time, other than that, this is a good product
can I mount this AIO tubes at the top at the front of my case?? will i experience pump failure?
As long as it fits in your case it doesn’t matter, if you put it in the front just have the tubes coming from the top of the AIO, otherwise if the AIO is on the top it doesn’t matter.
Is there an English speaker who can answer questions, anywhere on Thermalright's planet? Please?
wanted to see where those fan goes and u did not show
because that depends on what case you buy lol
I connected everything as in the video, all 3 fans work but the RGB of only one fan turns on, any advice?
Same here!! Been trying to figure it out for ages cant seem to find the solution. Did you figure it out?
@@ruhuluddin7687Make sure to plug in the other fan cables with the fan header that came with the cooler
This is the most confusing aio every i should of bought something more expensive
how to control rgb mine is white and i cannot do anything
Is it better to connect to the AIO pumps or cpu opt? What is the difference?
Look in your motherboard manual
Need help with connectic plz
in my case, i ordered am4 cpu water cooler for my ryzen 7 7800x3d , i want to now if it will work fine with or refund it now
Did you receive it ? Does it cool your Ryzen 7 7800x3D well?
Did you receive it ? Does your Ryzen 7 7800X3D cool well?
I don't think these are for AMD 5 even though it says it is.
its a little confusing for me since your cables were wrapped and mine werent lol
I installed it but fans spin with no rgb lights what do I do?
id you have aRGB connector on MB then its should work, if you dont then dont connect the aRGB cable because you can cause short circuit
@@liav1609I connected them to my Argb header but the rgb only blinks up for a second while booting
Thats weird do you have any other fans to check? Maybe the connection is bad?@@lrnz3902
This color is nice however the AMD bracket is the biggest pile of shit I’ve ever had to install! When you twist the bracket onto the cpu block, it doesn’t lock into place so when you go to insert it onto the cpu, it can twist out really easily without any force. It’s fucking annoying.
Im experiencing this. Truly awful
Same. Stupid design and no need for the movement in the first place. Don't know why it was designed like that.
Can it be mounted on am5?
No, absolutely not
@@ThisIsMeArnold too late😅, but it works very good
Did you manage to mount it all okay on AM5? Wanting to use it with my 7800x3d
@@tomdodds4366 the 240mm holds off my 7600x, so i think is okay use it on 7800x3d
@@jink_22 thanks brother
What is add_gen2
an argb header. look for ADDR_LED on your mb
@@jeraldalba9027can I plug it into add_gen2 too?
Would not recommend it’s really loud
Comprei esse
Fck y i have asus b450 pro s i dont have rgb 5v and this is nice probleme --__-- I turned on my pc without rgb
you can connect rgb directly to the the power supply with a rgb controller, i have the same issue
@@diegorlemus6138 But I have rgb 12v and "THERMALRIGHT FROZEN NOTTE ARGB 5v Not possible
my brother in Christ that is not how you apply thermal paste lmao