Amazon.com: Customer reviews: NZXT Kraken X72 360mm - RL-KRX72-01 - AIO RGB CPU Liquid Cooler - CAM-Powered - Infinity Mirror Design - Performance Engineered Pump - Reinforced Extended Tubing

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021

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Excellent cooler. Installation is pretty straight forward and similar to most all AIO coolers. Have an i5-9600k overclocked to 5Ghz and idle temps are around 28C. Max temps I’ve seen are around 60-64C. It’s a super quiet cooler, but will move a lot of air if it needs to. Nzxt’s Cam software is also really nice and allows for a ton of customization. Apparently this unit came from a company called Computer Headquarters out of California. They were nice enough to send a 32Gb flash drive with it as well. 10/10 recommend them. Would definitely buy/deal with them again.

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Garrett Taylor

Quiet and cool.

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018

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I am extremely impressed with this cooler. It keeps me at low temps while gaming and is super quiet. I was waiting for so long for a 360mm cooler from NZXT. Works perfectly in my 570x crystal series case! On top of all that it is beautiful and CAM (software for cooler) is very simple to use.

UPDATE: Was able to overclock i7 8700k to 4.9ghz at 1.27v with temps not going over 74c during stress test. This CPU has not been delidded. This cooler is awesome!

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Kevin P.

Mostly bought for the looks.

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2019

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There are a lot of CPU water cooler kits out there, and most of them are really good.. so I chose this one for the looks. Now I’ll admit I over killed it quite a bit. I’m not over clocking, but I still bought the 360mm version because how it fit and look in my case.

So obviously without the overclocking it keeps my CPU running really cool. I used different fans so I can’t speak for the noise level. NZXT did a great job on the looks.. It’s the first thing I look at when I power the system up. I do like the CAM software quite a bit. I thought it would only before the LED, but the amount information from load/temperature, storage usage and complete hardware specs is a great extra.

So no complaints. It looks great and keeps my CPU cool

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Seamus

Solid CPU Cooling

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2019

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tl;dr: Got this because MW was sending my cpu temps to 95C+. Previous CPU cooler was the si glue rad version. This keeps my CPU temps under 85C even at 100% load.

A few interesting things to note that aren’t displayed on the product page:
- no need for a fan splitter, the CPU block acts as it’s own fan controller and has a three fan splitter that comes out of it.
- no need for thermal paste (unless you wanna use your own). Comes with thermal paste already on the CPU block
- WILL need SATA power available
- WILL need USB 2.0 header available on MB

Aside from that, the installation was fairly simple: put mounting bracket on the back of the MB -> mount the radiator + fans -> screw on the CPU block.

When using the fans at 100%, it is a little loud. For the most part, my fans don’t go past 65% even at high load which produces very little noise.

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Palmer Ochs

Good product, shaky app

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019

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The x72 does it's job great, I have it cooling an i7-9700k and it always keeps it cool under load. It fits super easily into my NZXT h700i case too. The only gripe I have is with the software. I haven't had a lot of the extreme problems I've seen online, but it can be annoying. The biggest problem I have is the pump not getting recognized by the software which means I can't control the RGB or fan speed. The fans still run, so it's not terrible and after a reboot or two it will sort itself out. Despite this, I would still recommend it because the problems really are few and far between.

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C. Cook Effects

Working great you don’t need CAM!

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018

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So I recently went down a rabbit hole and decided to upgrade my 980ti which led to a motherboard and processor upgrade, which got me here. Lemme splain.

I’m running an ROG Maximus X Z370 board with an i5 8600k OC’d at 5.0ghz right now. Prior to buying the Kraken(I got the x72 model because it would fit in my case, although I’ve heard performance isn’t much better than the 240mm x62 version)I had a Corsair H100i V2. With my previous build of an i56600k and Asus Z170 Deluxe MB the H100i was good and kept me cool with and OC of 4.8ghz. Not the case with the 8th gen processor! Even without the OC just using the stock intel boost I would push 90c on the h100i. Seems the new chips run a good bit hotter. Alas there was no way I would be able to OC the 8600k with the stock cooler. The answer?! I delidded the 8600k. I thought that had fixed my problem, but although the startup temps wouldn’t peak more than 78c it would only clock to 4.7ghz stable and temps would still hit 90c!!! This was with the delidding and only running benchmarks. How dare I try and run prime 95.

Enter: The Kraken!! I’ve been running prime 95 for the past hour straight and the peak has been 79c with the average at 55c. Here’s the exciting part. The fans are dead quiet. Where the h100i fans would be blaring and hardly cooling these are at a whisper. Now I do admit my h100i was a couple years old and might have just been past it’s prime.

Here’s the bonus. I have not downloaded or installed the CAM software that everyone seems to hate so much. I read all about it after I ordered the Kraken and thought I’d made a mistake. I have the fan header lead from the Kraken harness plugged into the cpu header and it seems that the bios is controlling the fans. I can only assume the pump is running all the time which is fine. I don’t care much about the RGB but there are independent third party programs you can use to control the lighting in the Kraken. So for now I’m staying away from CAM and enjoying every minute of the Kraken!!

Also as a side note I’m running the 5ghz with a voltage of 1.35v

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DudeAbides

It's good

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019

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It performs really well and the looks just can't be beat. CAM isn't all that bad. Works fine, just seems a little limited. Game overlay for monitoring CPU/GPU temps is hit or miss for me, but hardware performance is top notch.

Pump failed after 6 months. I submitted a ticket with NZXT and they got back to me really fast. RMA'd the original unit and they sent me a new replacement in just under 3 weeks (several days of which was my fault since I didn't ship mine out for a few days). Customer service was awesome and I'm really happy that they took care of me without hassle. Would definitely by NZXT again.

I was able to use my backup CPU cooler until the new one arrived, but overall I'm pleased with the response time from NZXT. New one went back in without issue and back up & running again.

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Pierson

Quiet, Cool, Easy to Install

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019

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CPU temps are always low no matter what I'm playing or how long I'm playing it
Even on silent I haven't played anything yet that really pushes this cooling system, so there's almost 0 noise
This is perfect for anyone who lives with high ambient temps, or anyone looking to OC, though you may experience noise in these cases as there is a noticeable sound if you really make the pump work
In winter beware! You may find your feet freezing if your computer in near the ground like mine. I had to get thick socks because my computer actually cools the room around it (a first for me)
Overall amazing self contained cooling system, worth the money

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W0lf

Bought used and WAS a mistake

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020

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Amazon needs to do better with their descriptions on used products, all that was said was "Packaging will be damaged" Like ok im totally fine with the box being dented or w/e....so I receive the item pull it out and clang clang clang! every single screw and tiny piece falls and rolls all over the floor making a huge mess and possibly losing what I need to set it up, there was no bag or anything to hold them in so they just decide to toss them in the box and see where they land, BAD AMAZON! You dont do that...ever.

So you're thinking maybe thats the worst part of this review well it is but it was also missing 2 of the 3 included fans :) oh and there was some visible damage on the item itself which they failed to mention in the description as well...I mean ok missing fans you can pop two other fans on and fixed easy peasy. But I highly doubt, after experiencing all that, that it would even actually work so I may return this or keep it but I wanted to share my experience and my advice is be careful when ordering the used items they may or may not be worth it.

*update* 3 stars because im sure this is great if bought new for a very low price...but I ended up returning cause it was a hassle to mess with and I found a better, 100$ cheaper, one that was new not used and I'm happy with that one. Seriously stay away from this over priced garbage and find something else i went with the ID cooling auraflow X 240

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Michael Atchison

Great If you only Plan on 2 RAM Sticks

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2020

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I bought this product at the time with the intent of having my first AIO be the best, and that’s what I received! However, there were some complications

The NZXT Pump is noticeably large, and looks great when turned on. I’ve had no issues with CAM, however, I could not install it in my pc, seeing as it came with only one bracket instead of the listed few it has, meaning I either received a used product or something along the lines

If you’re looking at the Kraken x_2 series, be wary of it if you have 4 RAM Sticks, as clearance in the first slot IS an issue with the x52, 62, and 72 series, and would recommend the x63 or x73 series for those looking for practicality, as you can rotate the pump and change the way the top faces so it sits straight.

Overall: a Good Buy, just wish it worked for my PC and not someone elses

Other Thoughts: I am returning this for the x73, hopefully I get the bracket I need with it

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