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Name: Excellent
Item: NZXT KRAKEN 280
Rating: 5
Author: Martin, Svitavy 2

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Martin, Svitavy 2

Rated 26/01/2024, variant NZXT KRAKEN 280

Verified purchase

Without Rgb

2x140 Parade

Best cooling.

Temperature display

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Miroslav, Duchcov

Rated 10/01/2024, variant NZXT KRAKEN 280

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Absolutely perfect cooler - 100% Satisfaction. The only thing that stopped me when assembling was when I added the grille to the socket from the back of the MB it was very loose, don't let it stop you and keep building, when you add the pump everything will tighten up nicely. Tighten only by hand to avoid damaging the socket.

It works perfectly

Display + GIFs

Silence and perfect reliability

Bravely cools and opens up the possibility of OC

It looks beautiful in the case

Simple manual and assembly

I just wish there was a white version of this model for sale

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Lukáš, Budišovice

Rated 04/10/2023, variant NZXT KRAKEN 280

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Quiet

With a finger up its nose, it will keep the overclocked i5-13600K

Easy to assemble

Prepared for lga1700

The display on the pump is not much, so ideally under the table to breed

The pump is audible, but either it is drowned out by the fans, or it is actually not audible because it can only spin at 20% most of the time, which is inaudible and cools most tasks just fine

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Josef, Cheb

Rated 10/08/2023, variant NZXT KRAKEN 280

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Rapid increase in cooling performance over the large Noctue NH D15 chromax black

Ryzen 7 5700X at 38°C max. Benchmarking max 72°C. With Noctua benchmarking up to 85 °C. Playing around 60 °C.

A wide range of options for setting up the lcd display on the pump in the NZXT Cam software, including importing your own image to the pump.

I honestly installed the watermaker according to the instructions and took the trouble.

Works great! 👍

More difficult to install but it can be done.

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Michal, Líbeznice

Rated 11/01/2026, variant NZXT KRAKEN 240

Verified purchase - review from a price comparison website

Compared to the old AIO from Corsair, it is completely inaudible. You can't tell that the PC is running at all. Total satisfaction.

Beautifully quiet

Easy installation

Applied paste

Some may be confused by the amount of wiring at the beginning, but I had no problem with it.

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Jan, Hlavenec

Rated 23/11/2025, variant NZXT KRAKEN 240

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The assembly was relatively simple and the instructions were sufficiently foolproof. I have no doubt about the qualities of the hot conductive paste. but I put in a different one that I've had for years. When I first started it, I was quite surprised because the pump was running at full speed and the whistling was unbearable (like a stationary subway in a depot). Fortunately, after adjusting the curves for the fans, pump and reboot, it came together beautifully. It definitely takes a bit of playing around with it and finding a reasonable balance. The software was a pleasant surprise, it is very easy and easy to set almost everything, from CPU temperature indicators, GPU temperature, load or coolant temperature. And of course I must not forget the popular GIFs. I put in Joseph Lada's The Hound in Winter for fun. However, after various adjustments I decided to give it a proper boiler, I turned on everything in OCCT (CPU, GPU, RAM. ) and the CPU temperature was 80°c towards the end, which is excellent (I will never be so busy in my life that I will get to a higher temperature). When playing e.g. Battlefield 6 temperature does not exceed 70°c and right under the pump is RX9070XT, which can heat up nicely.

Temperatures 42-75°C with Ryzen 7800X3D

Easy installation

Quality of workmanship

Applied paste

Clear display

Well developed software

Need to plug the cable into the USB socket on the board and SATA power supply, other AiOs can be connected without it

Higher price outside the event

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Zdeněk, Zábřeh na Moravě Jestřebí 29

Rated 14/11/2025, variant NZXT KRAKEN 360

Verified purchase

It'll keep the 9950x3d cool

temperature display

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Miroslav, Praha 7

Rated 07/11/2025, variant NZXT KRAKEN 240

Verified purchase

Installed on AMD TDP 65W. so far the temperature has not exceeded 35 degrees, so the purpose is fulfilled and probably oversized: -), for assembly it's best to find the youtube tutorial, it was a piece of cake, the instructions a bit incomprehensible or I'm not the sharpest pencil in the pencil.

Probably too cool for my needs

Processor temperature up to 35 degrees

Thermal conductive paste applied

Decent appearance

Simple motage on AM5

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Michal, Slaný

Rated 30/10/2025, variant NZXT KRAKEN 240

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the best purchase in recent years in terms of pc upgrades. I have i5-14600kf and I can't get over 85°C with overclocking and all kinds of load.

temperature

around

installation

slightly higher price

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Jan, Děčín 9

Rated 28/10/2025, variant NZXT KRAKEN 360

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nzxt always meets expectations

The bonus is the display (the Elite version has a larger one but also takes more money) serves the purpose as well.

cam nzxt for user settings

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