DeepCool Castle 240EX Liquid Cooler 240mm Dual-Chamber Pump 2550RPM Aura Sync RGB AIO Cooler 280w TDP Anti-Leak Tech with PWM Fans 1800RPM CPU Water Cooler for AMD AM4 LGA 1700/1200/1151/1150, White

Short time ago I decided to build a new high performance computer. No, it is not a gaming system. It is actually a combination of a multi-TB database and Unix development system.You can go two ways about such a system - A high end server plus a high end workstation, or you can build a Gaming computer with a cleverly configured storage system and a fast CPU cluster.Whe I built my earlier systems, in the 1980's and then at the turn of the century, I cobbled up a clever processor cooling system. It was complex, unreliable, and messy. But it cooled well. There was no way I was going to repeat this effort. With neither the health, nor the money to put into such a system, I settled for an stock AMD processor, in a gaming case, etc. One look at the OEM heatsink and I knew it had to go. Decent design but careless, ignorant manufacturing took an OK cooling system and reduced it to "barely stopping a processor meltdown". Overclocking? not even 2%. Apparently, the MB maker knows that too and the OC software throttles back sharply when you specify OEM cooling. I started looking at water cooling but the complexity and cost turned me off. I decided to try one of the AIO (All In One :-), and chose this system. Soo after ordering arrived a nice box, and within was a very nicely packaged system. It was deceptively simple, no tanks, not much really, but everything looked very professionally made. Installation was a breeze, the only hesitation came in the wiring. The various cables and connectors did not exactly agree with the realities on the MB. Soon I figured out something that "should work" and indeed it did. I simply plugged the pump into a pump/fan header on the MB. I had the idea that power to the pump ought to be coming from a separate connection from the light show, and the dedicated pump connection should be a variable speed one. I am not sure exactly what it ended being but I think the pump runs full tilt 100% of the time. The two fans do not have a light show, but I got over the disappointment soon.Once the system re-booted and the monitoring software was located, installed and started, I was amazed; No special sensors, no dedicated refrigeration unit, and no noise at all. The fans sort of churn in leisure, the pump? It should be running as the "cool" light show is on and the CPU is COLD, the pump must be doing something. Any concern I had about constant vibrations from the pump rigidity bolted to the CPU evaporated - there is no mechanical witness of the pump running, only thermal - the CPU is COLD with normal running, and only slightly warm under heavy OC. In normal operation, the MB registers 109-121 degrees Fahrenheit, the CPU die reports 91-92 degrees. With all 16 cores running at 100%, constantly, the MB heats up to 156 degrees, the die stabilizes around 138 degrees, and the air in the case does not climb above 111 degrees. Room temperature is a nice 72 degrees.Please note that this is a totally artificial load. Actual, useful software cannot keep all 16 cores running 100% of the time. There are several practical throttles in the system that coke "normal" processing. But look at this entry level CPU cooling system. Perhaps one could do better, but why? This is an efficient little system, and it is beautifully made too.

I added the 360ex to my 3700x build on my Thermaltake Core P3 "case" on 10-10-19. The RGB pump housing with the infinity mirror is very classy looking. Many of the best AIOs on the market, even Corsair and Kraken, have cheesy looking pumps with their company logo (my opinion - this subjective, of course). I don't mind at all advertising for my favorite pc companies but I like having the option not to as well. In this regard this cooler is the BEST. The 360ex's RGB with infinity mirror is nice without being too gaudy. I use msi mobi software to control the RGB. This works fine.As far as cooling is concerned the 360ex seems to do the job just fine. In my experience the 360ex a little better (approximately 3-5 degrees overall better, nothing earth shattering) than the Wraith Prism that comes stock with the 3700x. The 360ex cooling performance is about what I expected when I bought it. (As a side note, the Wraith Prism cooler is actually a very effective, quiet and nice looking cooler.) The only drawback for me with the 360ex is that I can hear the faint whine of the pump. It's not super noticeable, but it's there. It's an electric motor pushing fluid so it's expected that it will make a little noise. The Wraith prism was almost totally silent at cpu idle. Keep in mind that my Core P3 is totally open and sits on my desk right beside me. In my experience the 360ex pump noise at idle temps produces a little more noise compared to the Wraith Prism. The 360ex 3 fans seem to be very effective and quite given the various cpu temps.Installation instructions were adequate for me. Check you tube for install tutorial if necessay, there are a couple good ones.Packaging was fine and the radiator, pump and access were all safe and sound in the box when it arrived.I disassembled the the pump housing so I could paint It satin black to match my build. Thus was easy to do. Again, if you want to do this check you tube for help if needed.All in all the 360ex is a TOTAL win for me. The 360ex looks absolutely great in my Core P3A. After watching many, many you tube AIO review videos I settled on the 360ex. I am absolutely glad I chose this one.

- Une année passée à utiliser ce watercooling.Le montage est fait en façade, entrée et sortie de radiateur positionnés vers le bas.Actuellement aucun soucis concernant la pompe ou le radiateur, pas de fuites et plus silencieux que mon ancien cooler master (il bullait plus que du champomy en sortie de boite).J'ai changé les ventilateurs dés le début donc je ne me prononce pas sur ceux-ci.Les températures sont correctes et ce même en été (coucou les canicules sous combles)Je reste satisfait de mon achat, à voir dans un an si j'aurais le même discours.

Excelente enfriador, lo utilice para un ryzen 9 3900xt, las temperaturas en gaming no pasan los 70 grados, lo único que no me gusto fue el ruido de los ventiladores, opte por cambiarlos por unos noctua y fue la combinación perfecta

très bon produit, j'aime particulièrement le RGB sur la pompe de ce modèle de plus il est efficace. J'ai juste changé les ventilateurs pour uniformisé ma config avec 6 ventilateurs RGB de la même marque

Comprato per il mio PC Desktop autoassemblato ad uso gaming e progettazione cad/render. Deve tenere a bada le temperature di un Ryzen 3700X e lo fa egregiamente. Ho dovuto fare il render di una scena architettonica che è durato 10 ore con tutti i core della CPU al 100% e non ho mai visto la temperatura andare oltre i 70°C. Ogni tanto, quando si avvia, si sente un piccolo rumore di acqua che fluisce, ma ritengo sia più che normale visto che è un dissipatore a liquido. Le ventole anche alla massima velocità sono molto silenziose. L'installazione è stata molto semplice ed ho optato per un montaggio sul front del case con sistema push/pull: le ventole del case spingono aria nel radiatore e le ventole deepcool in dotazione la tira fuori da radiatore e la spingono all'interno del case. Le ventole del case e del radiatore sono poi da BIOS coordinate in modo che funzionino all'unisono e non creino strane turbolenze.Il dissipatore ha già la pasta termica applicata sulla pompa, io l'ho lasciata (forse per pigrizia e per finire il pc alla svelta) ma può essere rimossa e sostiutita con una di certa qualità, cosa che farò alla prima pulizia e manutenzione del PC.

Eine wirklich sehr gute AiO-Wasserkühlung. Die Pumpe ist nahezu nicht zu hören. Hatte davor die Ryujin 240 von Asus getestet und war mit dem Geräusch der Pumpe überhaupt nicht zufrieden. Der Wechsel auf die DeepCool Castle EX 280 hat das Problem für mich gelöst. Mit etwas Fingerfertigkeit hat der Radiator sogar im CoolerMaster Master ox NR200P Platz gefunden. Die Leistung ist für einen Ryzen 5900x vollkommen ausreichen. Es ist genug Kühlleistung vorhanden um die Lüfterkurve und Pumpengeschwindigkeit so anzupassen, dass das System nahezu lautlos läuft, selbst unter Volllast. Temperaturen zwischen 50-60 Grad in Prime95 und Blender bei nahezu lautlos System. Somit sollte sogar noch Potential für OC vorhanden sein, denn die Ryzen 5000er Reihe sind für Temperaturen zwischen 80 bis max. 90 Grad ausgelegt. Der 5600x sogar bis max. 95 Grad. Allen viel Spaß mit diesem tollen Stück Technik! Und auch noch Daumen nach oben für Olano GmbH. Obwohl eine Lieferzeit von 10 Tagen angegeben war, war die Bestellung 2 Tage später schon da! :)