**NEW NZXT KRAKEN All IN ONE COOLERS**

[Mr crowley]

The cam software is required to operate the pump at all, that's why it was overheating my chip when it failed to start with windows intermittently, and then wouldn't start at all in the end. I would hope they rebuilt the software from ground up, on the support forums the top rated post by far was to fire the entire team who made the software and start again

 

[Grim5]

Finally an LED screen on the waterblock

Always wondered when someone would take the screen tech from a smartwatch and merge it with these cpu water coolers

By the way from I've seen on the GamersNexus videos I think NZXT rebuilt the CAM software

Gigabyte did it first

https://www.gigabyte.com/nz/Thermal-Solution/AORUS-LIQUID-COOLER-360#kf

 

[b00merang69]

Pretty sure Asus also did it a while back (at least end of 2018) and one had horrid little chipset fan on it.

https://www.asus.com/uk/Cooling/CPU-Liquid-cooler-Products/

 

[Grim5]

Yeah I've considered doing an all ASUS system on my recent upgrade but decided against it simply because their AIO coolers suck. Why do they suck? They have a tiny little fan stuck to the side of the pump that's "supposed to cool down the mobo vrm" - in reality, it makes a heck of a racket and is very difficult to disable the fan without affecting the Pump speed and Radiator FANS

 

[b00merang69]

I just posted above, only the Square Model have a little VRM/Mosfets Cooling fan (2nd link).

 

[Grim5]

I just posted above, only the Square Model have a little VRM/Mosfets Cooling fan (2nd link).

I know, only the square units are sold in my country. They are more expensive than the round ones as well

 

[Disco_P]

I chucked my x52 and my grid v2 in the bin as the cam software was so terrible i couldn't deal with it anymore. App crashes weird fan curves which made no sense etc. Went back to mobo control with Speedfan and a corsair h100 v2 and its been bulletproof

Nzxt cannot do software sadly

Shame you chucked them, a nice fella made a standalone bit of software for the grid+ V2 which works absolutely flawlessly. Grid control by akej74 for anyone interested.

 

[Alan1969]

Ouch! That's pricey!

I thought too, but they are generally one of the best AIO.

 

[HoneyBadger]

The cam software is required to operate the pump at all, that's why it was overheating my chip when it failed to start with windows intermittently, and then wouldn't start at all in the end.

This isn’t true. The software isn’t required at all, I even have an X53 running on a FreeNAS machine, no CAM and it works just fine.

 

[subbytna]

I was thinking of going with the LCD but £249.99 ......

AIO manufacturers are taking the P now with prices. £250 for a cooler?

 

[Alan1969]

AIO manufacturers are taking the P now with prices. £250 for a cooler?

yes

 

[bimbleuk]

I used to suffer the random software issues which meant the USB interface was unrecognised disabling the pump/fan profiles. Since the last major software release the issues have stopped so CAM has improved.

X52 & GRID+ v2

 

[random_matt]

Gone back to air cooling myself, 360 rads too loud for me. Although that was the minimum for cooling a 7920x.

 

[HoneyBadger]

@Robbie_G - When would these be sent out? Is your shipment which is due today on track?

Cheers.

 

[Alan1969]

Gone back to air cooling myself, 360 rads too loud for me. Although that was the minimum for cooling a 7920x.

you cant go wrong with an air cooler - they last forever.

 

[Ree]

you cant go wrong with an air cooler - they last forever.

air cooling is good and they will last longer but the downside is it looks crap having a big chunk of metal in the window of your case (i have dark rock pro 4). been tempted to go back to a aio if am honest just purely for the looks aspect.

 

[Robbie_G]

@Robbie_G - When would these be sent out? Is your shipment which is due today on track?

Cheers.

Stock has landed and booked in. Small batch and more landing around the 20th.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Mines been shipped! Bugger. I didn’t get sat delivery :/

 

[HoneyBadger]

It arrived today after all! OCUK And DPD has my back!

It's lovely...

 

[HoneyBadger]

Isn’t anywhere near finished, just wanted to verify all working ok.