Thermalright Aqua Elite 120 V3 AIO CPU Cooler, 120mm Liquid Cooling, ARGB PWM Fans, Intel LGA1150-1200/AMD AM4-AM5

Attached this to an i7 11700k in a workstation build. Works great, install was easy-ish, temps on the chip are solid. Replaced the fan with a more effective and non-RBG 120mm fan, easy swap process. Would definitely recommend for basic, non-overclocking purposes. Price for this was incredible. Instructions could use a little work, but most computer parts have pretty average manuals so it is what it is.

Been building budget computers and pairing this with 7th and 8th gen processors. Fits well, installation is easy, no issues with threading it into place, lighting from fan and cooler isn’t overwhelming, and works exactly as needed. I’ve found that not tightening the nuts used to secure the bracket for mounting the cooler itself makes it much easier to screw the cooler into place. Cools effectively too! So far out of the 10+ coolers I ordered and installed non have failed!

Ive used many AIOs in pc building in the past. Ive spent anywhere from 60-100$ on top rated coolers. For my last pc build I was originally going to just stick with the stock air cooler that came with my AMD Ryzen but was disappointed with how high the temps would get while gaming. I didnt think about an AIO for this build until I stumbled on this cooler. I didnt think you could get AIOs at this price…boy was I wrong. My temps have significantly reduced and are on par with more heavy duty (and more expensive) AIOs in my other builds. I mean for just under 40$ this is a no brainer. As long as this cooler lasts and doesnt present any long term issues this is a 5 star product. Easy installation and easy instructions are a bonus.

Works great! Excellent for the price! No noise, fit perfectly fine, great build quality for the price

I purchased this cooler as my Ryzen cooler was failing to cool my system adequately and the bearings were starting to get noisy. CPU temps dropped from high 80 to low 90 c to low 50 to 60 c after install.This kit contains a lot of hardware, so map out your install and separate parts ahead of time. Install was easy as it was my second liquid cooler install in a month.My only complaint is the coolant tubes are stiff and you must make sure you map your route over components prior to install as you do not have a lot of flexibility when compared to a Lian Li cooler.I have an ASUS optimum 650 motherboard and the RGB does not like to communicate with the cooler fan. The factory software does not change the color and is useless as they do not even offer a desktop temperature display, I had to utilize my GPU to see the cooling performance.Overall excellent cooler for the price and it does the job even under load. I see no significant difference in cooling performance between this cooler and my 3 fan Lian Li.

Works well, however I wish they made the actual screws on the cooler a little easier to line up with the threaded posts on the brackets. I ended up moving it around way more than I wanted to smudging the thermal paste around. Loosening the 4 bracket studs did make things a lot easier though. I was just hoping for a little more control of how the thermal paste was applied. I’m sure it probably didn’t matter since it’s cooling well.

Works as good as AIOs three times the price. Came with everything needed. Looks great.

Having owned this almost a year, it is time to provide my long-term thoughts. I purchased this to cool an AM4 CPU in my homelab, so it has been running almost 24/7 since installation with the included thermal paste.Mounting and installation were straightforward and easy to complete. The LED's on the fan worked well, as did the fan, however the case I utilized for this build did not have windows, so the LED's remained off most of the operational life.Temperature performance for this cooler was slightly below (~8c) that of the Lumen S24 cooler I have on my other computer. As the resvoir is half the size I would say that is comparitively an excellent result.On average the CPU idles around 31c, that is with multiple servers and containers running constantly on the machine that constitute about 10-12% CPU consistently.The only negative note I have is that the fan seemingly failed at around the 8 month mark. However, the fan included is a standard 120mm size and was easily replaced. I haven't noticed any issues since.I would say that dollar for dollar you probably can't beat this cooler for low intensity use cases. I can't speak for CPU intensive, long term use, but it seems stable, well built, and provides numbers lower than expected.Oh, and it's just about as quiet as every other AIO water cooler, so give it a shot (I may have to try some others from Thermalright myself).