I was looking to upgrade from my basic AMD CPU fan cooler and had always wanted to switch to liquid cooling. However, AIO coolers can be pretty expensive. After some research, I came across the SAMA SM360 AIO, which offers great performance at an affordable price. The installation was fairly simple, even for a beginner like me, but I recommend watching some installation videos to help clarify a few steps. There were moments when things werent entirely clear, but those extra videos helped me get everything set up.
Excellent quality product, efficient cooling. Installed on a 5years old Asus MB with AMD 2600X CPU and NO aRGB header. So the only connection to the MB is the 4 pins PWM cable, and RGB lightning (fan and cooler cover) are working. I assume aRGB MB will take control of lightning if the aRGB cable is connected. Also the FAN and cooler assembly are centered on top of the CPU, so no interference with memory modules !! (compare to my old cooler ;-)
Easy install and setup and much more powerful than the i7-6700k it replaced.
First time using an AIO and was I nervous. I have only used AIR Coolers before and decided to try a liquid cooler as it was cheaper and apparently better at cooling. The artic liquid freezer iii worked great. Once figuring out the removal of the default bracket on the mobo and which orientation to place the cooler (I top mounted it as exhaust) it was fairly easy to get it all to work. The ARGB works perfectly with mystic lighting and I just set the fan control for the cpu to control via temp. CPU is cool on idle at 28-30C and max during gaming is 58C. Highly recommend!
Worked in a MSI Pro B650-S Wifi board right out of the box. Zero issues installing drivers. Everything. Just. Worked.
- 280W dissipation
- Can keep a 7850X under 85C at full load. - Fans are quiet - Looks amazing with the infinity fan - Easy cable management with since the fans are all daisy chained
Fast and works great, it was easy to install and the new Intel cooling fan is quiet.
Easy to install
- Keeps quiet - Looks good - Keeps CPU temps low - Comes with great thermal paste
this product is great for might range gaming. had no issue with it
- ULTRA quiet, you will not be disappointed
Fans are pre-assembled to cooler Daisy chained fans with one connector to controller
Reduced my 10900K temps by about 1-2C using a Noctua NH-15S heatsink.
Amazing price to performance for a budget pc build. Comes with stock cooler and pre applied thermal paste Cooler doesnt need screws, just push it into place
Gained so much more interior space with aio vs air Love the contact plate for i7 that comes in the kit The vrm fan on the pump housing is a nice idea, works good to keep air moving around the arm heatsinks RGB lighting syncs perfectly with asus aura
does a great job
Easy to installed, and RGB sync worked perfectly. I have the SAMA AR01 Case and when installed on top of the case it works amazing when set up as exhaust
This processor is a slightly slower version of the Ryzen 7 7700X but which fits in a much lower wattage range and is cheaper, while still being much faster than last generation's 65W processors. I prefer lower wattage components because I hate it when they bake my office in the summer, and I don't feel bad about using them for lesser purposes like file servers when they're obsolete. Who would want to run last decade's 170W processors as a home NAS? Plan ahead.