Don't know much about this but seems a reasonable price for a 360 AIO
MSI MAG CORELIQUID 240R / 360R Product Recall page from MSI Australia for selected range of serial numbers (check your serial with the checker). (Thanks to JerraJones.)
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https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4.7GHz-2.…
The Arctic Freezer Liquid II 240mm is better than this and it's smaller too. You can grab it for $109 + shipping @ PCCG.
I had 360mm version with 5950x and it works perfectly.
For how long? If it's been 3+ month it's worth doing some stress tests to check CPU temps.
I’ve got a friend who’s had no issues with his?
Takes about four-six months of usage, they used cheap flux so have a galvanic corrosion issue. After that the cooling chamber is completely blocked and no water can flow through. Not the first AIO to have this problem, and won't be the last. Enermax ones from a few years ago also had a 100% failure rate. Tell your friend to open up a CPU benchmark and check their temps.
Thanks for responding, this is completely news to me! Makes complete sense, also reading the articles others have posted below.
I can’t believe it hasn’t been made more aware/removes from sites.. just crazy.
Also thanks for informing and I’ll definitely be telling my friend!
Every single one of them fails? Sure sure.
Well, eventually every AIO will fail I guess :)
What type of idiot would use one? Sounds like experimental technology to me. AIOs with all their promise, are simply in their infancy. Too many stories of leaks and damaged components to take the technology seriously, no matter the manufacturer.
Stick to air coolers and good case design for peace of mind - I do.
@JeBs: My one had been running 1 /1/2 year. Just need to limit the CPU to 99% in Windows 11 to prevent shutdown due to heat.
@bbtlovebbt: LOL. Precisely my point. In comparison, a top of the line air cooler (say Noctua D15) could offer you similar cooling performance, lower noise levels, and is almost infinitely more reliable.
I'm using one with no issues
How long have you had it for? Have you ever stress tested the CPU to check the temps under load? What's the idle temp?
Yeah don't buy these coolers, heaps of them fail
https://youtu.be/upLPIFhuoLI
Can't believe they are still being sold, I'm not an engineer but it might have something to do with the pump inside the radiator being mounted at the top where air bubbles can collect
All AIOs fail, and far more prematurely relative to air coolers. Stay away from AIOs if you value your PC.
That has nothing to do with it. It's a galvanic corrosion issue, their pump is fine. Technically a pump inside the rad is the best location for it in terms of air bubbles not being a problem.
All AIOs are garbage, truth be told.
I have the 240 one of this cooler and it has worked fine for a year now. But when they say "suitable swap option" - what do they mean exactly? Another MSI cooler?
That's surprising, have you tried checking the temps with a CPU stress test?
Swapping is for Americans. In Australia if a product is defective you are entitled to a full refund from the retailer.
No I haven't, not sure how to do that. I bought it from Amazon about 10 months ago - would they still accept a return?
Download software that can monitor CPU temps like MSI afterburner and a CPU benchmark/stress test such as prime 95.
Run the test for a few minutes and see what the temps are like. If they go above 80 degrees the cooler is broken. Also, if you're idling above 50 degrees, the cooler is also probably broken.
Amazon are obliged under Australian consumer law to give you a full refund for defective products, and in my past experiences, Amazon are pretty excellent when it comes to returning things.
@iseeyou1312: Okay I'm bit of a noob with this stuff but I think my cooler might be defective. Doing one of those tests had the idle go from 54 > 77 > 84 > 100. What cooler you do recommend? I've got a i7 11700 and a Z590 Vision.
Cheers.
edit: seems to hover around 79 in game.
@pharcyde: Yep, it definitely has the galvanic corrosion issue. Time to send it back for a refund.
Any 240/280mm AIO should be sufficient, depending what's on sale or what you like, or a good air cooler. Here's a brief list/
@iseeyou1312: Ended up buying a Corsair Capellix cooler (most my PC is white) and got our local PC dude to install it and clean the pc. I didn't even realise something was up but the difference is very noticeable now. Amazon also have accepted a return for the cooler.
Thanks for your help!
@pharcyde: For idling or light gaming workloads on a low power CPU it'd be hard to notice without monitoring temps. I'm sure the vast majority of these broken coolers will never get returned.
Glad things worked out for you, happy to help!
I have the MSI 240R V2 and it's working a charm.
No worries here = )
This isn't the V2.
I'm not sure there is a big difference. I just needed the bracket for the 12th gen cpu
The V2 was meant to fix the galvanic corrosion issue that the V1 had. But it'd be worth keeping track of your idle temps and doing a CPU stress test every now and then to make sure your cooler doesn't have the same problem.
You can still pick up the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 ARGB for $129. Like others have pointed out MSI coolers have been recalled due to some form of defect.
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/55989/arctic-liquid-free…
Could be user error but I had nothing but problems with my 240 version of this.