Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360 RGB Thread Ripper TR4 Edition Close-Loop CPU Liquid Cooler, 360mm Radiator, Dual Chamber RGB Pump, Triple MF120R Fans, RGB Lighting (MLX-D36M-A20PC-T1)

The setup was not very difficult except for the RGB connectors, but one the newest version got rolling, I saw an astonishing drop in the temperature of my Ryzen Threadripper 1950x, down at one point during the night to 12c! I previously had an Enermax Liquitech II, which failed after 1 year of use, and the lowest temps I saw on that rig was about 38c. So far, very impressed, and no issue with the TR4 bracket (they have replaced it with stainless steel for those that have read about the 1st gen coolers). The RGB syncs nicely with ASUS AURA on my ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme and the lighting is quite nice. The stock fane are purring away at approx 1200rpm at full throttle. This is the only other cooler I could find that covers the entire Threadripper CPU, so present I'm pretty pleased. Time will tell of it has pump issues in the future but for now, its rock solid.

I had the same experience as the other reviewer who showed the picture of the broken mount. Mine broke in the exact same place after removing it and remounting it a couple times. There was also a heatsink screw that should have been flush but instead wasn't screwed in perfectly straight so the edge stuck out just a tad. When I removed the heatsink I noticed there was a deep scratch in my threadripper 2950X and it lined up exactly with the heatsink coldplate screw that wasn't flush. I ended up sticking with my EVGA 400-HY-CL28-V1 which not as pretty was half the price, and had my CPU TCTL temp 4c to 5c cooler (with smaller radiator and a smaller round coldplate). The fans were awesome on this cooler but that was about it.

So, I have a threadripper 2950x. I was originally running it on air, but switched to watercooling very quickly. My first solution was a NZXT Kraken x72. This was a great solution, it was quiet, the software was decent, but the cooling wasn't awesome. Using the Ryzen Master software to auto-overclock, I could tell that it was not cooling as well as other solutions based on my temperatures and clock speeds. I reasoned that this was because the copper coldplate was covering only a little more than 1/2 the CPU die. After seeing some testing done on the new 3000-series Threadrippers with different coolers, I decided that a cooler that fully covered the TR4 CPU die would be better.So, I purchased the ML360 TR4 edition.PROsThe biggest deal is that my CPU runs about 20 degrees cooler while idling and with the fans set to minimum. With the NZXT cooler, my CPU would max out at 68 degrees while running at 100%. All fans were running at full throttle and it was pretty noisy. This guy runs at about 62 degrees at 100% CPU usage and the fans are running at about 50% (I have a custom fan curve - more on that later). So runs cooler and quieter - that accomplished my primary goal.Running cooler allows me to get about a 3% boost in max CPU processing power. Based on Cinebench v20 and 3Dmark TimeSpy Extreme benchmarks with the NZXT vs the Cooler Master, there is a measurable improvement, but not dramatic.I have RGB light on the fans now - this was not a requirement for me, but it's nice.CONsNo software. This may be a PRO for some, but having to adjust the fan curve in the BIOS was a bit of a pain for me, and doesn't allow for easy adjustments.Pump is noisier than the NZXT pump. It's not a huge difference, but I can actually hear the pump, whereas I could never hear the NZXT pump (both are running at 100%). My computer is on an open test-bench-style case on my desk just 2 feet away from me. If it was inside any kind of enclosed case, you would not be able to hear it.Cable management is BAD. Each fan has an RGB and PWM cable. The cables are all separate and are not that long. The PWM cables connect to a 3-way splitter that then plugs into the motherboard. The RGB cables plus into a 5-way splitter that plugs into a tiny RGB controller. This means quite a few cables to manage and I have not been able to tuck everything away nicely so that it's all out of sight. Also, the RGB cable is not long enough to plug into the RGB header on my video card, so I am stuck with only the options on the little mini RGB controller. Again, I have a very open setup, so there aren't a lot of places to hide cables, so this is a pretty big CON for me. If this was inside an enclosed case, it would probably not be an issue.So, temperatures are reduced, and noise is about the same overall (less fan noise, more pump noise). Overall, probably not worth the cost to upgrade my NZXT, but it's definitely worth an upgrade if you are running on air.

Keeps my temps MUCH lower the the cooler before and that’s the biggest part in my opinion.That being said that he tubes could have been another inch longer to give a little more room to place the cooler how I want. Had to mount differently than I had wanted.Looks great and works great so a big win for my Gaming Station