Cougar Helor CPU Liquid Cooling with Addressable RGB, Core Box v2 and a Remote Controller

The media could not be loaded. Just went through bad incident with a CoolerMaster 240 rgb unit, I ordered this and WOW! the lighting is AMAZING, the fans are silent in my case, the rgb remote selection is YES! the pump is silent and my temps went DOWN. I'M running a Xeon X5675 overclocked to 4.2 ghz 24/7- on machine and temps are PERFECT. I can't review the mount system because I used my own tried and true system which only included the chrome mounting ring and my own standoffs and screws. I will say this is THE BEST unit I've EVER had, and I've had a few (25+yrs in trade) so if you can swing it, THIS is THE cooler to have, not to mention it's SERVICEABLE! you can REFILL this unit with INCLUDED coolant! JUST BUY IT ALREADY! UPDATE: After nearly 2 years of 24/7 operation I finally removed and flushed the unit out after my flow indicator slowed down. I disassembled the pump and found small crystal-like debris clogging the small finned flow plate, so I used a small soft toothbrush and warm water and scrubbed it clean (gently). Then flushed the rad out 3 times while shaking the pump and rad up down and sideways to fully clear it out before refilling with regular distilled water and reassembly. The internals are very well made and designed with seemingly durable parts within it. When done I had no leaks and the flow indicator was back at full speed with reduced temps, even better than when new. The main things to remember are the position of the flow plate upon disassembly (backwards fits too but won't flow correctly) and when refilling remember to shake-down the water inside the rad, and final-fill the pump head in a level position using tiny amounts so when refitting the fill screw you push water out eliminating trapped air bubbles. This unit is truly serviceable, is extremely well made, and is straightforward to refill. I wrote this update because I couldn't find a single instance of service protocol on the net anywhere and figured it may as well be me to write one.

The media could not be loaded. Just put together a new gamer PC and got this Cougar Helor CPU Liquid Cooling (360) to go with the Cougar Panzer EVO RGB Black ATX Full Tower. It's as flashy as you'd want it to be and fits nicely in the top of the case. It was my first liquid cooler, but it turned out easy to install. I have an i9 and it idles around 28C and after about an hour of gaming will be a little over 40C. The cooler came pre-filled with coolant and it comes with a bottle of extra coolant.

So far I'm pretty happy with this cooler. I was a little hesitant to go with Cougar because I'm not very familiar with the company. This was so much cheaper than a 360mm RGB cooler from corsair that I decided to take the risk. I'm using it for a Ryzen 3900x 12 core. Which is known for running on the hot side. So I thought i'd get a little excessive with cooling. At idle it's about 28-32°c. Max i've seen under full load is 68°c. I did increase the fan speed in the Mobo Bios though. When the fans ramp up it is a little loud. Which is why I tweaked the speed in the Bios. To try to keep the CPU cooler for longer before the fans have to become loud. On the first boot up the pump did make gurgling noises for a few minutes. Which, from my understading, is normal. A quick bleed of the system cleared that right up.The cooler comes with a large array of mounting brackets for a variety of CPU sockets and motherboards. Should have what you need. The water lines are pretty long, giving you flexibility in radiator mounting locations. If you mount in near the cpu, you may end up with a bit of an ugly mess of water lines however. The fans can not be connected to each other, but with a little clever cable managment it is not an issue.The variety of RGB effects that the controller supplys is pretty insane. There ought to be a least a couple in there that suit your style. I was hopeing it would be compatible with Asus Aura sync, but the software doesn't detect it. I think that may be my fault however. I bet if I had used an 5v RGB splitter (not included) and connected the LEDs directly to the motherboard instead of through the supplied controller it would work. So be aware of that if you plan to use RGB software. I will update when I get around to giving that a try. The controller has magnets instead of sticky pads for mounting it in your case. Which I quite like. No sticky mess should you need to relocate it. Based on the first month of use I would definitely recommend this AIO. I will update should something catastrophic happen. Happy building ✌

The pump started slowing down and temps going up. Does nt look good at all inside.