Fractal Design Celsius S36-360 mm Radiator - Silent Liquid CPU Cooler - PWM - Intelligent Controls - 3X Dynamic X2 PWM GP-12 120mm Silent Fans Included

I’ve built several gaming PCs over the last two years. I’ve gone back and forth between air coolers and AIO coolers. I’ve used every popular AIO manufacturer models in every size too. I installed the Fractal Celsius 360 today in my own gaming rig powered by an overclocked Intel i7 9700K with a 5.0 GHz all core overclock at 1.36V.It’s TDP is about 150 watts under load maybe a bit more. It’s not easy to cool, yet alone cool quietly. I chose the Fractal because many claimed it was quiet, it matches my black and white theme, and I love that it has an auto mode independent of any software or the UEFI.See, using the UEFI to control an AIO fan is just a recipe for loud noise. Using software can be ok but quality and buggy ness of software varies from brand to brand. After a fast and simple install, I set it to Auto mode and have done some benchmarks to see how the temp goes and how the noise level is. It’s near silent so far. My 2070 Super is definitely louder and I don’t hear the pump at all either which is awesome. Some AIO pump have an audible whine to them. Temps have stayed reasonable and low noise too. Having just a single wire to plug onto a header is invaluable as well. Others have as many as three. Very thoughtful design. This one is a keeper.

I've purchased two S36 AIO's and I love them. The included fans are made specifically for the AIO and as such the cables will run a little weird off of it but they can be removed. As is, they run exceptionally well in comparison to all but the most enthusiast of fan brands. I replaced them with Noctua iPPC-3000 fans but even that may have been unnecessary considering how well designed the Fractal Design fans are.The AIO's built in fan hub takes the guess work out of routing each individual fan to your Mobo and retains the function of controlling them through PWM or allowing the cooler to adjust automatically (this is where it is weak) The auto settings do little until your system is already got and then it just runs as fast as possible until it drops below a set threshold with little to no fan curve in my experience. The heatsink is beautiful, sturdy and easy to place. I'd highly recommend this over.other gimmicky AIO's every time.

This cooler is working as advertised and keeping my system cool under pretty intense loads. I installed the cooler into a recent I8700k build along with an M.2 NVMe SSD, a GTX 1080 Ti GPU and some 4000 MHz RAM. I have the system overclocked and stable at 5.0 Ghz, and the system is at extreme loads when I run Prepard V4 along with other applications, and this cooler manages to keep the heat under control. My only complaint with the design is the length of the hoses that go from the fans and radiator set to the CPU cooler. As an enthusiast builder, my system is installed in a larger case with plenty of room for all these components to have ventilation room. Since I went with the larger three fan radiator, I would have expected the hoses to be longer. As it is, I could only install the radiator into my case in one direction, which was not the optimal direction. As it is now, the hoses are stretched almost too tight. That is my only issue with this cooler, and results may differ in different sized cases. Overall, I would definitely recommend this cooler.

Purchased this AIO for an 8700K/O11AIR build. AIO was purchased in 2019(now 2023). The computer has been a daily driver since build, and through the writing of this review, with no end in sight. I did replace the stock fans almost immediately with some Arctic P12s and never looked back. The AIO has has plenty of headroom for the stock 8700k + turbo heat. Pushing the CPU up to 5GHz is ok, but beyond, and it struggles with the heat load.I believe there is a design flaw in the cold plate design. The cold plate is not flat as many other AIOs or tower coolers are. It has fairly deep concentric circles(like the rings of a tree trunk) where the thermal paste must get into to make 'good' contact. As this is not how TIM is supposed to be used there is a definite limit to how much heat the cold plate can take away with 1-2mm deep ridges.However, even given the cold plate issue, this has been a workhorse! keeping the stock 8700k no more than 65c even under full load, full turbo, setup as case exhaust.