Box, Contents & Bundle
The box is small. At first, I wondered whether they sent me the 280 version or the smaller 240 version.
Arctic packed the cooler so that it fits into the small box. A smaller box means that more can fit into a container, minimizing shipping costs. Everything matters when you want to keep the price as low as possible, and Arctic is well known for its affordable products. Besides the necessary mounting hardware, the bundle includes a small thermal paste tube (Arctic MX-6) and a T20 Driver.
The AIO comes as you see in the photos above, with the fans preinstalled and with all of their cabling in place, saving you some time during the installation process, which also becomes easier.
Typically, the block hosts the cooling pump, and it also has the necessary circuits to power the VRM fan, along with its RGB lighting, which is secured in place magnetically. The tubes leaving the pump can be easily adjusted in angle to meet your system’s requirements. The block’s base is made of copper for better heat transfer and is relatively small. This is why AMD’s Threadripper CPUs are not supported.
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The radiator is thicker than usual, with a depth of 38mm, but it is not so dense. Hence, it doesn’t require high static pressure fans for optimal performance. The fans can spin up to 1900 RPM, with 70 CFM and 2 mmAq static pressure. These are the official values; I might remove them and check on the Longwin machine to see if these values stand.
The VRM fan is large, so I expect it to offer good cooling around the CPU socket area. Its speed is PWM controlled, varying from 400 to 2500 RPM. This is an extensive range.
I really believe that Aris did not get my remark. lol
He die not said what is correct,so he is not wrong.Ahah
I guess he did not realize that in ALL reviews’ charts of “CPU Wattage” category, there is the wording “Avarage Power Consumption – *Lower* is Better”, INSTEAD OF “Avarage Power Consumption – *Higher* is Better”. It is just kind of a typo or whatever. I hope it is fixed. Howsoever, this review is outstanding!
yes indeed it was a typo. Changing all graphs now is huge work, so please bear with it 🙂
Hi, great review as always.
I see on Amazon France the 280 normal at 71€ and 83€ for the rgb.
If you could add on the backlog the newest Thermaltake TOUGHFAN EX12 Pro, i ordered the 3 pack version. Hope it performs as well as the 12 Pro.
Thanks <3 (we need more cat pictures)
“Lower is better” in “Average Watt” chart: why? would not the correct word be “HIGHER is better”?
When the CPU gets more Watts, it means that its cooling is more effective, so for this purpose higher is better.
So the information in the chart title is wrong, right?
it is correct.
I’m confused.
The charts say “lower is better”. Why?