Installation
The cooler has pre-installed fans, saving you from a significant installation step. To avoid all cable mess, you can use the all-in-one PWM cable, which takes care of the pump, the VRM fan, and the radiator fans. To control everything separately, connect the respective connectors to the mainboard headers or use a dedicated PWM controller, like the Corsair Commander Core XT.
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You must remove the stock brackets and install the bundled ones for the AMD sockets. The brackets are labeled (L for left and R for right). Since the hotspot in newer-generation AMD processors is not in the IHS’s dead center, the AMD mounting brackets have a 5mm offset to achieve better performance.
For Intel sockets, removing the mainboard from the chassis is better to have an easier time since you have to remove the stock Intel Independent Loading Mechanism (ILM). Look at the schemes above for the complete procedure. It is not as straightforward as the AMD one. Still, the provided contact frame promises to do a better job than the provided one, especially since it allows for offset mounting, which brings a performance advantage to Intel sockets, too.
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Photos of the AMD and Intel sockets with the mounting hardware installed.
We are waiting for the review of the P12 Pro and if possible a comparison between the Pro version and the Max version, to know which of the two is better to buy.
Well, if you need it urgently, you can make your own qualified decision about it (from Aris’ measurements) 😉
Max: https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/fans/84/
Pro: https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/fans/175/
Could you please review the Arctic P12 Pro in advance? I know the fan isn’t on sale yet, but I’d like to know if the PRO is worth it over the MAX.
Excellent review. I had already seen the “preview” on Cybenetics. In fact, it’s impressive how the P12 Pro performed in terms of static pressure!
As for the pump, which has a pump with better acoustic characteristics, Light Loop or the one in the review?
If you could give your opinion, for the quietest possible system based on AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which cooler would you use?
I’ll review the fan once I find the time (this period is crazy). Regarding the pump, I don’t remember the light loop pump noise. Please check the corresponding review.
I would get a monster and silent air-cooler to be frank, even for the 9950X3D. Most AIOs are noisy unless you fix their fans speed profiles (and lose performance)
–“…I would get a monster and silent air-cooler..”
By monster, do your mean the 1860g PCCooler RZ820? 😀
https://www.pccooler.com/details/176/
interesting 🙂
Ha, this is probably the biggest monstrosity
(but cannot be purchased at retail, as the manufacturer offers it only in their PC builds).
https://pc.sk/en/silentmaxx-titan-passively-145w?page=all