Box, Contents & Bundle
The box is pretty large, offering good protection. Everything is wrapped in plastic, at its internals, for added protection. You won’t find a manual in this product, just a QR code leading to the product’s manual. I prefer it this way since I usually read manuals in their electronic form.
The bundle is rich, as you can see from the photo above.
Don’t expect anything fancy regarding design since this is a budget-oriented product (despite its stiff price).
The copper cold plate is large enough to support CPUs with huge heatspreaders, including AMD’s Threadripper CPUs. Moreover, the pump’s dimensions are compact, and the block’s top side features (subtle) ARGB lighting. The block’s top cover can be rotated to align with MSI’s logo.
A refill port on the radiator means you can change the liquid at some point. MSI says that if you do so, you will void the warranty, so I guess the included liquid will have to survive for at least five years. The radiator is 27mm thick, so with the provided fans attached, it will reach 52mm. Moreover, according to MSI, the radiator employs a 12-channel, split-flow design that divides incoming heated water and outgoing cooled water into two 6-channel paths. This improves thermal dissipation between coolant and fan-cooled air. I am not in the mood to cut open the radiator to determine if the claim stands. Lastly, the tubes are flexible enough, but not to a degree that will allow an easy bend, which will disrupt the liquid’s flow.
The fans cannot be daisy-chained, which would be highly convenient, but MSI provides three-way splitters to make your life easier. I would prefer a daisy-chain option. According to the official specs, these fans are high quality and tolerant to high operating temperatures (MTTF: 50,000 hours @ 40℃).
