NZXT Kraken M22

Name: NZXT Kraken M22
Brand: NZXT
SKU: 637ff2556015cb2b9f2ac0b1
Rating: 3.6 (41 reviews)

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Great cooling performance

Near-silent operation

Cleaner look with braided nylon sleeves

Backed by a 3-year warranty

Not compatible with all motherboards without additional adapters

Poorly written manual

Some users report defects in the product and issues with software installation process

Verdict

Overall, the NZXT Kraken M22 receives mixed reviews. Many users praise its powerful cooling performance and near-silent operation, while others complain about the poorly written manual and the need for additional adapters to use certain motherboards. Some users also report defects in the product and issues with the software installation process. However, for those who have had a positive experience, the NZXT Kraken M22 is a great addition to their build and keeps their CPU cool even under heavy load.

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NZXT Kraken M22 Liquid Cooler Walkthrough

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Round 3 with NZXT. One last look at the Kraken M22 All-in One cooler. I mean it this time!

No noise, temps are down, idles well, and even under stress, it seems to do very, very well. So overall, very happy with it. It works out very, very w...

NZXT Kraken M22 Review | Best 120mm AIO?

So to sum everything up, in my opinion, this is a great product.

How to Install the NZXT Kraken M22 Liquid Cooler

We recommend mounting the radiator in one of two places.

Massive Comparison of 23 different 120mm PC fans

>For our thermal testing we used the NZXT Kraken M22 120mm AIO with the pump speed locked at 60%, which is its minimum, allowing us to build up the largest amount of heat on the radiator. Oh, honey... \>no temperature normalization, or even noise normalization. \>no recordings of the fan sound. \>no tests of 0% PWM signal.

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VenditatioDelendaEst

3 years ago

reddit.com/r/hardware

Buzzing noise above 55% pump speed, however my gpu fans cover the sound when gaming.

Performs a bit better than my Arctic Freezer II 120mm AIO on my Ryzen 5700x in regard to temperature. The arctic was however perfectly silent. I didn't know AIO pumps could make annoying sounds until I bought the Kracken. Also I bought Der8auer's offset mounting setup for my Kracken only to find out...

DAN A4-SFX with a 120mm AiO

. I went ahead and installed a NZXT M22 paired with a slim 120mm Noctua fan since all other cooling solutions (Asetek 645LT and Alpenfohn Black Ridge) failed to keep my 3900X (in ECO mode) to normal temps. Currently, with a room temp of (approximately) 25C, the CPU idles to 37 and maxes to 75C when running a couple of rounds of Cinebench R23, while the Asetek was struggling to keep it under 90C.

No RGB fan header cable.

The poorly written, fine print Manual poorly describes how to install the hardware and assumes a lot! And nowhere does the literature say anything about needing a 5V RGB header until you read the manual, nor does the item include adapter cables to use either a 5V fan header or a 5V USB header as alt...

intel i9 10900k or amd ryzen 9 3900x?

AMD, but maybe go for the 3700X. A $2100 build on their site's service consists of:. NZXT H510 Elite, NZXT Kraken M22, MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI, EVGA KO GAMING RTX 2070 SUPER, Ryzen 7 3700X, EVGA Supernova G5 850W 80+ Gold psu, G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200MHz 32GB (4x8) RAM, 500GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus + 1TB WD Blue SSD, Windows 10 Home.

Neutral

4 years ago

reddit.com/r/buildapc

Instruction Manual Missing

The product works fine and it did lower my temps from 65C to ~45-55C with light browsing and watching videos online. Pretty silent but I do hear it revving up when my temps go to 65C or above but I don't mind it. My only gripe about this product was I don't think it is entirely new though when I loo...

Specs

Item Dimensions LxWxH

5.98 x 1.26 x 4.72 inches

Brand

NZXT

Power Connector Type

4-Pin

Wattage

3.84

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