[Chevy]

So, as the title suggests, I am looking for opinions on NZXT's Kraken X53 liquid CPU cooling kit.

I just ordered this for my PC, which you can find the specs for in the spoiler below.

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X53 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($188.35 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Blue 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($269.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 700 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($68.98 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($139.88 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $1167.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-26 11:43 EDT-0400


So, what do you guys think?

[Breeze26509]

Is there any reason you're getting an X570 board with a 2600x? You would've been totally fine with a B450 Tomahawk Max.
You could've grabbed a 500GB WD Blue SSD for an extra $15.
Did you actually pay full retail price for Windows? It's like paying for WinRAR. Nobody does that.

[Chevy]

Is there any reason you're getting an X570 board with a 2600x? You would've been totally fine with a B450 Tomahawk Max.
You could've grabbed a 500GB WD Blue SSD for an extra $15.
Did you actually pay full retail price for Windows? It's like paying for WinRAR. Nobody does that.

No, I didnt actually pay for Windows.
And I was working up from my budget build that I made a threat about a while prior to this one.

[Prox]

A few issues...

White PSU? That's a D-tier PSU, if you're spending that kind of money on a build you need a gold+ PSU.


That motherboard is m.2 compatible. Do yourself a favor and use this instead of the 250GB SSD for the same price.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z4jJ7P/...pl500gb-d8

1660 Ti is fine... but for a $1100+ build you'd benefit from getting a better GPU. The 5700xt is only $400

[Chevy]

A few issues...

White PSU? That's a D-tier PSU, if you're spending that kind of money on a build you need a gold+ PSU.


That motherboard is m.2 compatible. Do yourself a favor and use this instead of the 250GB SSD for the same price.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z4jJ7P/...pl500gb-d8

1660 Ti is fine... but for a $1100+ build you'd benefit from getting a better GPU. The 5700xt is only $400

It's 80+ certified, and it hasn't failed me so far, so I dont know what to tell you about that. Lol.

I'll get a m.2 when I feel its necessary.

The 1660Ti Gaming X has served me very very well with every game on max settings 100+ fps.


note: I spent 550 on the original Intel setup and made an AMD swap-over, which cost me extra, including the upgraded parts like the gpu, cooler, ram and psu.

[Prox]

It's 80+ certified, and it hasn't failed me so far, so I dont know what to tell you about that. Lol.

I'll get a m.2 when I feel its necessary.

The 1660Ti Gaming X has served me very very well with every game on max settings 100+ fps.


note: I spent 550 on the original Intel setup and made an AMD swap-over, which cost me extra, including the upgraded parts like the gpu, cooler, ram and psu.

Ah I misread your post, I thought you were building a PC but your question was just about the cooling. My bad!

[Chevy]

Ah I misread your post, I thought you were building a PC but your question was just about the cooling. My bad!

You're good mate! Yeah, I was asking about opinions on the Kraken X53.