SilverStone Technology IceMyst 360 All-in-One Liquid Cooler with ARGB Lighting

Pros: - cooling performance is amazing! The 360 IceMyst blew away my Arctic 420 Liquid Freezer III Pro. (I can only imagine what the 420 IceMyst does!) This was very surprising given the radiator is 28mm thick compared to Arctic's 35mm - Very nice RGB lighting; very nice looking overall - two-in-one connectors for RGB and PWM means less cable clutter - options to connect directly to the PSU if your board is already stretching its power limits for peripheries - being thinner than Arctic means more case options/less crammed installation - quiet Cons: - difficult to attach to CPU; took me three attempts because I was worried the slip/sliding had messed up the evenness of my thermal paste so I removed and reapplied - instruction manual needs to be much more detailed; e.g does it matter which side of the CPU the tubes go on? When a diagram shows a branch does that mean I have a choice or that I need to have both connections? - it was hard to find installation videos to help - no white option Summary: (Tested on a 7950x3d CPU not overclocked in my Fractal Design Meshify 2XL case) The cooling performance blew me away and left me wondering how SilverStone did it with a relatively thin radiator? (My guess: probably the contact plate.) It is also a nice-looking piece of hardware. The biggest downside is that ease of installation is mixed. Some features make it easier, but overall, I spent much more time on this install compared to other AIOs. In the end, however, the cooling performance win is so great that it easily justifies the extra time spent on installation and the medium/high price premium. I will definitely be buying more of these for future builds!

I built my new rig in Jan '24 and this was part of it. All incoming fans I colored blue and outgoing ones, like this, red. I was never a big fan of LEDs in PCs. But my current rig does look pretty cool. I've had no issues with overheating my Intel i9-14900K. The air out of the top of my case never gets hot, just warm. So this does the job, and does it well. No complaints.

Works great, easy to install. It's big so make sure it fits in your case.

After a few weeks with this cooler, I can say I am quite satisfied. It has incredible cooling capacity and, while total overkill, keeps my Ryzen 7 3700x well under 70°C in all applications. The good: • The pump is whisper quiet - no reason to run below 100%. • The available IMF70 sidecar fan keeps my RAM 10°C cooler than without it, and has also improved my GPU temps. For <$20, I'd recommend getting it. • The RGBs on the pump housing look good, and aren't too flashy. • The overall build quality of everything included feels appropriate for the $180 price point. The bad: • The hoses connecting the pump to the radiator are quite long. I understand that this might be more appropriate for some builds, but not mine. • At full blast, the included radiator fans can be quite loud. They should never need to, really, but some default fan curves will try to, and you'll probably want to adjust this. • My motherboard's aRGB controller doesn't seem to be able to change the lighting of the pump, add-on fan, or the radiator fans. This may be an issue with my system, and I'm still investing. The ugly: • The mounting solution for AMD processors is... not confidence inspiring. It feels like the right kind of bump could cause the cooler to pop off. This may be something I did wrong, but I followed the pack-in instructions as best I could. My last cooler felt a lot more secure. • Despite it being separately powered through the CPU_OPT header on my motherboard, the IMF70 add-on fan does not seem to respond to attempts to control its speed. Its default operation is fine, but the option to control it would be nice.

Arrived in good condition and was able to get it working, my case is now a bit cooler with the heat being exhausted out the top of my case, fans are loud on full speed, but are quite acceptable when throttled back a bit, I don't overclock so the cooling is good even at lower fan speeds.