Installation
First, we mounted the 360mm radiator on the top of the MSI MPG VELOX 300R AIRFLOW PZ Chassis. No issues here. Everything fitted nicely.
We then mounted the CPU waterblock on to the MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WiFi motherboard, again there were no issues at all. The tubing was flexible enough, but I would have prefered it longer.
The included CycloBlade 7 ARGB GEN2 cooling fans produces a maximum airflow of around 62.6 CFM, delivers powerful airflow with high static pressure.
What I like about the CycloBlade 7 ARGB GEN2 cooling fans, is that they’re already mounted on to the radiator, and daisy-chained by a single cable for easy installation. No fussing around with cables!
There are no RGB or fan controllers required, this means you can plug both the 4-pin PWM and ARGB cables directly on to the motherboard. This makes installation so much easier.
The RGB lighting from the CycloBlade 7 ARGB GEN2 cooling fans are bright and vivid. There’s also some subtle RGB lighting on the CPU waterblock which adds to the asethetic.
Test setup and Testing Methodology
The system used for testing is listed in the table below. Ambient temperatures were kept at 24 degrees Celsius +/- 1 degree. We used the included thermal paste, which I think is more than adequate. The fan speed was set to default. The idle temperatures were recorded after 10 minutes of idle and max temperatures were recorded after a 5 minute torture test using Adia 64 CPU System Stability Test and recording the Cores values and taking the average.
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| Cooling | MSI MAG CORELIQUID A13 360 AIO CPU Cooler |
| Motherboard | MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WiFi |
| Cooling Fans | MSI MPG F120 ARGB |
| Ram | V-Volor Manta XFinity RGB DDR5-8000 48GB Memory Kit |
| SSD | Crucial T700 1TB PCIE Gen5 |
| PSU | MSI MPG A1000GS PCIE5 1000W |
| VGA | MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Vanguard SOC Launch Edition |
| OS | Windows 11 |
Idle Temps
For our tests, we used our Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor which has default TDP of 125W and has a Turbo Boost TDP of up to 250W+. During idle, the temps on the CPU package was around 38 degrees Celsius, which is pretty normal.
Load Temps
At 100% CPU load, the temperature of the CPU package reached a high of 91 degrees Celsius and maximum of 70 to 89 degrees Celsius for the CPU Core. The E-Cores maxed out at 90 degrees Celsius, while the P-Cores hit between 82 to 84 degrees Celsius,
These temperature readings are what we expected for an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor, so I’m more than pleased with the results.
For those who are new to DIY PC building, we highly recommend you use a 360 AIO cooler for all current generation of CPUs from AMD and Intel.
Now lets move on to the Conclusion and Verdict!
