NZXT Kraken Z53 240 mm - RL-KRZ53-01 - AIO RGB CPU Liquid Cooler - Customizable LCD Display - Improved Pump - Powered by CAM V4 - RGB Connector - Aer P 120 mm Radiator Fans (2 Included)

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You can view CPU and GPU temperatures on the display, configure light effects, or display other content. The pump unit has a customizable LCD display via the NZXT CAM software to display the temperature of your CPU and GPU, a seemingly reasonable feature and aesthetics some users might appreciate. Bottom line: NZXT refreshed its premium series of Kraken Z AIO liquid coolers and has expanded the family with the addition of the baby Z53. It can be used to customize the Kraken Z53 and toggle the performance mode, but you’ll have to make sure that the USB cable is connected to the pump unit and the onboard USB 2. This can be easily overcome with a simple change in the installation orientation but it still bothers me a lot.

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Sure, it won't break records, allow you to overclock, and enjoy low temperatures, but it performs admirably. NZXT has finally announced the latest addition to its Kraken Z series AIO liquid cooler, the Kraken Z53. NZXT made the Z63 a little smaller and came up with the Z53, a 240mm radiator-touting AIO cooler with plenty of performance under the hood. And it performs seriously well too, which is good news for the Z53 since it's a CPU cooler at the end of the day.It may be a more compact AIO, but this cooler has plenty going for it, including the same excellent performance and LCD display. I’m not exactly a fan of desktop widgets because most of them are hogging your system resources unnecessarily, but if you need a simple and lightweight widget to monitor both the CPU and GPU, the mini mode is something that I’d recommend.

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Therefore, this is the kind of cooler I’d only recommend if you’re totally into the NZXT ecosystem or have an extra budget to spend on a premium AIO liquid cooler. This review will walk you through the features, design, and performance of the NZXT Kraken Z53, showing whether it's worth your money.

We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. You could view this AIO as an X53 but with a fancier LCD display on the CPU block, and that would be about right. The lack of RGB fans might be a turn-off for the RGB fanatics but as a person who doesn’t really like RGB lightings, the Kraken Z53 is totally the kind of AIO liquid cooler I’d go for.

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Even motherboards we tested to not be fully compatible with the older Z63 and Z73 work out-the-box with the new platform.

This new size is ideal for compact cases with narrow radiator support, which the Z63 and Z73 won't be compatible with. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis.