Reviewers Liked
- Super cool and quiet
- Customizable and easy to use software
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Expensive
- Requires 14cmcompatible chassis
NZXT Kraken X40
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Expert reviews and ratings
By micromart.co.uk
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The NZXT Kraken X40 is the second cooler that was supplied by Overclockers, in addition to the Alpenfoehn Wasser, as it had stock and was happy to send the system for this group test.This Asetek cooler uses the same mounting system as the Alpenfoehn and...
By Maximum PC
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The Kraken X40 breaks the current trend of closed-loop water coolers rocking 12cm fans by upping its fan size to 14cm fan, which NZXT promises delivers more heat dissipation and better cooling without subjecting users to deafening fan noise. It’s a...
By BCCHardware
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We have had the opportunity to take a look at quite a few NZXT products here at BCCHardware over the past couple years and it seems like every time we are left pleasantly surprised at what we see. Even though the Kraken series of water coolers is NZXT's...
By AnandTech
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Remember the time when liquid cooling a computer chip was considered to be an extreme approach, one performed by hardcore enthusiasts and overclockers alone? Everything had to be personally designed and or procured by the user, as there were no...
By FrostyTech
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This is a preliminary review of the NZXT Kraken X40 self contained liquid cooling system. The Kraken X40 uses a 140mm wide heat exchanger designed for a single 140mm fan....
By Legit Reviews
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NZXT has been making CPU coolers, computer cases, and other PC enthusiast related products for quite some time now. On the CPU cooler side of things, they have more recently created their Kraken series sealed liquid CPU coolers. This cooler is one that...
By HardOCP
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Up until now Corsair has been given the lion's share of the attention when it comes to closed loop water cooling and with good reason. The Corsair H90 and H110 CPU water coolers have created a lot of excitement given the performance and low noise...
By uk.hardware.info
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Many manufacturers sell complete liquid cooling sets as a superior alternative for high-end CPU air coolers. They're typically more expensive, but do they also cool better? We put 20 liquid cooling sets to the test to find out. The liquid cooling sets...
By X-bit Labs
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The product we’ve tested today doesn’t push the performance bar of compact liquid cooling systems to a whole new level, yet the Kraken X40 indeed improves the general standing of such solutions in comparison with air CPU coolers. In its standard...
By AnandTech
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Cooler Testing RevisitedUntil recently we haven't been very aggressive in testing CPU cooling methods. I'd been busy with notebooks, desktops, cases, and peripherals, but good and consistent writers are hard to come by in this industry, and eventually I...
By DigitalReviews
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NZXT recently unleashed the Kraken X40 liquid cooler, we test and review it. The Kraken X40 is a 140mm radiator based LCS unit that offers pretty solid performance. Read more...
By Hardware Canucks
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NZXT’s Kraken X40 and X60 all in one water coolers are meant to go head to head against some of the best offered by Corsair, Thermaltake and Cooler Master. In order to accomplish this, NZXT has avoided using typical 120mm and 240mm form factors and...
By Hardware Secrets
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The NZXT Kraken X40 proved to be an excellent liquid cooling system for CPUs. It performed wonderfully in the Extreme mode, and combined high cooling performance with low noise level in the Silent mode. The product is well-made and has an excellent...
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