- Good cooling capacity
- rigid hoses
- annoying pump whirring
The four tested water coolers keep the Core i7-12700K sufficiently cool in continuous operation and remain mostly quiet, at least according to the measured values - neither a sone value nor a grade can reflect how annoying the occasional gurgle, hiss or constant whirring is. Only the Cooler Master ML120L fails under full load in the Turbo window: it becomes loud with insufficient cooling performance...