Do you have ANY clue how this stuff works when throwing these rando comments?
I do actually.
If other AIOs achieve similar performance
when noise normalized despite using a regular thickness radiator then it means there are other parts/areas of the whole which also contribute to performance.
If these other parts of the LF3 would be on par with those on other AIOs then it would have a performance advantage thanks to the thicker rad. Since it doesn't, these other parts are thus deficient.
Coldplate is not even close to being "bigger = better" so please , stop with all this uninformed bs.
Yes it is. That's one reason why the GA II Lite is a such a strong performer.
Here and
here.
The small coldplate of the LF3 doesn't even account for the offset. More over it's not square, it's 45x40mm. And that 40mm isn't enough for AMD because it leaves a bit of the IHS uncovered and not enough for Intel because with the offset contact frame it also leaves a bit of the IHS uncovered. A few more milimeters at least on this axis, that's all it took.
what would you have changed? Let us know.
The coldplate and radiator. Slightly larger coldplate and thinner radiator. The days of the 14900KS are over, this design approach is obsolete, such a thick rad is probably better for push-pull (with somewhat weaker fans but being dead quiet) but that is beyond the scope of most people.
How are you spewing so much hate about a freaking contact frame, for 80$ including an entire cooler is just beyond me.
It's causing people unnecessary trouble.
ok wow the fans are noisy at full speed - but they are not if you turn them down. The rad can dissipate easy without high speed on the fans.
So what's the point of having noisier fans than before if you're supposed to turn them down?
You can buy this cooler at 1/3 the price 5 years ago of a shitty corsair shitty mcrgb cooler. So how is that a problem?
Yes go buy your 350$ corsair rgb00ler and zip it.
The Nautilus certainly doesn't cost that much, and despite being a bit more expensive it's probably a better alternative for Intel systems.
Although not much reason to buy it when the Montech Hyperflow Silent is pretty much the same thing and cheaper. And at the same price as the GA II Lite the Nautilus is also a worse deal.
So for Intel there are certainly better alternatives than the LF3.
For AMD the GA II Lite is definitely worth considering even though it's slightly more expensive. And others, why not?
its 80$ , and its still not good enough.
I'm not advocating for it to be cheaper, I don't have a problem with the price but with its design.
The way you're spinning it you want every flaw to be downplayed/forgiven just because it's cheap.
Also making it seem like Arctic is doing everyone a favor by selling it cheaper than what it would be worth. Yes I'm sure they're thinning their margins just so that every poor soul can afford an LF3.
^Oh and to wrap this up, since you've given the verdict that what I've said previously is "hate" what exactly would constitute constructive criticism? And while you're at it please also describe what constitutes fanboyism.
