Alphacool Eisbaer 360 AIO Modular CPU Cooler Review

Peter Donnell / 8 years ago

Final Thoughts

Pricing

Extreme cooling, especially custom loop cooling, can be pretty damn expensive. However, at just £130 + shipping, this is far from breaking the bank. OK, it’s not cheap. However, when you look at the level of performance and quality on offer, it competes with many AIO coolers.

Overview

Alphacool are truly masters of their craft when it comes to custom cooling hardware. It’s no wonder they continue to grow each year as a business and deliver award-winning products time and time again. The Eisbaer, or Ice Bear if you prefer, is an incredibly powerful cooler. Of course, if you’re trying to push extreme overclocks, or tame the high TDP of some of the extreme CPUs released in the last 12 months, look no further.

Performance

I was expecting excellent performance from this, but it decimated the competition. Despite the fact we’ve tested more expensive products in the past, none have come even close. The only thing comparable is the 360mm cooler from Corsair, which lacks some key features when compared to the Eisbaer.

Design

It’s a clean and straightforward design regarding aesthetics and black on black hardware is easy to blend into any system build. The larger CPU block design is excellent too, as it doubles as the reservoir while removing the need for additional hardware. However, it’s the quick release tubing system that sweetens the deal here. You can open them up, losing barely a drop of liquid, add in a GPU block, another radiator or more cooling hardware in literally seconds. Overall, you can’t get that from an AIO.