Cooler Master MasterAir MA620P CPU Cooler Review.Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120R RGB Cooler Review.Noctua NA-SFMA1 140mm Fan Adapter Review, Featuring the NF-A12x25 PWM Fan.Thanks to NZXT for sending a sample of the NZXT AER RGB 2 Fan Starter Kit in for review. If money is no object, get this… if you are on a budget, there are cheaper options out there. However the design and execution is flawless, and given that our Platinum accolade is awarded irrespective of cost, that’s what it gets. The kit isn’t cheap… in fact, it’s quite expensiveĪt the time of writing, the AER RGB 2 Kit we have featured here, with two 120mm fans retails at around the £90 mark in the UK, so you are really paying a premium if you want to go down the NZXT route for your lighting needs.CAM software is easy to use (and finally works!).Integrates seamlessly with other Hue 2 products.My build needed three, yet the motherboard only comes equipped with one! The solution? An NZXT internal USB expansion hub… job done! One tip for anyone cramming in this much RGB goodness though… each individual element requires to be powered by a USB2 header on the motherboard. Even the CAM software seems to work these days, which wasn’t always the case in it’s earlier versions. There may be others that get close or match them, but no one betters them. The integration of the lighting in the build is flawless, and NZXT are really the forerunners in the market. The second issue (and much more serious) was that the Kraken blocked the first RAM slot on the ITX board… something to be very mindful of if you are building a similar system for long term use.Įnough of all that though, this is a review of the AER RGB 2 Starter Kit after all! For the purpose of the build, I decided to mount both RGB fans in the front air intake position, given that the H400i provided lighting from the top & bottom of the build. Ideally I would have liked to use an mATX motherboard in the build, but as I didn’t have one to hand so I went with an ITX board… this caused a couple of headaches however! The first being that in order to not block the beauty of the Kraken light show on the CPU block, I was limited to where I could position the radiator. The ability to mount the AER RGB 2 controller to an SSD bracket is genius, and by positioning flat behind the motherboard makes it really easy to connect up all the necessary cables. The space and cable management options behind the motherboard tray make it really easy to get all the cables looking neat & tidy with very little effort. The NZXT AER RGB 2 Fan Starter Kit Review: The VerdictĪs expected, the NZXT H400i was a dream to build in. Memory – Micron Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB.Motherboard – ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac.Making up the remainder of the build was as follows: With all this kit collected, all that was required was to put it all together. Since their launch they have been hugely popular with buyers, and when my colleague Bo reviewed the slightly bigger H500i earlier this year, it walked away with our Platinum award… our highest accolade! Whilst the PWM fan doesn’t feature any RGB lighting, it does retain the fluid dynamic bearings, and has a range of 500 – 2000 RPM.įor the case, we went with the mATX option from NZXT’s H series. Instead, NZXT have mounted it on the radiator itself. What’s more, this block is also pretty low profile, thanks to the fact that the pump isn’t contained within it like almost all other AIO liquid coolers. The Kraken M series is the budget orientated option to the more premium X series of liquid coolers from NZXT, but crucially retains the same RGB lighting effects on the CPU block. NZXT AER RGB 2 Fan Starter Kit Review: The BuildĬomplementing the AER RGB 2 kit in our NZXT build is the Kraken M22 liquid cooler, and our choice of case was the H400i. PC with one available internal USB 2.0 header and Microsoft® Windows® 10 operating system with CAM installed (an internet connection is required to download CAM).ĬAM is free to download and use some features require a valid email address, acceptance of our current Terms of Service, and an active internet connection NZXT AER RGB 2 Fan Starter Specifications & Features Dimensions With the ability to daisy chain the fans in your build with the included cables, you will never run out of ports on the controller. The controller unit itself is powered by a molex adapter and connects directly to the motherboard, fans and other HUE 2 accessories, such as RGB light strips.
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