Final Thoughts
There are many things that we can take away from this round up of AIO coolers. First I found that regardless of the level of the cooler, these Asetek units all perform well. And well they should, these are some of the units that our favorite companies are building their AIO cooling solutions around. The fit and finish was excellent on all four units. I found all but one to be completely silent while running. While there is quite a range of performance here I feel that there is something for every budget. Based on my results, I would say that 570LX is probably the best choice at only $30 extra this unit really brought quite a bit of performance to the table with such a small upgrade price. The installation on all four was a breeze and they really should be install and forget about coolers with no expected maintenance. When it comes to setting up a new rig starting with good cooling is a great idea and stepping up to a quality AIO is one of the best things you can do.
Unfortunately I did find one unfavorable item with one of these coolers during my testing. From the whole test, this is my only complaint and it’s with the base model 510LC. The pump on this unit has a fairly annoying and quite audible ticking sound. It’s entirely possible we could have a bad unit, but with the low cost build I have some doubts.
Overall ThinkComputers.org would like to give our Asetek AIO cooler round up a 9 out of 10 score!
Pros:
– Build quality
– Performance
– Ease of use
– Value when upgrading
Cons:
– 510LC has a noisy pump