INTRODUCTION

   Popularity of HTPC systems may have dropped considerably lately (always compared to even just 5 years ago) but there are always consumers out there with severe space limitations and using even a small mid-tower is not really an option for them (there are also some who want or need to carry their systems around with them). Such people (and even professionals since small form factor systems are used in many areas of the industry) are pretty much the ones driving the mini-ITX and micro-ATX market and although not many products are getting released as of late targeting regular consumers some manufacturers still do their very best in order to cater to their needs. CRYORIG is without doubt one such manufacturer and after testing their C7 Cu and H7 Plus CPU Coolers (both of which performed extremely well on our test bench) today with us we have their latest C7 RGB model.

   CRYORIG was officially founded in 2013, but took several years in the making. We began our journey right at the start of the first decade of the 2000’s. During what was the most prosperous age of PC DIY and Overclocking. Members of our team have either worked directly or indirectly with brands such as Thermalright, Prolimatech, Phanteks and many more. We ourselves are overclockers and PC modding enthusiasts, with a passion and drive to strive for improvement. With direct knowledge of manufacturing and design as well as holding multiple patents under our collective belt, we decided to make a name for ourselves, and that name is CRYORIG. So what is CRYORIG exactly? CRYORIG is about making the coolest rig possible.

   Just like the C7 Cu the C7 RGB is a low-profile top-down CPU air cooler aimed specifically for use inside compact mini-ITX and/or micro-ATX cases (zero clearance issues with mainboard components and RAM height). Also as the name clearly states that the C7 RGB is part of the C7 family of CPU air coolers (C7 and C7 Cu before it) it's actually pretty much identical to the very first C7 model released back in 2015 (both feature a TDP of 100W) and so it features 57 fins all made out of aluminum, four 6mm nickel plated copper heatpipes, C1100 pure copper base, measures 97x97x47mm (fan included) and weighs a total of 295g (fan excluded). As a matter of fact the sole difference between the original C7 and the C7 RGB seems to be the 12V RGB LEDs of the 92mm PWM fan (you will need either a compatible mainboard or an RGB controller for that) and nothing else since again the specifications of the fan used here are identical (minus to weight due to the RGB LEDs) to those of the one used with the original C7 and the C7 Cu after that (can reach speeds of up to 2500RPM to produce 40.5CFM of airflow and 2.8mmH2O of air pressure with 30dBA of noise). So, time to see just how the brand new C7 RGB CPU Cooler by CRYORIG performs on our test system.