THE KRAKEN X53 RGB

The Kraken X53 RGB consists by an 275mm long and 123mm wide aluminum radiator, 400mm braided tubings and a thick pump/waterblock combo.

It's the little details that always impress me and the NZXT logo on the aluminum radiator is one of them.

The radiator NZXT has used is indeed 30mm thick and thus could be more efficient compared to 27mm thick models.

We also see an FPI (fins per inch) count of 20-21.

This model features 400mm long sleeved tubings which should be enough even for use in full towers.

The 80mm in diameter and 55mm thick pump/waterblock combo has a rotatable top cap with a total of 9 RGB LEDs beneath it (the NZXT logo is slightly visible).

You can connect up to 4 LED strips (10 LEDs per strip), five AER 2 RGB fans or six NZXT RGB accessories directly onto the pump (the microUSB port is for the NZXT Cam software).

As expected, the sleeved tubes can rotate up to 90+ degrees from the base.

The copper coldplate base has a thin layer of thermal conductive material pre-applied (i always remove those for my tests).

Here you can see an exposed view of the pump/waterblock combo (marketing material).

The AER RGB 2 120mm FDB fans can reach speeds of up to 1500RPM to produce up to 52.44CFM of airflow with 1.35mmH2O air pressure and 33dBA of noise.

Of course, these fans feature anti-vibration rubber on all four corners.

With both fans mounted the thickness of the Kraken X53 RGB increases to 55mm.