INTRODUCTION

    One of the downsides of having been around PCs pretty much from the beginning is that it's increasingly hard for me to get genuinely impressed by anything released in the market, be that PC hardware or peripherals. It is something that does however happen from time to time and well, as expected innovation is something I always look forward to since it's obviously one of the reasons as to why I even started doing reviews in the first place. Now as many of you are already aware for the past 2 years or so we've seen quite a few AIO liquid CPU coolers with tiny LCD screens in the market and well, although they do look considerably better compared to models without them the tiny part always felt underwhelming. In the beginning of this year HYTE changed that with their rather impressive THICC Q60 Digital Processor Cooling and after a long wait my review of it is finally here.

    HYTE is a lifestyle-centered brand focused on enhancing play with its fresh and innovative PC components and accessories. Designed to fuel passions in gaming, music, the arts and entertainment, all HYTE products are rigorously researched and tested before they are brought to fruition. HYTE, as a company and its products, are inspired by the needs and behaviors of its community and the many ways people play. HYTE is committed to designing products to help people experience play throughout their lifestyle, no matter what that may be.

    The THICC Q60 is the very first AIO liquid CPU cooler in the world to feature not one, not two but three innovations. First is of course its 5-inch ultra-slim IPS display (720x1280p resolution / portrait mode / 60Hz refresh rate / 293PPI / 300nits brightness) which is not only the largest one ever used with such a component, it can also be rotated from the base (double hinged floating spout) to suit your case/taste. Secondly, we have a 42-pixel qRGB array just behind the IPS display which can effectively illuminate your entire motherboard and its components (both the IPS screen and the 42-pixel array are fully adjustable via the Nexus software). Finally, HYTE has equipped the THICC Q60 with dual harmonic high-speed ceramic bearing pumps (2000-4500RPM) for maximum coolant circulation with the lowest possible noise levels. "Secondary" features include an quad-core 64-bit ARM cortex CPU (1.3GHz) together with 2GB DDR4 RAM (2666MHz) and 32GB eMMC flash, 288mm long and 52mm thick (this is where THICC comes from) aluminum radiator, two THICC FP12 fluid dynamic bearing fans (32mm thick / polycarbonate frame / 3000RPM / 105.8CFM / 8.14mmH2O / 47.3dBA), 400mm long nylon sleeved tubes and just single cable attached to the cooler. Judging by all the above it seems HYTE is set on dominating the global PC cooling market but is that really the case? Let's find out.