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The PC AIO cooler market is flooded with budget 360mm options currently and a lot have the same style with basic RGB on the fans and CPU block. So when be quiet! said it had a 360mm AIO with a customisable CPU block for under £100, well we were keen to take a look. The Pure Loop 3 LX comes with ten custom CPU block foils to give your system a unique look, but does it still offer the trademark be quiet! low noise and solid performance? Let’s find out.
be quiet! Pure Loop 3 LX Features:
- Pure Loop 3 LX is equipped with vibrant ARGB lighting and customisable CPU block illumination options via the included ten lighting foils, with additional illumination from the included be quiet! Light Wings LX 120mm high-speed fans.
- Daisy-chained wiring connects fans in series, saving on splitter cables and motherboard fan headers with fewer shorter cables for a cleaner look, while the CPU block top cover is rotatable for always correct orientation.
- The powerful PWM pump is equipped with a 6-pole 3-phase motor combined with a copper micro-channel cold plate, providing smooth and quiet operation and high-performance cooling.
Specifications:
- CPU Socket Compatibility: Intel 1851 / 1700 / 1200 / 1151 / 1150 / 1155, AMD AM4/AM5
- Radiator Material: Aluminium
- Radiator Dimensions: 397 x 120 x 52mm (Incl. Fan)
- Radiator Tube Length: 400mm
- CPU Block/Pump Dimensions: 68.5 x 93.4 x 48.7 (H x W x D)
- Pump Speed: 3000 – 5500 rpm
- Cold Plate Material: Copper
- Pump Connector: 4-pin PWM
- VRM Fan: N/A
- Fan Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 25 mm
- Fan Speed (PWM): 2100 rpm (max)
- Fan Max Airflow: 61.8 CFM
- Fan Max Static Pressure: 2.51 mmH2O
- Fan Noise: 36.9 dBA (max)
- Fan Bearing: Rifle Bearing
- Fan Connector: 4-pin PWM
- LCD Screen: N/A
- Warranty: 3 Years
be quiet! ships the Pure Loop 3 LX in a cardboard box with a black background, a large image of the cooler and logos are on the front and on the rear are smaller images of all the swappable CPU foils used to customise the cooler. Inside the contents are protected by a cardboard crate.
Fans included with the cooler are be quiet! Light Wings LX 120mm units with PWM speed range up to 2100 rpm, equipped with a rifle bearing and opaque fan blades illuminated with ARGB lighting once the cooler is powered up. Fan cables are daisy-chained to keep things looking neat.
be quiet! uses a standard 27mm thick aluminium radiator in the Pure Loop 3 LX, it has 12 waterways and a dense fin pitch with tubing fixed at the radiator tank. The black coating is smooth and with a satin finish. The quality looks high and there's no branding on the radiator.
It’s a very compact CPU block design in the Pure Loop 3 LX with dimensions of 68.5 x 93.4 x 48.7mm (H x W x D), the top is illuminated with diffused RGB lighting and there is a choice of 10 custom foils with different designs for the user to choose from. An opaque plastic top goes over the top of the foil for a finished look.
Tubing is manufactured from flexible EPDM and measures 400m long. It's covered with a premium braided sleeving with rotary 90-degree fittings at the CPU block to allow for adjustment in the position of the tubes when installed. At the base is a micro-skived copper cold plate.
The Pure Loop 3 LX uses all standard wiring connections, so 4-pin PWM for the fan and pump power/speed adjustment and standard 3-pin 5V connection for ARGB. There are no hubs or software required for the cooler to fully function.
Accessories bundled with the Pure Loop 3 LX include all the required mounting hardware to install the cooler on current Intel and AMD desktop CPU sockets, plus a small tube of thermal compound, ten CPU block foils, a few zip ties and a paper copy of the installation manual.
