Fractal Lumen S36 RGB 360mm AIO Cooler Review

1. Fractal Lumen S36 RGB2. Testing Methodology3. 100% Fan Speed Testing - Noise4. 100% Fan Speed Testing - Temperatures5. 100% Fan Speed Testing - PBO6. 40dBA Noise Testing - Fan Speeds7. 40dBA Noise Testing - Temperatures8. Testing - VRM Temperatures9. Closing Thoughts10. View All Pages

We highlight VRM temperatures when using each cooler on our Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master motherboard with the overclocked Ryzen 9 5950X. Do note that the results are heavily influenced by the specific layout of the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master test motherboard with respect to top-side or rear IO-side VRM components. So your findings may vary if you have a different motherboard VRM layout and heatsink design.

VRM cooling is simply mediocre and is nothing to be particularly impressed by. With a test system similar to ours, the Fractal AIO should provide enough incidental airflow to keep the VRM sufficiently cooled.

But if you have a motherboard with lesser performing VRM heatsinks, don't expect the Lumen S36 RGB to compensate in terms of VRM cooling.

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