Alphacool Core Ocean T38 240 mm AIO

crazyeyesreaper · Nov 18, 2022

Alphacool's Core Ocean T38 240 mm all-in-one liquid cooler dominates the closed-loop competition in value. But more importantly, it also delivers strong performance on Intel systems, making for an easy choice if you want to tame a hot processor without lighting your wallet on fire.

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AnarchoPrimitiv · Nov 19, 2022

How does the Lian Li Galahad perform so well? What's its secret?

Wish more companies would release thicker radiators with their AIO coolers...I'd buy a 38/40mm thick 360mm AIO right now if it was available...I'd even be interested in looking at a 60mm thick one

Fungi · Nov 19, 2022

AnarchoPrimitiv said:
How does the Lian Li Galahad perform so well? What's its secret?

Wish more companies would release thicker radiators with their AIO coolers...I'd buy a 38/40mm thick 360mm AIO right now if it was available...I'd even be interested in looking at a 60mm thick one

The very solid and affordable (and performant!) Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II series is 38mm thick.

ThrashZone · Nov 19, 2022

Hi,
Looks like they are having fun with naming :cool:

Ruru · Nov 19, 2022

Sucks that they still use that crappy backplate design for Intel platforms. Otherwise just as solid as Alphacool products in general.

ymdhis · Nov 20, 2022

There's no quick release on this, unlike most other Alphacool sets. This is a budget AIO in more ways than just using an aluminum rad.

MachineLearning · Nov 20, 2022

Price is good and Alphacool is finally using the proper framed fans. But a 2-year warranty on an AIO is unacceptable, especially when LFII is also wicked cheap and has a warranty 3x as long.
I wonder if this unit is manufactured by Alphacool or if they outsourced it. Better not be Apaltek.

ThrashZone · Nov 20, 2022

Hi,
Yep missed the two year warranty nonsense WTF :eek:

Opex · Nov 20, 2022

Arctic Liquid Freezer II stays winning with best price to quality/performance ratio and no tacky rgb

Dyatlov A · Dec 18, 2022

I am looking for a new AIO, because the current one is loud. But not the ventilator part because is use Noctua fans on it, instead the pump part. I am looking for the one with quiet pump. Here reviews listens only fans, which is unrelevant.

System Name	Old reliable
Processor	Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 10GB Suprim X
Storage	3x SSDs 2x HDDs
Display(s)	ASUS VG27AQL1A x2 2560x1440 8bit IPS
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset
Power Supply	Zalman EBT-1000
Mouse	Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard	Mionix

System Name	Lightbringer
Processor	Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X470-F Gaming
Cooling	Enermax Liqmax Iii 360mm AIO
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (8GBx4) 3200Mhz CL 14
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX 5700XT Nitro+
Storage	Hp EX950 2TB NVMe M.2, HP EX950 1TB NVMe M.2, Samsung 860 EVO 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34BK95U-W 34" 5120 x 2160
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic (White)
Power Supply	BeQuiet Straight Power 11 850w Gold Rated PSU
Mouse	Glorious Model O (Matte White)
Keyboard	Royal Kludge RK71
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz
Motherboard	ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 360 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 TUF OC / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.5TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p60 HDTV
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CH720N / TV speakers
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

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Processor	R7 9700X @ 110W\| Mfg Wk24/2024 // i7-13620H @ 50-90W \| Mfg Wk25/2024
Motherboard	ASRock B650I Lightning Wifi // Dell 006JN2
Cooling	Thermalright AXP90-X53 FULL, MX-6 // Stock (4x heatpipes & 2x Elepeak radial fans), MX-6 GPU & CPU
Memory	2x32GB Klevv CRAS V @ 6200C30-36-35-40-75-450-1T // 2x16GB Kingston Fury Impact H16A @ 4800C36
Video Card(s)	Acer Predator Arc A770 @ 252W // RTX 4060 Mobile @ 70W
Storage	WD SN850X 8TB (boot), SK Hynix BC901 1TB // Patriot VP4300 Lite 2TB (boot)
Display(s)	Acer XV273K V3BMIIPRX, Gigabyte M27Q, Dell E152FPg // Dell AUO30A5
Case	Fractal Terra (Jade) w/ 1x Arctic P12 PWM PST Slim // Dell Inspiron Plus 7630
Audio Device(s)	FiiO E10K-TC (USB) -> Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (80ohm)
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000 (2024) // Lite-On 130W
Mouse	Cherry MC 2.1
Keyboard	Redragon Devaraias (brown switches)
Software	W10 Pro // W11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/machinelearning/ https://hwbot.org/team/warp9_systems/

Alphacool Core Ocean T38 240 mm AIO

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System Name	"Budget" cave machine
Processor	Intel i5-13600kf
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z790-A WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 \| 4x Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x16gb 5600MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA FTW3 ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB
Storage	WD_BLACK SN850 500GB (for boot/system drive)
Case	Corsair Airflow 4000D
Power Supply	Thermaltake ToughPower GF3 1000W