GAMEMAX Iceburg 120 Liquid Cooler - Black / 120mm Radiator / Nylon Fiber Water Pipe / Copper Base / Rotatable Pump Head / ARGB Infinity Mirror Effect / Compatible with Intel & AMD

The GAMEMAX Iceburg 120 is a single-fan all-in-one liquid cooler finished in black, with an assembled size of 157 x 120 x 52mm. It is aimed at small form factor and mid-tower builds where a 240mm or 360mm radiator will not fit, but a tower air cooler would block memory slots or foul the side panel.

The radiator is aluminium, measuring 157 x 120 x 27mm, and carries twelve internal water channels. More channels spread the coolant across a wider surface area before it returns to the pump, which is how a radiator this small still sheds a useful amount of heat. Radiator noise is rated at 26.9dBA or less.

The cold plate that sits against the processor is copper. Copper conducts heat considerably faster than aluminium, and on a compact cooler that matters more than it does on a large one, because the loop has less radiator area to work with and needs to move heat away from the die quickly to keep up with it.

The pump head rotates, so the tubing can be pointed wherever the case allows rather than wherever the socket happens to face. In a small chassis that is often the difference between a tidy build and hoses pressed against a side panel, and it lets any logo or lighting on the block sit the right way up.

The pump measures 70 x 83 x 53mm, is housed in PPS and runs at 2300 RPM with a 10 percent tolerance on a sleeve bearing. PPS is used because it holds its shape against hot coolant over years of running rather than softening, which is what keeps the sealed loop tight where the tubing meets the block.

The tubing is a nylon fibre water pipe running 400mm with a 10mm tolerance. The fibre layer resists the kinks that restrict coolant flow when a hose is bent hard around a case edge, and 400mm gives enough reach to mount the radiator at the rear or in the roof of a compact chassis without stretching the fittings.

One 120 x 120 x 25mm fan is supplied, with seven PBT blades on a hydraulic bearing and a speed range of 800 to 2000 RPM. It is rated at 62.82 CFM of airflow and 1.89mmH2O of static pressure, with noise held at 32dBA or below and a fan life rating of 40,000 hours.

Eight addressable LEDs are built into the fan to produce the infinity mirror effect, where light appears to recede into the fan rather than sitting on its surface. Lighting connects over a 5V 3-pin dual AURA header, so it takes its colours from the same motherboard profile as the rest of the components in the build.

Mounting covers Intel LGA1851, 2011, 1366, the 17xx series and 115x, together with AMD AM5, AM4, AM3, AM2, FM1, FM2 and FM3. That is an unusually wide spread for a compact cooler, and it means the Iceburg 120 can be fitted to an older machine being refreshed as readily as to a current-generation board.

The fan is rated at DC 12V with a working range of 6 to 13.2V and a start voltage of 6V or above. Current draw is 0.25A for the fan and 0.35A for the LEDs, connected by 4-pin fan and 3-pin ARGB plugs on a 400mm cable. The retail package weighs 1.14kg in a 219 x 198 x 134mm box.