At the moment’s overview will cowl a relatively modern AIO from Silverstone. For these unfamililar with them, Silverstone produces quite a lot of merchandise for the PC market and particularly the SFF market – instances, energy provides, CPU coolers, followers, storage associated elements, and extra! We’ll be taking a look at their newest IceMyst 280 AIO which not solely cools your CPU with chart topping efficiency, however can cool your RAM, VRMs, and SSD!
Execs
- Rivals the most effective 360mm AIOs
- Chart topping noise normalized efficiency
- Funds worth of $122.99 USD
- Elective IMF70 followers can cool RAM, VRMs, and SSDs!
Cons
- Elective facet followers value an extra $15.99 every
Options of Silverstone’s IceMyst 280
Essentially the most attention-grabbing half about Silverstone’s IceMyst does not really include the cooler. For an extra $15.99 Silverstone presents the IMF70 followers which plug into the CPU block and might be rotated to chill your RAM, VRMs, and/or SSD!
Usually, I might object to having to buy an extra merchandise to completely use a product. Nonetheless, on this case the bottom value of the AIO is relatively cheap at solely $122.99 USD and never having the IMF70 included permits Silverstone to maintain that low price ticket. Those that discover these facet followers helpful will not thoughts spending a little bit further, particularly when you think about how properly this cooler performs – as you will see within the benchmarks beneath!
- Massive Copper CPU base with totally rotatable tubing
Silverstone’s IcyMyst AIOs have giant copper bases to facilitate thermal switch, and the tubes which connect with the CPU block are totally rotatable.
- Customized VISTA 140 ARGB followers
The followers included might be simply as essential as an AIOs pump and radiator. Included with the IceMyst 280 are 2x custom-made variations of Silverstone’s VISTA 140 ARGB followers which give stronger cooling than the retail variations resulting from quicker total speeds (1750RPM vs 1600RPM)
These followers have distinctive connections to streamline set up, which convert into regular PWM and ARGB by an adapter cable.
- Consumer accessible liquid refill port
Silverstone features a consumer accessible coolant refill port and in contrast to different producers, they do not attempt to scare you away with a “guarantee void if eliminated” sticker that’s unlawful within the USA beneath the Magnuson-Moss Guarantee Act.
Nonetheless, Silverstone does warning that their manufacturing course of for the AIOs makes use of pressured filling for the coolant – and as such, a consumer refilled AIO might not function as successfully as one stuffed by Silverstone.
- Small tube of thermal paste
Included with the AIO is a small tube of thermal paste appropriate for 2 or three installations, relying on how a lot paste you apply.
Included is a {hardware} ARGB controller that lets you alter lighting settings in case you do not need to use your motherboard’s BIOS or software program to regulate these settings.
Take a look at Platform Configuration and Testing Methodology
I’ve examined with Intel’s i7-13700K to indicate how this cooler performs. The system system is examined with a full power workload, two diminished wattage hundreds, and at noise normalized settings.
Observant readers might discover that the noise graphs begin at 35 as a substitute of zero. It is because my sound meter can’t measure sound ranges decrease than 35 dBA. This makes it the “zero” for testing functions. For these involved that this may distort outcomes – there is no fear. If something, the graphs above will reduce the variations in noise ranges as a result of dBA measurements are logarithmic. For a detailed rationalization of how decibel measurements correspond to perceived noise ranges, please take a look at the video beneath from BeQuiet! which makes it simple to visualise and perceive the true impression of of accelerating dBA ranges.
Intel i7-13700K Cooling and Acoustic Outcomes
Most Cooling Energy
Most coolers attain TJ Max, the utmost temperature of the CPU of 100 levels Celsius, when energy limits are eliminated with Intel’s i7-13700K. Nonetheless, Silverstone’s IceMyst 280 manages a feat often solely achieved by the most effective 360mm AIOs – it will probably maintain the CPU beneath it is peak temperature, sustaining a mean of 67C over a 23C ambient temperature (90C).
Most Noise Ranges
Efficiency is just one a part of the image, noise ranges are equally essential. Whereas Silverstone’s thermal efficiency is chart topping, it is most noise degree is a bit loud at 47.2 dBA – however that’s much less noisy than the competing 360mm AIOs proven right here by 2dBA or extra!
In case you’re specific about noise ranges, our subsequent outcomes will present you the way it performs when it runs quietly.
Noise Normalized Efficiency
For noise normalized testing, I’ve set the followers to a low 38.2 dBA. This can be a barely audible noise degree, however will not hassle most customers. The IceMyst’s efficiency right here was extraordinarily spectacular with chart topping efficiency, outperforming DeepCool’s LT720 by 7W!
175W Outcomes
Whereas most efficiency is essential, more often than not you will not be pushing the CPU to its limits. It is good to see how a cooler performs in additional typical conditions, and most customers will not use greater than 175W in widespread utilization.
With the CPU solely reaching 49C over ambient, Silverstone’s 280mm IceMyst outperformed 360mm AIOs from each MSI and DeepCool – if solely by 1-2 levels Celsius. It achieves this degree of efficiency with a noise degree of 40.9 dBA, a hair louder than DeepCool’s LT720 and far quieter than MSI’s competing AIOs.
125W Outcomes
125W is the bottom degree of energy I take a look at, and it is just like what customers will devour with this CPU in demanding video games. Whereas I’ve examined and present thermal outcomes, they’re actually not a priority as a result of even Intel’s inventory cooler will maintain the CPU cool sufficient in a workload like this. That being stated, the thermal efficiency was glorious, topping our thermal outcomes with a results of solely 36C over the ambient temperature of 23 levels Celsius.
Noise ranges, that is what issues in low depth workload like this. At 38.2 dBA, Silverstone’s IceMyst 280 does not run loudly when tied to the default fan curve of MSI’s z690 A PRO motherboard. If you’re particularly specific about noise ranges, you possibly can manually set a decrease fan pace – our beforehand proven noise normalized outcomes present that this cooler nonetheless maintains sturdy efficiency even at low noise ranges.
Conclusion
Silverstone’s IceMyst 280 is likely one of the finest coolers I’ve had the pleasure of testing lately. It presents real innovation with it is IMF70 facet followers which might cool RAM, SSDs, and VRMs. If you’re specific about loudness, Silverstone’s IceMyst 280 supplied the most effective efficiency we have seen when set to low noise ranges. Better of all, it is $122.99 USD price ticket is extraordinarily aggressive.
In case you’re in search of a superb AIO with sturdy efficiency and an inexpensive price ticket, you will not go incorrect with Silverstone’s IceMyst 280!
