Review: Fractal Design Celsius+ S36 Prisma

by Parm Mann on 24 June 2020, 14:01

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Conclusion

...though cooling performance isn't the best, Fractal can claim its all-in-ones are among the quietest out there.

There are good reasons to consider a Fractal Design all-in-one liquid cooler for your next PC build.

They happen to be among the sleekest in appearance, there's a choice of RGB (Prisma) or non-RGB (Dynamic) models, and though cooling performance isn't up there with the very best, Fractal can rightly claim that its all-in-ones are among the quietest out there.

If those attributes agree with your style of rig, it's a case of which radiator size works best, 280mm or 360mm? We're of the opinion the answer is inconclusive, as different chassis and component combinations will no doubt throw-up unique results, but we do feel confident in stating that there's very little in it.

Be that as it may, the choice can be dictated by other factors including price, appearance and simplicity. On those fronts, we'd take the 280mm Celsius+ S28 Prisma any day of the week, particularly at the current sale price.

The Good
 
The Bad
Looks swish
Designed to run quiet at all times
Straightforward installation
Five-year warranty
 
Costs over £200
No spare thermal paste
Not a great improvement over S28


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why go waterblock when they do not actually cool better than the air cooled solutions??!?!?
QuorTek
why go waterblock when they do not actually cool better than the air cooled solutions??!?!?

Looking at the stats, noise seems to be the main one.

Personally, I've recently made the jump from a Corsair H150i RGB to a Noctura Chromax.black NH-D15 and the two main differences I have noticed are:
1. The NH-D15 is very noticeable when it spins up to full speed
2. The Corsair is better at evening out the small points when your processer maxes out for a second or two, then goes back to normal. I can hear the fans spin up and down on the NH-D15, but I didn't notice this on the watercooler.

On the flip side, I trust the NH-D15 to keep my slightly overclocked temps at 75C max, where the Corsair climbed over 85C before I chickened out of stress tests.
Same old Asetek rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish as that H150i that effectively failed out of the tests.
QuorTek
why go waterblock when they do not actually cool better than the air cooled solutions??!?!?

They're quieter under load, and if you ramped up the fans to the same noise level it'd be cooler
150i failed??