Alphacool WAC Apex 1 CPU Kühler AM5

Because there is little movement in the CPU water cooler market, signs of life from the old masters are causing a stir: hardly any teaser has received more resonance than the Heatkiller V. Watercool meets expectations, only the copper-stainless steel look is missing. Thermal Grizzly raised hopes with der8auer, ex-EKWB know-how, and a large budget, but puts the potential into aesthetics instead of top...

You have to look for innovations, but you can still find them. The fourth best performance score for the oldest cooler, the best for the second oldest - on the one hand, our test confirms that there is hardly any progress left in water coolers. On the other hand, however, the second-best flow/temperature combination comes from the smallest developer, which no-one is likely to have had on their radar...