Antec Skeleton 360 ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler, 360mm Radiator, High-Performance Pump, 3 x 120mm PWM ARGB Fans, Copper Base, Intel LGA 115X/1200/1700/20XX, AMD AM4/AM5, Black

Great budget AIO!
Despite the complete lack of online reviews for this product, it’s a solid AIO. I decided to give it a shot purely for the design, and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s quiet, cheap, and looks great! The installation has some tricks to learn to make it easier (put the clips on first and tighten the screw a bit and then install on the CPU), but I’m not sure if that’s just an AM5 thing. It’s exactly the product I was looking for; an interesting AIO to tie my new build together. Would heavily recommend!

Inexpensive, effective
I gotta lead this off by saying that I have no clue what some other reviewers are talking about with this being difficult to install. The waterblock is actually super-simple to mount to the CPU (at least on AM3/4/5 systems) – just make sure that you only run the thumbscrews for the waterblock mount brackets down like three threads, this allows you to align the brackets to the cooler mounts attached to the motherboard, and then you can screw the thumbscrews down all the way to clamp the waterblock onto the CPU. That’s it! Easy-peasy!Just in case you don’t know, the name and waterblock design reference the “Antec Skeleton” open-air computer case from many years ago. It was a wild design, and it’s nice to see Antec is proud of their roots.Anyway, this was installed to an older ASUS prebuilt system with a Ryzen 5600X that I transferred to an new Lian Li case. Any installation difficulty came from the radiator mounting design on the Lian Li, but I was probably just making it harder on myself since that case is, overall, very easy to work with. This AIO is typical Antec quality – that is to say, very good. Even better, the price point is extremely competitive and you can choose between white or black color options with addressable RGB lighting (although I personally do not care much for RGB).The system was previously using whatever stock extruded aluminum air cooler it came with, and while adequate, the temperatures speak for themselves. Previously, under a torture test, the CPU temps would peak at around 77.5C, but with this Antec Skeleton AIO I can’t get the CPU to crack 57.5C. That’s a full 20C drop – impressive! Even better, the pump and fans are surprisingly silent.If there are any issues with this AIO that I could think of, it’d be that the radiator end tanks made it slightly too long for the Lian Li case to let me route the hoses behind and through the dedicated passthrough (though again this is probably more of an issue with the case’s radiator bracket sizing, or I just didn’t take enough time to figure it out), and that the cabling isn’t quite as elegant as the Arctic Liquid Freezer III that I have in another computer. But, honestly, these are just nitpicks.This is a great AIO, and if you like the looks you don’t need to think twice!

A solid, inexpensive AIO
I decided to take a chance on this AIO despite not seeing many reviews online, and I’m glad I did. I was looking for something unique to tie my new build together, and the “Skeleton” waterblock design—which references Antec’s classic open-air case—looks absolutely killer.Performance: The cooling power is impressive. I’m running this on a Ryzen build, and the temperature drops have been massive. I went from hitting nearly 78°C with my old setup to barely cracking 57°C under a torture test. In everyday gaming, it stays in the 60s to low 70s, and it idles super cool at around 28°C–30°C. Even better, the pump and fans are surprisingly silent; I can barely hear them even when the system is working hard.Installation: The install was pretty straightforward, though I have one big tip for AM4/AM5 users: don’t try to tighten everything at once. If you run the thumbscrews down just a few threads first, it gives you enough wiggle room to align the brackets to the motherboard mounts easily. Once I figured that out, it was “easy-peasy” and didn’t require an extra set of hands.Design & Software: The ARGB lighting looks really clean and high-quality. I used MSI Mystic Light to sync the fans with the rest of my case, and it kicked in right away on the first boot without any hitches. I opted for the black version, and the build quality feels solid—exactly what I’d expect from Antec.Minor Nitpicks: The radiator is a bit on the long side because of the end tanks, so I had to get a little creative with my hose routing in my Lian Li case to make it fit perfectly. Also, the cabling could be a tiny bit more elegant, but for the price point, those are just minor nitpicks.Final Verdict: If you want a high-performance cooler that stands out from the crowd without breaking the bank, I’d heavily recommend this. It’s quiet, looks great, and the 20°C drop in temps speaks for itself.