In my opinion, there is not much difference between most close loop water coolers out there when it comes to cooling capability in most cases. The only outlier is Arctic Liquid Freezer II because they use a significantly thicker radiator as compared to competition. As a result, Arctic have one of the best, if not the best cooling capability of all AIO cooler. Of course the downside is that it may not fit more casing due to the depth of the radiator + fans. And of course if you are RGB fan, then the lack of RGB will deter you from getting it.
Spot on, considering the fact that the price you pay for and if the case allows you to mount thick radiators. That's part of the reason and plus I got mine at only at SGD 95 last year before Arctic is even popular and such.
for those using liquid cooling, aren't you afraid of leaks?
same as poooooo, had some bad experience with the older generation AIO, thats why I stay off Asetek pump design. however being said. over the generation, some of their pumps are not bad. considering Galahad 360 is one of them. But still, I won't go for aRGB.
I've done some test using aRGB and non aRGB fans on a radiator, the CPU temp goes up with aRGB fans. It might not be very much. 1 to 2 degrees up while I was compiling videos. Then again, at consistence 15 to 30 minutes video compilation at full load, I rather not to accumulate the 1 to 2 degrees which will build up the temperature.