Test: Fractal Design Celsius S24 køler

Konklusion

Det har været en fornøjelse at teste Fractal Design Celcius S24. Nem installering, lækkert design og en ydelse der er svær at komme uden om. Celcius S24 er velegnet til det hele - men er primært til ham/hende der vil have maksimal ydelse for pengene.
Fractal Design har en vinder på hånden med Celcius S24.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Celcius S24 adskiller sig en smule fra mængden med den lækre sleeving på kabler og slanger. Du slipper for at rode med software, og kan nøjes med de to indstillinger der er på pumpehuset. AUTO hvis du vil have stilhed og PWM hvis det er rå ydelse du vil have ud af Celcius S24. De skjulte kabler i slangerne minimerer det sædvanlige kabelrod omkring kølehovedet.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 2
Kassen indeholder det du skal bruge for at komme igang. Kølepasta er præmonteret på kølehovedet. Der er ingen ekstra skruer med, så push/pull folket må selv købe/finde ekstra skruer frem.

Design - 4
Celcius S24 er særdeles godt skruet sammen. Det mat-sorte radiator passer virkelig godt sammen med den lækre sleeving. Pumpehuset har Fractal Design valgt at give en piano blank overflade med deres logo i. Blæserne passer også godt med den sorte ramme og de hvide finner.
Fractal Design har fravalgt lys i pumpehuset. Jeg er ret neutral hvad det angår, så jeg betragter det hverken som noget negativt eller positivt.
Som helhed fremstår Celcius S24 som et stykke hardware af meget høj kvalitet.

Ydelse - 5
Graferne taler for sig selv. Ydelsen er helt i top.

Pris - 4
I skrivende stund koster Celcius S24 1018,- kr inkl. levering. Kvalitet koster og Celcius S24 er ingen undtagelse. Prisen er dog i den lave ende for en 240 mm AIO.

Test: Fractal Design Celsius S24 køler

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	2
Design - Layout	4
Ydelse	5
Pris	4
Samlet	76%

UK summary

It´s been a pleasure to play with the Celcius S24. Easy installation, delicious design and performance which is hard to get around. Celcius is suitable for it all - but is primarily for he/she who wants maximum performance for the money.
Fractal Design has a winner on their hands with the Celcius S24.
 

Innovation/Technology - 4
Celcius S24 differs a little from the crowd with the nice sleeving on cables and hoses. You don´t need to mess with software, but can just use the two settings on the pump house. AUTO if you want silence, and PWM if it´s raw performance you want. The hidden cables in the hoses minimizes the usual cable mess around the cooling head.

Bundle/Accessories - 2
The box contains what you need to get started. Thermal compound is pre-applied on the cooling head. There´s no spare screws in the box. Hence, the push/pull people needs to buy/find additional screws.

Design/Layout - 4
Celcius S24 is very well put together. The matte black radiator fits the nice sleeving very good. Fractal Design has chosen to give the pump house af glossy black surface with their logo in it. The fans looks good with the black frame and white fins.
Fractal Design has deselected light in the pump house. I´m rather neutral concerning that, so I don´t consider it as a "Pro" nor "Con".
As a unit, the Celcius appears as a piece of high quality hardware.

Performance - 5
The graphs speaks for itself. The performance is all the way up.

Price - 4
As of writing, the Celcius S24 has a price tag of 1018.- DKK incl. delivery. Quality comes with a price, and Celcius S24 is no exception. The price is, however, in the low end for a 240 mm AIO.