Where do I even begin with this thing? I'm so conflicted on the SK700V. It's such a unique problem, simultaneously excellent, and yet surprisingly frustrating to talk about. I'll start with the positive. It's exceptional. For the price, the display, the cooling, the installation process, it's next level, and I've never seen anything like it. It's honestly impressive. Without a doubt, the best air cooler I've tested in years.

But, even with that glowing accolade there, boy does it irritate me.

Let's talk features first, though, before I start to wail on the minor inconveniences that have upset my tech media brain, because the SK700V has one pretty nifty detail straddling its heatpipes, and that's namely, a full-fat display gracefully sitting atop that shiny tower.

Yep, it's a screen we've finally got them folks, air towers with screens on them. And if Computex is anything to go by this year, we're going to be seeing a lot more screens on things. Graphics cards, CPU towers, heck, I'd be surprised if we don't see them on DRAM soon. That'll bring the price down, I'm sure of it.

✅ You want an affordable, compatible CPU tower with a display: Compatible with practically all RAM kits imaginable, with exceptional performance, and a display as standard, all for sub $100. Nice.

✅ You're running hotter chips: It's solid, but don't expect it to cool your overclocked Core i9 14900K, or AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D. If that's the case you'll still want a beefy AIO behind them.

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