# MSI MAG CoreLiquid A13 360

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/msi-mag-coreliquid-a13-360
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/cpu-coolers
- Placement: #19 of 24 in CPU Coolers, D tier
- Brand: MSI
- LP on this board: 268
- Last researched: 2026-08-17T14:55:45.236Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

The weakest case for ownership: adequate-at-best performance, unremarkable pump and fans, and the thinnest cooler-specific support story here. Buy an ID-COOLING FX360 PRO or a Thermalright air tower instead.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 12 cited sources across 11 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Club386 | Ben Hardwidge | B | https://www.club386.com/best-cpu-cooler/ | fetched and confirmed |
| HWCooling.net | Ľubomír Samák | B | https://www.hwcooling.net/en/msi-mag-coreliquid-a13-360-high-tdp-lighting-and-low-price-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| ThinkComputers.org | Ryan Kerschner | B | https://thinkcomputers.org/msi-mag-coreliquid-a13-360-cpu-liquid-cooler-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Tiktok | tiktok.com | B | https://www.tiktok.com/@itechph/video/7639643805909634312 | fetched and confirmed |
| Wccftech | Sarfraz Khan | B | https://wccftech.com/core-ultra-7-265k-drops-to-259-with-a-free-360mm-aio-cooler/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Caraca PABLOOO | Caraca PABLOOO | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFWyEuy5rc | fetched and confirmed |
| DVHARDWARE | Thomas De Maesschalck | B | https://www.dvhardware.net/review/105678 | fetched and confirmed |
| pcguide lk | pcguide lk | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfBwswBWY0 | fetched and confirmed |
| CrazyTechLab | ELEVATED_MINDZZZ | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLbAXqnp65g#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Caraca PABLOOO | rodrigomedeiros3383 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFWyEuy5rc#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Page 3 | overclockersclub.com | B | https://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/coreliquida13360/3.htm | fetched and confirmed |
| Propelrc | propelrc.com | B | https://propelrc.com/280mm-vs-360mm-aio-cooler/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 6 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-6 |
| 15 | Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/noctua-nh-l9a-am5 |
| 16 | Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Core II | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/cooler-master-masterliquid-360-core-ii |
| 17 | Noctua NH-D15 (original, chromax.black) | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/noctua-nh-d15-original-chromax-black |
| 18 | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-5 |
| 20 | be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-pure-rock-pro-3 |
| 21 | DeepCool Assassin IV | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/deepcool-assassin-iv |
| 22 | Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX LCD | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/corsair-icue-link-titan-360-rx-lcd |
| 23 | NZXT Kraken Elite 360 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/nzxt-kraken-elite-360-rgb |
| 24 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/cooler-master-hyper-212-black |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/cpu-coolers.

## What this tier means

- D: Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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