Aurora R13, replace stock liquid cooler for Cryo-tech cooler?

Yes

I personally do not think the Cryotech option performs so much better than the stock. Don't think it is worth it. Would like to be proven wrong.

If you can, post benchmark numbers for CPU temperature before and after the change, as I would be interested to see some real world numbers from both those coolers.

If you are going through the effort of upgrading your CPU cooling solution, consider something like this

you can watch this disassembly video (4:40 - 5:32) to get an idea how to replace stock AIO w Cryotech.

Alienware Aurora R13 Teardown and Disassembly - YouTube

The only reason I wouldn't do is you're losing air flow for that GPU coverage.

I'll make sure to test it and upload the results here, Which tests should I run?

Thanks!

If I would upgrade to a third party cooler it would void my warranty, which I'd like to keep.

So basically the Cryo-tech is my only option, I don't do creative stuff so even when tamed the i9 will be more than enough for me.

How did you get on with the cryo tech install?

I am considering the same route as my i9 came with the air cooler rather than the all in one and the aio looks better and is hopefully quieter

Contrary to popular belief . . . you can install a 3rd party AIO liquid cooler in your R13 and it will not void the warranty.

Yeah I just haven’t found one that fits my taste enough yet lol

consider a push/pull fan configuration

I live in Israel, in here it is clearly stated in Dell’s website it would void warranty

Here's a link to the pdf: https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Legal_Docs/he/il/dell-prosupport-plus-for-pcs-and-tablets-sd-he.pdf

It's in Hebrew, tried translating the relevant part to English: "Dell's Limited Hardware Warranty and/or the warranty applicable to the supported products in your possession outside the US and Canada and the entitlement to services provided to you accordingly may be voided if Third party products not supplied by Dell will be installed on your Dell system."

I could probably still get away with it but I prefer to not take any chances.

It arrived a few days ago but I haven’t got around to install it yet.

The difference won’t be huge, if you want a bigger difference you should consider a 3rd party cooler.

I’m going this route because installing anything else will void my warranty (there are some that claim it won’t, I live in Israel and at least here it clearly states it would void it, don’t know if it’s different in North America or other regions though).

That usually means if something breaks when a third-party item is installed.  Like a cooler that messes up the board.  Not simply because you put a third-party item in the PC.  That's why it states "MAY BE VOIDED".  Doesn't mean it is voided.