Antec Mercury RGB 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review

Performance

Stock

In terms of comparative testing, the Antec Mercury RGB 240 performs well. As can be seen in the chart there are clearly other 240mm AIO coolers that give slightly better figures. In addition, the idle temperature at 33c was higher than we would usually expect. Despite this falling towards the lower end of the bracket though, figures were well within acceptable ranges.

Overclocked

In terms of overclocking, the Antec Mercury RGB 240 performed much better. Although, as per the chart above, surprisingly not as well as it’s non-RGB counterpart. This is clearly an unusual result as you would expect two coolers of a similar type to operate more closely with one another. We have no clear answer for this in terms of this test alone, however, to suggest that given that the figures are consistently the same they must clearly be accurate.

As can clearly be seen from the chart though, the results from overclocking put this cooler into some much more favourable company. A quick check will find that the performance is only slightly outweighed by its non-RGB 360 counterparts.

Stock Acoustics

Although the performance temperatures may not have been as good as the standard Mercury 240, when it comes to the sound levels we might have an explanation. As can clearly be seen on stock levels the Antec Mercury RGB 240 was significantly quieter and actually finds itself with some excellent company. It is therefore fair to say that the RBG lighting effects on the fans may have an effect on the overall operating speeds.

Overclocked Acoustics

In comparison to the stock levels, this cooler in terms of noise is barely any more significant. A maximum increase of only 2dBA does again give some indication towards why the temperatures are higher for this cooler than compared with the standard RGB cooler. From a testing outlook, we can only conclude again that the fans must operate slightly differently on the RGB version to accommodate for the lighting effects.