ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240 RGB AIO Cooler Review

How Much Does it Cost?

At the time of writing, the ASUS TUF Gaming can be purchased for a price in the region of £124.99. While not exactly representing an outright bargain, it’s hard to deny that unlike much of its competition, this certainly offers a number of factors in its favor. Chief among which is the exceptionally elaborate RGB lighting effects on offer.

Yes, RGB isn’t everything, but in a very crowded market, it’s certainly an aspect that (in comparative terms) makes this on a different level to much of its similarly priced competition.

Overview

While the ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240 RGB doesn’t necessarily offer anything new or interesting to the world of AIO liquid cooling, what it does do, it does very well. With both acoustics and temperature control being (possibly) above many consumers’ expectations, the icing on the cake, without a doubt, is the RGB effects. A particular highlight of which is the lighting to the pump head which, again, doesn’t offer anything new, but for an AIO in this price range, it’s certainly enough to tip the scales in its favor.

From easy installation, solid levels of performance, and top-notch RGB lighting effects, as we suspected right at the beginning of this review, the ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240 RGB ticks pretty much all of the right boxes!

Should I Buy One?

Based on the price, in truth, we did partially hope that this would’ve been a little less expensive just to make it an outright no-brainer. The biggest issue the ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240 RGB will have, however, is that the cost puts it bang in the middle of a lot of competition. While it is certainly better than most who share a similar price tag, is what it offers enough to tempt over consumers? Let alone grab people’s attention? We’re not too sure.

It is, however, hard to deny that the ASUS TUF Gaming LC 240 RGB offers a lot of performance for its price tag and, if it does manage to ping up on your radar, it’s definitely worth a look. It’ll easily satisfy your performance needs and, on top of that, likely offers far better aesthetics than a lot of its (similarly priced) competition.

Pros

• Solid levels of both acoustic and temperature control
• A truly viable cooling option for overclocking
• Strong aesthetics with the lights on or off
• Easy to install
• Offers many features comparatively priced coolers do not

Cons

• The instruction manual you are provided with is terrible. Both in terms of its quality and the manner in which information is communicated.

Neutral

• There’s nothing particularly special that makes it stand out from the pack besides the pump head RGB effects. Potentially, a sub £100 steal when sales arrive though!
• No manual RGB controller – An ARGB compatible motherboard is necessary to utilize/cycle the lighting effects.