How Much Does it Cost?
The Enermax Aquafusion ADV 240mm AIO is available now from Amazon in black for just £101.10, or in white, for £87.46. I suspect that the under £90 price is more correct and that the black one, at the time of writing, is higher as it’s showing as an EU import to the UK, so be sure to shop around for a good price, or just buy the significantly cheaper white one!
Overview
Enermax is a brand I’ve long missed here at eTeknix, and it’s great to see them back in this UK market and eager to work with us. This cooler is a great starting point too, as it comes in at a competitive price point (under £90 if you shop around), which makes it around £20 cheaper than the similarly equipped rival products from NZXT, DeepCool, and CoolerMaster, to name but a few. You can get something a little cheaper, but the TDP will be lower and there will be less ARGB trickery to play with.
The build quality is great, I can’t say I have any problems with the fans or the pump construction, but perhaps aesthetically some of the plastics do look a little cheaper or shiny to my eye. It’s a more retro-looking plastic, and while there’s nothing wrong with that at all, it’s just an observation and most fans use a more matte finish and smoother-looking plastic these days.
The fan design is great though, and I really like the fins design on the back that directs the airflow and also doubles as the motor mount. They’re rather thin fins, but that’s likely why there are thirteen of them to provide the support needed for the fan. By comparison, most fans use three thick bars to support the motor, not thirteen thin ones. They can be a little loud at full RPM, but their airflow is powerful enough that turning them down to 40% RPM results in virtually unaffected cooling and quiet performance.
As for the performance, Enermax promises one of the highest TDPs in the 240mm AIO class of coolers. Promising a 360W TDP, while something like the DeepCool LS520 SE promises 280W. What shocked me was that not only did it deliver competitive temperatures, but it also scored highest on Cinebench, which was quite a surprise. I think this is due to the good quality copper contact plate and pump, as it can very easily mitigate any temperature spikes from the CPU, keeping the performance figures very high, which is obviously a good thing.
Should I Buy One?
Compact, surprisingly affordable, and with excellent cooling performance, this is a great product. The fans likely don’t need to spin up so hard though, and a more gentle fan curve would be nice, but overall there’s really nothing I can fault about the Enermax Aquafusion ADV 240mm AIO Cooler.
