How Much Does it Cost?
Unfortunately, at the time of writing, there was no pricing information available, but I expect this will change very soon when stock lands at various retailers. I’ve no reason to suspect this won’t be priced fairly similarly to rival products though, with perhaps a small premium to account for the inclusion of some fluid and other components to allow you to refill and maintain this cooler in the future.
Overview
Enermax has a really nice cooler on its hands here, and obviously, it’s got the performance required to compete with any other premium AIO out there. However, while many brands are sticking LCD displays into their coolers and charging crazy prices, I actually prefer the quirky simplicity of a tiny ARGB fan in the pump. It gives it a shot of colour and something unique to help with the aesthetics of your build, and that’s fine by me.
Furthermore, this cooler comes with a small bottle of water for the radiator. There’s a PSU jumper block in the box, so you can run the pump when it’s not installed in your system, allowing you to bleed out any air bubbles, they even include thermal paste so you can reinstall it more than once. It’s little details like this that make the LIQMAXFLO really stand out to PC enthusiasts, as it means you can keep this cooler running its best for a lot longer with very little effort.
The build quality is great, perhaps just a small cut above the competition due to its serviceable nature. But even small details, like the paints and plastics they’ve used. They’re a little darker black than most, and it just makes the cooler look and feel a little more premium, and small details like this certainly go a long way.
I’m not usually a fan of proprietary connectors, but Enermax has this covered too. The fans daisy chain to each other with a single cable that handles both the PWM fans and the ARGB lighting, making cable management so much easier. However, it still has optional cables to break these into the standard 5V ARGB and 4-pin PWM cables, and there’s a fan to SATA block should you need to power them directly. If that’s not enough, there’s a 24-pin cable block with a jumper pin, which can be used to trick the cooler into powering on using a PSU outside the system, allowing you to run the fluid through, clear bubbles, etc.
Should I Buy One?
A premium cooler, that’s well made, stylish, and has some great ARGB lighting effects, plus it delivers performance that can clearly compete with the best of the best. So long as Enermax get good supply of this at UK retailers soon, they should be onto a winner here.
