ENERMAX LIQMAXFLO 420mm ARGB AIO CPU Liquid Cooler - 38mm Thick Radiator, 60mm VRM Fan, Silent 140mm FDB PWM Fan for Intel LGA 1851, 1700, 1200, AMD Socket AM4, AM5, 5 Year Warranty
K**E
Fantastic cooler
Keeps wife's i5 14600k at very acceptable temperatures, ran OCCT and passed with flying colors.
N**N
Very Nice
I'm a tech enthusiast and I do build systems on the side as a hobby, I was surprised at how well this thing performs.Product came well packaged and included additional accessories such as the additional coolant. Installing this was interesting as the main point of difference is how big this was compared to most other products on the market. The radiator is 38mm thick so when you add a standard 25mm fan as well, that's about 63mm of space this potentially takes up. The CPU block as well is also really large height wise, both of these features no doubt land this product to have superior performance because there's far thicker surface area to work with on the radiator and block. I have an ITX system in a formd T1 2.5 so while I can't use this in my personal system, I did test this on an open-air bench and did see improvements no doubt over a few other AIOs I had laying around.The refillable aspect of this AIO is kind of a gimmick in my opinion though, most people who buy an AIO are not going to do this and the water-cooling enthusiast have their own custom loops. I appreciate the effort and creativity to stand out but this has to be a very small percentage of people out there that like and use refillable AIOs.Overall, Enermax is no stranger to this field and it shows. The product is nice and performs as expected. I don't know how long this will hold but in my time testing, it is a pretty good AIO. I would recommend this to others if you have the space and want to tinker a bit with your system though.
T**M
Been great so far
It does good for keeping the Temps down I have a strix z790f mobo and 13900kf and it keeps the Temps under control the only downside is that it's all controlled automatically the aio anyways but as long as the Temps stays good it's a w to me
R**K
High performance, refillable, and very quiet
The media could not be loaded. This review is for the ENERMAX LIQMAXFLO 240mm ARGB AIO.I ordered this because my existing AIO is a 360mm mounted at the top of my case, the only location that can accept a 360mm AIO.The issue is that having an AIO at the top of my case blocks or makes accessing motherboard components a bit difficult. So I would rather have an AIO at the front of my case, however the front only accepts a 240mm size.Included with the AIO is the radiator pump unit itself, 2x 120mm ARGB fans, ARGB controller, mounting hardware for Intel LGA 1700, and AMD AM5, extra thermal paste, and refill fluid.Build quality is excellent. Fit and finish is perfect. I did not notice any issues.Some key features of the LIQMAXFLO are:RefillableARGB38mm thick radiatorAssembly and installation is easy. I have an AMD AM5 platform so it was pretty straightforward. I do recommend reading the manual and look at the pictures carefully. You will want to note the orientation and alignment of the CPU bracket and mounting screws. The only hardware needed for an AM5 socket install is the AM5 bracket, the motherboard screws, and the spring tension screws (see pictures). In my installation I removed the pre-applied thermal paste and used my own Arctic MX 6.I mounted my fans to my case and the radiator to the case on the other side and used long screws with small thread to attach.The included 120mm fans use a proprietary connector to each other and then to a splitter cable. I also connected the CPU block fan cable and ARGB cable to the splitter. The splitter then connects to my motherboard CPU Fan header and ARGB header. I did not use the included Fan/ARGB controller.The downside of my connection method is that all 3 fans' speed is determined by the CPU Fan header and all lights are synced to the one ARGB motherboard header.Cooling performance was excellent. I did not have any issues with performance. I applied my motherboard's "Full Speed" fan profile. Idle CPU temps hover around 42° C. Under a full (synthetic) load, 100% CPU (8 cores/16 threads) utilization, the temperature held at 95° C, the fans at 1900 RPM were barely audible. I'm sure under normal workloads such as gaming or desktop work, the temps would be much more reasonable. Most impressive to me is how quiet the fans are. My PC is about 3 feet from my head on my desk and I can hardly hear the fans. For my daily use, I just apply my motherboard's "Normal" fan profile. My CPU is an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with a Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX motherboard.Appearance is good. The ARGB is nice although not as nice as some other high-end fans. Worth mentioning is the ARGB colors on the LIQMAXFLO fans are more accurate than the ARGB fans I have mounted to the top of my case. It is noticeable when choosing a preset static color such as orange or yellow. Also note, even with the thick 38mm radiator in my older case (Phanteks Enthoo Evolv TG) I have plenty of room for my RTX 4090's length.The one downside and this is more of a nitpick for me is that the 2 hoses are a bit long and even in my large case it has to bend slightly.It is not as clean looking inside my case but it isn't bad and doesn't affect performance or function.Note that my attached video only has audio towards the end to demonstrate fan noise. My camera/phone was right up to the fans and it was hardly able to pick up the sound.In conclusion, I'm very happy with this ENERMAX LIQMAXFLO 240mm ARGB AIO. The performance is excellent. Fan noise is near silent at all levels of speed. The ARGB is nice. Aside from custom water cooling solutions, there aren't too many refillable AIO's. I think this LIQMAXFLO is a great value for what you get.
P**M
Seems pretty nice?
I am not a tech influencer or tech journalist. I don't have tons of computers or AIOs to compare this too, but from my experience with this one, it's pretty nice. I have it installed into a Fractal Define Nano S which is a large-ish ITX case. Because I run an EVGA hybrid graphics card, the cooler for the graphics card ends up in the top of the case forcing the CPU to go in the front vertical oriented. There is more than enough tube length for me to get the tubes on the bottom of the radiator, reach around the graphics card and onto the CPU. Installation on an AMD CPU was really easy using the stock back plate. Maybe my only complaint on installation is that the connectors are power+aRGB so it ends up being a bulky connector on the fans. I am not an RGB sort of guy (my case doesn't have any windows) so I didn't even hook up the RGB header. I was at least able to run the pump and fans separately since my MB has a separate pump and fan headers. Performance wise, it's hard to say. During a stress test after a long gaming session, Afterburner was saying the CPU was at 100 watts and 70 C so it seems okay if you keep the power levels moodiest, but I suspect a nice air cooler could do the same. The nicest feature that I haven't used, but glad it's there, is the plug and extra coolant to keep the radiator topped off. The old cooler I replaced had lost so much fluid to evaporation that I could hear it gurgle.So while I can't slot this into a list of 240 mm AIO coolers, I am happy with it.
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