Test system and test setup
Testing is carried out with 100% PWM at the pump and 30%, 60% and 100% for the fans. Since I do not have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and temperature of the CPU. Thus, all coolings can be compared fairly, even if the ambient temperature is different. The thermal conductive paste enclosed with the cooler is used. The reference value is the Noctua NF-U12S chromax.black.
Test:
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600X – 4.00Ghz – 1.40V
RAM: 16GB DDR4 G.Skill RipJaws 4 red (2x8GB)
Mainboard: Asus Prime B350-Plus
Graphics card: Asus RoG Strix GTX 1060 6GB
Power supply: BitFenix Whisper M 450W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 – Open Benchtable
Test
This time I have summarized all the relevant graphs in one representation, which should make the comparison much easier. Let's start with Aida64, which best represents everyday use.
| Aida64 Stress Test – 30% RPM | 810 RPM – quiet noise, quiet grinding noise | Temperature peak: 67°C |
| Aida64 Stress Test – 60% RPM | 1380 RPM – clearly audible noise | Temperature peak: 55°C |
| Aida64 Stress Test – 100% RPM | 1900 RPM – loud, disturbing noise | Temperature peak: 64°C |
Now let's thermally put a skip on it and start Prime95 with Small FFTs. Especially in Prime95 it becomes clear that an increase in RPM from 60% to 100% only marginally brings more cooling power. Especially in view of the significantly increased volume at the same time, I recommend – if possible – to set a fan curve up to a maximum of 70% or 1500RPM. Again, I have summarized everything in a graphic:
| Prime95 – 30% RPM | 810 RPM – quiet noise, quiet grinding noise | Temperature peak: 64°C |
| Prime95 – 60% RPM | 1380 RPM – clearly audible noise | Temperature peak: 61°C |
| Prime95 – 100% RPM | 1900 RPM – loud, disturbing noise | Temperature peak: 58°C |
Conclusion / Summary
As far as pure cooling performance is concerned, the MAX M240-T can convince, but then comes a big but. Because the good cooling of the CPU is bought with fans, which tackle what RPM and thus also volume, are rather at the upper end of the noise scale. With a less aggressive fan curve, however, the unusually high RPM can be well managed, but loses some power. The AiO is priced at a combat price in the 60 Euro range, at the time of the review it is the top 5 of the cheapest 240 mm water cooling systems on the German market.
With the Xilence LiQuRizer, Cooler Master M240L and Arctic Liquid Freezer II, however, there is also enormous competition from the well-known suppliers for the same price or even a few euros more. The choice between the different offers can therefore be decided by current availability and appearance, rather less by the actual performance. Buy or not? It's a bargain, sure, but especially compared to Arctic's product it's also a relatively noisy one.
Alseye MAX 240 AiO (88885506)
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