I can't be enthusiastic about Enermax AIOs sadly, because of the infamous Liqtech incidents. I'd say let's wait a year or so to properly evaluate this AIO, because that way, we can be sure that it won't be defective within the first few months.
Hope James can continue testing and report back in 2024 but that might be challenging logistically. Linus wouldn’t do it. Would cost him 200-500 dollars.
For the cooling plate mounting, I suggest using a Torque Limiting Screwdriver. I recently got one in the range of 0.1-1.2 Nm to install a "EKWB EK-Quantum Velocity 2 CPU Water Block". After using this just once I wonder how I ever went with out it. It has quickly become an indispensable tool that I use whenever possible. I (of course) still tighten in a proper sequence (web search "torquing sequence"), but with the tool, I can do each torquing cycle in uniform torque steps up to the spec. It's pricey yes, but not more than a quality Framing Hammer and as is often said, a poor mechanic blames poor tools but a good mechanic has good tools.
hope they get UK distribution, id buy them again - ive a long long history with enermax but they dropped off the radar years ago. sadly. loved their fans
Thanks for the review. It must be very difficult for you to go into such detail on such an unexciting product and maintain your enthusiasm. The noise results seem disappointing - noise is particularly important to me - and I'm also disappointed that they're not using fans that clip together for easier cable management. And then I remember their infamous Liqtech coolers which gunked up, so I hope you will do a follow-up in 6-12 months.
a lot of analysis there, I skipped to the graphs and thermal performance. seems ok if a little underwhelming, but if that pricing is right then thats overall quite impressive. a bit surprised the 360mm cooler didnt do a little better.
are they back? havent seen anything from them in years ! I remember having some of their power supplies in the past, were always great. I remember one of their PSU's kept the fan running after the system was switched off to cool the insides of the PC for a short time. surprised that was not adopted more.
Seems a little gimmicky to leave fans running. Once the system shuts off heat is no longer produced, natural passive convection is going to handle all the cooling you need at that point. Sure, it won't hurt anything, and I'm sure power use even if the fan ran a fairly long time would be negligible over the lifetime, but it adds unnecessary components to work a feature that's entirely unneeded. Probably why it didn't get used more.
Hope you can do a long term test on these James to see how they hold up over time. New aio coolers can have problems Sadly over time. What their warranty terms ?
are they more a budget company now than high end? trying to analyse their website but its not loading well for me at all .... I had many an enermax product and they were a quality PSU company
i buyed often last years thermaltake then i buyed one time eneermax and i can only say r.i.p. TT enermax is cheaper, looks better, and better quality and the best: much quieter :D at the moment i have a 120mm liqmax 3 argb form my tiny itx case i charged the case for a bit more space for me new gpu and now i think i buy the next time a new aio, i love the mounting of enermax at am4/5
Hopefully in the 4 years or so that have passed since those issue Enermax could be using a different OEM, however when I reached out to them they would not disclose any details on the OEM.
loads of details James. Good review. Hope they hold up long term. For this reason I’ve been going with air coolers in my last build.
I can't be enthusiastic about Enermax AIOs sadly, because of the infamous Liqtech incidents. I'd say let's wait a year or so to properly evaluate this AIO, because that way, we can be sure that it won't be defective within the first few months.
Hope James can continue testing and report back in 2024 but that might be challenging logistically. Linus wouldn’t do it. Would cost him 200-500 dollars.
Don’t think they even use the same oem partner now. That was 4-5 years ago.
Not sure who the OEM is for Aquafusion, Enermax were not willing to disclose the information unfortunately.
Been a year wdyt
You know its going to be a really down to earth honest review with James.
Thanks, I try. 😁👍
For the cooling plate mounting, I suggest using a Torque Limiting Screwdriver. I recently got one in the range of 0.1-1.2 Nm to install a "EKWB EK-Quantum Velocity 2 CPU Water Block". After using this just once I wonder how I ever went with out it. It has quickly become an indispensable tool that I use whenever possible. I (of course) still tighten in a proper sequence (web search "torquing sequence"), but with the tool, I can do each torquing cycle in uniform torque steps up to the spec. It's pricey yes, but not more than a quality Framing Hammer and as is often said, a poor mechanic blames poor tools but a good mechanic has good tools.
Nice install procedure James. Very clean.
Really nice finish on that radiator love it.
Good to see them back on some level.
More competition W! Hope a UK retailer picks them up!
Kind of prefer the non-pre applied thermal paste.
Which 120mm fan should I connect to a 600W Deepcool power supply? to replace the old one
So i want to buy this AIO do i need to connect every single fan to the Motherboard or not?
Btw its gonna be my first PC Build
Enermax - wow - didnt wake up thinking id see a video on them on kitguru - their RGB is certainly very pretty James!
400mm tube length is fine. If you have it any longer you need to start dealing with too much tubing.
It's a bit too early to think about enermax coolers still. Gotta wait until someone hits it with a year long test.
Ah was this the brand gunked up previously on a GN extended review or soemthing?
@@fracturedlife1393 And continued to gunk up even after the news broke that they're turning coolant into dexcool.
Might take half a year before this is found out.
hope they get UK distribution, id buy them again - ive a long long history with enermax but they dropped off the radar years ago. sadly. loved their fans
Thanks for the review. It must be very difficult for you to go into such detail on such an unexciting product and maintain your enthusiasm. The noise results seem disappointing - noise is particularly important to me - and I'm also disappointed that they're not using fans that clip together for easier cable management. And then I remember their infamous Liqtech coolers which gunked up, so I hope you will do a follow-up in 6-12 months.
a lot of analysis there, I skipped to the graphs and thermal performance. seems ok if a little underwhelming, but if that pricing is right then thats overall quite impressive. a bit surprised the 360mm cooler didnt do a little better.
really good looking - especially for the money. some other brands would slap 50 more on the price for those.
they are very nicely designed - havent seen the thermals yet, but the readout is very good
can you change the rgb color?
are they back? havent seen anything from them in years ! I remember having some of their power supplies in the past, were always great. I remember one of their PSU's kept the fan running after the system was switched off to cool the insides of the PC for a short time. surprised that was not adopted more.
Seems a little gimmicky to leave fans running. Once the system shuts off heat is no longer produced, natural passive convection is going to handle all the cooling you need at that point. Sure, it won't hurt anything, and I'm sure power use even if the fan ran a fairly long time would be negligible over the lifetime, but it adds unnecessary components to work a feature that's entirely unneeded. Probably why it didn't get used more.
Hope you can do a long term test on these James to see how they hold up over time. New aio coolers can have problems
Sadly over time. What their warranty terms ?
Warranty length is 5 years but I've not read the small print terms.
are they more a budget company now than high end? trying to analyse their website but its not loading well for me at all .... I had many an enermax product and they were a quality PSU company
Website is very slow. These are certainly budget coolers but they still have some high end power supplies I think.
Wow a brand from my childhood. Would love to support them but I can’t seem to buy them where I live 😮
They actually look really good for the money.
finally, this is what i'm waiting for
so what's the alternative for the similar price range but offers better stuffs?
Deepcool LT720 would be a good alternative and similar price.
Very nice cooling / price performance ratio.
They are going to find this market challenging with so many companies making these coolers.
Yep, lots of competition at this price and even lower with the likes of Thermalright.
Used to be a good brand as they focused on quality. Let’s hope they aren’t cutting corners on design with this.
Looks very pretty.
Thanks
I have a gen 2 Threadripper. I had two Enermucks 360 AOI coolers. Both clogged up. I will NEVER EVER consider buying an Enermud product again.
i buyed often last years thermaltake then i buyed one time eneermax and i can only say r.i.p. TT enermax is cheaper, looks better, and better quality and the best: much quieter :D
at the moment i have a 120mm liqmax 3 argb form my tiny itx case i charged the case for a bit more space for me new gpu and now i think i buy the next time a new aio, i love the mounting of enermax at am4/5
Who is the Oem for these ?
I asked Enermax but they were not willing to disclose the information.
Apaltek again😂
those fans look like they'll produce high flow, low static pressure - great for case airflow, not so great for pushing air through a radiator
According to the specs they are high static pressure fans, however they are very loud.
problems buying them sadly no distribution.
After their sludge issues and my only experience with enermax products being short lifespan, hard pass.
Hopefully in the 4 years or so that have passed since those issue Enermax could be using a different OEM, however when I reached out to them they would not disclose any details on the OEM.
@@KitGuruJames I purchased an LT720 from Deepcool and I have been very pleased with it.
Underwhelming. James' face said it all. Half-hearted effort from a half-hearted company. Why did they even bother?