EVGA CLC 240 Liquid/Water CPU Cooler, RGB LED Cooling 400-HY-CL24-V1

OK, I purchased this CLC and totally forgot about it due to various reasons. I only installed it last Saturday, three days ago! Took me a few hours but the only part that involved this CLC only took me 20 minutes. It could have been even less if the screws for the radiator are longer or the case didn't have rubber gasket in the hole. In the end, I have to cut the top part of the gaskets, leaving the bottom part to sit between the radiator and the case. The whole thing took a few hours because I discovered that the exhaust fan at the back of the case had died and that was the reason for over 91 C while playing Kingdom Come Deliverance. And what a numptee I was, thinking that I had a NH-U12S when I only had a NH-D9L from Noctau. But I had to say, I had been using the NH-D9L since 2015 on an INTEL i7 5930K. Anyway, after the installation of this EVGA CLC 240, the CPU never gone over 70C in Kingdom Come Deliverance. And because of this, the graphic cards never gone over 60C (two 1080Ti in SLi). I got it for just under £86 (it has gone up now). This is a real bargain. If it is on sale again, I strongly recommend you to get this one. OK, there maybe better one out there in terms of noise level. But you cannot beat this price for an AIO of this quality, from EVGA. You can find plenty of comparison videos regarding this CLC on Youtube. Good luck and happy hunting.

Good quality look and feel. EVGA have made another great product.

So this product is amazing once you swap out the cheap EVGA fans, I replaced mine with some nice maglev fans from corsair, I think they're called ML140 Pro, anyway its a great AIO bar the cheesy fans that come with it.

Lo encontré a un precio muy bueno en Amazon y aunque aplazaron un poco la entrega creo que valió la pena la espera, lo uso en un Ryzen 5 y no pasa de los 45c con carga de trabajo, el tubo es de un material muy flexible por lo que no cuesta trabajo acomodarlo e incluye accesorios para el socket AM4 y la instalación es lo suficientemente sencilla En mi caso puedo sincronizar la iluminación con mi GPU que también es EVGA por lo que es un plus para mi El aspecto negativo seria que el ventilador es un poco mas ruidoso de lo normal a altas RPM y aunque se puede reducir por medio del software creo que terminare cambiándolo mas adelante

****Revised 01/12/19**** The CLC 280 is beating my H150i Pro by 8c on a Core i7-2600k that I have a stable overclock of 5.0ghz at 1.48v while running Prime95 Blend. With my 9900k the CLC 280 hits 91c @ 4.8ghz, 1.312v, Prime95 Small FFT, while the 9900k throttles with the H150i. It's pretty sad that a smaller cooler is beating a bigger one that's made by the No.1 company in AIO cooling. The only 2 drawbacks with the CLC 280 is the software is buggy and the fans are loud at 100%. I don't mind the loud fans because I favor performance but people who favor quiet over performance will. IMHO, someone who is seeking silence should look at a larger heatsink or a 240mm AIO cooler, and they should probably run their gear at or near stock settings. If you're looking for the best AIO cooler on the market in terms of performance, then get the CLC 280. Just look at the independent benchmarks......... it beats everything. *****Original Review******** Too many Pros to list. The fans that are used on the clc280 have decent Static pressure and this propels the clc280 over the older h115i and the x62 but these are very slight gains that aren't worth considering when push comes to shove. -One of the best AIO coolers you can get. If you don't give 2 cents about abundant RGB lighting then get this.... I did. This one only has the bare minimum. Go check reviews of 280mm AIO coolers and you will see the EVGA clc280 tops all the charts, but like I said it's by a degree or 2 over the other 280mm radiators. - I also have the older H115i that came with the SP series fans and the EVGA clc280 is much quieter when the fans are cranked to 100%. -These 360mm AIO coolers really don't have much more cooling power than a good 280mm AIO cooler. What you have to look at is square mm or inches here. The 360mm x 120mm radiators only give you 10% more square area, but they only cool a degree or 2 better on an overclocked processor. -The reason I go with an AIO cooler over a large heatsink is because it's easier to manage. Large heatsinks obstruct parts like the RAM, fan headers and sometimes they are too close to the 8-Pin CPU connector. These chunky heatsinks have become so bad that you need to go to their site to look up a compatibility list to see if they will work with your motherboard. The only pluses I can give a large heatsink is they cool better than a 120mm x 120mm AIO cooler, they won't leak, and the don't have a pump. -EVGA! What a wonderful company to do business with. Best customer support in the hardware industry. My registered products list is a mile long because I know I'm getting a Top notch product with EVGA. When my GTX 590 died, the RMA was approved within 2 emails....... and I got a much better card in the end. One time I couldn't get a 790i motherboard to boot correctly which happened on a Sunday. Their support rep walked me through the steps and I got that board running in No Time. EVGA is a pleasure to do business with. I had no problems dropping $750 on a GTX 1080ti with these guys. 3 weeks ago I had a 10 email exchange with Corsair over a k95 keyboard. -When I unboxed this cooler, it came with the 140mm fans installed and what was in the box seemed a little bit better organized than Corsair's offerings. I added this after I unboxed an H150i pro and all of this dawned on me after I spent 10+ minutes on organizing everything and installing the 3x 120mm fans on the H150i. Cons: These big AIO coolers do have more cooling power than a large heatsink like the D15 but it's not that much more when you think about it. You are going to get more bang for your buck with a Scythe Mugen 5 or the Fuma. If you have plans to do any real overclocking then get the EVGA clc280. If you want something that works well then get the Mugen 5. -The link software/Flow Control doesn't run that great with AMD processors. If you're looking for an AIO cooler to run with a Ryzen CPU then get the Corsair. I loathe having to use the Link cable which I hate for many reasons. The cable is messy and it hinders cable management. Corsair and NZXT uses this able too. I had a problem with the H115i I bought a couple years ago for a Core i7-6800k, and I could not get it resolved until I found an unrelated thread that said to turn off all Windows power saving features to the USB 2.0 ports in Device Manager. -No matter what you get, it's an Asetek cooler. The only difference between one or the other is the fans that are used, and which generation Asetek pump it has. These are generally all the same so if you're going to buy one then you might as well buy an EVGA since it cools a degree or 2 better than the H115i or the x62 and you get EVGA's unrivaled customer support. The EVGA clc280 used the Asetek Gen 5 pump but the newer H150i Pro and the newer H115i Pro used the 6th Gen Asetek pump. -You have to run the fans at max, which is quite loud, for it to get the performance that buries larger heat sinks. -There is always a chance it will leak. Although I have owned many Corsair AIO coolers and not one of them has ever leaked. The older coolers from 2011-2013 had a higher chance of leaking because AIO coolers from 5 years ago aren't as well refined as today's AIO coolers. You have a much higher chance of the pump dying. I've studied anxiety and CBT and even if there is a 1 in 10k chance of something happening, people will still freak out about it. EVGA, Corsair, and NZXT will pay for the parts that are damaged by a leak just as long as you correctly installed the cooler and you didn't modify it. -The Flow software is buggy. EVGA seems to have software issues with many of their products so no surprise here. If I select to have the Flow software run on startup, it will fail.

I really love this cooler, sad to see EVGA slimming down on products but it's understandable. This cooler is fantastic for a good albeit fairly basic AIO liquid cooler. My i7 920 used to hit 70s and even from time to time hit low 80s which is close to thermal shutdown range, with this cooler it is designed to keep temps below 70 using the stock fan. It has a connector for a secondary fan which I mounted on the side to pull more inside the case. They do get loud at 100% fan speed but you already know. The EVGA logo has a nice led, sadly my entire system is fairly .... not very new, so I can't change the color spectrum to anything other than default random color. It's bright but not too bright, the cooler runs great at stock 2.67ghz and keeps things just as chilly when I oc my chip to 3.4ghz. Wish I could buy a new EVGA graphics card whenever I get a chance to upgrade/replace this system but sadly..... not possible any more. If you need a good AIO cooler this is definitely a fantastic option, just be sure to follow the install instructions even though they look wrong. The backplate is designed to go side-to-side even though it looks like it needs to be vertical, don't put it in vertical or you'll short the board and won't boot. Turn it horizontal and things work perfect, default stock thermal paste is plenty good on the block, pump isn't loud at all. I love EVGA products, highly recommend them. Top tier quality at affordable pricing

Looks better than I expected! Works flawlessly from day one to now a month later, quiet pump and fans are decent enough , although I upgraded mine to a Noctua push/pull setup to squeeze a little more performance. EVGA flow software is great and very easy to use no issues at all. Highly Recommended!

I just finished fully building my first PC, not counting a few upgrades I did on my old prebuilt system. I spent a long time researching what I wanted to build with, and spent even longer researching which components are the best. There's a reason why reviewers all say that the CLC 280 is a good All In One cooler. It's priced right for a 280mm AIO cooler, it offers good performance, and even has some RGB features for those who like that aesthetic (you can make it one static colour if you aren't a fan of spectrum changing setups). But what really sold me was EVGA's customer service and the warranties they offer. I even ended up making my graphics card an EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid, for what it's worth. The cooler is quiet in my PC, though I've heard there are others that are better . You could always change the fans if you find they're too loud. On the topic of fans though, cable management is important with these. The blades are partially exposed which could cause issues. The pump is made by Asetek, as far as I've read, and they are the main manufacturer for AIO pumps. The one hang up I had was the fact that I was building on a Ryzen system. This meant that the cooler I bought needed to support AM4. I spent a lot of time figuring out if this came with the appropriate bracket, and after having Amazon customer support leave me without an answer, I took a risk and bought it. The older versions of this AIO do not come with the AM4 bracket, and you need to contact EVGA for a bracket free of charge. When this package arrived, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened up the box and pulled out an included AM4 Bracket and mounting hardware. Only thing of note is hold on to the stock backplate that comes with your motherboards mounting hardware. Overall, 5 stars. I'd recommend this without reservation. I'll update this review if I have issues with the cooler, and once I find out get more temp data to share. So far under a stress load my 1600X stays at 67°C, with an idle of mid 40s.