Enermax AQUAFUSION
A closed-loop liquid cooling solution that supports a wide range of Intel and AMD platforms. It creates amazing rainbow RGB lighting on its acrylic covered water block and similarly-square LED ring on the radiator fans, offering you the ability to create a visually-stunning rig that wows everyone. Cooling-wise, this liquid cooler features Enermax acclaimed technologies like vortex frame design for the fan and exclusive Shunt-Channel Technology (SCT) to quickly and efficiently take heat away—keeping your system running always cool and stable even under pressure. You can control and customize the lighting via two ways: using the included control box, or through motherboard solutions including Asus Auro Sync, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, etc. AQUAFUSION is one-of-a-kind cooling solution for custom gaming rigs or stunning system builds.
AQUAFUSION comes in two sizes: compact 120 mm radiator and double length 240 mm radiator.
Design
AQUAFUSION is an All-in-One CPU liquid cooler with pre-filled coolant. This makes a water cooler as simple as a regular air cooler. Easy installation and no maintenance. The fully sealed design ensures lowest evaporation of liquid and a long product lifetime.
With colorful lighting and silent cooling AQUAFUSION is best for case mods and gaming systems.
Aurabelt Water Block
The premium RGB water block with 3D Layer Design and Aurabelt lighting is able to create colorful rainbow effects with 16.8 million colors.
RGB Sync
Synchronize RGB lighting via addressable RGB headers of motherboards from Asus, Asrock, MSI and Gigabyte. Programmable lighting effects via motherboards software.
Note: Addressable RGB LEDs run on 5V, do not connect them to a non-addressable 4 pin header with 12V.
SquA RGB Fans
ENERMAX SquA RGB fans support addressable RGB technology for a unique RGB lighting experience. The fan is equipped with a Vortex Frame Design that can generate a centered, strong air pressure that is optimized for radiators.
SquA RGB’s frame is equipped with rubber damping pads to prevent vibration transfer to the chassis.
RGB Control Box
The integrated RGB control box offers quick setup of 10 pre-set lighting effects without the need of an RGB motherboard or additional software.
Shunt-Channel-Technology
ENERMAX exclusive SCT (Shunt-Channel-Technology) cold plate design helps eliminate the “Boundary Layer” to increase the coolant flow momentum and accelerate heat transfer performance. The SCT also lets heated and non-heated coolant to swap the channel and increase utilization rate.
Tubes
The premium weaved tubings are made of flexible and long lasting polyamide rubber with multiple layers ensuring zero permeability and long-lasting operation. The tubes offer an easy system installation thanks to a length of 400mm.
For maximum safety the connections to the fittings are sealed with extra strong glue.
Radiator
The radiator offers a large cooling surface with high heat exchange capacity thanks to the fine channels and thin aluminium fins. AQUAFUSION is available with a compact 120mm radiator with 320W TDP cooling capacity and a 240mm radiator with 350W TDP cooling capacity.
Compatibility
Quick & user-friendly universal mounting system supports Intel and AMD sockets (excluding TR4/SP3 socket). The pressure adjustment spring system and high conductive Dow-Corning thermal grease ensures a perfect contact with the CPUs heat spreader.
AQUAFUSION is compatible with 120mm fan mountings. Please ensure your case offers enough space to install the radiator.
Pros: Solid build quality. Nice packaging, Intel 1700 ready (with add-on bracket). Easy to work with. Looks great. Fans look very nice. Fans move air effectively. Rad Fins look quality. Hoses feel good. Pump looks good. Easy to install on both AMD and Intel. RGB plays ok with others. Pump is on the quiet side. No Pre-Applied Thermal Paste. (Could also be a con for some)
Cons: Would be nice to have a few extra screws for the RAD and fans. Won't fit on the top of a Corsair 5000D for some reason. Just couldn't get it to fit up there. Thermals are less than expected. I'd hope that it would cool a 5900X better, but could just be one of those things. Temps at idle are between 31 and 45. Fans could be quieter. Fan RGB wiring, as usual, was fun.
Overall Review: I'd buy it again. I'd recommend it to others. I'd use it with a 5900X and up to a 12900KS. (NOT OC)