Deepcool Maelstrom 240 Liquid Cooler Review - PAGE 1

Several weeks ago in another review I related to you about my prior experience with liquid cooler systems, how I had to pick the individual components and make sure they were compatible with the coolant tube size, radiator/fan size, pump capacity, liquid type, etc. My greatest concern with those old style liquid cooler systems was placement of the components inside the case, especially the pump as the radiator is normally mounted with the fan on the back. Fortunately I am finding now that the new all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers along with the newer case designs have eliminated most of those concerns.

In this review I get to present another AIO cooler with a long radiator and dual fans. Recently introduced to the cooler market, Deepcool's Maelstrom 240 AIO liquid cooler is a 240mm long radiator outfitted with mountings for two 120mm fans. Using the included 4-port fan adapter, the two fans can be connected to the motherboard CPU fan header for PWM control.

Outfitted with a ceramic bearing pump inside a high-density micro channel copper block, the liquid coolant is efficiently transferred to the aluminum fins of the radiator for maximum performance via the fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) tubing. Mount the two fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) 120mm fans and you have what looks to be a highly efficient AIO system to keep your CPU cool even during extreme gaming or heavy computing workloads.

So now it is time to open the box and check out a new entry in the ever expanding field of CPU cooler options. Let's take a look the Deepcool Maelstrom 240.

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Information courtesy of NZXT @ http://www.deepcool.com/product/gamerstorm/2014-05/6_855.shtml