Closer Look, Specification, and Product Photos
Technical Specifications |
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| ELC-LMT240-ARGB | ELC-LMT360-ARGB / -W-ARGB | |
| Intel® compatible Sockets | LGA 1200, LGA 115x, 1366, 2011(-3) Square ILM, 2066 | |
| AMD® compatible Sockets | FM1, FM2(+), AM2(+), AM3(+), AM4 | |
| Cold Plate Material | Copper | |
| Weight without Fan | 0.795 kg | 0.968 kg |
| Thickness including Fan | 53mm | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 330W | 360W |
| Thermal Grease | Dow Corning® TC-5121 2g | |
| RGB Controller | ||
| RGB Sync. Connector |  3 pin ARGB (5V/Data/-/GND) |
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| RGB Sync. Compatibility | Asus, Asrock, MSI, Gigabyte, Razer Chroma (with Asrock and MSI mainboards) | |
| Lighting Modes | – | Racing-Rainbow (Default), Breathing-Rainbow, Flash-Rainbow, Overlaying-Rainbow, Flow-Rainbow, Colors auto-run (8 colors), Ripple auto-run (8 colors), Overlaying-RED, Overlaying-GREEN, Overlaying-BLUE |
| Power Connector | – |  SATA Power |
| Max. Current | – | 3A |
| Pump | ||
| Bearing Type | Ceramic bearing | |
| MTBF | 50,000h | |
| Motor Speed | 3.100RPM | |
| Rated Voltage | 12V | |
| Rated Current | 0.4A [or 0.53A if not connected to 4 pin RGB connector (5V/D/-/G)] | |
| LED Type | WS2812B addressable RGB | |
| Rated Current LED | 0.18A | |
| Pump Power Connector | 3 pin | |
| Radiator | ||
| Dimensions | 274 x 120x 27mm | 394 x 120x 27mm |
| Material | Aluminum | |
| Tubes | ||
| Length | 400mm | |
| Material | Rubber (Polyamide) | |
| Fan | ||
| Fan Model | Dual-Convex aRGB Fan | |
| Bearing Type | – | |
| MTBF | 50,000h | |
| Fan Dimensions | 120 x 120 x 25mm | |
| Fan Speed | 500 – 1,600RPM | |
| Rated Voltage Fan | 12V | |
| Rated Current Fan | 0.17 A | |
| Rated Voltage LED | 5V | |
| Rated Current LED | 0.36 A | |
| Fan Power Connector |  4 pin PWM (GND/12V/Tacho/PWM) |
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| Quantity | 2 | 3 |
| Noise Level | 14 – 27dB(A) | |
| Air Flow | 22.5 – 72.1CFM | |
| Static Pressure | 0.2 – 1.98mm-H2O | |
| Included in the delivery | Liquid cooler, 2x 12 cm Dual-Convex aRGB PWM fan, universal mounting kit for Intel® and AMD® sockets, Dow-Corning® Thermal Grease (TC-5121), PWM fan Y-cable, RGB sync cable, SATA power cable, SATA to 4-pin PWM power cable, installation guide | Liquid cooler, 3x 12 cm Dual-Convex aRGB PWM fan, universal mounting kit for Intel® and AMD® sockets, Dow-Corning® Thermal Grease (TC-5121), PWM fan 3x Y-cable, RGB control box, RGB sync cable, SATA power cable, SATA to 4-pin PWM power cable, installation guide |
The above table includes full specifications. Nothing is unusual, and many things are close to what we’ve seen in the previous Enermax series. There are some differences, but about that, I will tell you a bit later.
Now let’s take a look at the package and its contents.
Package and its contents
The LIQMAX III cooler comes in quite a large box. The box itself is not much different than that of other AIO coolers. I guess it’s already a market standard as other brands use a similar package for their coolers. The most important is that from the exterior description, we will know everything about the product inside. The product inside is well-protected and includes everything we may need for the installation.
Enermax has changed fans in the LIQMAX III to a new, Dual-Convex ARGB series. These fans are designed to deliver high performance and low noise but also ARGB lighting. The fan blades are milky white, so they are spreading the light well.
Fans are designed to work between 500 and 1600 RPM but for most of the time are spinning at about 1000-1200 RPM, what is already quiet,
As with every cooler, I recommend setting a fan curve in the motherboard’s BIOS or software so that fans won’t run at their full speed. Popular motherboards have a maximum speed, standard and silent mode, but also custom modes. Our tests were performed at standard mode, but silent is also a good option, especially if we care about quiet work. We have to remember that AMD Ryzen processors adjust their frequency based on many variables, and one of them is the temperature. If we keep the CPU cooler, then it will more often set a higher frequency. This is also misleading looking at test results, but I will explain it later.
The water block with a built-in pump is similar to what we could see in the AQUAFUSION series. The main difference makes the top design. We won’t find here fancy mirror effect but what we get looks pretty good, especially in the dark.
The base is made of copper and has the same focused flow technology as the AQUAFUSION series so that we can expect similar performance.
Installation
The installation is quite simple and shouldn’t cause issues to less advanced users. Everything is well described in the attached manual. Above is a video with an installation guide so you can check it yourself.
The only thing which I dislike is the universal backplate which is simply too big for some motherboards. For example, it’s impossible to install it on ASUS Crosshair VIII Impact, and for this motherboard, I had to use a modified mounting kit. The Crosshair VIII Impact motherboard hasn’t been used in this review, but you may see it in future articles.
The above photos are showing how exceptional the cooler looks. For the test rig, has been used ASUS Strix B550-I Gaming motherboard. There were no problems with RGB synchronization on our test platform.
On the next page of this review, we will take a closer look at the performance.
