Inside AIR 240 there are three 120mm cooling fans (AF120L). One at the top and two at the front. We’ve seen and experience similar configurations before and we usually get good results from a push/pull type orientation.
To discover the thermal performance of the AIR 240 we will record idle temperatures after 20 minutes from a cold boot. We will then stress the system and temperatures will again be monitored after 30 minutes have elapsed.
For the purpose of accurate analysis the idle and load temperatures for CPU and motherboard will be recorded and the range between idle and load will be calculated to determine how efficient cooling is.
NOTE: Ambient temperature is 20C
System Components
CPU Intel Core i5 3570K
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12
Motherboard GIGABYTE G1 Sniper M3
Graphics XFX HD7970 Black Edition
Memory 4GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz
HDD Kingston HyperX 240GB
PSU FSP Aurum 650M
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12
Motherboard GIGABYTE G1 Sniper M3
Graphics XFX HD7970 Black Edition
Memory 4GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz
HDD Kingston HyperX 240GB
PSU FSP Aurum 650M
Noise
AIR 240 is designed to offer great thermal performance and to achieve this noise comes at a slight sacrifice. Combine the fast spinning cooling fans and the perforated areas, noise is something which is noticeable. Noise leaks out of the case and may be disruptive for some, so this is something to bear in mind.
