Enermax LIQFUSION RGB 360 Review

👤by Matthew Hodgson Comments 📅05-03-19
Conclusion
At the start of the review, we mentioned the challenge it put towards the Corsair H150i Pro RGB, and while it didn’t perfect quite as well, it was more than close enough that you’d be hard pressed to find any actual real-world difference outside of stress testing and temperature monitoring.

Moving on from that, the Corsair H150i Pro only features RGB lighting on the pump housing, with standard ML120 fans on the radiator; the Enermax offers very similar performance but in a much more beautiful way. The RGB lighting was excellent using the included controller, ranging from slow, smooth effects right up to downright crazy speeds. Whatever you fancy, the controller can cater to you; of course, there’s also the option to allow your motherboard to control the lighting if that’s what you wish to use.

Installation, as you could probably tell, isn’t ideal on our Socket 2011 motherboard but, with this now being a niche socket with the vast majority moving over to AM4 or 115x, we can’t mark it down too much.

We also made mention to the similarity to the Orcus 240 from Raijintek, when we reviewed that we found it to be a terrible cooling loop with fans stuck at a single RPM, the Enermax seems to use the same platform and improves it immeasurably.

Build quality, finally, feels great. We liked the robust feeling of the 120mm twisted bearing fans, the screws to attach the fans were bulky and looks great in their matt black painted finish; we also love the inclusion of the testing equipment which allows you to power up the pump outside of the case using your PSU, handy if you need to top up the fluid a few years down the line.



The Enermax LIQFUSION with its £150 pricetag certainly isn’t cheap but it presents better quality than the Corsair alternative. It arrives with three beautiful fans, offers great performance while remaining quiet and allows maintenance further down the line. Just a shame about the installation problems on our 2011 socket.

Pros
+ Looks fantastic once installed and running
+ Good cooling ability
+ Quiet operation
+ Great range of built-in RGB effects

Neutral
+- The Corsair H150i Pro RGB offers better performance but sacrifices RGB fans in the process

Cons
- Difficult to install on our Socket 2011 motherboard


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