Review on 💦 Cooler Master ML240L RGB V2 CPU Liquid Cooler, 240mm Radiator, Dual SickleFlow 120mm, RGB Lighting, 3rd Gen Dual Chamber Pump for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1151 by Terrence Tucker

I am using I7 10700k oc up to 5.0GHz. The cooler works fine. Copes with temperatures around 38-50°C when idling and up to 90°C under load. Update 08/29/2020 The pipe is not long enough to reach the CPU when the fan is installed upside down (as it should be). IF FRONT MOUNTED, the tubes should exit at the bottom of the radiator. The tubes should always come out from the bottom of the heatsink and lead to the processor. You just can't reach the processor. This AIO struggles at 10700k clocked at 5. Temperatures during stress tests (AIDA XTU, can reach 90-100) Update 09/01. I'm consistently overclocked to 5. My temperatures were too high during the stress test. .I have replaced the fans on the device. So I removed the Crescent fans and replaced them with these: Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm Fan, Quiet Case/CPU Cooling Fan, PWM 300-1200rpm. They are configured to force air through the radiator. The difference between day and night. I couldn't go above 70C during the stress test. COOLER MASTER SHAME YOU what a headache this whole process has been. Moral of the story guys. DO NOT BUY A 360 AIO COOLER INSTEAD OF 240. Replace the fans. Kaze fans are a revelation. I also bought two of these and am going to pit them against the KazeNoctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM, Heavy Duty Cooling Fan, 4-pin, 3000rpm (120mm, the problem is that the Kaze works really well and is absolutely silent. Noctua ( from what I hear (haven't tried them yet) sounds like a jet engine). Last updated on 06.09. I've tried multiple fans and multiple configurations, as well as multiple thermal greases and multiple resets. Noctua industrial fans changed temperature by 1s. So I can't recommend it. The last configuration I chose that works best with this system is two fans in front of the heatsink and two in the back. All 4 push air through the radiator. I noticed something else that needs to be mentioned. I've tried transplanting several times. Some reaseats were a pea-sized amount of thermal paste in the center of the processor, then bobbed their heads as they screwed it on. Size of thermal paste, do not smear and then smear. I noticed a 6c boost (both idle and under load). If "more" instead of "less" thermal paste was applied AND smeared before attaching the head. Artic Silver 5 is less viscous than most other thermal compounds. I used more of it (two pea sizes) and spread it out. I'm idling at 40 at 5 gz and stressed at 70c to 74c which is a huge improvement. Cinebench appears to be more CPU intensive than most other stress tests. moral of this story. This is a 5Hz keeper at 10700k. In a push configuration, 4 fans must be used. Thermal paste should be applied more liberally. I tried push and pull. This increased the pace enormously.