Methodology
An AMD Ryzen 9 3950X has to be cooled at various power consumption levels, along with 16GB of Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x8GB) DDR4 RAM on an MSI B550 Tomahawk (BIOS 7C91vAB). The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1060 6GB runs for the CPU stress tests only for the image output in zero-fan mode and a Fractal Design Ion Gold 750W serves as the power source. The whole thing is located in the Thermaltake Core P3 as an open benchtable.
The test system runs on Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (Build 19045.2251). All data sets are recorded with HWInfo64 v7.34-4930 – 5000ms logging, the specified temperature results from the CPU Die (Average) sensor. Since I don’t have air conditioning, the values in the graphs are the delta between room temperature and CPU temperature. This means that all cooling systems can be compared fairly, even if the ambient temperature is different. The heat-conducting paste supplied with the cooler or applied beforehand is used in each case.
I determine the sound level with a Voltcraft SL-200 measuring device at a distance of 40 cm, which works in 125 ms cycles in Lo mode. The room was measured at 33.2 dB(A), an external example table helps to break it down.
Benchmarks
In the first test run, a loudness of 40 dB(A) was set at 40cm from the center of the pump and fan on the radiator, in my setup this is 67% PWM for the radiator fans and 100% PWM for the pump:
And after that, this cooler is still allowed to show what it can achieve in terms of cooling performance at maximum speed, regardless of the volume. A maximum of 45.4 dB(A) was achieved at 100% PWM and a distance of 40 cm.
A complete comparison with other coolers can be found here:
Overview and comparison of all tested CPU air and AiO water coolers
Summary and conclusion
In addition to the nozzle for refilling, the radiator has another special feature that I haven’t mentioned so far. And this might also be familiar from a competitor’s product: Instead of the usual thickness of 27mm, a proud 38mm has been chosen.
The results are correspondingly good, and at the time of publication the LIQMAXFLO is comfortably in the top third. In comparison at maximum speed, however, it tends to fall into the midfield, but the radiator fans still remain quite quiet. The option to top up the coolant if required is a nice feature. On the other hand, I still consider the VRM fan to be more of a gimmick, which only really helps if the existing cooling of the mainboard is faulty.
Unfortunately, the small bars in front of the fan also produce an audible noise. If you leave the cover off, the noise level on the radiator with the fans switched off is reduced from 40.6 dB(A) with the cover to 38.4 dB(A) without. However, with a little experimenting, I was able to eliminate the noise by removing the cover just a few millimeters. It makes no difference to the eye, but it does to the ears. For currently just over €100, not a bad deal overall with three aRGB fans included.
The test sample was provided by Enermax without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. There was also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.
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