Soldato
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The reviews are not very good
Here's some figures pull from a review from Custom PC (bit-tech):
LGA1155 Delta T (°C)
Corsair H110i: 36
Corsair H100i (max speed): 37
Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E Extreme: 37
Antec H2O 920 (max speed): 38
Corsair H100i (balanced mode): 40
Corsair H80i (max speed): 40
Enermax ELC240: 40
Cooler Master Seidon 120M: 43
Antec H2O 920 (silent mode): 44
Corsair H100i (quiet mode): 44
Corsair H80i (quiet moade): 44
LGA2011 Delta T (°C)
Corsair H100i (max speed): 44
Corsair H110i: 45
Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E Extreme: 45
Corsair H80i (max speed): 45
Antec H2O 920 (max speed): 46
Corsair H100i (balanced mode): 47
Antec H2O 920 (silent mode) 49
Corsair H100i (quiet mode): 50
Cooler Master Seidon 120M: 52
Enermax ELC240: 53
Corsair H80i (quiet mode): 55
So from the looks of it, while the Enermax ELC240 ain't too bad for 1155, for socket 2011, the heat output is too much, and perform not as well as other closed-loop coolers in general. The cooler itself is quiet according to the review, but I'm guessing one of the main reason for its poorer performance comparing to others on the 2011 platform is most probably due the fans are not spinning at a aggressive enough speed (or not have to option for trading quietness for performance).
Like I said before, it is not a bad first attempt from Enermax, considering they design the cooler themselves, but it's not really surprising Corsair, Antec etc that using Asetek or Cool-IT design still do better, considering they have more experience and in that part of the business for longer.
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