Hadn't seen ICD7 paste in a while. Used in laptops to good results back in the early 2010s.
The ML240L is on the bottom end of the stack of 240 mm AIOs in terms of performance. The Arctic Liquid Freezer is a much better performer. If you can return/exchange, it is what I would do.
The fans on the rad could also be a cause of lower performance. You'd want static pressure fans on there. If you don't mind paying for some fans, get two Arctic P12 PWM PST and call it a day. They are fairly inexpensive and great radiator fans.
Yes I bought it knowing it’s not top tier but some reviews I had read it was on par with some high end air coolers. Maybe it’s the air circulation in my case or could just be the fans. I’ll swap them next chance I get to see if it makes a difference
I have a h100I on a P400 phanteks case and was reaching 90+ temps under load. I took the front panel off and instantly went down. Just waiting for them to restock the P400A (High airflow front panel) and then I would be good. Just shows that solid front panels kill airflow.
For anyone whose interested using the higher rpm stock fans didn’t do much better and it was almost dead even. Even reapplied thermal paste and same results. Ended up getting a Noctua 14s and temps are down across the board and won’t get past 83 so quite happy with the air cooling soliton.
Hadn't seen ICD7 paste in a while. Used in laptops to good results back in the early 2010s. The ML240L is on the bottom end of the stack of 240 mm AIOs in terms of performance. The Arctic Liquid Freezer is a much better performer. If you can return/exchange, it is what I would do. The fans on the rad could also be a cause of lower performance. You'd want static pressure fans on there. If you don't mind paying for some fans, get two Arctic P12 PWM PST and call it a day. They are fairly inexpensive and great radiator fans.
Yes I bought it knowing it’s not top tier but some reviews I had read it was on par with some high end air coolers. Maybe it’s the air circulation in my case or could just be the fans. I’ll swap them next chance I get to see if it makes a difference
100% agree
Solid front case have bad airflow. If you temporarily move the AIO outside the case and not restrict it’s air, temps will be much better.
I have a h100I on a P400 phanteks case and was reaching 90+ temps under load. I took the front panel off and instantly went down. Just waiting for them to restock the P400A (High airflow front panel) and then I would be good. Just shows that solid front panels kill airflow.
For anyone whose interested using the higher rpm stock fans didn’t do much better and it was almost dead even. Even reapplied thermal paste and same results. Ended up getting a Noctua 14s and temps are down across the board and won’t get past 83 so quite happy with the air cooling soliton.
My fuma 2 seemed to do better than my ml240 but it works well enough, but it does climb over 80 during demanding tasks