DeepCool Gamer Storm Captain 240 water cooling kiit

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Build Quality, Very Good Performance, Radiator Thickness (27mm), Noise Levels, Easy Installation, Transparent Pump, White & Black Color Combination
Good performance, Unique design, Price, Improved mounting system, Great Fans
Unique design, Simple installation, Great fans, Nice included fan splitter

Cons:

No Control Software, Price (For Some)
Poor fit and finish, Low quality hardware

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Last revision on June 1, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Build Quality, Very Good Performance, Radiator Thickness (27mm), Noise Levels, Easy Installation, Transparent Pump, White & Black Color Combination
Good performance, Unique design, Price, Improved mounting system, Great Fans
Unique design, Simple installation, Great fans, Nice included fan splitter
Unique “steampunk” style, with coolant flowing through exposed tube, Included Deepcool 120mm fans, are PWM and run from silent to high flow, Includes a Deepcool Gamer Storm PWM splitter for up to Four (4) Fans, The Captain AIO Pump only requires one wire

Reviewers Didn't Like

No Control Software, Price (For Some)
Poor fit and finish, Low quality hardware
Poor performance, Fit and finish is sub par, Price is far too high
Corrugated metal tubing is in-flexible and dictates location of radiator, Stacked pump fittings do not allow for rotating CPU block for other positions, The Score:

Expert reviews and ratings

It was nice to get a second unit and see some great increases in performance. Unfortunately it also served to punctuate the downsides. We still find that across their AiO range the screws are for the most part still difficult to install. Certainly if...

By ThinkComputers on July 23, 2015

We have thoroughly looked at and tested the Captain 240, but how did it hold up? Well, let's have a recap and see where it stacks up against the competition. The performance of the Captain 240 was not quite what I would have hoped for. While I know...

By Play3r on May 19, 2015

Both the CAPTAIN 120 and the 360 models performed extremely well back when we reviewed them slightly over a year ago and although since then we've tested several new AIO liquid CPU coolers the CAPTAIN 240 White does not disappoint. Certainly as you can...

By NikkTech on April 12, 2016

Unfortunately it seems that the negative side is going to be a bit stronger in this case. First and foremost the performance was sub par. Not only does it not stack up against other coolers in it's size category, it just barely hangs with much smaller...

By ThinkComputers on July 06, 2015

Deepcool has been a leader in thermal solutions for years. They started primarily with server cooling and moved into desktop solutions. most of you that aren't familiar with them, soon will be. Based in Bejing, China, they have spent the...

By themodzoo.com on June 24, 2015

Deepcool's Gamer Storm brings us a dual-120mm liquid cooler with enhanced style and reduced price, but can it still deliver the performance? Gamer Storm should be synonymous with Deep Cool by now, as the company lists products from both its enthusiast...

By Tom's Hardware on June 11, 2015

By Tom's Hardware UK on June 11, 2015

PriceFinding one of these coolers in the UK doesn't seem to be very easy so it is a little harder to give a RRP, however in the US it's priced at around $110 so we would expect it to be one of the cheaper coolers in the UK. With an average performance...

By eTeknix on February 14, 2015

The All-in-One liquid CPU cooler market is bursting with coolers with so many brands to choose from. In case you did not know however, most of the liquid CPU coolers are manufactured by a single company called Asetek. Not that Asetek makes a bad product,...

By Modders-Inc on January 21, 2015

Die Deepcool Captain 240 AIO bietet vor allem eines. Sie sieht verdammt gut aus und kann sich durch die schwarz-rote Farbkombination auch von anderen AIOs abheben. Die Verarbeitung ist gut und auch die Installation geht einfach von der Hand.Die...

By techreviewer.de on January 01, 2016

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