Cougar Aqua ARGB 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review

Features

Ultimate ARGB Lighting Effects: With the built-in 5V-ARGB plugs, COUGAR AQUA ARGB cooler provides various and colorful lighting effects with other components. It can extend from anywhere inside the whole chassis and makes player’s PC become the best ARGB system.
Exclusive Fan For Radiator: The attached COUGAR VA series fan within AQUA ARGB has an extremely high speed that running up to 2000RPM. Besides, the maximized fan design brings better air flow & static pressure than others. It also supports PWM control and could sync with COUGAR AQUA ARGB, providing high-efficiency cooling performance and vivid ARGB lighting effects.
ARGB Water Block: The water block of COUGAR AQUA ARGB combines reliability and performance together. It works by steady and low-noise pump that running up to 3200RPM, just like a strong heart. Attached mounting bracket is also compatible with all major CPU sockets for quick installation.
Remote Lighting Controller: Players could use the attached wireless remote controller to define the lighting mode without installing any software. It provides over 100 amazing ARGB lighting effects, including color selection, lighting mode, brightness adjustment, flow speed and other lighting effects, making more fun and choices to build the most unique PC system.
ARGB SYNC with Motherboard Lighting Software: COUGAR AQUA ARGB cooler supports ASUS AURA SYNC, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync and ASRock Polychrome software. Players can control the lighting mode with the motherboard application software to achieve full lighting synchronization without using additional program.

Specifications

Supports CPU Socket

Intel Socket LGA 775 / 1150 / 1151 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 1200 / 2011 / 2066 (Core i3 / i5 / i7 / i9 CPU)
AMD TR4 / AM4 / FM2 / FM1 / AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 CPU

Water Block & Pump

Dimensions (WxDxH)	60 x 60 x 50 mm
Cold Plate Material	Copper
Pump Speed	3200 ± 10% RPM
Rated Voltage	12 VDC
Rated Current	0.39 A
Power Consumption	4.68 W
Connector & Control	SATA & 5V RGB

Radiator

Dimensions (WxDxH)	AQUA ARGB 240 : 274 x 120 x 27mm AQUA ARGB 280 : 310 x 140 x 27mm AQUA ARGB 360 : 394 x 120 x 27mm
Material	Aluminum

Tubing

Material	Durable Rubber with Sleeves
Length	400 mm

Fans

Fan Model	VA120	VA140
Dimensions (WxDxH)	120 x 120 x 25 mm	140 x 140 x 25 mm
Fan Speed	600-2000RPM ±200RPM	500-1800 ± 200 RPM
Air Flow	74.47 CFM ± 10%	98.39 CFM ± 10%
Static Pressure	2.78 mmH2O ± 10%	2.21 mm-H2O ± 10%
Acoustic Noise	39.55 dBA (Max.)	40.56 dBA (Max.)
Power Consumption	3.36 W ± 10%	3.0 W ± 10%
Rated Current	0.32 A	0.4 A
Rated Voltage	12 VDC
Bearing Type	Hydraulic Bearing
Cable Length	600 mm
Connector & Control	4 Pin PWM

Now let us move on and see the packaging and contents.

Packaging

The Cougar Aqua ARGB 240 cooler will arrive in a tightly packed package. I slightly shook the box to see if I heard any of the product moving around inside. Everything inside the package was well place and nothing had been damage in the transit. The unit is plenty safe while being shipped.