Cool and Quiet, Like a Ninja: Cooler Master Nepton 240M CPU Cooler Review

Cooler Master is no newbie in the world of AIO (all-in-one) pre-fab water cooling solutions. Its newest, the Nepton 240M, brings the promise of improved performance over air coolers and other AIO water coolers on a few fronts: Superior thermal dissipation, quieter operation, and easier installation. Does it succeed and deliver on all of these promises? Read on to find out.

Okay, I’ve got a little confession to make.

I’m a bit late to the party here.

I mean, what’s a custom water cooling enthusiast to do? I’ve been building my own water cooling loops for a few years now, and I just have never understood the appeal of an all-in-one CPU water cooling solution. From what I’ve seen (not that I’ve ever really taken a good hard look at them – yeah, I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to certain things), these prefab water coolers are all pretty much the same; many of them are sourced from one manufacturer, with the only differences across the gamut of offerings on the market being the branding and the fans that come with them.

In other words, you’ve seen one, you’ve pretty much seen them all.

Okay, so maybe my bias is really raging. My apologies. I just really prefer the DIY approach in most things.

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