There are two cables running out of the fans, one for power and another for the addressable RGB lighting. The steeply angled fan blades bodes well for static pressure too.

If mounted in a “pull” configuration, you would only have two contact points with the radiator, with the other two corners not touching whatever it’s mounted to. Instead of your regular boxy frame, the frame of the fans here are asymmetrical. But the frame of the fans included with the AORUS Liquid Cooler 240 is rather unique as well. On the edges here we get some lines which most of us won’t ever see anyways. What’s a bit less common is the design of the fans. The fin density is similar to what you get with many other AIOs in the market. Meanwhile, the 240mm radiator is rather standard. The coldplate here is machined to a smooth finish, although it’s still quite far from a mirror finish. The GIGABYTE AORUS Liquid Cooler 240 comes with pre-applied thermal paste on the copper coldplate, and it’s definitely something you won’t want to scoff at. It’s rather tall too, with a slanted cut to add a touch of style to what would otherwise be a weirdly tall cylinder on your CPU socket. And yes, there is a whole mess of cables snaking out of of the pump, which means you will have to be pretty good at cable management to handle it. The pump cover is made of aluminium, with a nice matte finish to not attract too much attention away from the display that would be the highlight of the GIGABYTE AORUS Liquid Cooler 240.

At the top here is the LCD screen, which is currently off. Let’s take a look at the pump module first. Two 120mm fans, the AIO system, an Intel backplate, an AMD mounting system and a bucketload of screws to mount everything. After pulling out everything from the thick foam blocks that keep them secure during shipping, this is what we get with the GIGABYTE AORUS Liquid Cooler 240.

Aorus 120mm aio