CPU Liquid Cooler

 

Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB V2, Close-Loop AIO CPU Liquid Cooler, 240 Radiator, Dual SickleFlow 120mm, RGB Lighting, 3rd Gen Dual Chamber Pump for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1151

Brand	Cooler Master
Cooling Method	Water
Compatible devises	Desktop
Noise Level	15 dB

hey caretakers I'm Nick cool must has a brand new redesigned third-generation jeweler amber aao cooler the ML 240 LD 2 in this post I'm going to show you how to install it in an AMD aim for based system now this post is for demonstration purposes only this is not a review because every system every motherboard every case every fan placement and every setup is just different so make sure your research would have fit in your case before buying any parts for your new PC builds with all that said let's get into it [Music] this card was designed to give you the fundamental idea of how to install the khulafa ml 240 lv 2 on an AMD aim for based motherboard now this cooler does not support thread Ripper we also have an Intel version of this coming up pretty soon so stay tuned for that what's gonna release in the next week or so and make sure you watch the entire post before asking any questions because chances are I'm gonna answer all those inevitable questions in this post anyway so let's start off by answering some of those questions right off the bat the motherboard in this post is the gigabyte be 550 horas pro the case uses the fan tax Eclipse p400 a and the CPU is the Rison 330 300 X now these parts were chosen purely for demonstration purposes only this post is not a discussion about pricing or performance all the reasons as to why I picked these parts that were the ones available and that's why I use them yes the fan placement in this post is correct it depends on your case and the clearances in your case yes this cooler has RGB fans and no they are not addressable no your motherboard does not require RGB to use this cooler yes you could put whatever fans you want on this cooler absolutely anything you like it's completely up to you yes everything you're seeing in this post for installation is included in the box yes it will work with almost every single AMD and 4 base motherboard and CPU combo you're gonna ask about in the comments from the launch of Rison up until the foreseeable future yes it will work with aura sync mystic light polychrome RGB and RGB fusion yes the thermal paste is included no you do not need to use the ncluded controller for lighting you can use your motherboards own 12 volt RGB header if you like if it has one if not use the included controller no you don't have to fill up the cooler or top it up or maintain it at all you literally don't have to do anything ok let's see what's in the box and how to install it alright ladies and gents let's check out what's in the box in the master liquid ml 240 lv2 RGB from Coolermaster first up we've got 2 of these brand-new RGB cycle flow fans they are not a RGB they are only RGB so you'll need a 12-volt RGB headed to use these next up we've got the installation guide now here's the funny thing about the installation guide guess what we're not gonna be using it at all so yeah check that away next up we've got the warranty information now this is actually pretty handy in case anything happens to the cool or anything's not quite right with it when you get it so yeah make sure you keep this handy for future reference here's all the mounting gear we're gonna take a quick look at all of this stuff really quickly this is for Intel and AMD based installations but yeah let's just take a quick look at what's in the bag first off we've got yes obviously the bag with all of the things inside of it inside that bag there's the aim for mounting brackets now this is what we will be using for the insulation in this guide there's also a bag of screws for the fans this is also to mount the radiator in a different type of configuration there's also this bag which actually has all of the Intel mounting hardware and a few other little bits that we will be using in this guide as well there's also this little RGB controller this is a nice little inline RGB controller that you can use for other RGB products as well there's also a tube of master gel Pro from cool Mouse that's pretty good thermal paste not gonna lie about that there's also a 3-way RGB splitter this can only be used for RGB not a RGB there's a two way PWM fan splitter as well and we'll quickly take a look at that brand new cooler from cooler master the ML 240 lb2 you'll notice that the radiator is slightly different from the older coolers it's got a new finish and the pump top is completely redesigned okay let's take a look at the things we're gonna need for this installation you're going to need two of the aim for mounting brackets for the pump top you'll need at least eight bolts and this is for this installation in particular and four screws to mount those brackets to the bottom of the pump top so let's get into it locate four of these screws most of the aim for mounting brackets now it's a great time to mention that we need to visit our friends over appeal cop and peel the sticker off the bottom of the cold plateof the cooler so there is no interruption in that thermal interfacing make sure you do this otherwise you hate cut pickup problems what I'd recommend doing is also loosening the thumb nuts yes their thumb nuts from the brackets themselves and you'll notice there is this little locating notch on the pump top itself and what you want to do is take a look at the bracket there is also a locating notch on that bracket as well what we're gonna do is line those up on the top side of the pump top we're gonna put a screw from the cold plate side through those holes and fasten them so the bracket is now fastened to the cooler and I'm gonna do that process again on each of the corners and then what we're actually going to do is I'm going to show you this from a slightly different angle as well so you can get a bit of an idea of how this goes on it's all very straightforward even for first-time builders this shouldn't be too complicated and if everything went to plan it should look a little something like this we'll take another look at it as well so you can see that it actually goes on top of the bits that come out of the side of the water block itself the reason why I'm showing this again is just so you can clarify that you've mounted this in the correct way and again we'll just take another look from a different angle and it should look something like this okay let's move on let's locate eight of these bolts what we're going to do is actually use these bolts and place them through the holes on the fans for mounting we're going to mount the radiator first you can do this in a different order it's completely up to you but this is the way I would recommend doing it in a case like this so put the radiator on the inside of the case with the screw that's you've already passed through the fan and tighten one corner now the way I like to do this is actually doing opposing corners so it actually has some mounting pressure and the radiators actually aligned correctly and you want  to rinse and repeat that process with the second fan just so it's all held into place then locate the rest of the bolts and what you can do is go ahead and tighten the rest of them now you don't actually need to use a screw driver for these bolts you can finger tighten them up all the way and it should have more than enough mounting pressure for the radiator I'll locate both the power and the RGB cables from the fence and I would recommend passing this through to the back for easier cable management and for installation a little bit later it's gonna make your life a whole lot easier now what we're gonna do is apply thermal paste to the IHS on the top of the CPU itself now this is up for debate this is the way I would recommend applying thermal paste to a Rison CPU all you need to do is apply a P dot amount in the center of the IHS just as I'm showing right here this is the way that I actually would recommend doing it if there is lots of debates of whether this is not the right way but this is the way that works all the time now get one of the a.m. for brackets and you'll notice I'm using the stock mounting hardware that will come on the motherboard out of the box and I like to clip in one side and slowly lower it down on to the top of the IHS and you can see it clipped in just like this what you want to do is also then clip on  the other side which is uh it can be  tricky it will take a couple goes but it shouldn't be too hard and once you've done that slowly tighten each side don't do it up all the way just alternate for it's a few turns on each side just to get that mounting pressure nice and tight and you'll notice that once you start doing this the bolts will actually get to a point where they won't turn anymore and that's how you know you've got the perfect amount of mounting pressure you'll notice there's two cables that come off the top of the pump top for this cooler we're going to show you what to do with them now I would recommend getting the RGB cable first which looks a little something like this and then passing that through to the backside of the case for easy cable management a little bit later on the guide now this cable is to actually power the pump not to light it up to make it actually pump the fluid through locate a CPU opt error it might be labeled something slightly differently on your motherboard for gigabyte motherboards and some has rock boards it's labeled like this it might be water pump or whatnot and plug that into that header you'll notice there's b1 exposed pin don't worry you're not doing the wrong thing you could to go what we're gonna do is plug in the two a PWM fan splitter as well just to make your life  a little bit easier to locate this end of  the cable and what you'll want to do almost the same thing as the last step locate the CPU fan header on the motherboard and what you want to do is then plug that end straight into that header then pass that cable also through to the backside the case for easy cable management and now we're gonna show you how to power the fans locate the pwm fan connectors that we pass through a little bit earlier in the guide and the cable that we just passed through from the CPU fan header that's as simple as just plugging in those cables and you should be good  to go it's very very easy I'm going to  show you two ways how to connect the RGB but this is the common step between both of those ways so try not to get confused I'll try to make this as easy as possible you'll need these three wave RGB splitter locate the RGB cable from either the fan or the pump top it doesn't matter as long as all three of these are plugged in it should be pretty straightforward and plug them into the splitter and you'll notice that both of these arrows are aligned and this means you've plug it in the correct way and what you'll want to do then is rinse and repeat this process for the other fan or the pump top or whatever making sure all three RGB cables are plugged in and making sure those arrows are aligned so we can move on to the next step you may have been going through the box and wondering what these weird plastic things are for now these are actually to hold the cables into place and more specifically the RGB cables they're very easy to use all you need to do is basically do exactly as I'm showing put them over the top of the cables and once you push the cables into the little holder you can pull the cables as hard as you like and they won't become unplugged and I really like these now I'm going to show you the the first way to do RGB now might be the most uncommon way to do it however because it has an RGB controller in the box this is the way that you would connect the RGB controller what you need to do is locate that RGB controller and what we're gonna do is then go ahead and locate the four-way pins that come in the box as well plug it into the end of the cable plug it straight into the RGB controller making sure both of thosearrows are also aligned getting the  molex power connector yes I know it's molex but I'm sure not many people will use this plug the power cable into the bottom of the controller and then locate a molex power cable from your power supply and you want to just plug that in and you should be good to go and if this is the way you're gonna use it the guide is now complete but the way I'd recommend you using RGB is getting this end of the RGB cable passing it through to the front side of your motherboard locating a 12-volt RGB header on your motherboard and plugging it straight in that way you can control it and sync it with any other RGB products in your system if you had a little bit of luck it should look a little something like this I think I covered pretty much everything in this post if you've got any questions feel free to head on over to our tech help discord server or drop a comment down below and make sure you read the comment section because myself or someone would most likely answer your question already and please take that into consideration before asking any questions 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