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The biggest positive for the Antec Mercury RGB 240 is just how premium it feels. The cooler and fans both feel reassuringly well built, and it's great to see all of the accessories come separately packaged and labelled. All of the cables are braided, too, while the pump uses a SATA power connection instead of Molex.
As for the lighting, you get the obvious flexibility that RGB provides, but the included controller is quite basic and doesn't offer very many lighting modes to choose from. We also think the LEDs could be a bit brighter.
Unfortunately, the Mercury RGB 240 is also let down a bit in the performance department. Recorded temperatures were acceptable with our i7-7700K at stock speeds and then overclocked to 4.5GHz, but pushing the CPU speed to 5GHz did see the cooler stumble – performing worse than SilverStone's £60 TD02-RGB AIO.
So overall, while it may be one of the better-built coolers we've tested around this price point, there are better options out there when it comes to raw thermal performance. Priced at £95, there are also coolers out there which offer better bang-for-buck, including the TD02-RGB we already mentioned.
The Antec Mercury RGB 240 is currently available from Overclockers UK for £94.99 inc. VAT HERE
Pros
- Well built.
- All of the mounting hardware and adapter cables come labelled.
- Braided cables adds to the premium aesthetic.
Cons
- A bit limited in terms of cooling performance, especially when overclocking.
- RGB lighting a little basic and could be brighter.
- Tubing rotary fittings barely move out of the box and require serious loosening.
KitGuru says: The Antec Mercury RGB 240 certainly feels high quality, but it's not the best performing cooler we've tested and the LEDs could be brighter.
