Cooler Master Masterliquid ML120L RGB AIO Cooler Review

A Closer Look

The ML120 is, you guessed it, a 120mm radiator design AIO liquid cooler. Of course, this means it’s nice and compact and well suited to compact system builds where space is limited. Furthermore, It’ll also guarantee high support levels, even in chassis that don’t natively have water cooling support, as it’ll fit on the rear 120mm fan exhaust mount.

Dual Chamber Pump

One noticeable improvement from some older Cooler Master models is the much more compact pump design. Its low profile design is unlikely to conflict on any motherboard, and its low height will benefit slim chassis builds too.

Orientation should be an issue either, as pivot mounted tubing allows you to turn the hoses to reduce unwanted strain on the components.

Aluminium Radiator

The 120mm radiator is very nicely designed, with a boxed design and clean finish, and a has premium looking black paint job. It’s constructed from aluminium, and feels well made, with an excellent array of fins for shifting heat; let’s hope it performs as well as it looks.

Fans

The latest fans are super slick looking, with frosted blades that will glow up nicely when the LED lighting is power on. There are anti-vibration rubber shock mounts on each corner too, as well as a lovely braided black cable for both the lighting and the 4-pin PWM connection.

RGB Controller

One of the coolest features here is this tiny controller, which is no bigger than a flash drive. Add it to the RGB lighting chain, and you can control the colours and effects of the fan with ease. This is awesome if you don’t have built-in motherboard RGB control software.

Installation Hardware

Everything you need is included in the box. You can mount the fans without the use of tools, and there are smaller screws for installing the radiator to a chassis. Furthermore, there’s even a tube of Mastergel included!

Simply screw on the Intel or AMD bracket to the block, and you’re ready to rock! Now let’s see how it performs.