Gamer Storm Captain 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review

Performance

Deepcool have obviously made this product with a theme in mind, unfortunately, it’s not just about the looks, so let’s see how it performs on our test bench.
At stock it really does struggle which is a shame, it falls far below the standard I was expecting and with a delta temp of 34 degrees under load we can see that it is in the lower half of our table. This is by no means in the danger zone, but it is a shame to see.

When overclocked our processor gives out more heat and it seems this is what the Gamer Storm Captain 240 needed to bump up the speed on those two PWM fans. At 4.5GHz it climbs up the table to half way with temps of 39 degrees delta under load. It does still fall behind other AIO coolers, but it is great to see that when you really need the cooler to work, it does.

When we get out our decibel reader, we can actually see a correlation with the results giving us a better understanding of exactly what is happening with the temperatures. When our processor is at stock, the cooler is almost silent. There is no noise from the pump and the fans are whisper quiet. It seems that we have sacrificed some performance for this silence however.

When the cooler needs to work harder, the fans start to speed up and the noise increases. With our processor at 4.5GHz we can see the Gamer Storm Captain 240 drop to the middle of the table. It certainly isn’t noisy and it is actually quite reassuring when you hear them kicking in as the temps increase.