Gigabyte Launches Aorus Liquid Coolers With Programmable Pump Cover Display

Gigabyte launched its new Aorus Liquid Cooler 240, the first in a new series of closed-loop CPU cooling. Featuring two 120mm RGB fans with a maximum 2500 RPM at 39.5 decibels (each), the 272 x 121 x 27mm radiator is fed by a 80 x 80 x 60mm pump with integrated cold plate and RGB top-cover display.

Several programed patterns show the Aorus logo and system stats, though users can also program their own patterns through RGB Fusion 2.0 software. The firm hasn’t detailed the limits of the display, but does show that its patterns can be rotated to match your system’s orientation.

An aluminum housing that Gigabyte describes as both a textured extrusion and a shell connects the copper base to the pump and RGB cap. Included mounting kits use the standard Asetek design to support recent Intel desktop LGAs up to LGA 2066 and recent AMD CPU sockets up to TR4.

As this first model has already been released, we expect to find it available as soon as retailers receive their shipments. Gigabyte hasn’t detailed availability of the Liquid Cooer 240’s larger 280 (2x 140mm) and 360 (3x 120mm) variations.

Photo Credits: Gigabyte

Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.
  • NightHawkRMX
    Kind of useless, but cool looking nonetheless.
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  • AlistairAB
    Yeap this is cool :)
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  • rjranay
    If only Linux could be supported...
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  • Crashman
    rjranay said:
    If only Linux could be supported...
    I don't know whether the pattern is stored on a ROM or not, but if it is you could probably just use a Windows installation to set it and then switch drives (assuming you don't already dual-boot).
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  • rjranay
    Crashman said:
    I don't know whether the pattern is stored on a ROM or not, but if it is you could probably just use a Windows installation to set it and then switch drives (assuming you don't already dual-boot).

    I'm actually veering away from using Windows. But I guess this is a question to be posed to the vendors.
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