Introduction

SilverStone Technology is an industry juggernaut, having been around for many years and amassing quite a large following in that time thanks to many innovative and exceptional products. These products include various chassis, like the Raven, Temjin, and Sugo lines, along with a solid lineup of CPU coolers, fans, and power supplies, which, combined, has cemented the company as a popular brand in the DIY PC market.


In today's review, I will be taking a look at SilverStone PF240 all-in-one liquid cooler. It is an ARGB illuminated closed-loop cooler with both the pump and fans featuring tasteful lighting that will certainly grab your attention. That said, considering it is a CLC, it sticks to standard industry conventions, such as a standard 240 mm radiator. Even so, many improvements can be made to these coolers, especially those we have seen lately, so it will be interesting to see what SilverStone has done differently and what potential pitfalls they have avoided.

Packaging

The packaging SilverStone has opted for is quite bright due to its mostly white design, which makes for a good background on the front to showcase the PF240 itself. Users will also notice support for various motherboard RGB solutions. Turning to the left side, you will find the product name and a QR code directing you to the user manual. Meanwhile, the back details the specifications of the heatsink and fans, along with listing the supported CPU sockets, as well as other items.


On the right side, you will find the product name again, along with mechanical drawings showing the dimensions of the cooler but not much else. It is not until you look at the top that you will find the listed features which mostly talk about the ARGB lighting and the rubber pads for reducing vibration noise on the fans. Finally, the bottom simply has the product name again.

Contents

The SilverStone PF240 comes in your bog-standard cardboard tray coupled with a thin sheet of foam on top. While not what I like to see, it is more than adequate and does the job well enough, especially considering its more affordable pricing.


The cooler supports all the sockets you would expect, including Intel's ancient LGA775. Only AMD's TR4 gets left out, but considering TR4 processors feature a much larger IHS, that is not a surprise. Moving on, a quick look at the mounting hardware shows this cooler has a lot of hardware to go with it, which may be intimidating to first-time builders. However, in actual practice, most of it is just wires and adapters.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 8x Fan screws
• 8x Radiator screws
• 4x Backplate bolts
• 4x Backplate spacers
• 4x Intel LGA2011 /2066 screw pillars
• 4x Black spacers
• 4x Spring screws
• 2x 120 mm ARGB LED fans
• 2x AMD mounting buckle
• 1x AMD mounting clip
• 1x Tube of thermal paste
• 1x Backplate
• 1x Pre-filled liquid cooler
• 1x User's manual
• 1x Fan Y-cable
• 1x SATA power adapter
• 1x Motherboard sync cable
• 1x 2 in 1 ARGB cable
• 1x ARGB Sync cable
• 1x 4 pin peripheral adapter cable
• 1x ARGB controller