Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- MAG Core Liquid 240R
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- SKU:
- 6420741
Customer reviews
Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars with 418 reviews
(418 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.0
Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars
- Quality3.9
Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.2
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers frequently mention the MAG CORELIQUID 240R's excellent cooling performance and ease of installation. Many also praise its vibrant RGB lighting and quiet operation, while some experienced issues with pump reliability after extended use. The price point is often cited as a positive aspect.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Cooling, Installation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good replacement for air cooling.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Picked up this liquid cooler because my air cooler was not cutting it. I like that this liquid cooler is simple to install and supports most motherboards and socket sets. I was looking around for other liquid coolers and this seemed the most reasonable. It lowered the temperatures of my 10700k from 90s down to 60-70s during benchmarks. These results may very from user to user. but I did not expect it to do that well and it did excellent for me. My only con with this CPU cooler is that the software msi uses for RGB control does not want to work smoothly. This is the biggest weakness of this product. Everything else has been excellent for me.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS W MSI AIO's
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.2 stars is being generous on my part. I liked this cooler a lot. it looked good. It cooled well. the price was great. was in stock to pick up and get it installed. So for 6 months it was good. then the whining and growling started and then not long after that... complete failure. i had read reviews with other consumers having these issues but was hoping it was a numbers game and i would be ok. but obviously not so. it seems like its a pretty wide spread problem. i plan on pursuing an rma when i get a minute. but i have purchased a corsair capellix as a replacement b/c i believe the rma replacement for this unit will give out as well since it has to be a design flaw if so many others are having the same issue. I WOULD STEER CEAR OF SPENDING YOUR MONEY ON THIS COOLER. which is a bummer b/c i wanted to be able to control all me rgb in dragon center as not to have to add another program to do this... if msi can get it together it would be great to have an almost all msi build...hardware and software.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling, Rgb
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Make sure to have a MSI Mobo for RGB
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great to use as a cheaper dual fan water cooler! HOWEVER if you want the fancy RGB lighting, make sure you have a msi motherboard
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Pump
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Great At First...
||Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The cooler worked great for 8 months, then my computer began rebooting under a heavy work load. After looking at my event viewer, I determined that the CPU was getting too hot - Closer inspection revealed the pump was no longer working. Disappointed, MSI is usually great.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling, Installation, Noise level
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gaming setup
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to install, keeps you ryzen 3600x cpu temps down and it’s super quiet. Nothing much more to say about it.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling, Installation
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy liquid cooling on AM4
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It seems to be ok. Keeping my temperatures down, which is what I was looking for. Installation was super easy on am4, running it on a 3700x
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling, Installation, Rgb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Keeps temps under 80c
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing. Easy to install and keeps my temps way down. The RGB lighting is really cool also.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:RgbCons mentioned:Pump
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Great - When it worked
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This liquid cooler was fantastic when it worked. Ran very quietly and the RGB lighting was very aesthetically pleasing. However within 3-4 months the pump started clicking with a popcorn-like noise. The liquid cooling slowly started to fail with the noise getting steadily worse. As of this morning (purchase date 6/29/21, about 4 months ago) the cooler failed entirely and stopped cooling the CPU. Filed a ticket with MSI customer support and it will likely get replaced. Given that it's supposed to last 4-5 years I replaced it with a Corsair AIO. That aside, I think if you don't get a defective unit facing pump failure you'll be satisfied. Furthermore the warranty MSI offers does fully cover this pump a year and if I had been hellbent on sticking with the MSI AIO I'd likely be satisfied with the performance of the replacement.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Highly Recommend!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great product! It keeps my Ryzen 7 5800X cool without any issues (temps just 2-3c higher than when I had an Arctic Cooling LFII 280mm). The pump on mine makes a whine when above 4000 rpm; the normal operating rpm is around 4300. I have it limited on my fan controller to not go above 3950 rpm, which keeps it almost silent. I would gladly buy this again! It was the easiest AIO cooler to mount that I’ve purchased
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Installation
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Cpu water cooler
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very impressed with this cpu watercooler.Was pretty easy to install and the directions were user friendly Great deal for the price..
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:CoolingCons mentioned:Pump
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
ARGB and Keeeps my Processor cool
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I purchased a 360R for another build and my Corsair AIO died so I needed one quick. Luckily BestBuy had one available for pickup that night so I ordered it online in the morning and picked it up in the afternoon. Works great and my processor stays cool. The pump is in the Radiator and not the Heat sync so it is less susceptible to pump noise like the others are depending on how you mount them in the case.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Rgb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great quality and amazing temps!
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this out of need. My old AIO broke because it had a poor retention bracket design and when I swapped to this the difference in build quality was amazing and super easy to setup. The thermals on my ryzen 7 5800x have never gotten over 82c under load so I am very happy with this product. ALSO the rgb is very vibrant and even in a black case with black mobo it will light up nicely!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling, Rgb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best cooler I used
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.One of the best coolers I used, pump in the radiator not in the CPU bracket so no orientation limit, nice control of heat for Ryzen 7 5800X overclocked, I like seeing the dragon logo much better than a brand name (like NZXT or lian lee), also you can control the color to show the cpu temps but I guess this feature is available on almost all other coolers with rgb lighting.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Noise level, Rgb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy install, works as advertised, very silent, very cool rgb, easy to manage.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Installation, Noise level
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great 240 AIO except...
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Yes, it is less expensive than some of the others but use that as an advantage. Super easy install and quiet. My issue was my Asrock Fatal1ty X370 motherboard does not have the ARGB headers. I don't recall seeing that in the description on the BB site. Without this ARGB header, the fans will not spin and you'll have no lighting. Maybe MSI should've included an adapter.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Cooling, Noise level
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good looking and effective!
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.There are several competing AIO brands out there but I really liked the look of the MSI Coreliquid 240r. I have a 10900k that was getting hot with an air cooler. I decided to switch over to this AIO and now my temps running Cinebench R23 never exceed 70°C. This AIO seems to work extremely well, the noise is low and it looks great while doing it!
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great AIO but Lacking Guidance for Beginners.
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Looks and works great, the install process was more difficult than necessary as the guide booklet included was less than helpful. I've only installed air coolers up to this point and they were straight forward. I had to watch a video on YouTube to get an idea of how to plug up the RGB and fans. A fan splitter cable is provided that you will use for power cables. If you're going to daisy chain the RGB, You want one of the RGB cables to be placed in a JRAINBOW connection on the motherboard if applicable to make the fans and cooling block RGB addressable by the software (Mystic Light if you're using an MSI board as well). There's more than one way to skin the cat when it comes to plugging up the RGB and fan power/control so review some videos on the how-to if you would prefer to do it another way. I also hadn't came across this issue before that seems to be specific to the configuration required for the cooling block install. Small square shaped brackets with threaded shafts are hung over the pre-installed board brackets on AM4 boards that are then routed through the mounting bracket on the cooling block where you will then apply the screws. I figured it would be easier to do this with the board and cooler mounted in the case instead of loosely on the work table. This was very much a mistake. The cooling block can be very tricky to get the brackets in place and the screws started, You either want to do it on the table and then move the parts or mount the board and leave the cooler unmounted until the block is seated.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Cooling, Rgb
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love this Liquid Cooler!
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing Liquid Cooler 240, by MSI, I would get the 360 but my case isn't big enough. After figuring that out, I decided to get this one which was on sale for 84.99 at the time. It took me 1 hour to install, me being a novice with pcs! I love the RGB this has but the two top fans aren't controller by the same button the other fans are controlled from, the Mystic Light does it though!
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
AMAZING game changer
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So I had a stock CPU cooler and it got to the point where it was WAY too hot at like 90c - 100c. Did some research and bought this. I go the thermal Paste, the isopropyl alcohol to remove the thermal past that was there before, and a toolkit, and some other things. I got this on which was pretty easy and WHAT A DIFFERECNE IT MADE. My CPU was SO much cooler. It took about 60c off the CPU temps (Over 100f + cooler) and My computer as a result runs MUCH better. I have the pictures for reference below.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:InstallationCons mentioned:Pump
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
MAI liquid cooler
||Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This cooler has lasted me a little over 10 months without issue. Super easy to install even with it being my first water cooling experience. Recently I believe the pump died in the radiator. Not terrible value but just expected a bit more life.
I would recommend this to a friend




