With their ETS-T40, Enermax have a new tower-cooler in their portfolio, which catches our attention with its matte black color. Other than that this good looking cooler comes with four heatpipes, as well as a fan from Enermax too. Since we've already had the whit version of this cooler for testing, which is bundled with another fan, we're expecting rather similar results, but still we're curious to see what this black beauty can do.
Today we are going to take a look at the new Enermax cooler, the ETS-T40. Enermax
made two differently colored versions: one is white and the other one is black.
We recieved the the Black Twister version which is technically the
same as the white version apart from the different color and the different fan.
The main feature of the ETS-T40 cooler are its four direct touch copper heatpipes.
The Enermax ETS-T40 is made from
copper and the heatsink fins are made out of aluminium. The cooler features four heatpipes with six millimeter
diameter which are in direct contact with the CPU. There is no
baseplate through which the heatpipes are routed. In case of the Enermax
ETS-T40 you get a full-tower
cooler. Overall this cooler is very well made and it looks nice and clean.
Definitely the most unique feature about this cooler is its color. The matte
black is something we have not seen with a cooler before. Other than the actual
color finish, the build
quality
is also on a really high level, although for example the base could have been
lapped.
The bundle includes a 120mm PWM fan with a rotation speed of 800 to 1800 RPM.
Specifications |
Model |
ETS-T40-BK |
Type |
Classic 120mm tower |
Provided Fan(s) |
1x 120x25mm PWM |
Supported Fan(s) |
2x 120mm |
Base Material |
Copper |
Fins Material |
Aluminum |
Socket Support |
AMD AM2(+), AM3(+), FM1,
FM2
Intel LGA 775, 1150, 1155, 1156, LGA 2011 |
Thermal compound |
Dow Corning
TC-5121(Tube) |
Product Page |
ETS-T40-WBK |
The bundle and the box are quite simple. The box is made out of solid
cardboard and although it is only
protected by a plastic shroud our sample arrived without a single dent or any
damage whatsoever. The bundled fan is not attached to the tower while the rest of
the mounting components are placed in a separate plastic bag. The bundle
includes an installation manual, mounting components, four fan clips, Dow
Corning thermal compound n.5121 in a small syringe as well as a 120 millimeter
fan and the heatsink itself.
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Photo Gallery
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Installation
The installation of the ETS-T40 Black Twister is simple and easy
and exactly the same as the other version we have already reviewed. As we said
before, the thermal compound is not
pre-applied. The installation process does not take too much time as the mounting process is
self-explanatory. The pressure on the CPU is good and there
are no compatiblity issues with this cooler. As far as the support goes, the ETS-T40 can be
mounted on
Intel LGA 775, 1150, 1155, 1156 and LGA 2011 sockets as well as on AMD
AM2(+), AM3(+), FM1 and FM2 sockets.
Since the Enermax ETS-T40 is a medium sized tower cooler there will not be any
compatibility issues with memory that features large heatspreaders. Installing
this cooler on an ATX as well as a mini ITX motherboard did not cause any issues.
Test Setup |
Mainboard |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe (BIOS 1602) |
CPU |
Intel Core i7-4770K Stock (Turbo On / HT On) |
Memory |
ADATA XPG V2 2x4GB DDR3-2800 CL12 1.65V |
Video |
Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
Software |
Windows 7 x64
wPrime Benchmark v2.10
CPUID HWMonitor 1.24.0 |
PSU |
Seasonic Platinum SS-660XP2 |
Fan Controller |
Lamptron FC5 V3 |
Thermal Compound |
Enermax Tube |
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Absolute Performance
Temperatures
7V |
Idle |
Load |
Enermax Liqtech
120X |
32 °C |
50 °C |
Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
32 °C |
51 °C |
Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
33 °C |
53 °C |
Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan |
34 °C |
54 °C |
Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
34 °C |
56 °C |
Enermax ETS-T40
While Cluster |
35 °C |
56 °C |
Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan |
35 °C |
56 °C |
Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
34 °C |
57 °C |
Raijintek Themis
EVO |
34 °C |
57 °C |
Scythe Ashura |
36 °C |
58 °C |
Raijintek Pallas |
37 °C |
59 °C |
Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
36 °C |
60 °C |
Alpenfohn
Matterhorn Pure |
36 °C |
61 °C |
Prolimatech Lynx |
35 °C |
63 °C |
Thermolab Bada
2010 |
39 °C |
64 °C |
Thermolab LP53 |
38 °C |
69 °C |
Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
39 °C |
65 °C |
Thermolab ITX30 |
38 °C |
75 °C |
Intel Stock |
39 °C |
83 °C |
To measure cooling capacity we took temperatures in idle and load
with the fans at 7 and 12 V. The idle temperature represents the lowest
temperature hit by the processor package after 10 minutes in idle. The load temperature is
the highest temperature hit by the processor package after one pass of wPrime v2.10. The
wPrime test takes 4 minutes and puts load on all 8 threads.
Room temperature is 25°C.
12V |
Idle |
Load |
Enermax Liqtech
120X |
31°C |
44 °C |
Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
32 °C |
51 °C |
Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
33 °C |
51 °C |
Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
33 °C |
53 °C |
Raijintek Themis
EVO |
33 °C |
54 °C |
Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan |
33 °C |
54 °C |
Enermax ETS-T40
While Cluster |
34 °C |
54 °C |
Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
35 °C |
55 °C |
Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan |
34 °C |
55 °C |
Prolimatech Lynx |
34 °C |
55 °C |
Scythe Ashura |
34 °C |
55 °C |
Raijintek Pallas |
36 °C |
56 °C |
Alpenfohn
Matterhorn Pure |
34 °C |
57 °C |
Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
36 °C |
58 °C |
Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
37 °C |
60 °C |
Thermolab Bada
2010 |
39 °C |
64 °C |
Thermolab LP53 |
37 °C |
65 °C |
Thermolab ITX30 |
36 °C |
69 °C |
Intel Stock |
35 °C |
70 °C |
Fan Speeds
|
7 Volt |
12 Volt |
Raijintek Nemesis
Single Fan |
840 rpm |
1'180 rpm |
Raijintek Nemesis
Dual Fan |
780 rpm |
1'200 rpm |
Scythe Ashura |
600 rpm |
1'440 rpm |
Raijintek Pallas |
960 rpm |
1'440 rpm |
Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
900 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
900 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
Raijintek Themis
EVO |
960 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
Alpenfohn
Matterhorn Pure |
660 rpm |
1'530 rpm |
Prolimatech Lynx |
600 rpm |
1'740 rpm |
Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
1'020 rpm |
1'860 rpm |
Enermax ETS-T40
While Cluster |
1'260 rpm |
1'860 rpm |
Thermolab Bada
2010 |
1'140 rpm |
1'980 rpm |
Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
1'200 rpm |
1'980 rpm |
Intel Stock |
1'260 rpm |
2'040 rpm |
Enermax Liqtech
120X |
1'270 rpm |
2'050 rpm |
Thermolab LP53 |
300 rpm |
2'180 rpm |
Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
280 rpm |
2'220 rpm |
Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
1'580 rpm |
2'400 rpm |
Thermolab ITX30 |
1'620 rpm |
2'580 rpm |
Fan speeds (RPM) at 7 and 12 V.
Noise Levels
|
7 Volt |
12 Volt |
Intel Stock |
33.3 dBA |
37.1 dBA |
Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
32.3 dBA |
37.4 dBA |
Raijintek Nemesis Single Fan |
34.6 dBA |
38.0 dBA |
Alpenfohn
Matterhorn Pure |
32.3 dBA |
38.4 dBA |
Thermolab ITX30 |
33.4 dBA |
38.9 dBA |
Raijintek Pallas |
34.7 dBA |
39.3 dBA |
Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
34.2 dBA |
39.5 dBA |
Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
33.4 dBA |
39.6 dBA |
Thermolab LP53 |
31.2 dBA |
39.7 dBA |
Raijintek Themis
EVO |
33.9 dBA |
40.1 dBA |
Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
32.8 dBA |
40.3 dBA |
Prolimatech Lynx |
33.0 dBA |
40.3 dBA |
Thermolab Bada
2010 |
32.3 dBA |
40.4 dBA |
Enermax Liqtech
120X |
33.4 dBA |
40.6 dBA |
Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
33.1 dBA |
40.7 dBA |
Enermax ETS-T40
While Cluster |
33.3 dBA |
40.7 dBA |
Scythe Ashura |
32.0
dBA |
41.0 dBA |
Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
34.5 dBA |
41.7 dBA |
Raijintek Nemesis Dual Fan |
36.1 dBA |
43.6 dBA |
Decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) has been placed 1 meter away from the
cooler. Measurements are conducted in a quiet room, where there are no other noise source. 32 dBA is the lowest
we can get in our room. Also here
the measurements are conducted at 7 and 12 V.
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PWM Performance
Temperatures
|
Idle |
Load |
Raijintek Nemesis
Dual Fan |
33 °C |
54 °C |
Enermax Liqtech
120X |
34 °C |
54 °C |
Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
33 °C |
55 °C |
Raijintek Nemesis
Single Fan |
34 °C |
55 °C |
Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
35 °C |
55 °C |
Raijintek Themis
EVO |
35 °C |
56 °C |
Prolimatech Lynx |
34 °C |
57 °C |
Enermax ETS-T40
While Cluster |
35 °C |
57 °C |
Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
36 °C |
57 °C |
Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
35 °C |
58 °C |
Scythe Ashura |
36 °C |
58 °C |
Raijintek Pallas |
37 °C |
58 °C |
Alpenfohn
Matterhorn Pure |
35 °C |
59 °C |
Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
36 °C |
60 °C |
Thermolab Bada
2010 |
39 °C |
64 °C |
Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
42 °C |
66 °C |
Thermolab LP53 |
39 °C |
67 °C |
Thermolab ITX30 |
39 °C |
70 °C |
Intel Stock |
39 °C |
75 °C |
At this point we plugged the fan(s) to the motherboard CPU fan header and let the
motherboard take care of fan speeds. In other words the motherboard will
adjust the fan speed via PWM signal according to CPU temperature. The idle
temperature is the lowest temperature hit by the processor package after 10
minutes idle. The load temperature is the highest temperature hit by the
processor package after one pass of wPrime v2.10. The
wPrime test takes 4 minutes puts load on all 8 threads.
Room temperature is 25°C.
Fan Speeds
|
Idle |
Load |
Scythe Ashura |
436 rpm |
550 rpm |
Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
380 rpm |
687 rpm |
Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
450 rpm |
740 rpm |
Alpenfohn
Matterhorn Pure |
471 rpm |
770 rpm |
Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
424 rpm |
880 rpm |
Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
800 rpm |
969 rpm |
Enermax Liqtech
120X |
580 rpm |
970 rpm |
Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
820 rpm |
1'110 rpm |
Raijintek Themis
EVO |
990 rpm |
1'115 rpm |
Prolimatech Lynx |
765 rpm |
1'077 rpm |
Enermax ETS-T40
While Cluster |
920 rpm |
1'170 rpm |
Raijintek Pallas |
952 rpm |
1'170 rpm |
Raijintek Nemesis
Dual Fan |
1'120 rpm |
1'190 rpm |
Raijintek Nemesis
Single Fan |
1'120 rpm |
1'270 rpm |
Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
950 rpm |
1'465 rpm |
Thermolab Bada
2010 |
1'250 rpm |
1'500 rpm |
Intel Stock |
1'230 rpm |
1'630 rpm |
Thermolab LP53 |
1'475 rpm |
1'672 rpm |
Thermolab ITX30 |
1'475 rpm |
2'253 rpm |
Values are in RPM, we took the lowest speed hit by the fan(s) in idle and the
highest under load.
Noise Levels
|
Idle |
Load |
Noctua NH-U12S
Single Fan |
32.0 dBA |
32.0 dBA |
Noctua NH-U12S
Dual Fan |
32.0 dBA |
32.4 dBA |
Alpenfohn
Matterhorn Pure |
32.0 dBA |
32.7 dBA |
Enermax Liqtech
120X |
32.1 dBA |
32.8 dBA |
Enermax ETS-T40
Black Twister |
32.3 dBA |
33.0 dBA |
Corsair H75 Single
Fan |
32.2 dBA |
33.2 dBA |
Enermax ETS-T40
While Cluster |
33.0 dBA |
33.2 dBA |
Scythe Ashura |
32.0
dBA |
33.4 dBA |
Cooler
Master Hyper 103 |
32.0 dBA |
33.6 dBA |
Prolimatech Lynx |
33.3 dBA |
33.9 dBA |
Raijintek Nemesis
Single Fan |
33.5 dBA |
34.2 dBA |
Thermolab Bada
2010 |
33.8 dBA |
34.2 dBA |
Intel Stock |
33.3 dBA |
34.4 dBA |
Scythe IORI
Scior-1000 |
33.2 dBA |
34.6 dBA |
Raijintek Nemesis
Dual Fan |
33.7 dBA |
34.6 dBA |
Raijintek Themis
EVO |
34.8 dBA |
35.3 dBA |
Thermolab LP53 |
34.0 dBA |
36.8 dBA |
Thermolab ITX30 |
34.1 dBA |
37.6 dBA |
Raijintek Pallas |
35.9 dBA |
41.4 dBA |
Decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) has been placed 1 meter away from the
cooler. Measurements are conducted in a quiet room, where there are no other noise source. 32 dBA is the lowest
we can get in our room. Also here
the measurements are conducted at lowest and highest fan speeds in idle and
under load respectively.
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Conclusion
General |
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Overall, the Enermax ETS-T40 Black Twister is a very decent cooler. It is an affordable model aimed at mid-range market but
comes with an impressive level of manufacturing quality as well as a
good performance. While some
coolers might be cheaper, they are also much cheaper in terms of design,
simplicity and build quality. What we really loved was the black matte
coating, as it makes this cooler stand out from the crowd and looks
really special. We are quite sure that there are a bunch of modders out there
waiting exactly for such a cooler. The overall performance is good and
noise levels are decent as well although they could be a little bit lower. The
cooler comes bundled with a 120mm PWM fan and Enermax used their famous
Twister
Bearing technology fan. The fan is a little noisy at 12Volt. We also liked the compatibility with a vast variety of sockets. |
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- Socket compatibility
- Cooling capacity
- Build quality
- PWM
- Design |
-Bearing noise at 12V |
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Installation |
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Mounting is quite simple as well as practical and there is a
backplate, which means that cooler mounting is quite a breeze. Basically, the installation
is self-explanatory and really isn't hard to do. When it comes to thermal
compound there is a tube of Dow Corning thermal paste which is even enough for one
more mounting. |
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- Basic mounting easy and practical
-
compatible to AMD sockets |
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Performance |
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The cooling performance of the Enermax ETS-40 Black
Twister is
definitely good for its size as, after all, we are not talking about a
big, high-end, tower cooler. It does an overall good job and closer look
at our test results reveals that at 7V, it scores sixth in our
comparison tables and at 12V it reaches eight spot. When PWM is
enabled it
comes in tenth, which is basically an average score. Overall, Enermax
also did a good job
in terms of cooling performance with the ETS-40, where we have to
underline, that performance at 7V is rather convincing. |
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- Cooling performance at 7V |
-Bearing noise at 12V |
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Noise
Levels |
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The overall noise levels are not bad but the
Enermax ETS-40 was not the most silent cooler we tested in our lab.
Since the fan
is different from the White version of the cooler and there is no switch
to select the rotation speed, it is better to use this fan with PWM controller
from the motherboard. It seems that Enermax has been working hard on tuning the bearings
lately. If you
are wondering about the overclocking capabilites, bear in mind that we
did not have any issues running our test CPU at 4.4 GHz while the fan
was set to 7V. |
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- Silent PWM
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Recommendation / Price |
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Should
you be looking for a cooler with a good price/performance ratio,
then the ETS-T40 Black Twister from Enermax is a safe bet. Other than
that it features great design and we are sure there are a lot of modders
out there that have been waiting for a completely matte black cooler. When it comes to
pricing, we believe that the 32 Euro price is definitely fair in this case. |
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- Price
- Mini-ITX Gaming |
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Rating |
We gave the ETS-T40 from Enermax 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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