SilentiumPC Navis EVO ARGB 240 V2 in the test – Colorful budget AiO water cooling

The Polish company COOLING.PL with its brand SilentiumPC / SPCGear is perhaps best known here in Germany for its ready-made systems or the ZackZack offers from Alternate. Why the name does not ring directly can partly also be answered by the company philosophy:
“No aggressive marketing, no flashy advertising banners and huge slogans. Instead, we focus on effective design and intelligent cost reduction. “

You can find out whether you were able to meet your own requirements or whether you were saving in the wrong places with the following test of the Navis EVO ARGB 240 V2 AiO water cooling:

Packaging / scope of delivery

The design of the box is kept quite simple, a lot of white with blue accents. In addition to the obligatory product picture, the exact dimensions of the radiator and pump block can be found on the side. The pump and fan specifications and socket compatibility are listed on the back. Quality control seals in Poland seal the packaging.

And no surprises await us inside either. A protective cardboard shell encloses AiO, fan and accessories. The top is padded with a piece of foam. Unfortunately, everything is individually wrapped in plastic bags, after unpacking a lot of rubbish remains. The enclosed manual is based almost exclusively on pictograms, so “multilingual” should apply.

The teasing saying about RGB fair lighting is also included:

The accessories include the usual range of mounting frames, various screws and spacers. A small 1.5g tube of Pactum PT-2 thermal paste, adapter from ARGB to Gigabyte VDG and an ARGB controller for mainboards without a 3-pin connector complete the whole thing.

The SPC240 V2 itself is kept relatively simple, viewed from the lighting. The 380mm long hoses are sleeved, but feel a bit rigid when unpacking, thermal paste is not pre-applied ex works. Both Stella HP ARGB 120mm fans are rubberized at the contact points and each have 9 addressable LEDs. Each 4-pin PWM and 3-pin ARGB connection on the pump block and fans acts as a Y-splitter, so that they can all be chained together.

Assembly / installation

The radiator has no major pressure marks or blemishes on either side:

Surprisingly, there are two ways in which the AiO can be attached to the AM4 socket: Either the standard backplates of the mainboard are used, or you can choose the one supplied. For existing systems, I recommend the backplate from the scope of delivery, because the screws are pushed through the board from behind and hand screws are used at the front.

Otherwise it is a bit tricky if you don’t fix the standard backplate with double-sided adhesive tape or with your third hand. Plastic spacers are placed there from the front on the backplate, then the AiO is also screwed on from the front. At the same time, you push the backplate backwards. If you build a new system and the mainboard is on the table or box, the whole thing is not a problem.

The pump can only be connected via SATA, so there is no control option. But even with the permanent 2500 RPM it is not noticeably loud, only a faint whirring can be heard. As already mentioned, the hoses are a bit more rigid than I’m used to, so the side installation is a bit under tension due to the longer hoses. Nothing that would need violence, but still clearly noticeable.

Specifications

Below is an overview of the technical data, a complete overview is available on the manufacturer’s website.

SilentiumPC Navis EVO ARGB 240 (SPC240)

	In stock in the external warehouse, delivery within 3-5 working days	74,80 €*Stand: 21.02.21 12:55
	In stock	74,90 €*Stand: 21.02.21 13:11
	Ready for collection / dispatch in 1-3 working daysStand: 21.02.21 13:09	75,43 €*Stand: 21.02.21 12:57

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