EK Water Blocks Kit L360 Review

Published by Marc Büchel on 10.06.13
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Conclusion

General   + -
Overall EK was able to impress with the EK-Kit L360. The build quality of all the components included in the bundle is very good and also cooling performance is where you expect it to be, when having a triple radiator in the loop. Additionally you find extensive manuals in and big compression fittings and tubes, which make the installation quite a bit easier.   - Cooling capacity - Noise level  
       
Installation   + -
The installation is quite easy and self explanatory. Nevertheless you should take yourself some time to route the tubes neatly. Regarding the tubings as well as the fittings, we think that EK made a great choice putting the big 16 millimeter tubes in the kit as well as the big compression fittings. Thanks to their size you won't need a gripper to tighten them, you can do it by hand easily. While installing the CPU block we noticed that the screws, which you have to tighten to the backplate can be quite hard to put through the socket holes of ASUS motherboards. We would like to see EK scrap of like a thenth of a millimeter to make to fit on all boards easily. Last but not least you want to bleed the system, which is easy thanks to the reservoir and the adequate, integrated pump. - Easy - Compatible with Intel and AMD sockets - Diameter screws CPU block
       
Performance   + -
To test the EK-Kit L360 we used the three fans in the delivery as well as three additional fans which the same rotation speeds and ampere. When driving the fans at 7 volt there were very silent and driven at 12 volt and 1600 rpm there were well audible. The temperatures are very good in all cases. It doens't matter if you use a push-, pull- or a push/pull-setup, but obviously push/pull is the most powerful and on the other hand we've manage to see a 1°C difference between push- and pull-setup, where the pull-setup is the winner.   - Good cooling capacity - Noise level at 12 Volt
       
Recommendation   + -
Should you be looking for a custom watercooling kit, then you won't do anything wrong going for the EK-Kit L360. Obviously this kit costs more than an all-in-one solution but for that additional money you also get additional cooling performance. At 219.95 Euro it isn't exactly cheap but we think it's worth every cent.   - Enthusiasten PC  



Page 1 - Introduction Page 6 - Test Setup
Page 2 - Bundle Page 7 - Results 12 volt
Page 3 - CPU Block / Radiator Page 8 - Results 7 volt
Page 4 - Pump / Tubing / Fittings / Fans Page 9 - Conclusion
Page 5 - Installation  





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