The assembly of this EK L 360 is pure child's play. All the required tools/accessories are included in the box. Since all parts are 200% compatible with one another, there are no nasty unexpected surprises during the build.
The mounting of the CPU block is pretty straightforward. No more need to fine tune the spring tension, just screw them down firmly. The EK engineers did all the required calculations to achieve time after time the right amount of pressure. The only thing you possibly could mess up is the appliance of too much/little thermal paste or if you misread the manual and wrongly attached the tubings. A few colored pictures and a more clear fluid flow chart in the EK manual would certainly avoid the latter mentioned installation problem.
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The performance of this premium watercooling kit is awesome. Easily outperforming any competitor's AIO offering. During the extra testing, it was clear that this 360 kit still has got some more more headroom. The cooling performance remained stable, even when lowering the rotating speed of the triple Fan configuration. Once we get the Nvidia Titan graphics card in, we will be testing the full cover block from EK in the same loop.
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Typical for these watercooling setups is that the cooling performance is present, but all this at a minimalistic noise level. If the excellent heat dissipation wasn't enough for you, the silent operation will. It's a world of difference between even the most silent AIO, the CORSAIR H110, which we have tested before.
The only thing that will be a set back for most, is the cost of this premium watercooling kit. Retailing at 220 euros, it might scare some. However by all means it is a fair price for the included hardware and especially for the performance it delivers. The assembly is straightforward, only thing is to check your case's dimensions, to see if it all will blend in.
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EK waterblocks has put together a great bundle: the cooling parts are top notch, the compact pump/reservoir unit make it a joy to work with and really makes installing this kit just a matter of a few hours. If cooling performance is high on your priority list, but the setup has to remain silent, then go check out this EK L 360 kit !
PROS:
- Great performance
- Low noise
- Compact pump/reservoir
- Upgradability
- Quality components throughout
CONS:
I wish to thank Niko from EK Waterblocks for providing us with the L 360 sample
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Sven from ASUS for the Sabertooth X79 board
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Tones webshop for the years of support to the Madshrimps Crew
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