EK AIO Tear-Down & Disassembly vs. Arctic Liquid Freezer II, NZXT Kraken X63
5,088We're taking apart the EK AIO D-RGB CPU cooler to see how it works, following-up on our previous review of the EK AIO 240 & 360 closed-loop liquid coolers. Here's the EK AIO tear-down.
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Watch our EK AIO 360 & 240 review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bOPsxqEMr4
Arctic Liquid Freezer II cooler review previously: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPaSEGe6ML0
Arctic Liquid Freezer II tear-down & disassembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQRwn-lecnk
The EK AIO has a massive motor, but is also running significantly more surface area for its microfins in the coldplate than immediate competitors (like the Arctic Liquid Freezer II or NZXT Kraken series). The internals start to paint a better picture as to why EK had the leading performance it had for its CLC, although still has Arctic to tee-off against once we get the 360mm variant of the LFII in.
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Article: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3596-ek-aio-drgb-360-240-review-liquid-coolers
Watch our review of the Arctic Liquid Freezer II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPaSEGe6ML0
Our CPU cooler review methodology is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmTOJP4KOyk
Or written form here: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3561-cpu-cooler-testing-methodology-most-tests-are-flawed
Related products:
EK's AIO 360 D-RGB will eventually be on Amazon here: https://geni.us/Nkp5jfl
Find the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/uxvOmsK
Or find the Liquid Freezer II 280 on Newegg: https://geni.us/NUno
Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 on Amazon: https://geni.us/B8cY
Noctua NH-D15 on Amazon: https://geni.us/WWsSiju
EVGA CLC 280 on Amazon: https://geni.us/AoQXQ
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - EK AIO Post-Review Tear-Down
04:20 - Removing the Coldplate & Draining
06:00 - Gasket & Internal Debris, Radiator Paint Flakes
07:40 - EK SPC Budget Pump Impeller
09:43 - Pulling Housing Apart
11:30 - Removing the PCB & Gigantic Motor
14:52 - Large Coldplate Surface Area vs. NZXT X63, Arctic LFII
16:50 - Motor & Impeller Size Comparison vs. X63
18:15 - Recapping Internals
20:39 - Conclusions
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