Is it me or does having hi static pressure fans on backwards kind of make having hi static pressure fans redundant if they're just being used to suck air through the rads fins instead of pushing air through them

From reading the review I can't see any compelling reason to choose this cooler over the Corsair H110i GT, which retails for about half the price. Comparing the reviews and results it seems that the Corsair H110i GT does a slightly better job at cooling and even though the noise is a little higher, it is still well under the threshold of being 'silent'.

Well I missed something, but could see any words about the pump noise?

The following page shows that the EK Predator is a little quieter than the Corsair at idle and both are 38dBA under load. http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/ek_predator_240_aio_liquid_cooling_review,11.html As per the information on the page 'So if you want silence then up-to 39~40 dBA is your baseline threshold.'. So ultimately both are silent designs with the only obvious differences being the Corsair was able to consistently achieve slightly lower temperatures (1C to 3C) at half the cost.

Is it me or does having hi static pressure fans on backwards kind of make having hi static pressure fans redundant if they're just being used to suck air through the rads fins instead of pushing air through them

Push or pull, it doesn't matter, the airflow is the same either way(physics baby). Also the for the one wondering the price difference between this and h110i(or whatever). This AIO is built from custom watercooling components which you can use to expand at will, it's pretty much a custom loop. When the Corsair stuff are closed.

Great rev 😀 EK is OK but Nepton is The King

It was made quite clear that this 240 system is NOT expandable. The 360 system uses plastic quick disconnects on the tubing and is expandable. NOT this 240. Someone please confirm that the cpu used was NOT the one from Silicon Lottery. That one had the IHS popped off and then insulated properly (for $50.00 extra!) at Silicon Lottery after it is binned and at the customers request. Twice the price of a Corsair H110GTi and the Corsair cools a whopping 3 degrees cooler at load? And yet you recommend this turkey? Even taking into consideration that you could easily destroy your socket pins? This system has no business whatsoever being reviewed, let alone being "Recommended" by, Guru3D.

Having a bad day ? No, it is not the Silicon Lottery CPU. Secondly let me make it clear that I will decide what I review or not okay ? I'll leave your rant for what it is but quite frankly I'm disappointed greatly by your tone here. The Predator 240 is a quality product at a better level opposed to cheaper LCS kits, it is extremely silent it has more than good extra cooling capacity for a 240mm unit. It is as close as it can be to purchasing liquid cooling components and creating your own loop, that is a distinct difference. You are free to disagree with my reviews, not a problem. But the downright condescending tone here is appalling.

Twice the price of a Corsair H110GTi and the Corsair cools a whopping 3 degrees cooler at load? And yet you recommend this turkey?

yes because everyone knows corsair is 140 euros worth of rattling. would not touch it with a 10-foot pole

Push or pull, it doesn't matter, the airflow is the same either way(physics baby). Also the for the one wondering the price difference between this and h110i(or whatever). This AIO is built from custom watercooling components which you can use to expand at will, it's pretty much a custom loop. When the Corsair stuff are closed.

High school physics maybe. Push and pull are fundamentally different, and good for different types of fans. Now I can't really tell the fin density and know essentially nothing of the specs of the fans, so it may be that push or pull doesn't matter much on this specific unit, but that isn't true of most performance radiators. Generally, higher CFM/low static pressure will do better in a pull configuration. Specifically "quiet fans" usually do better as pull. Refer here: http://martinsliquidlab.petrastech.com/Radiator-Fan-Orientation-And-Shroud-Testing-Review.html And here: https://martinsliquidlab.word$press.com/2012/01/15/radiator-shroud-testing-v2/ What the high school physics ignores are the losses from the resistance of the fins on the radiator and the pressure build up between the fan and radiator. Some air is also lost through other cracks/passages that are not the fins. It also ignores that air is possible to compress and that turbulence and density affect heat transfer. At the end of the day, the fan can only spin and push as fast as the air flows through the radiator. If the air is meeting a ton of resistance, the fan just won't work at its maximum CFM capacity. This comes down to a number of factors including fin density, pressure, and CFM of the fan, and how much air is allowed to leak out, not going through the radiator at all. That said, I would imagine the engineers considered everything here and made the correct choice. EDIT: Second link, take the dollar sign out of wordpress (really, we can't link wordpress?)

I think the only real advantage here is that this cooler can later be used for spare parts in a full custom loop, otherwise I think you'd be better off saving money with something like the corsair h100i. For 250$ I bought a custom loop kit from EK with a 360mm rad including all other parts seperatel, it's a lot harder to install a custom loop but it is well worth the effort. I just cant justify 200usd for this product, maybe 120 max.

If you never intend to build a custom loop, the Corsair H110i is fine. If your goal is a full custom loop, this is a fine place to start. I see some complaints of cost, but even at it's set price, it's still a bargain when you consider the cost of the parts individually. As for Pale Rider's whining.... Dude, seriously. Beginners aren't going to be buying something like this. This kit is directed at enthusiasts that don't currently have an LCS. It's not directed at people building their first PC. Most beginners are going to be looking at the H60 or the Kuhler 620. They aren't going to be looking for an expandable kit. The kind of people that will be buying this kit know wtf they're doing.

I'm interested in these AIO, but I'm going to go for the 360. Should offer superior cooling with that much larger of a radiator, and the quick disconnect makes it much more attractive than the 240. Price for me isn't really any issue, so in my case its a great upgrade from my aging H100.

If you never intend to build a custom loop, the Corsair H110i is fine. If your goal is a full custom loop, this is a fine place to start. I see some complaints of cost, but even at it's set price, it's still a bargain when you consider the cost of the parts individually.

You'd need a better pump and reservoir but you could use the rad and cpu block. I wouldn't trust this pump to push through 3 radiators, cpu block and one or more gpus. This EK kit comes with the real thing https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-kit-d240-in-win-d-frame-mini-drop-in

Hilbert any chance of testing out this coolers with the i7 6700k? would like an idea of the temps as I'm thinking of replacing my H110i GT with a 360 version of the EK AIO.

Finally, thanks for review! 🙂 Looks good!!

You'd need a better pump and reservoir but you could use the rad and cpu block. I wouldn't trust this pump to push through 3 radiators, cpu block and one or more gpus. This EK kit comes with the real thing https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-kit-d240-in-win-d-frame-mini-drop-in

I wouldn't try to run 3 rads with that pump, but 2 rads is feasible. Of course, with current hardware, you shouldn't need 3 rads anyway. A pair of 240 rads should cope with the heat produced by current gen hardware fairly easily. I'm running a single 240 rad and could add my 970 to my loop with no worries. Also, you could pickup another rad with integrated pump at a reasonable price and run dual pumps. Possibilities are near endless.

Hi which is better Swiftech 240-x or this one ? Thanks

Hi which is better Swiftech 240-x or this one ? Thanks

Personally, I'd go Swiftech. Both are designed to be expandable. The Swiftech AIO has the advantage of not risking the CPU socket though.

I like the fact that the Swiftech unit isn't socket limited. If Intel changes the mount spacing later, the Swiftech unit is more likely to still fit.

I think it's time to upgrade the heater a.k.a. CPU. A 5690x at 4,5 or more GHz should stress those coolers out more. I'm running mine at 4,5 GHz, and my Kraken X61 has to fight. When I fully stress out the system in benchmarks, the CPU passes 80 degrees.

So the Swiftech is better value than Predator. Thanks to all.