EK AIO 360 & 240 D-RGB Cooler Review vs. Arctic Liquid Freezer, Noctua, & More

The EK AIO 360 D-RGB & 240 D-RGB are in for review, and in addition to our separate tear-down, we're reviewing these CPU liquid coolers to determine the best CPU cooler for Intel & AMD.
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The EK AIO D-RGB 360 & 240 closed-loop liquid coolers are on the bench for review today. In this testing, we're looking at some of the best air and water coolers for AMD Ryzen and Intel high-heat CPUs, with a focus on the high-end. Big air coolers like the Noctua NH-D15 are present, but so are top performers like the Arctic Liquid Freezer II CPU & VRM cooler. The EK AIO D-RGB tear-down is coming up shortly, but we do show its key internal features here: The EK AIO runs larger surface area microfins, a bigger coldplate, and a massive motor to drive everything. Performance, therefore, is highly competitive -- check our charts for more information. We also tested coldplate levelness and looked into EK's marketing claims.

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 D-RGB Series Basics
02:58 - Accuracy of EK's AIO Marketing & RGB Bloatware
04:38 - Internals of EK's AIO D-RGB Coolers
05:07 - EK AIO 360 & 240 Installation Process
06:25 - Test Methodology Reminders & Materials
07:25 - Best AMD 3950X 200W CPU Coolers at 35dBA Normalized
08:58 - VRM Thermal Performance vs. CPU Coolers at 35dBA
10:15 - Coldplate Levelness Test
11:56 - 100% Fan Speed Benchmark on CPU Coolers
13:44 - Time to Steady State Thermals
14:42 - Intel HEDT Noise-Normalized CPU Cooler Temperatures
15:45 - AMD R7 3800X Auto Frequency Results vs. Temperature
16:14 - Conclusion of EK AIO vs. Arctic Liquid Freezer II

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Editorial, Testing: Steve Burke
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman