Help choosing liquid cooling kit (XSPC vs EK)

smerchy · Feb 14, 2014

Hey guys. I am total newbie in the liquid cooling, so to get my feet wet I decided to use a kit, just so I won't miss anything.

I was looking at XSPC Raystorm kit with X20 750 pump for $170, but I am not sure if the pump is powerful enough, so I wonder if same kit but with D5 pump would be better choice, but it almost hundred more, priced at $260. And once i get in $250 range should i consider EK-KIT L360?

Plan is to liquid cool CPU and at later point GPU. So what would you suggest ?

XSPC Raystorm 750 EX360 - bit slower pump but cheaper
XSPC Raystorm AX360 - more powerful pump but more expensive
EK-KIT L360 - same as one above, but can pick up in the store right away

My CPU is AMD FX 8320
GPU is GeForce GTX770 - Asus DirectCU II

Thanks

Davil · Feb 14, 2014

Not a particularly big fan of kits and anything that is a reservoir and pump combo you should really try to stay away from due to having to replace more things if one thing breaks. The D5 pump is actually a really good pump and shouldn't have any problem cooling a cpu and gpu in the same loop. It's actually a very quiet pump that you can change the speed on really easily. EK kit has a very very small res so it wouldn't be a good choice in my opinion. Having less water means that it won't be as resistant to change and will heat up quicker albeit maybe only a few degrees difference. So if you have to do a kit go with the AX360. You may also want to get a drain fitting to include in your loop since you're going to be draining it to add on later.

One last thing, be aware that a triple radiator is pretty massive and probably not necessary., so just be sure you definitely have the space for it.

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