INTRODUCTION

   No matter how many times i check online communities online i always seem to find at least 1 thread that talks about air vs liquid CPU cooling and i always tell people the same exact thing I’ve been saying in my AIO reviews for the past 12 years. So, if you have a good amount of airflow in your PC case an CPU air-cooler should perform quite well whereas if you don't have good airflow inside your case you can always configure the fans of an AIO to suck air from outside the case to cool the radiator. Size of course matters in both air and liquid coolers so the larger you can fit inside your case, the better the cooling efficiency will be. Current tri-fan 360mm AIO liquid CPU coolers offer the best performance prior to entering the world of custom water cooling kits and today I’ll be testing one of the best in the market, the EK AIO 360 D-RGB by EK Water Blocks.

   EK® Water Blocks, the premium liquid cooling manufacturer, bears the name of its founder Edvard König. It all started with the enthusiasm of one man and his ventures with liquid cooling back in 1999. From its humble beginnings more than ten years ago, the company steadily grew to become the most renowned supplier of high-end premium quality liquid cooling products. Over the years, the company expanded its product portfolio to become a full liquid cooling solution provider know as EK. Today, EK products are available in more than 30 countries worldwide, and the company holds several partnerships with some of the most recognized brands.

   Having already reviewed the dual-fan EK AIO 240 D-RGB a couple of weeks back (review here) the 360 is pretty much identical and so again we find an 27mm thick aluminum radiator (this time however 395mm in length), three EK-VARDAR S 120ER D-RGB 120mm PWM high static pressure fans (2200RPM/66.04CFM/2.89mmH2O/36.4dBA), two flexible sleeved tubings (this time however 400mm in length) and a high-performance ceramic-bearing pump (2600RPM) with a coldplate made out of pure copper. Of course, just like with the 240 model the 360 also features the same unique looking pump/waterblock combo (frosted finish acrylic cover) and of course the same addressable RGB illumination (compatible with all the major RGB sync technologies like ASUS Aura Sync, GB RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light and ASRock RGB LED) located both in its fans (9 addressable RGB LEDs for each) and the top of the pump. What i care most right now is to see just how the tri-fan 360mm model compared to the dual-fan 240 model so let's move forward with today’s review.