THE CORE MODULE

Since the Phoenix MLC core module comes with all three fans pre-installed it's quite thick at roughly 69mm which is to be expected since the radiator alone is roughly 43mm thick.

The EK-Coolstream PE 360 radiator features a high FPI (fins per inch) count of 23.

On one end of the radiator we find the EK-SPC water pump (right) and the compact reservoir (left) which holds 280ml of EK-CryoFuel liquid.

Instead of using silver fittings like their Predator line EK Waterblocks has chosen to go with plastic ones for the Phoenix model (not as eye catching but they get the job done).

Although the EK-Vardar EVO 120ER fans are nothing fancy in terms of design (no LEDs either) they are among the highest quality models in the market today (you can also reverse the fans to suck air from the outside thus improving cooling efficiency).

On the left of the fans we see an fill port while on the right we see the fan hub, power port and LED and a drain port.

The EK-ZMT 10/15 sleeved tubes used with the core module are 255mm in length and feature quick disconnect couplings (the rubber balloon of course needs to be removed).