Review: EK-Predator 240 AIO Liquid Cooling

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/15/2015 09:02 AM | source: | 38 comment(s)

We review the EK-Predator 240, an all-in-one liquid CPU cooler for cases with 240 mm radiator mounts. Armed with a nice thick radiator, proper tubing and an excellent water-block the pre-filled and fitted kit is easy to install, and yes... impressive from any point of view we tested it!

Read our full review here.

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#5158883 Posted on: 09/15/2015 10:03 AM

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

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#5158886 Posted on: 09/15/2015 10:13 AM

There is another good point of this product design. It can be used for posseidon style hybrid cooled GPU's.

And about the FAN placement... a very tough question. It has to be proven by practice, and most often it has no difference. Or you have to simulate it.

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#5158907 Posted on: 09/15/2015 10:59 AM

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'.

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#5158914 Posted on: 09/15/2015 11:16 AM

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

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

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#5158920 Posted on: 09/15/2015 11:47 AM

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.

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