EKWB Fluid Gaming 240G Kit

nickbaldwin86 · Jun 1, 2017

will not buy just because "gaming" I really don't understand the whole "gaming" marketing... it is annoying but it seems to work or they wouldn't keep doing it

FilipM · Jun 1, 2017

The naming scheme to me is irrelevant when the product is good

VSG · Jun 1, 2017

nickbaldwin86 said:
will not buy just because "gaming" I really don't understand the whole "gaming" marketing... it is annoying but it seems to work or they wouldn't keep doing it

Just order directly from EK and request they put a cover on the gaming word on the packaging? That's a weird reason to not buy the product inside

Th3pwn3r · Jun 1, 2017

VSG said:
Just order directly from EK and request they put a cover on the gaming word on the packaging? That's a weird reason to not buy the product inside

It's be because of the annoyance. I totally get it but wouldn't let it stop me from buying something that is great. Not saying this cooling kit is great though.

Vayra86 · Jun 2, 2017

nickbaldwin86 said:
will not buy just because "gaming" I really don't understand the whole "gaming" marketing... it is annoying but it seems to work or they wouldn't keep doing it

Many people said and thought the same with Curved HDTV. Samsung kept yelling it was the next best thing, great sales numbers, yadayada, it felt super counter intuitive.

Today, you're the idiot if you have one in the living room. I feel the gaming marketing has the same life expentancy. People don't give a shit about 'gaming', the majority of the target market in fact, unless you're over 20 y.o. and still wear shoes with flashy lights in them. The 14-17 year olds generally don't have the cash nor the knowledge to buy or use cooling solutions in this price range. The only reason everything is called 'gaming' is because of bad marketing departments tbh, they saw PC market sales numbers and PC gaming as the only growth segment, so then it had to be effective.

Its the same mistake as selling a phone with your carriers' logo plastered all over it - those models never sell, and when they do, its on major discount. Less is more, for most people, perhaps not in Asia though.

@VSG masterfully written review, love your attention for detail. Keep up the good work!

theGryphon · Jun 2, 2017

I'm pretty sure the answer is "yes" but can anyone definitively answer whether the pump+res unit would work just fine installed horizontally?
Thanks

VSG · Jun 2, 2017

theGryphon said:
I'm pretty sure the answer is "yes" but can anyone definitively answer whether the pump+res unit would work just fine installed horizontally?
Thanks

Yeah it will be fine, just harder to fill and bleed air from

goodeedidid · Jun 3, 2017

All this money and work to assemble a custom water cooling kit and then what? Doesn't perform better than an AIR-cooler. And the packaging, as if it came from the 90s. Haven't they seen Noctua packaging.

Vlada011 · Jun 14, 2017

I would die for this kit.
I hope once I will be able to build my first watercooling PC, always need some hardware and all money go in that direction.

Th3pwn3r · Jun 18, 2017

goodeedidid said:
All this money and work to assemble a custom water cooling kit and then what? Doesn't perform better than an AIR-cooler. And the packaging, as if it came from the 90s. Haven't they seen Noctua packaging.

Yeah...definitely not worth the money it costs.

Vlada011 said:
I would die for this kit.
I hope once I will be able to build my first watercooling PC, always need some hardware and all money go in that direction.

This kit isn't very good in terms of performance to put it nicely...not to mention the cost and then the time and effort to install it. Its mediocre at best.

Vlada011 · Jun 18, 2017

I read it's from aluminum and can't be used as radiators as Coolstream PE example.
Previous kits are better, but cost more.

System Name	Red 101
Processor	9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900k
Motherboard	EVGA Z370 Classified
Cooling	Custom Primochill and Heatkiller water cooling loop
Memory	16GB of Gskill 3200Mhz CL14
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW2 with Heatkiller block @2114Mhz
Storage	4- Samsung Evo 250GB, 1- Pro 512GB and 1-512GB M.2
Display(s)	LG 38" UW
Case	In Win 101 customized a lot and painted red
Audio Device(s)	Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma
Power Supply	EVGA 850w G2
Mouse	Razer DeathAdderv2
Keyboard	Razer Ornata Chroma
Software	Win10Pro and games
Benchmark Scores	NA

System Name	Brutus
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5600X PBO
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	EKWB AIO 240MM Push-Pull fans
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 4000 32GB (4x8) @4066 CL16, Custom Timings
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 1080Ti FE OC
Storage	Kingston A2000 500GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 24" S24D300 + 2x LG LED 24"
Case	Cooler Master H500
Audio Device(s)	SB X-Fi Titanium Fatality Professional
Power Supply	Sama Forza Modular 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Keyboard	Cooler Master Master Keys Lite
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB
Display(s)	Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440)
Case	Lian Li A3 mATX White
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	XTRFY M42
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
Software	W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC

System Name	3950X Workstation
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair VIII Impact
Cooling	Cryorig C1 with Noctua NF-A12x15
Memory	G.Skill F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 1650 LP OC
Storage	2 x Corsair MP510 1920GB M.2 SSD
Case	Realan E-i7
Power Supply	G-Unique 400W
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/the-saga-of-the-little-gem-continues.12877/

System Name	MacBook Pro 16"
Processor	M1 Pro
Memory	16GB unified memory
Storage	1 TB

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System Name	Intel® X99 Wellsburg
Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-5820K - 4.5GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage V E10 (1801)
Cooling	EK RGB Monoblock + EK XRES D5 Revo Glass PWM
Memory	CMD16GX4M4A2666C15
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX1080Ti Poseidon
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB /850 EVO 1TB / WD Black 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung P2450H
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 WXC
Audio Device(s)	CREATIVE Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	EVGA 1200 P2 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G900 / SS QCK
Keyboard	Deck 87 Francium Pro
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64