Ocypus Iota L36 BK

On top of that, Ocypus provided us with their Iota L36 BK. Just like the name implies, this is part of the same series due to having the same temperature display embedded. L36 simply means it is a 360 mm liquid cooler, while the BK refers to the color black. It ships in a full color box and the cooler come completely pre-assembled, embedded inside a foam cutout. This is a far better unboxing experience versus the cardboard trays we see from a lot of different brands these days.


The accessories kit of the liquid cooler includes a 3-way splitter cable, thermal paste and two branded Velcro strips. Naturally, you also get all the mounting gear for Intel and AMD CPUs. Lastly, you will find another manual, similar in format to what was part of the chassis.


The Ocypus iota C70 AIO sports three 120 mm, all black fans with short PWM connector and a golden ring to visualize the O of their own brand on the hub. Making the cables short means that the previously mentioned 3-way splitter should allow you to keep things a bit cleaner instead of having three long wires from each fan to manage.


One of the things that drew our attention at Computex was the clean design of the Ocypus products and the Iota L36 BK is no exception. The pump base is clean with a see-through cover with rounded corners and edges. Behind this, you will see the temperature display, so Ocypus has placed a sticker on it to let you know which way to secure the unit. This also means that unlike other coolers which are built with a cap that may be rotated to fit your needs, you do not have that the option of installing it in a different orientation. On the backside, the copper plate come with a plastic layer as well. Ocypus skips pre-installing thermal paste, instead supplying you with a tube to do so yourself. This is a positive aspect in our books as that separate tube holds enough for a few applications while also allowing you to use an alternate thermal interface product in combination with a pristine cooler. The pump utilizes an RPM signal and appropriate 3-pin connector. On top of that there is an ARGB passthrough wire as well as a USB 2.0 header to connect to send temperature data to the display


The radiator is a traditional one, but sports nice and clean end caps. Ocypus has also branded it with their own logo on both sides, so you can show that off no matter the direction of install.


The prep for the cooler is straight forward, using the frame and screwing on the spacer elements. On these you will then install the mounting bars for your cooler. We ended up doing that step just before securing the pump to the board.