Packaging and Accessories

So new are these radiators that Watercool did not even have retail packaging ready, and these radiators are in fact the very same Watercool used to take product photos for their website before packing them up for me. Generally, I insist on retail units, but this is one of the rare cases where the radiator provided is actually all you need to know about. You can imagine the cardboard box having a white, blue, and brown wrap aesthetic with the company logo, product name, renders, and specifications. There are side flaps to keep the contents inside in place, and we see the radiator inside the box with nothing else provided here.


Courtesy Watercool, here's a look at what the retail packaging will look like. Watercool says it's placing an emphasis on eco-friendly packaging, so much so that the used banderoles are flexible, which allows for the same band to be used across different radiator sizes, and existing older boxes are reused with the new wrap to further the greener production process.


In the retail packaging, Watercool also includes a set of 30-mm-long M3-threaded screws to install the radiator with standard 25-mm-thick fans and a case/radiator mount. The screws, 12 in number for this 360 mm radiator (four per 120 mm fan), come inside a plastic pouch alongside another 12 screws that are also M3 threaded and shorter at ~6 mm long. This second set of screws allows for flush mounting against the case or radiator mount, such that you have the option to got with push or pull for fans in intake or exhaust. The German brand has always used M3-threaded screws, which I was hoping would be changed to, say, M4-threaded ones with the newer radiators.