Hmm, I would also be concerned with top mounting the radiator too. This makes me think this AIO was designed with Azza's cube case in mind where everything is horizontally mounted.
My theory for its greater than expected performance would be (1) higher pump speed and (2) higher surface area due to fin design. I have a custom loop and the effect of faster pump speed is greater heat transfer from component to water. You'll only really know for sure if you have access to the water temperature. Higher surface area will obviously lead to higher heat transfer from water to rad to air. No real way to test either though :)
@@moevori agree with you on the t30 testing, or any different fan for that matter. If he does that for every AIO we would see how the AIO itself performs
your theory is right. but before all of that to happen there should be good heat transfer between the die and IHS then IHS to cooler. Then even a cheap cooler performs as good as expensive cooler.
Wonder how this compares to the Enermax liqmaxflo. Add: Just realized the product pictures don't actually match what is actually being sold. Namely the base of the radiator.
Isn't the Lian Li Trinity Performance discontinued due to high failure rates? If so , I don't know why it is still listed in these comparisions? AFAIK the revised version of that AIO doesnt have the 32mm rad with the double density fans, nor their in-house pump. The pump is now an 8th gen Asetek.
@@radurica To which model? Again those new models don't have the 32mm rad with double fin density, which played a role in the Trinity Performance's cooling ability. The new model is NOT the same thing as what was tested here.
"Exclusive for USA", well too bad, because im building new pc after new year and if i decide to go with water cooling instead of fans then i wouldnt mind this one. looks cool
is nice that in those tests, there is always some missing better performing AIOs, in favor of the new product. this is ridiculous WHERE ARE THE RESULTS OF EK AIO? you are a clown
Please do aio tests while keeping the fans consistent so that we can see performance of the actual aio itself such as pump and rad thickness
I could implement something like that in the future. But I'm not sure how far I could go back and re-test older models
Hmm, I would also be concerned with top mounting the radiator too. This makes me think this AIO was designed with Azza's cube case in mind where everything is horizontally mounted.
Curious to know what workload you use to measure the temps?? This AIO is impressive to say the least.
My theory for its greater than expected performance would be (1) higher pump speed and (2) higher surface area due to fin design. I have a custom loop and the effect of faster pump speed is greater heat transfer from component to water. You'll only really know for sure if you have access to the water temperature. Higher surface area will obviously lead to higher heat transfer from water to rad to air. No real way to test either though :)
Do you perform multiple mounts for each test pass? Just another thought. Could also be that the cold plate design is optimized for heat transfer.
@@moevorhe did yes
@@moevori agree with you on the t30 testing, or any different fan for that matter. If he does that for every AIO we would see how the AIO itself performs
your theory is right. but before all of that to happen there should be good heat transfer between the die and IHS then IHS to cooler. Then even a cheap cooler performs as good as expensive cooler.
Wonder how this compares to the Enermax liqmaxflo.
Add: Just realized the product pictures don't actually match what is actually being sold. Namely the base of the radiator.
Good video. How long are the tubes? I want to be sure I have room to mount this with the pump at the bottom. Thank you.
can't believe you didn't test it with Phanteks T-30s or something
should be common practice for every AIO test imo
Isn't the Lian Li Trinity Performance discontinued due to high failure rates? If so , I don't know why it is still listed in these comparisions? AFAIK the revised version of that AIO doesnt have the 32mm rad with the double density fans, nor their in-house pump. The pump is now an 8th gen Asetek.
It isn't discontinued. They fixed it by adding an additional magnet to the impeller. They are restocking now with the new revision.
@@radurica To which model? Again those new models don't have the 32mm rad with double fin density, which played a role in the Trinity Performance's cooling ability. The new model is NOT the same thing as what was tested here.
Sitting on a cube for a long time sounds painful.😄
Don't cut it open, I think there's a tiny gnome in there, turning another pump.
"Exclusive for USA", well too bad, because im building new pc after new year and if i decide to go with water cooling instead of fans then i wouldnt mind this one. looks cool
Probably Asetek forcing them to keep it in the US.
cut this open . cut this open
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is nice that in those tests, there is always some missing better performing AIOs, in favor of the new product. this is ridiculous WHERE ARE THE RESULTS OF EK AIO? you are a clown