Testing
The following components are used for our AIO cooling testing.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Cooling: EKWB EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VI Hero
Graphics Card: PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580
Memory: HyperX Savage DDR4-2666 16GB
Storage: Corsair Force MP500 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass
Power: SilverStone SST-ST55F-G
List of coolers being compared:
– Cryorig H5 Universal
– SilverStone PF240-ARGB
– ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240
– Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT
– Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora 360 CPU
– NZXT Kraken X63
– NZXT Kraken Z73
– Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML280 Mirror
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 Flux
– DeepCool LS720 WH
– EKWB EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB
For performance testing we will first test idle temperatures. These are taken on the Windows 10 desktop an hour after the system has been turned on.
For load testing we will be running the AIDA64 system stability test with the CPU only checked. This puts a full load on our CPU. We run this test for 1 hour and record the highest temperature throughout the test.
Lighting
As mentioned earlier, the EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB features a pump housing with D-RGB lighting, as well as a single LED for the EK logo. The included EK-FPT fans also feature D-RGB lighting. Unfortunately this AIO does not have any form of integrated lighting controller, so you must connect the 3-pin lighting connections to a supported motherboard or controller; there is no “default” lighting mode that will run if you don’t make these connections. Check out some of the lighting shots we got during out testing process.
