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The Packaging And Contents.
Box front.
Inside the box we have a plastic shell that keeps everything safe.
First up, we have the main cooling loop and that includes the CPU block and pump combined, the radiator and the tubing. The tubing is just about the correct length so that you can fit the radiator to the rear 120mm exhaust fan hole (you could possibly fit it outside the case and use adapters if your case doesn't have a 120mm exhaust fan). The tubes are covered with a hard plastic cover which is very similar in appearance to the stuff they use to cover wiring looms in the automotive industry.
Also present is a large four pin molex connector that powers the pump (yellow and black wires) and a monitoring wire for the Pump RPM (green and black wires).
The base is made from copper and appears to be nice and flat - there's also an even coating of thermal paste that's been pre-applied. The plastic lugs that you can see round the base are what holds the retaining ring in place and allows even, downward pressure, more on that further down.
The radiator appears to be made from steel and brass with part polished steel cowls - these give the rad a bit of an aesthetic lift. There are m4 threads tapped into the cowls which take the provided fan screws.
Fin spacing is quite dense which would usually indicate that the radiator would perform better with a higher powered fan, so that's something I will keep an eye on.
The barbs are fixed and sealed and the tubing appears to be bonded to the barbs, so there are no hose clips - Looks clean, no complaints there.
Here we have the top cover of the CPU block/pump. You should be able to make out that Asetek are the manufacturer, which is quite reassuring as they have been making budget water cooling kits for many years.
Next, the accessories and fan...
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