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Here I will walk you through the installation process. It is worth noting we test using a Z97 motherboard – socket LGA 1150.
The process below reflects that.
It is also worth saying that the installation process is identical to Alphacool's Eisbaer 240 and Eisbaer 360 coolers – not surprising considering Alphacool is the OEM for the Silent Loop series.
The first thing to do is to screw the Pure Wings 2 fans to the radiator.
After that, the pump needs to be readied. First, attach the Intel mounting bracket – it comes in two separate pieces which lock together around the pump.
Next, place a spring and a washer over the four LGA 115x screws, pass the screws through the mounting bracket we just installed and secure each one with a small nut.
Before mounting the cooler, the Intel backplate needs to be positioned behind the motherboard's socket.
Then you can go ahead and mount the pump/waterblock to the CPU.
Once that is secure, installation is complete and it should look something like the photo above, right. The whole process is dead easy and won't take more that a couple of minutes.
Between this one and Alphacool Eisbaer 360 with one is more silent? With pump operates more silent? What about fans, although in worst case scenario those can be swapped.
Cooling will be used with i9-7900X (non OCed, at least not now).
I do search for nearly silent operation and because NSG-S0 is not yet available, not to mention will be expensive, so AIO it is.