Corsair v EKWB v Alphacool - who wins?

Building a custom loop is never a simple task, newcomers to the scene can even find choosing the parts a little daunting to begin with. One of the most important parts of a custom loop is the graphics card water block, but how do you know you have spent your cash on the best one available? We are here to assist, this water block comparison should help you pick the perfect water block for your shiny new Nvidia RTX 30 series graphics card as we compare offerings from three big players.

00:00 Start
00:15 Introduction on RTX 3080 GPU waterblocks
01:40 Corsair Hydro X XG7 (overview)
02:23 Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Acryl (overview)
02:54 EK-Quantum Vector Trinity (overview)
04:08 EK has just released an active backplate
05:05 A closer look at the GPU waterblocks
05:59 Removing the Zotac RTX 3080 Trinity OC cooler
09:00 Fitting the EK-Quantum Vector Trinity
12:49 Loop built - setup
14:17 Fitting the Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Acryl
19:50 Loop built - setup (and some issues)
22:49 Fitting the Corsair Hydro X XG7
26:58 Loop built - setup
27:42 Test System
28:21 Performance test results
33:17 Closing thoughts - and the winner is …..

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