THE EK-XLC PREDATOR 240

The EK-XLC Predator 240 is one of the largest 240mm AIO solutions we've seen to date measuring 295mm in length 68mm in height (with the fans installed) and 133mm in width.

Build quality is excellent across the kit and as far as the radiator goes EK Waterblocks used their 38mm thick (43mm with the aluminum housing) EK-CoolStream PE 240 model radiator (90% copper tubing with brass chambers).

If you decide to place 2 extra 120mm fans in push & pull you will be happy to know that the radiator housing leaves plenty of space between that and the fins.

The EK-CoolStream PE 240 radiator features an split fin FPI of 19.

Unlike the standalone models the EK-CoolStream PE 240 radiator used with the EK-XLC Predator 240 features two fill/drain ports.

Instead of pushing air to the radiator EK Waterblocks decided to place the two 120mm fans on the outside so they are pulling air through the radiator. I can't say if this was the right call but I’m certain they know what's best for their product.

The fans used are from their EK-Vardar F4-120ER double-ball bearing line which offers high static pressure with low noise levels. These fans can spin up to 2200RPM to produce up to 31 Pa of pressure with 77CFM of airflow and 33.5dBA of noise.

We don't have many details on the pump but we do know that EK Waterblocks used a Laing DDC PWM ceramic ball bearing pump which features a MTBF of up to 50.000 hours and has a flow rate of around 180 l/h.

The two fans and the pump are all attached on a hub placed on the far left side of the radiator and as you can see there's room for a 3rd fan which probably means that the same hub will also be used in the 360mm model (the power connector is also present here along with a red power on/off LED).

EK Waterblocks has used their high-quality 10/16mm nickel plated fittings with the EK-XLC Predator line.

The two 400mm long tubes used with the EK-XLC Predator 240 are 9.5/15.9mm ones from their EK-ZMT line.

At the end of the tubes we find the EK-Supremacy MX waterblock made by MABS polymer (sides), black anodized brushed aluminum (top) and copper (bottom).

The clear section around the waterblock is not just for show since it has mounts for up to two LEDs to light it up.

By default the backplate for Intel LGA-115x mainboards is mounted on the waterblock.

The base of the waterblock is pure copper polished enough to give it a mirror like finish.