THE TUNDRA TD02-E

The TD02 featured a nice black, silver and white color combination but just like the TD02-Lite the TD02-E follows the all-black theme (aside the silver of the base that is).

When we received the TD02-Lite I thought that it had a thinner radiator than both the TD02 and the TD02-E. Well I was wrong since the TD02-E also comes with a 27mm thick radiator (this time however it features pieces of clear plastic on both sides).

Again just by taking a look at what radiators we can use with custom water cooling loops I still haven’t figured out why noone has produced an AIO kit with a really thick one as the 56mm one in the above picture.

The extra plastic pieces used to cover the left and right of the radiator extend on both sides and provide rubber anti-vibration pads for the fans.

Whereas both the TD02 and the TD02-E feature excellent quality brazing fins the TD02-Lite does not which is why it’s considered to be the entry level model of the new Tundra line (this is the answer to my earlier question).

Just like with the TD02-Lite the TD02-E comes with two 310mm long PA (Polyamide) rubber tubes.

According to SilverStone the internals of the waterblock used in the TD02-E are different compared to those of the TD02 but that aside both pump/water block combos are identical in size (60x55x33.5mm) and smaller compared to that of the TD02-Lite (there's also a blue LED at the top).

The two rubber tubes can rotate roughly 120 degrees from the base.

Unlike the one used in the TD02-Lite the all-copper base of the TD02-E has no screws (although it has more machine marks).

Just like with the TD02 and the TD02-Lite SilverStone has bundled two 120mm PWM 2500RPM sleeve-bearing fans (92.5CFM/35dBA) that feature a special aerodynamic fin design at the edge of their blades.

With the fans installed the radiator now measures 52mm in height/thickness.