Summary
The Eisblock XPX is a very high performance block that gives a clear cooling advantage over even the latest high performance designs from the competition. While flow restriction is higher than it’s competitors it is still acceptable.
The package contains everything you need including mounts for Intel and AMD. The block contains an LED and the quality is the best we’ve ever seen from Alphacool. Alphacool has fixed a number of weaknesses on the old design including the ugliness of the mounting system. Having said this we still weren’t a fan of the aesthetic. The large blue logo spoils the clean lines and the thin Aluminum cover on the block seems cheap. While these can be upgraded in the future we feel that this was a mis-step. In addition the internal o-ring sizing was a disappointment – however the fact that Alphacool are replacing it with the correct sized one means they earn a bye on this.
The Eisblock XPX delivers top notch performance and at $73 still provides good value for money and therefore despite our aesthetic reservations we feel it deserves the coveted Gold Award.
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