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Hello and Welcome to ExtremeRigs 2015 Radiator Review Round Up!

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In this round up we will be comparing a variety of “360” sized radiators – that is radiators that support 3x120mm fans per side. We will test performance in Push Only (3 fans fitted) and also with 6 fans mounted in “Push and Pull”. I.E. 3 fans per side:

Each radiator has it’s own specific review (see the links below for these). This round up page will feature on the technical nature of the review and the round-up as a whole and will not delve into the specific features of each radiator. Currently this round-up page has been updated with data for the 27 radiators listed below. The links below have more accurate review data in each sub-review.

The contenders…

Alphacool Monsta 360 Radiator

Alphacool ST30 360 Radiator

Alphacool UT60 360 Radiator

Alphacool XT45 360 Radiator

AquaComputer Airplex Radical Copper 360 Radiator

AquaComputer AMS 360 Radiator

Bitspower Leviathan Slim 360 Radiator

Coolgate CG 360 Radiator

Coolgate G2 360 Radiator

EK PE 360 Radiator

EK SE 360 Radiator

EK XTX 360 Radiator

EK XE 360 Radiator

Hardware Labs Alpha Extreme III 360 Radiator

Hardware Labs Black Ice GTX 360 Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTS 360 Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTS 360 X-Flow Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTX 360 Radiator

Hardware Labs SR-1 360 Radiator

Hardware Labs SR2 360 Radiator

Koolance HX-360XC 360 Radiator

Koolance HX-CU1020V

Magicool G2 Slim 360 Radiator

Mayhem’s Havoc 360 Radiator

Phobya G-Changer HPC 360 Radiator

Phobya G-Changer V2 Full Copper 360 Radiator

Swiftech MCR320-XP Radiator

Swiftech MCR320-QPK Radiator

Watercool HTSF2 3×120 LT 360 Radiator

XSPC AX360 Radiator

XSPC EX 360 Radiator

XSPC RX v2 360 Radiator

XSPC RX v3 360 Radiator

In addition we have also reviewed the following radiators which are different sizes and hence not incorporated in this 360 only round up:

EK XE 240 Radiator

Hardware Labs SR2 240 Radiator

EK CE 140 Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTS 140 Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTX 140 Radiator

Hardware Labs SR2 140 Radiator

Phobya G-Changer 140 Radiator

Alphacool ST30 280 Radiator

Alphacool UT60 280 Radiator Review

Alphacool Monsta 280 Radiator

EK CE 280 Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTS 280 Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTS 280 X-Flow Radiator

Hardware Labs Nemesis GTX 280 Radiator

Hardware Labs SR2 Radiator

XSPC AX 280 Radiator

EK CE 420 Radiator

Hardware Labs SR2 420 Radiator

There may even be more arriving soon!

First let’s talk about the testing setup