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 26:5
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