EK VS XSPC

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Putting a couple of baskets together ive got.

With only the price of a pint between them both and tubing fittings and liquids all being equal, which would you go for? Im swaying more towards the xspc setup but not sure if thats right. Alternatively would a mix of the 2 be better?

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & EK-D5 X-RES 100 CSQ Value Combo £104.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Coolstream RAD XTC 420 £79.98
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC670 GTX - Acetal CSQ £64.99 (£129.98)
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Coolstream RAD XTC 280 £59.99
1 x EK-Supremacy - CPU Waterblock - Copper Acetal £51.98
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-RAM Dominator X4 - Acetal CSQ £32.99
2 x EK-FC670 GTX Backplate - Black £19.99 (£39.98)
Total : £511.90 (includes shipping : £10.00).



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YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & XSPC Acrylic Tank Reservoir Value Combo £99
2 x XSPC Razor GTX670 VGA Waterblock £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x XSPC EX420 Triple Fan Radiator £69.98
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £49.98
1 x XSPC EX280 Dual Fan Radiator £44.99
1 x XSPC Memory WaterBlock (4 Slot) £44.98
2 x XSPC Razor GTX670 Backplate £16.98 (£33.96)
Total : £514.87 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
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Go for the ek kit and swap out to the xspc cpu block and rads :)

Can't go wrong with either tbh, won't be any noticeable performance difference, go for cosmetics :)
 
Thicker usually means lower fpi so you can use lower speed fans.

A recent test showed xspc rads perform amongst the best, though the ek variant wasn't too far behind :)

Each to their own though, I have an ek xtx360 & it performs really well :D
 
Lower speed fans sound good as my recon will control them all, a mix would be something like this i guess

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & EK-D5 X-RES 100 CSQ Value Combo £104.99
2 x XSPC Razor GTX670 VGA Waterblock £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Coolstream RAD XTC 420 £79.98
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Coolstream RAD XTC 280 £59.99
1 x XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock (Intel) £49.98
1 x XSPC Memory WaterBlock (4 Slot) £44.98
2 x XSPC Razor GTX670 Backplate £16.98 (£33.96)
2 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD, 19/12.7mm, 2m, White £6.98 (£13.96)
14 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 13mm 3/8" - G1/4 - Black £3.89 (£54.46)
6 x EK-PSC Adapter Rotary 45° G1/4 Black £3.59 (£21.54)
Total : £635.78 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
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I would go with EK :) I bought one of their kits about a year ago and not a single problem! I also find the finish and boxing on the products to be outstanding (Not that it matters too much)

Either way like pgi said, Its more cosmetics then anything :)
 
Personally both have always been evenly matched in my eyes, except that I tend to prefer XSPC's styling, so they get my vote here :)
 
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