EKWB EK-Nucleus AIO CPU Cooler CR240 Lux and Thermal Grizzly 1700 Contact Frame Bundle, Black

This bundle includes the EKWB Nucleus AIO Lux D-RGB and the Thermal Grizzly CPU contact frame.

The EK-Nucleus AIO CR240 Lux D-RGB is an all-in-one liquid cooling solution offering a stylish fan-like gradient lighting effect on the pump unit to suit your needs for contemporary addressable RGB aesthetics. It is designed to fit most popular cases on the market today and features a double fan setup with a slim 240mm radiator. Compatible with most modern processors, it is also ready for the next-gen Intel socket.

Addressable RGB Lighting

Customize your all-in-one system to match your setup with its fully addressable RGB lighting effects. This closed-loop liquid CPU cooler offers a plug-and-play solution with a fan-like D-RGB lighting effect around the pump top for all who search for that perfect RGB AIO aesthetics.

This product is compatible with popular RGB sync technologies from all major motherboard manufacturers. The arrow marking on the 3-pin LED connector is to be aligned with the +5V marking on the addressable RGB (D-RGB) header.

Rotatable Pump Top

The top allows you to re-orient the D-RGB EK badge no matter in which direction the cooler is installed. The orientation can be changed in 90 degree increments, so if the cooler is installed upside down, rotate it 180 degrees to display the logo right side up. Regardless of the angle needed to install the AIO, it will always offer clean and aligned aesthetics.

New Positioning of Rotary Fittings

The AIO CR240 Lux comes pre-installed with reinforced and sleeved rubber tubing, now featuring finer threads. The fittings are covered with an aesthetic black radiator cover at the connection of the tubing and the radiator to ensure a sleek design and flushed line with the added fans.

The improved position of rotary fittings on the other side, which are now placed next to each other, allows the EK-Nucleus AIO to be installed in even the tightest spaces.

Daisy-chainable Fans

To reduce cable clutter and the number of headers that need to be utilized on the motherboard or fan controller, EK-Loop FPT fans allow daisy-chaining through EK-OmniLink technology.

EK-OmniLink – allows daisy chaining of multiple fans, thus reducing cable clutter and greatly easing cable management. The Omni-Link ecosystem of interconnects will be greatly expanded in the near future, allowing additional benefits to users. It uses Micro-fit 8-pin connectors between products. The EK-OmniLink design resolves the cable clutter issues of unifying the connection of multiple fans onto a single PWM and D-RGB header while still maintaining full flexibility if the user wants to remove a single fan from the chain.

EK-Loop FPT Fans

EK-Loop Fan FPT 120 D-RGB is a 120mm high-static pressure computer cooling fan designed and built primarily for the highest-performance computer liquid cooling systems. FPT fans feature a full-frame design that prevents air from escaping outside the frame, thus achieving better static pressure.

Diamond-cut Brushed Aluminum Side Panels

This AIO features an aluminum side plate put on a lathe, and part of the panel's surface is machined off to leave a shiny alloy finish.

Universally Compatible and Easy to Install

All EK-Nucleus AIOs come with a universally compatible CPU water block, fitting all the latest Intel and AMD CPU sockets. The installation process is very straightforward, thanks to the included manual and mounting mechanism. This product requires enough space to mount a single slim 240mm radiator, making it compatible with almost all modern cases.

A special tool is included that allows users to screw down and tighten the stand-offs easily without hurting their fingers. This is another benefit to the user experience while mounting this AIO.

Technical Specifications

-Radiator Dimensions: 281 x 124 x 27 mm
-Radiator Material: Aluminum
-Fan Compatibility: 120 mm
-Pump Unit Dimensions: 82.3 x 69.2 x 61.6 mm
-Pump Unit Material: ABS housing, ABS top ring
-Pump Speed Range: 3100 RPM
-Pump PWM Range: 20 - 100%
-Pump Unit RGB Type: 5V Digital (Addressable)
-Pinout: 5V, D, Empty, Ground Pump RGB Cable Length: 500 mm
-Tubing Material: Ultra-Low Evaporation Rubber with Nylon Braided Sleeve
-Tubing Length: 370 mm
-Fan Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 25mm
-Fan Speed Range: 550 - 2300
-Fan Noise Level: 36 dB (at maximum speed)
-Fan RGB Type: 5V Digital (Addressable) Pinout: 5V, D, Empty, Ground

System Requirements:

-4-Pin PWM Header for pump and fan operation
-3-Pin Addressable 5V D-RGB header

Enclosed:

-EK-Nucleus AIO CR240 Lux D-RGB unit
-EK-FPT FAN 120 D-RGB Full Pressure Technology Fan (2x)
-Mounting Kit
-User Manual

Compatible CPU Sockets:

- Intel Sockets LGA: 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1200, 2011, 2011-3, 2066 + Next-gen Intel Socket, 1700, 1851
- AMD Socket: AM4, AM5

The Thermal Grizzly CPU Contact Frame Intel 1700 LT is a mounting aid for Intel mainboards with the LGA1700 socket. The contact frame replaces the standard ILM of the mainboard and improves the cooling performance of the CPU cooler through optimized contact pressure. The "Lite" version of the frame is manufactured using injection molding.

The Thermal Grizzly CPU Contact Frame Intel 1700 LT is the "Lite" version of the Intel 13th/14th Gen CPU Contact Frame and is manufactured by injection molding. The material used is an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, which has a 15 percent glass fiber content for additional stability.

• Lower CPU temperatures
• Easy mounting
• Glass fiber reinforced ABS plastic
• Compatibility list online

The standard Integrated Loading Mechanism (ILM) has contact points located in the centre of the elongated CPU. Due to the resulting uneven contact pressure of the processor into the socket, the surface of the Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) curves concavely. As a result, the base plate of the CPU cooler rests primarily on the edges of the IHS, so that the thermal "hotspot" in the middle of the CPU is not optimally covered.

The CPU Contact Frame Intel 1700 LT has a special inner contour to shift the contact pressure from the centre of the CPU to the edges during assembly. This avoids the concave curvature of the IHS. This results in CPU coolers resting better on the processor and a larger contact surface to dissipate the CPU's waste heat.

The installation of the Contact Frame is very simple and takes only a few steps. Depending on the CPU cooler and the CPU used, the temperatures of the processor can be noticeably reduced.

The CPU Contact Frame Intel 1700 LT is compatible with 12th, 13th and 14th generation processors for socket LGA1700. In addition, the frame is only compatible with CPUs whose Integrated Heat Spreader (IHS) has been ground down by no more than 0.2 millimetres. When mounting, make sure that there are no electronic components under the frame. This is especially important for mainboards with the Mini-ITX form factor.

Removing the mainboard's Integrated Loading Mechanism (ILM) may invalidate the mainboard manufacturer's warranty!