Deciding on whether to buy a product like EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block or perhaps CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel® CPU Water Block vs CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case

EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel® CPU Water Block specs

EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel® CPU Water Block
 CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case specs

CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case
Type: CPU water block

Case format: Mid-Tower

Voltage: 12 V

Form factor: ATX

FEATURES

Motherboard support: – ATX
– Micro-ATX
– Mini-ITX

Case material: – Steel
– Acrylic

Pin connection: 4

Window material: Plastic

Other features: – material: Acrylic glass
– CPU socket support: LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA2011, LGA1150, LGA2011-3, LGA1151, LGA2066

EXPANSION
GENERAL

Case bays: – 2.5″ bay x 3
– 3.5″ bay x 2

Colour: Black

Expansion slots: 7

Box contents: – EK Cooling EK-Velocity RGB Intel CPU Water Block
– Thermal paste
– Backplate
– Mounting screws
– Springs

External connections: – USB 2.0 x 1
– USB 3.0 x 1

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Fan mount locations: – Front: (x3) 120 mm, (x2) 140 mm
– Top: (x2) 120 mm
– Rear: (x1) 120 mm

Radiator mount locations: – Front: (x1) 240 mm
– Rear: (x1) 120 mm

FEATURES

Fans included: 120 mm front fan x 1

Window: Yes

LED lighting: Yes – red

Maximum component size: – Maximum GPU length: 370 mm
– Maximum CPU cooler height: 150 mm
– Maximum PSU length: 180 mm

GENERAL

Colour: Black

Box contents: – Corsair CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case
– Quick start guide

Dimensions: 483 x 433 x 199 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 4 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Price: £71.99

Price: £44.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews: 5

Review Score: 8.8 / 10

Review Score: 8.3 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block or CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 77 products in the same category as EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block, which is the PC fans and coolers category. Of these 77 products the average price was £71.97, the most expensive was £339.95 and the cheapest was just £3.95. We then looked at the price of the 86 in the same as the CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case, which of course the average was £105.37, top price was £250 and cheapest £36.95.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Ek Cooling and Corsair, the average was £106.66 for Ek Cooling, £97.47 for Corsair. The max for each was £339.95/£300 and minimum was £7/£10

Price analysis of EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel® CPU Water Block

Price analysis of CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case

  • EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block
  • RGB lighting
  • Finish out your high spec cooling loop with the EK Cooling Velocity Intel CPU Water Block.Great for all modern Intel processors, this water block can even be used with some lower-powered water pumps to make your system run quieter.Advanced RGB lighting gives you loads of colour variations to choose from. And connecting it to your other RGB sync components is quick and painless.
  • Product codes:
  • CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case
  • Includes case cooling
  • USB 3.0 x 1 / USB 2.0 x 1
  • Includes LED lighting
  • 7 expansion bays
  • House your new build in style with the Corsair CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case. With an edge-to-edge side panel window and a minimalist exterior, nothing will distract from the components you want to show off inside.There’s loads of room for cooling, with the potential for up to five 120 mm fans, with one fan pre-installed. With 5 case bays, you’ll never need to go short of storage, and there’s a removable built-in dust filter to prevent your system from getting clogged too.To keep the inside of your PC looking neat and running at its coolest, the Carbide Series SPEC-05 PC Case also features cable routing cutouts and tie downs, so you can keep every cable organised and in the right place.
  • Product codes: 843591065368

What’s better EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block or CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case?

There are obviously a number of differences between EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block and CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £71.99 cost of EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block is closer to the expectation you had than the £44.99 pricep point of CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block and CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel¬Æ CPU Water Block scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas CORSAIR CC-9011138-WW Carbide Series SPEC-05 ATX Mid-Tower PC Case scores 7.4 out of 10 from 5 reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your PC fans and coolers as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



EK COOLING EK-Velocity RGB Intel® CPU Water Block



Rating:
9.10 out of
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