Introduction

It's now 2018 and the move towards all-in-one liquid coolers continues with nearly every cooler or watercooling manufacturer now offering a closed loop or open loop all-in-one liquid CPU cooler for purchase. Alphacool is no exception, now offering their second generation of Eisbaer liquid coolers. Well known as a custom watercooling supplier, they have begun to entrench themselves in the all-in-one market not only with their own offerings but as an OEM. As such, it's not suprising that they continue to grow and refine their offerings to better suit the market.


Enter the Eisbaer LT 240, a standard 240 mm liquid CPU cooler with an integrated pump and CPU block that makes use of standard G 1/4'' fittings. It also features quick-release fittings, which allows for easy expansion with Alphacool's own GPX-Pro GPU-AIO units, much like the EKWB Pheonix line. However, this is a more affordable lower profile option as the Eisbaer LT series uses a slimmer 25 mm thick radiator. Before diving into what's on offer, here are the unit's specifications.

Packaging

When it comes to protecting the Eisbaer LT 240, Alphacool uses a box that measures in at 34.2 cm long, 25.4 cm wide, and 14.7 cm tall. Front and center is an image of the pump/CPU block as it fades into the black box. Alphacool's logo is prominently displayed along with the sockets the cooler supports. The back details much of the same with a close-up of the fittings on the radiator.


The other four sides are much the same, as shown. On the longer sides, you will see Alphacool's website URL, while the shorter sides show off their logo. Otherwise, at least on the box, you will find no specifications, listed features, or anything else really. In all honesty, I don't dislike that, but it certainly isn't the normal approach. That said, it was the same way on the original Eisbaer as well, so I am not surprised.

Contents

The box, once opened, reveals everything encased in a cardboard shell with a thin layer of foam on top. Typical of most all-in-one liquid coolers, I see nothing amazing or bad, just adequate protection for the product and nothing more.


The Eisbaer LT 240 just so happens to support every modern socket you can think of, even some legacy and server sockets. Well, everything except TR4, that is. Suffice it to say that everything you will need is provided.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 8x M3 radiator screws
• 8x M3 short radiator screws
• 4x Intel mounting screws
• 4x Intel 2011 mounting screws
• 4x Mounting screw springs
• 4x Mounting screw washers
• 4x Mounting screw nuts
• 4x AMD mounting screws
• 4x Ryzen washers
• 2x 120 mm fans
• 2x AMD mounting clips
• 2x Intel mounting clips
• 1x Tube of thermal paste
• 1x Backplate
• 1x Pre-filled liquid cooler
• 1x User's manual
• 1x PWM splitter