EK Supremacy EVO vs Swiftech Apogee XL?

[xDarkxIdealsx]

I'm building a new water cooled system with a corsair 900D case, gigabyte gtx970 w/EK block, Rampage IV Black Edition, I7 4820K, 2 x EK Coolstream XT480 rads, swiftech mcp655-b pump with g1/4" threading tapped onto it so i can fit my compression fittings, 12 x Swiftech 3/8" x 1/2" compression fittings (black), primochill advanced LRT 3/8" x 1/2" clear tubing, and Mayhem's Pastel Ice White 1L Coolant.

But i'm not sure what CPU block to go for, i'm thinking of getting either the Swiftech Apogee XL since i can get a custom made one from performance-pcs.com with the swiftech logo plate replaced by an asus ROG logo to match my motherboard, but i'm also wondering if it would be better to get an EK Supremacy EVO (regular nickel csq plexi or full nickel most likely) since i've heard people say it gets better temps than the swiftech and that the full nickel might be the best cpu block on the market. The full nickel would also match my corsair dominator platinum RAM with the "silver-ish" look, or the csq plexi one would match the see through csq plexi serial bridge i plan to use to connect to my 2nd card once i buy another 970 for sli.

So what do you guys think? performance and asthetics/looks wise, which would be best to get?

this?

http://www.performance-pcs.com/swiftech-apogee-xl-ppcs-custom-rog-edition.html


this one?

http://www.performance-pcs.com/ek-supremacy-evo-cpu-water-block-csq-nickel-plexi.html

or this one?

http://www.performance-pcs.com/ek-supremacy-evo-cpu-water-block-original-csq-full-nickel.html

 

[EK Luc]

Hi,

Here's a link that will show you that in terms of performances the EK is better than the Swiftech.

http://thermalbench.com/2015/01/07/ek-supremacy-evo-cpu-waterblock/


Look wise, it always depend on what you want to achieve. EK is more on the classy side with some nice edgy lines and Swiftech is more on the "industrial" look side. I've seen builds with both blocks that look totally awesome. The fact that PPCS is making custom work on the Swiftech's is to be put in mind for your choice.