Little inquiry about this ...
 
I have an ekwb liquid 360mm kit in my sights, or an EVGA 280m CLC
 
Never have I done a custom loop, and the only previous AIO I used was an Corsair H50 from like 2008. I'm assuming CLCs have gotten eons better in performance over the years?
Would it be sufficient to buy ekwbs 360mm kit over an EVGA 280mm CLC? What kind of temperature difference would I see between having a closed loop cooler \ dedicated custom copper loop?
How much of a pain will it be to get the air bubbles out of my loop with the tubing being black (not see through)? I'm also curious if the pump that's included with the ekwb liquid 360 kit has enough RPM\power to upgrade in the future if I ever wanted to put another rad in my system. (D5 pumps are pretty pricey, but I hear they are for a reason.) I also am curious of how long I should test-leak the loop before actually powering on the system? (24 hours seems drastic but I don't want to fry my rig) Also, am I able to change the LED Diode color inside of a CPU waterblock? I ask because as far as I could read up on, there is a LED Diode included inside of the EK-Supremacy MX CPU Block. If I'm not able to change the color of this LED Diode, is it possible to remove the LED, or swap the color of the LED diode? Last question, the ekwb kit and EVGA CLC 280mm are both able to be mounted on the top of my case? I know that I had to mount my radiator in a certain way for my GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid so that the pump has no chance of getting dry. There was a big "NO - NO" sticker before installation, lol.
 
I have no plans on doing any dyes, or colored liquids as I'm afraid and have heard WAY too many stories of dyes\fluids clogging up. That'd be a nightmare as the ekwb l360 kit doesn't include a drain port from the res\pump.
 
 
if you have any suggestions if my money could be spent else where, please give me advice as I'm out of the loop when it comes to CPU watercooling
I do have plans to step up my 1080 FTW Hybrid for a 1080 TI SC Black Edition, and purchasing a GPU Block to throw it in the loop.

Hello and welcome to the forums! I know I'm a bit biased but the CLC 280 is a great option for keeping your CPU cool. Of course, the CLC 280 is an AIO cooler, so you would not be able to add it to a custom loop later on. That may be something to think about if you are considering a waterblock for a future 1080Ti. I couldn't find any direct comparisons between the EKWB L360 kit and the CLC 280, but Gamer's Nexus just did a review of the EKWB A240 kit and the CLC 280 compares very favorably to it. You can find that comparison linked here: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3074-ek-fluid-gaming-a240-custom-loop-review-benchmark.

the L360 is available on ek's site for $259.99, which is a great price. you get the PE360 Rad which will allow you to expand the system with out to much worry and since it's all copper (as compared to AIO or ek A240 which is aluminum ) and every thing is in the kit besides some distilled water. performance will be better and you can run the fans lower. 

Correct, however ek is shipping quite a distance as im in the states and it drives the price to 300+ :(