Antec is a cast that has been about for a while, accomplishment of all kinds of PC accessories. They are best accepted for their cabinets, but like abounding added anatomy manufacturers, they’re boring affective into some added PC basic categories. One of the offshoots of the Antec cast is the CPU acknowledgment business. While they accept abounding air cooling solutions, there are a few baptize cooling solutions available. The Kuhler H2O 620 is one of their account offerings and should be adorable for those architecture account gaming rigs.
Features and design
The architecture of the Antec Kuhler H2O 620 is agnate to added bankrupt aqueous cooling solutions. Unlike abounding earlier baptize cooling solutions, which had bulky ample components, the new band of aqueous cooling systems are simpler. The accessory has two key components, a cooling radiator and the absolute cooling block that makes acquaintance with the processor. The two apparatus are affiliated calm application two pipes. The abject of the cooling block has a chestnut bowl that has a attenuate band of thermal adhesive already on it.
The radiator isn’t too ample and there’s a accouterment to acquiesce users to attach the radiator to the aback of the cabinet, area the rear fan would commonly go. The tubes that affix the cooling block to the radiator are fabricated of elastic - they are strong, but aswell flexible. Placing it in a awkward chiffonier shouldn’t be a problem.
The block itself is appealing bunched and the radiator occupies a little added amplitude in comparison. The cooling block has a accouterment for ability inputs to be acclimated to ability the pump central the cooler. The ability cables are of acutely acceptable quality, as well.
A arranged apprenticeship chiral contains all the advice appropriate to bureaucracy the CPU cooler. There’s aswell a 120mm fan that’s arranged with the acknowledgment that attaches itself to the radiator.
Ease of installation
The accession of the acknowledgment is simple. The acknowledgment fits on a amount of processors - those on the LGA 1156, LGA 1155, LGA 1366 and AMDs sockets AM2/AM3 sockets. There are brackets and locking clips advised for Intel and AMD sockets. The backplaces are advised such that they plan on all the altered sockets by artlessly alternating them till the ascent bracket holes match.
There is some abashing over the administration of the some of the attachments, but a few account later, we were able to set it up. Clearer instructions with some added visuals could’ve simplified the action further. After it, those new to accumulating PCs ability acquisition this accumulation intimidating.
Performance
We pitched the Antec Kuhler H2O 620 adjoin the banal Intel heatsink. The processor acclimated for the analysis was the Intel Core i7 2600K on a Gigabyte P67A-UD3R board. We recorded temperatures on abandoned and again at load. The ambient temperature in the allowance was larboard connected to anticipate any inconsistent readings.
At abandoned on the banal heatsink, we recorded temperatures of 34C. On the Antec Kuhler, temperatures on abandoned hovered about 29C. Under connected 100 percent amount on the CPU for a few minutes, we noticed that temperatures on the banal acknowledgment rose to 64C. While this isn’t abutting to analytical temperatures for the processor, it’s still appealing top and offers actual little amplitude for overclocking. In comparison, with banal speeds the Kuhler 620 manages to akin out at 40C. This is a massive bead of 24C in temperature as compared to the banal heatsink.
We again approved overclocking the Intel Core i7 2600K. The aboriginal stop was at 4.28 GHz. Abandoned temperatures alone rose hardly to 32C, while temperatures at amount went up to 47C, they were still lower than the temperature of the processor at accepted speeds with banal cooling. Pushing it actual abutting to 4.5 GHz, we were able to accent the CPU out after any adherence issues. Temperatures at 4.5GHz were just 49C. All in all, a actual absorbing performance. With this affectionate of headroom, there’s amplitude for overclocking.
Verdict
The amount for the Kuhler H2O 620 in India is Rs. 5,300. In the market, one can apprehend to acquisition it for about Rs. 4,950. It’s still a appealing big-ticket cooling solution.
Regular computer users won’t acquisition the charge for such a device. Gamers and PC overclocking enthusiasts searching for a easy-to-install band-aid will acquisition this actual useful.
Features and design
The architecture of the Antec Kuhler H2O 620 is agnate to added bankrupt aqueous cooling solutions. Unlike abounding earlier baptize cooling solutions, which had bulky ample components, the new band of aqueous cooling systems are simpler. The accessory has two key components, a cooling radiator and the absolute cooling block that makes acquaintance with the processor. The two apparatus are affiliated calm application two pipes. The abject of the cooling block has a chestnut bowl that has a attenuate band of thermal adhesive already on it.
The block itself is appealing bunched and the radiator occupies a little added amplitude in comparison. The cooling block has a accouterment for ability inputs to be acclimated to ability the pump central the cooler. The ability cables are of acutely acceptable quality, as well.
Ease of installation
The accession of the acknowledgment is simple. The acknowledgment fits on a amount of processors - those on the LGA 1156, LGA 1155, LGA 1366 and AMDs sockets AM2/AM3 sockets. There are brackets and locking clips advised for Intel and AMD sockets. The backplaces are advised such that they plan on all the altered sockets by artlessly alternating them till the ascent bracket holes match.
Performance
We pitched the Antec Kuhler H2O 620 adjoin the banal Intel heatsink. The processor acclimated for the analysis was the Intel Core i7 2600K on a Gigabyte P67A-UD3R board. We recorded temperatures on abandoned and again at load. The ambient temperature in the allowance was larboard connected to anticipate any inconsistent readings.
At abandoned on the banal heatsink, we recorded temperatures of 34C. On the Antec Kuhler, temperatures on abandoned hovered about 29C. Under connected 100 percent amount on the CPU for a few minutes, we noticed that temperatures on the banal acknowledgment rose to 64C. While this isn’t abutting to analytical temperatures for the processor, it’s still appealing top and offers actual little amplitude for overclocking. In comparison, with banal speeds the Kuhler 620 manages to akin out at 40C. This is a massive bead of 24C in temperature as compared to the banal heatsink.
Verdict
The amount for the Kuhler H2O 620 in India is Rs. 5,300. In the market, one can apprehend to acquisition it for about Rs. 4,950. It’s still a appealing big-ticket cooling solution.
