Official Antec Kuhler Owners' Thread

Shayper · 22 Feb 2011 at 21:16

Hi guys, just created a thread for people to discuss their Antec Kuhlers, have fun, post temps and generally just enjoy this amazing but of kit!

Mine came through the post today, installed it without a hitch.

Keeps my ATM stock i7 860 at 18-20 degrees. At idle. Awesome eh?

stulid · 22 Feb 2011 at 21:24

Heres a review - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=267097

Shayper · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:12

Thanks stulid

Under load at 4ghz the temps went up a bit, but are slowly falling, which is a nice surprise as my Fenrir used to go the other way

Schizo · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:15

i get mine tomorrow (got the last one)

will try to install it this week but if not it will be next tuesday.

will post temps up of my corsair a-70 and the antec.

1Day · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:38

Mine was delivered today - still sitting in the box. Will be put to work over the weekend.

Bargain at the price when compared to the other options out there.

Shayper · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:42

Absolutely! Considering it's better than the h70 even with only one fan it's brilliant value

scrlk · 23 Feb 2011 at 00:08

Aaah, the joys of Asetek's LCLC being rebadged.

SeeknDestroy · 23 Feb 2011 at 00:25

anyone know if antec is a german company? IIRC it's supposed to be american. I mean, they named the product with the german word kühler...
Unless they just did it for the fun of it lol

stulid · 23 Feb 2011 at 00:55

SeeknDestroy said:
anyone know if antec is a german company? IIRC it's supposed to be american. I mean, they named the product with the german word kühler...
Unless they just did it for the fun of it lol

Antec is headquartered in Fremont,
California , with additional offices in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as well as in
the UK , Germany , France , Spain , Italy , China
and Taiwan . The company ’ s products are
sold in more than 40 countries throughout
the world. Please visit www .antec .com for
more information.

from their website, so I think they are just trying to be witty/clever/dynamic with the name of this.

RichBowman · 23 Feb 2011 at 11:07

Am interested in these - would be good to see how they compare with the Corsairs and other air coolers in the real world.

How is it for noise?

Also - how do they mount? Is it push/pull, exhausting through the back of the case, or pulling air into the case (how the Corsairs are recommended to be run)?

Cheers,

Rich

scrlk · 23 Feb 2011 at 13:51

RichBowman said:
Am interested in these - would be good to see how they compare with the Corsairs and other air coolers in the real world.

How is it for noise?

Also - how do they mount? Is it push/pull, exhausting through the back of the case, or pulling air into the case (how the Corsairs are recommended to be run)?

Cheers,

Rich

http://www.asetek.com/partner-products/corsair/corsair-h50.html

(Asetek is the OEM that does the H** from Corsair and the Kuhler)

Look at the right hand side box - notice the Kuhler is virtually identical to the H50. I'd expect them to be the same.

Apem · 23 Feb 2011 at 16:26

Would there be any problem with changing the fan / fans on this cooler as it has the fan lead coming from the pump for the included fan? What about if you add another fan wouldnt you want both fans controlled from the same header on the mobo rather than a 3pin connector from the pump.

Shayper · 23 Feb 2011 at 17:01

The fan is controlled by the pump, not via pwm. It speeds up as the water heats up

As for those claiming it's the same as the h50, BMR actually showed it to be better than the H70

I need to reapply TIM on mine though, as one core is 13 degrees higher :eek:

Antec_Jessie · 24 Feb 2011 at 00:16

stulid said:
Antec is headquartered in Fremont,
California , with additional offices in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as well as in
the UK , Germany , France , Spain , Italy , China
and Taiwan . The company ’ s products are
sold in more than 40 countries throughout
the world. Please visit www .antec .com for
more information.

from their website, so I think they are just trying to be witty/clever/dynamic with the name of this.

We're most certainly US based. I'm happy to see this thread pop up. If you guys have any questions, I'm happy to help.

Schizo · 24 Feb 2011 at 06:58

very nice to see a antec rep in here.

welcome

were looking forward to this cpu cooler and hope it lives up to its reviews which im sure it will do.

Shayper · 24 Feb 2011 at 09:40

Just applied a bit of MX-4 and the temps are about 5-10 degrees better than my fenrir at 4ghz :eek:

Pushing for 4.4 now, jus got to try and remember my voltage settings :rolleyes:

Thanks Mr. Antec rep for a great product

Schizo · 24 Feb 2011 at 09:42

has anyone got any pictures of there cooler in the case yet ?

ill be doing mine Tuesday and cant wait to be honest.

Shayper · 24 Feb 2011 at 09:43

Oh, and @Antec Jessie, is there an optimal configuration for the rad/fan setup? I have it in push/pull using both the original fan and the Phantom exhaust fan, with the original pulling. I also have the radiator mounted so the hoses are to the left hand side of the case as you look forward at it. Is there any better setup?

Thanks

Shayper · 24 Feb 2011 at 09:44

schizo said:
has anyone got any pictures of there cooler in the case yet ?

ill be doing mine Tuesday and cant wait to be honest.

I have a few on my iPhone, just need to upload them, how do you post images to OcUK again? Can never remember

Apem · 24 Feb 2011 at 12:10

Shayper said:
The fan is controlled by the pump, not via pwm. It speeds up as the water heats up

Thats what i said in my post was asking if there would be problems not using the fan connector from the pump if you want to change the fans and use the new fans on a pwm header and not use the included fan cable from the pump.

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