Antec Kuhler 920 quick review.

hyip001 · 2 Nov 2011 at 17:29

Thanks for the review, always nice to have a members opinion and review to backup a website review.

Just gone and ordered mine, will be my first watercooler. Very excited!

Gizmowithatt · 4 Nov 2011 at 13:24

really impressed

I got mine yesterday from overclockers, WOW, really impressed, the only thing I changed was the fans, and I put two Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM, the liquid temps never get above the high 30’s with a Intel Core i7 980X overclocked @ 4210 per core, well impressed, I really like the way the coolers tubing is very bendy and supple, and the software monitoring the temps and adjusting the RGB LED light is very useful and easy to use, and you can turn the LED light off using the software.

Recommended

stulid · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:45

Gizmowithatt said:
I got mine yesterday from overclockers, WOW, really impressed, the only thing I changed was the fans, and I put two Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM, the liquid temps never get above the high 30’s with a Intel Core i7 980X overclocked @ 4210 per core, well impressed, I really like the way the coolers tubing is very bendy and supple, and the software monitoring the temps and adjusting the RGB LED light is very useful and easy to use, and you can turn the LED light off using the software.

Recommended

Pics?

Gizmowithatt · 4 Nov 2011 at 18:11

stulid said:
Pics?

Here’s a photo with the cooler installed in a Corsair Obsidian 800d

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/810/antec920.jpg/

hyip001 · 8 Nov 2011 at 19:55

Is anyone using the pre applied thermal paste and is it any good? Or can anyone recommend me one to buy.

Gizmowithatt · 8 Nov 2011 at 20:02

hyip001 said:
Is anyone using the pre applied thermal paste and is it any good? Or can anyone recommend me one to buy.

I am using the pre applied, and it seems good stuff but when/if I remove it I will put on Arctic Silver 5

InfiniteNoise · 8 Nov 2011 at 20:13

hyip001 said:
Is anyone using the pre applied thermal paste and is it any good? Or can anyone recommend me one to buy.

It's fine, the temp difference between pre-applied paste and proper paste is maybe like 1c.

hyip001 · 8 Nov 2011 at 20:28

Thanks, I'll keep that on for now then.

Azzuri · 8 Nov 2011 at 20:31

I'm looking at this or the 620 version.

I've got a 2500k build going together, I'm not planning on trying for an extreme overclock out of it but I would like to get up near 4.5ghz.

Is this going to offer me any benefit over the 620? With a 620 I'd probably have the budget to change the fan and add another but with this I'd have to leave it with what's in the box as the budget is tight.

Lastly, its a mATX build, I'm not sure if there's any difference in radiator size?

Gizmowithatt · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:07

Azzuri said:
I'm looking at this or the 620 version.

I've got a 2500k build going together, I'm not planning on trying for an extreme overclock out of it but I would like to get up near 4.5ghz.

Is this going to offer me any benefit over the 620? With a 620 I'd probably have the budget to change the fan and add another but with this I'd have to leave it with what's in the box as the budget is tight.

Lastly, its a mATX build, I'm not sure if there's any difference in radiator size?

Here’s a good link with pics, that should answer all your questions

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/antec_kuehler_hamp8322o_920_cpu_cooler_review,1.html

Azzuri · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:25

Cheers, I'll have a read

Helios1234 · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:31

Gizmowithatt said:
I am using the pre applied, and it seems good stuff but when/if I remove it I will put on Arctic Silver 5

Don't remove it, the stock paste is better than Arctic Silver 5.

stulid · 11 Nov 2011 at 18:26

Helios1234 said:
Don't remove it, the stock paste is better than Arctic Silver 5.

Not really what I found, the stock paste is good, the Silver5 is 2C cooler when run Prime95 for 30min at the 4.5GHz setting

I also have IC Diamond (don't like how thick it is) , IC Periheilon and MX-2 here, so I could try doing other comparisons against the Silver5.

ToxicTBag · 11 Nov 2011 at 18:55

Thanks for the quick review Stulid informative and helpfull

MattHep · 15 Nov 2011 at 21:49

Cant believe i haven't seen this thread. Stulid, has anyone else had a problem when they try to load the cooler software it throws a message "Cannot connect to control chiller device. Check the USB Connection"

Ive checked the connection and when i go into device manager it just says the device is unkown?

I cant adjust anything?

stulid · 15 Nov 2011 at 21:51

MattHep said:
Cant believe i haven't seen this thread. Stulid, has anyone else had a problem when they try to load the cooler software it throws a message "Cannot connect to control chiller device. Check the USB Connection"

Ive checked the connection and when i go into device manager it just says the device is unkown?

I cant adjust anything?

Mine needed a restart before I could load the screen and start adjusting.

Theres also software here - http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzA0MzcwJjE3 - which I used to do an install on Monday and I just double clicked the "setup" icon in the download and not the "Antec CC" icon.

MattHep · 15 Nov 2011 at 22:03

Just reinstalled with the latest software on that link and still no luck. Says that the usb is not recognised an unknown device. Strange one that.

stulid · 15 Nov 2011 at 22:05

You have got the USB cable plugged into a header that is switched ON in the BIOS?

MattHep · 15 Nov 2011 at 22:09

Hmmm I wouldnt no. Can these be turned on in the BIOS I presume?

stulid · 15 Nov 2011 at 22:13

Depends on the board and BIOS options avalible, My Asrock just has USB2.0 ON/OFF and USB3.0 ON/OFF and that maybe for all the ports.

My Gigabyte UD4 has front and rear control.

IS THE LITTLE USB CABLE IN CORRECTLY?