defcon 1 maximus hero viii overclocked bundle .

scubes · 16 Mar 2016 at 17:13

Has anyone bought this bundle? What is the cooler like with it (first time going water cooling).im thinking of gettin the megahelms red cooler instead of water.

Borealis · 16 Mar 2016 at 17:47

The 240mm AIO it comes with is what I've got on my 5820K. It's made by Asetek, who are the OEM for some of the popular branded liquid coolers - NZXT Kraken and Corsair H105. I'm very happy with mine and haven't had any issues so far.

scubes · 16 Mar 2016 at 18:56

What are your temps like with your cooler mate.

Borealis · 16 Mar 2016 at 19:58

It's only OC'd to 4.1 GHz, but it's a hex-core so it does generate a bit of heat. Day-to-day it usually idles anywhere from 25-30C depending on ambient room temp. I have seen it as low as 22C when the room was very cold. Under a normal gaming load, it can hit 50-55C. I'll load up a game and report back - been decorating the house this evening!

Borealis · 16 Mar 2016 at 20:07

Well, it reached about 45-50C, but bear in mind I have a fan controller and the radiator fans are set to about 50-60% speed max. At that speed it really is quiet. If I whack them on high it brings the temps down further. The Silverstone fans it comes with are quite loud at full power though.

scubes · 16 Mar 2016 at 20:17

Cheers mate I'm gonna be gettin the nzxt phantom 820 were have you the rad mounted?

Borealis · 16 Mar 2016 at 20:44

I've got the Enthoo Pro and I've got the rad in the top blowing out. My case will take a 360mm rad in the top (or apparently a 420mm...), so it was pretty easy to fit. I've also got 2 fans blowing in through the front and one exhaust. All the fans are hooked up to an NZXT Sentry Mix - not the prettiest fan controller but it gets the job done. The pump is connected to the CPU fan header.

scubes · 16 Mar 2016 at 20:48

Thank you for the info mate.
Regards scubes.

Borealis · 16 Mar 2016 at 21:43

Been gaming for about an hour now, temps stable at 45C.

8 Pack · 20 Mar 2016 at 00:56

The Asetek Coolers are the best AIO. They are building for the rest. But ofcourse there own are the best no fancy not needed guff. Just a great cooler.

scubes · 20 Mar 2016 at 06:34

Wow 8pack reply a in my thread lol thank you . Can I ask you 8pack are these coolers easy to mount in cases .

scubes · 20 Mar 2016 at 06:40

scubes said:
Wow 8pack reply a in my thread lol thank you . Can I ask you 8pack are these coolers easy to mount in cases .

Forgot to say 8 pack I'm gettin one of the nzxt phantom 820 prenoise damped case were would you put the water cooler in it back or top.