Watercooling for i5K

CivilDrone · 12 Apr 2012 at 11:49

Morning

Recently i bought corsair h80 hydro. temps were good, 30idle 40load. But pump was defected, loud clicking noise was coming out of it, so it went for rma. i need a replacement. Has anyone got trouble free watercooling? I am not ready to assemble my own, just something pre-built.

I looked at a few:
antec kuhler 620, 920
Intel RTS2011LC

Thats about it i recon, likes of corsir h100 hydro out of the picture as i only have room for 120mm rad. I have 2 x akasa viper 120mm for the rad, so not worried about stock fans. Pretty please someone

paradigm · 12 Apr 2012 at 11:58

You can't get any more trouble free than the all-in-one coolers (as far as watercooling is concerned). You just had a bad one, however:

If you want simplicity, go for big air.

If you want performance, go for custom loop.

Dave0w · 12 Apr 2012 at 12:05

i nice big air cooling will cost less and out perform any pre-made water kit

welshdragon · 12 Apr 2012 at 12:18

I'm using an Antec Kuhler 920. No noise whatsoever from the pump. Replaced the two stock fans with a pair of Akasa Venoms I had spare.

CivilDrone · 12 Apr 2012 at 12:29

air cooling i just dont like anymore, and custom watercooling is out of the question for now. I also got 2 akasa vipers to go onto rad, but cant justify price difference between 920 and 620, i think ill take a stab at 620.. 46 next day delivery is good enough. will update once tested

CivilDrone · 12 Apr 2012 at 14:53

ordered corsair h100 afterall. 75 delivered. well priced and top performance

paradigm · 12 Apr 2012 at 17:21

I thought you only had space for a 120.1 rad? :confused:

newbieclocker · 12 Apr 2012 at 19:48

Building your own water cooling system is pretty easy and the people at the water cooling forum are great. You will get the best performance with a custom built loop.

CivilDrone · 13 Apr 2012 at 10:50

paradigm said:
I thought you only had space for a 120.1 rad?

I did. but will either try to mount rad on top of 200mm fan, or remove fan and screw rad on its own. Delivered half hour ago, ill get stuck in and report in a bit

I am not ready for custom watercooling. Maybe later down the line. Right now, h100 should do the trick. Also, jetstream 680 comin out next week, if i couple that with all the rest of my stuff, done deal. 1920x1080 gaming should be bUUUUtiful

CivilDrone · 13 Apr 2012 at 17:00

ROFL! sent H80 for RMA. Bought H100 with the same problem, they use the same pump. RMA again, not touchin corsair watercoolers with a stick now.

paradigm · 13 Apr 2012 at 21:33

Time for custom

Custom looks best anyway