Hello all,
I have an Antec Kuhler H2O 620 fitted up to my i5 2500k.
My settings are 42 x 100 @ 1.288v
Now it is worth noting that there is an issue with the Kuhler which is causing the pump to emit an extremely annoying and very loud rattling/ratcheting sound like an old fridge (dont worry, i am keeping an eye on my temps all the time and i am filling out the RMA form litterally after i post this), but the sound goes away once the coolant has warmed to above about 50*C and has stayed like that for a few minutes. If it sits idle at about 29*C to 35*C it will rattle constantly, and once it has cooled down to below 50*C it begins to rattle again shortly afterwards.
It is also worth noting that the setup i have is one Lian Li 120mm fan pushing air into the case, so where 'i' is the fan, 'l' is the radiator, and '|' is the back of the case, it would be like this: |il
After running prime 95 (and using the PC generally as well) for 3 hours, my temps are reading 67, 70, 72, 70.
I have read on the web that with this cooler, the temps at 4.2GHz should be closer to 60 - 65, so do you think that the performance of the CPU cooler is limited by the fan, by the fact that it is faulty somehow, both, or neither?
I realise that it is a question with no definite answer, but i want to know your opinions so that i can decide if i want to fit the replacement kuhler or a different one.
I will test it with the original fan at some point and see if there is any difference. (apart from an increase in fan noise
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I have an Antec Kuhler H2O 620 fitted up to my i5 2500k.
My settings are 42 x 100 @ 1.288v
Now it is worth noting that there is an issue with the Kuhler which is causing the pump to emit an extremely annoying and very loud rattling/ratcheting sound like an old fridge (dont worry, i am keeping an eye on my temps all the time and i am filling out the RMA form litterally after i post this), but the sound goes away once the coolant has warmed to above about 50*C and has stayed like that for a few minutes. If it sits idle at about 29*C to 35*C it will rattle constantly, and once it has cooled down to below 50*C it begins to rattle again shortly afterwards.
It is also worth noting that the setup i have is one Lian Li 120mm fan pushing air into the case, so where 'i' is the fan, 'l' is the radiator, and '|' is the back of the case, it would be like this: |il
After running prime 95 (and using the PC generally as well) for 3 hours, my temps are reading 67, 70, 72, 70.
I have read on the web that with this cooler, the temps at 4.2GHz should be closer to 60 - 65, so do you think that the performance of the CPU cooler is limited by the fan, by the fact that it is faulty somehow, both, or neither?
I realise that it is a question with no definite answer, but i want to know your opinions so that i can decide if i want to fit the replacement kuhler or a different one.
I will test it with the original fan at some point and see if there is any difference. (apart from an increase in fan noise
