Antec Kühler H2O 920 Review
Category : Watercooling
Published by Marc Büchel on 22.11.13
With the H2O 920, Antec has a closed-loop watercooler in their portfolio, which can be equipped with two 120 millimeter fans. Therefore we expect great cooling performance at a very reasonable noise level. Apart from that, owners get the possibility to use Antec's Chill Control Software, which lets you control fans speeds. So far we're quite curious how this thing is going to perform.
On the following pages
we will show you what the Antec H2O 920 is capable
of.
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Preview
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Specifications and included in delivery
Specifications
Model |
Antec Kühler H2O 920 |
Material |
Aluminium
/ Copper /
plastic |
Dimension
(D x W x H) |
49 mm x 120 mm x 151 mm |
Weight |
1.21 kg |
Fan |
2 x 120 mm x 120 mm x 25 mm PWM |
On the manufacturer's website |
Antec Kühler H2O 920 |
Included in delivery
- Cooling block
- Heat exchanger 120 mm
- 2 x 120 mm Fan
- Mounting kit
for Socket
Intel LGA 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 & AMD FM2 (+), FM1, AM2 (+),
AM3 (+).
- Pre-applied compound
- Mounting components
- Manual
The
H2O 920
ships well protected, that none of the parts included will be damaged during transport.
Antec includes not only an Intel but also an AMD mounting kit. Therefore the
cooler is compatible to both worlds right out of the box. Furthermore the
manufacturer puts two of its own 120
millimeter fans into the box. The fans feature a 4-pin connector (PWM), which
means that if you plug them to the board directly, you can easily alter rotation
speeds. Antec also bundles this unit with their Chill Control software. For that
purpose there are headers connected to the waterblock, where you can connect the
fan cables to.
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Construction and design
Antec provided the H2O 920 with a
single-radiator which offers space for two 120 millimeter
fans - one on each side. The manufacturer makes use of a heat-exchanger that is made from aluminum entirely.
Compared to radiators which have been made from copper, this gives the
manufacturer some more headroom when it comes to product pricing. Usually
closed-loop watercoolers feature quite a competitive price tag and we can say
the H2O 920 is in that range too. Although the H2O 920 is competitively priced, the
build quality is on a good level. It doesn't matter if you take a closer look at
the radiator, the tubings or the cooling block. Everything is well built and in
case of the tubings Antec uses a rubber coating, which
should offer low evaporation. Regarding the cooling block Antec uses a
familiar piece, which features micro channels and a cooper base plate that
doesn't come with a mirror finish, but still quality is on a reasonable level.
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Mounting
Antec ships their H2O 920 with mounting kits that are compatible to the most common
Intel and AMD sockets. Basically mounting the cooler is very simple and we
didn't even have to check the manual. Even beginner will feel comfortable
installing this cooler, since it's easy and self explanatory.
Thanks to the compact cooling
block you'll find plenty of space on any board. You can be dead sure that there
will be no compatibility issues at all. Since the radiator is not exactly thin,
you should make sure you place it at a location where it's not going to
interfere with onboard components.
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Testsystem and testroutine
Testsystem
Cooler |
- Alpenföhn Nordwand
- Alpenföhn Gotthard
- Antec Kühler H2O 920
- Aquatuning NexXxoS XP3 Light @ Alphacool NexXxoS UT60
360mm
- BeQuiet! Dark Rock 2
- BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 2
- BeQuiet! Shadow Rock
- BeQuiet! Shadow Rock 2
- Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige
- Cooler Master Hyper 212Evo
- Cooler Master Hyper 412S
- Cooler Master Seidon 120M
- Cooler Master TPC 800
- Corsair H90
- Corsair H100i
- Corsair H110
- Corsair H5O
- Enermax ELC240
- EK Water Blocks Kit L360
- Gelid GX-7
- Gelid The Black Edition
- Noctua NH-C14
- Noctua NH-D14
- Noctua NH-U12P
- Noctua NH-U14S
- Phanteks PH-TC14PE
- Prolimatech Armageddon - Xigmatek PLA14025S12L
Fan
- Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow
- Prolimatech Megahalems Super Mega
- Prolimatech Samuel 17
- Raijintek AIDOS
- Raijintek THEMIS
- Raijintek EREBOSS
- SilverStone Heligon HE01
- Thermalright AXP-100
- Thermalright Macho 120
- Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E
|
Mainboard |
ASUS P6T Deluxe |
Processor |
Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz 4C / 8T |
Memory |
Kingston HyperX 3 x 1 GByte |
Graphics card |
Gigabyte GTX 285 |
Hard disk |
Samsung Spinpoint F1 640 GByte |
Power supply |
Seasonic Platinum SS-520FL2 |
Testroutine
The CPU
is being evaluated using
Real Temp and with
Prime95 we reach nearly 100% load on the CPU. For measuring the noise level
we use a Voltcraft SL-200 decibel meter, which is positioned one meter from the
CPU cooler with the fan mounted.
- 2.66 GHz 12 volts load
- 2.66 GHz 7 volts load
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Results 2.66 GHz 12 volts
Cooler / fan |
Temp. diff. load |
Absolute temp. |
RPM |
Noise |
Price |
Review link |
EK Water Blocks Kit L360 - Triple Fan
(Push) - EK-Supreme LTX CPU block |
21 K |
48 °C |
1600 rpm |
41.7 dBA |
CHF 294 (EUR 220) |
EK Water Blocks Kit L360 |
Aquatuning NexXxoS XP3 Light @ Alphacool
NexXxoS UT60 360mm - Triple Fan (Pull) |
24 K |
51 °C |
1200 rpm |
36.9 dBA |
CHF 360 (EUR 300) |
Aquatuning NexXxoS XP3 @ Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 360mm - Triple Fan |
Antec Kühler H2O 920 - Dual Fan |
25 K |
49 °C |
2500 rpm |
49.3 dBA |
CHF 90 (EUR 75) |
Kühler H2O 920 |
Corsair H100i - Dual Fan |
26 K |
53 °C |
2700 rpm |
48.8 dBA |
CHF 122 (EUR 88) |
Corsair H100i |
Corsair H110 - Dual Fan |
27 K |
51 °C |
1500 rpm |
41.9 dBA |
CHF 125 (EUR 104) |
Corsair H110 |
Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige -
Dual Fan |
27 K |
52 °C |
1600 rpm |
46.5 dBA |
CHF 186 (EUR 155) |
Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE - Triple Fan |
28 K |
57 °C |
1250 rpm |
41.3 dBA |
CHF 124 (EUR 103) |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE - Dual Fan |
29 K |
58 °C |
1250 rpm |
41.1 dBA |
CHF 99 (EUR 83) |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Raijintek EREBOSS - Dual Fan |
29 K |
52 °C |
1500/1500 rpm |
39.6 dBA |
CHF 42 (EUR 35) |
Raijintek EREBOSS |
Corsair H90 - Dual Fan |
29 K |
53 °C |
1500/1500 rpm |
42.1 dBA |
CHF 96 (EUR 80) |
Corsair H90 |
Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E - Dual Fan |
30 K |
56 °C |
1100/1300 rpm |
41.8 dBA |
CHF 70 (EUR 58) |
Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE - Single Fan |
30 K |
59 °C |
1250 rpm |
40.7 dBA |
CHF 99 (EUR 83) |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Noctua NH-U14S - Dual Fan |
30 K |
60 °C |
1300/1300 rpm |
41.2 dBA |
CHF 82 (EUR 65) |
Noctua NH-U14S |
Prolimatech Megahalems Super Mega - Dual
Fan |
30 K |
57 °C |
1400/1400 rpm |
40.8 dBA |
CHF 126 (EUR 105) |
Prolimatech Megahalems Super Mega Dual Fan |
Corsair H90 - Single Fan |
30 K |
54 °C |
1500 rpm |
41.4 dBA |
CHF 96 (EUR 80) |
Corsair H90 |
Raijintek EREBOSS - Single Fan |
30 K |
53 °C |
1500 rpm |
39.2 dBA |
CHF 42 (EUR 35) |
Raijintek EREBOSS |
Noctua NH-D14 - Single Fan |
31 K |
56 °C |
1300/1200 rpm |
40.9 dBA |
CHF 114 (EUR 95) |
Noctua NH-D14 |
Noctua NH-U14S - Single Fan |
31 K |
61 °C |
1300 rpm |
39.8 dBA |
CHF 82 (EUR 65) |
Noctua NH-U14S |
Cooler Master TPC 800 - Dual Fan |
32 K |
61 °C |
1400 rpm |
41.2 dBA |
CHF 113 (EUR 94) |
Cooler Master TPC 800 |
Enermax ELC240 - Dual Fan |
32 K |
57 °C |
1500 rpm |
43.4 dBA |
CHF 107 (EUR 89) |
Enermax ELC240 |
Prolimatech Armageddon - Dual Fan |
33 K |
56 °C |
1100/1100 rpm |
36.4 dBA |
CHF 70 (EUR 58) |
Prolimatech Armageddon |
BeQuiet! Shadow Rock 2 |
33 K |
61 °C |
1400 rpm |
39.3 dBA |
CHF 47 (EUR 39) |
BeQuiet! Shadow Rock 2 |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 |
33 K |
61 °C |
1400/1400 rpm |
42.0 dBA |
CHF 96 (EUR 80) |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 |
Alpenföhn Nordwand - Dual Fan |
33 K |
57 °C |
1500 rpm |
43.0 dBA |
CHF 103 (EUR 86) |
Alpenföhn Nordwand |
Raijintek THEMIS - Single Fan |
33 K |
55 °C |
1600 rpm |
42.0 dBA |
CHF 28 (EUR 23) |
Raijintek THEMIS |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M - Dual Fan |
33 K |
57° C |
1800/1800 rpm |
43.6 dBA |
CHF 75 (EUR 63) |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M |
Gelid GX-7 - Dual-Fan |
33 K |
53 °C |
1800/1800 rpm |
45.5 dBA |
CHF 45 (EUR 38) |
Gelid GX-7 |
Alpenföhn Gotthard - Single Fan |
34 K |
60 °C |
1200 rpm |
39.7 dBA |
CHF 65 (EUR 54) |
Alpenföhn Gotthard |
Gelid The Black Edition - Dual Fan |
34 K |
60 °C |
1600/1500 rpm |
41.4 dBA |
CHF 72 (EUR 59) |
Gelid The Black Edition |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M - Single Fan |
34 K |
58° C |
1800 rpm |
42.8 dBA |
CHF 75 (EUR 63) |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M |
SilverStone Heligon HE01 |
35 K |
61 °C |
1900 rpm |
48.2 dBA |
CHF 84 (EUR 70) |
SilverStone Heligon HE01 |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow -
Dual Fan |
34 K |
58 °C |
1400 rpm |
40.5 dBA |
CHF 79 (EUR 66) |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow |
Enermax ETS-T40-VD - Single Fan |
34 K |
57 °C |
1900 rpm |
42.4 dBA |
CHF 43 (EUR 36) |
Enermax ETS-T40-VD |
Raijintek AIDOS - Single Fan |
34 K |
57 °C |
2400 rpm |
43.1 dBA |
CHF 20 (EUR 17) |
Raijintek AIDOS |
Noctua NH-C14 - Dual Fan |
35 K |
57 °C |
1250 rpm |
41.0 dBA |
CHF 91 (EUR 76) |
Noctua NH-C14 |
Alpenföhn Nordwand - Single Fan |
35 K |
59 °C |
1500 rpm |
42.4 dBA |
CHF 79 (EUR 66) |
Alpenföhn Nordwand |
Gelid GX-7 - Single Fan |
35 K |
55 °C |
1800 rpm |
45.0 dBA |
CHF 45 (EUR 38) |
Gelid GX-7 |
Coolink Corator DS - Single Fan |
35 K |
57 °C |
1900 rpm |
47.9 dBA |
CHF 45 (EUR 38) |
Coolink Corator DS |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow -
Single Fan |
36 K |
59 °C |
1400 rpm |
37.0 dBA |
CHF 79 (EUR 65) |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow |
Prolimatech Armageddon - Single Fan |
37 K |
60 °C |
1100 rpm |
35.9 dBA |
CHF 88 (EUR 73) |
Prolimatech Armageddon |
BeQuiet! Shadow Rock - Single Fan |
37 K |
60 °C |
1500 rpm |
42.7 dBA |
CHF 63 (EUR 53) |
BeQuiet Shadow Rock |
Corsair H5O - Dual Fan |
37 K |
59 °C |
1600 rpm |
44.4 dBA |
CHF 133 (EUR 111) |
Corsair H5O |
Noctua NH-C14 - Single Fan |
38 K |
60 °C |
1250 rpm |
39.4 dBA |
CHF 91 (EUR 76) |
Noctua NH-C14 |
Thermalright Macho 120 - Single Fan |
38 K |
64 °C |
1400 rpm |
40.8 dBA |
CHF 38 (EUR 32) |
Thermalright Macho 120 |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock 2 - Single Fan |
38 K |
65 °C |
1400 rpm |
42.0 dBA |
CHF 77 (EUR 64) |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock 2 |
Noctua NH-U12P - Dual Fan |
38 K |
62 °C |
1400 rpm |
41.6 dBA |
CHF 125 (EUR 104) |
Noctua NH-U12P |
Corsair H5O - Single Fan |
38 K |
60 °C |
1600 rpm |
44.0 dBA |
CHF 113 (EUR 94) |
Corsair H5O |
Cooler Master Hyper 412S - Single-Fan |
39 K |
62 °C |
1200 rpm |
41.6 dBA |
CHF 57 (EUR 48) |
Cooler Master Hyper 412S |
Cooler Master Hyper 212Evo - Single-Fan |
39 K |
62 °C |
1500 rpm |
42.9 dBA |
CHF 50 (EUR 40) |
Cooler Master Hyper
212S |
Noctua NH-U12P - Single Fan |
40 K |
64 °C |
1400 rpm |
40.5 dBA |
CHF 85 (EUR 71) |
Noctua NH-U12P |
Thermalright AXP-100 |
46 K |
72 °C |
2400 rpm |
43.1 dBA |
CHF 48 (EUR 40) |
Thermalright AXP-100 |
Prolimatech Samuel 17 - Single Fan |
56 K |
85 °C |
1400 rpm |
40.1 dBA |
CHF 49 (EUR 41) |
Prolimatech Samuel 17 |
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Results 2.66 GHz 7 Volts
Cooler / fan |
Temp. diff. load |
Absolute temp. |
RPM |
Noise |
Price |
Review link |
EK Water Blocks Kit L360 - Triple Fan
(Push) - EK-Supreme LTX CPU block |
25 K |
52 °C |
650 rpm |
32.4 dBA |
CHF 294 (EUR 220) |
EK Water Blocks Kit L360 |
Aquatuning NexXxoS XP3 Light @ Alphacool
NexXxoS UT60 360mm - Triple Fan (Pull) |
27 K |
54 °C |
600 rpm |
32.1 dBA |
CHF 360 (EUR 300) |
Aquatuning NexXxoS XP3 @ Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 360mm - Triple Fan |
Corsair H100i - Dual Fan |
30
K |
57 °C |
700 rpm |
33.2 dBA |
CHF 122 (EUR 88) |
Corsair H100i |
Corsair H110 - Dual Fan |
30 K |
53 °C |
650 rpm |
32.1 dBA |
CHF 125 (EUR 104) |
Corsair H110 |
Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige |
32 K |
56 °C |
800 rpm |
43.8 dBA |
CHF 186 (EUR 155) |
Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige |
Antec Kühler H2O 920 - Dual Fan |
34 K |
56 °C |
600 rpm |
32.1 dBA |
CHF 90 (EUR 75) |
Kühler H2O 920 |
Raijintek EREBOSS - Dual Fan |
35 K |
55 °C |
800/800 rpm |
36.2 dBA |
CHF 42 (EUR 35) |
Raijintek EREBOSS |
Noctua NH-U14S - Dual Fan |
33 K |
64 °C |
1000/1000 rpm |
37.7 dBA |
CHF 82 (EUR 65) |
Noctua NH-U14S |
Corsair H90 - Dual Fan |
34 K |
58 °C |
650/650 rpm |
32.1 dBA |
CHF 96 (EUR 80) |
Corsair H90 |
Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E - Dual Fan |
34 K |
60 °C |
500/900 rpm |
35.0 dBA |
CHF 70 (EUR 58) |
Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE - Triple Fan |
34 K |
63 °C |
750 rpm |
35.1 dBA |
CHF 124 (EUR 103) |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Raijintek EREBOSS - Single Fan |
34 K |
54 °C |
800 rpm |
35.9 dBA |
CHF 42 (EUR 35) |
Raijintek EREBOSS |
Corsair H90 - Single Fan |
35 K |
59 °C |
650 rpm |
32.1 dBA |
CHF 96 (EUR 80) |
Corsair H90 |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE - Dual Fan |
35 K |
64 °C |
750 rpm |
34.9 dBA |
CHF 99 (EUR 83) |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
Prolimatech Megahalems Super Mega - Dual
Fan |
35 K |
62 °C |
800 rpm |
38.8 dBA |
CHF 126 (EUR 105) |
Prolimatech Megahalems Super Mega Dual Fan |
Noctua NH-U14S - Single Fan |
35 K |
65 °C |
1000 rpm |
37.3 dBA |
CHF 82 (EUR 65) |
Noctua NH-U14S |
Noctua NH-D14 - Single Fan |
36 K |
61 °C |
1000/900 rpm |
37.2 dBA |
CHF 114 (EUR 95) |
Noctua NH-D14 |
Raijintek THEMIS - Single Fan |
36 K |
58 °C |
1000 rpm |
38.0 dBA |
CHF 28 (EUR 23) |
Raijintek THEMIS |
Noctua NH-C14 - Dual Fan |
37 K |
59 °C |
800 rpm |
34.1 dBA |
CHF 91 (EUR 76) |
Noctua NH-C14 |
Cooler Master TPC 800 - Dual Fan |
37 K |
66 °C |
800 rpm |
34.2 dBA |
CHF 113 (EUR 94) |
Cooler Master TPC 800 |
BeQuiet! Shadow Rock 2 |
37 K |
61 °C |
800 rpm |
34.4 dBA |
CHF 47 (EUR 39) |
BeQuiet! Shadow Rock 2 |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M - Dual Fan |
37 K |
61 °C |
1200/1200 rpm |
37.1 dBA |
CHF 75 (EUR 63) |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow -
Dual Fan |
37 K |
61 °C |
1000 rpm |
38.9 dBA |
CHF 79 (EUR 66) |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow |
Enermax ELC240 - Dual Fan |
37 K |
62 °C |
1500 rpm |
37.0 dBA |
CHF 107 (EUR 89) |
Enermax ELC240 |
Prolimatech Armageddon - Dual Fan |
38 K |
61 °C |
650 rpm |
32.1 dBA |
CHF 70 (EUR 58) |
Prolimatech Armageddon |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE - Single Fan |
38 K |
67 °C |
750 rpm |
34.6 dBA |
CHF 99 (EUR 83) |
Phanteks PH-TC14PE |
SilverStone Heligon HE01 |
38 K |
64 °C |
1000 rpm |
34.7 dBA |
CHF 84 (EUR 70) |
SilverStone Heligon HE01 |
Gelid The Black Edition - Dual Fan |
38 K |
64 °C |
1100/1000 rpm |
34.8 dBA |
CHF 72 (EUR 59) |
Gelid The Black Edition |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M - Single Fan |
38 K |
62 °C |
1200 rpm |
36.7 dBA |
CHF 75 (EUR 63) |
Cooler Master Seidon 120M |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow
- Single Fan |
39 K |
63 °C |
1000 rpm |
36.2 dBA |
CHF 79 (EUR 66) |
Prolimatech Megahalems Megashadow |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 |
40 K |
67 °C |
500/500 rpm |
33.3 dBA |
CHF 96 (EUR 80) |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 |
Raijintek AIDOS - Single Fan |
40 K |
64 °C |
1200 rpm |
38.5 dBA |
CHF 20 (EUR 17) |
Raijintek AIDOS |
Prolimatech Armageddon - Single Fan |
41 K |
64 °C |
650 rpm |
32.3 dBA |
CHF 88 (EUR 73) |
Prolimatech Armageddon |
Alpenföhn Gotthard - Single Fan |
41 K |
67 °C |
700 rpm |
35.5 dBA |
CHF 65 (EUR 54) |
Alpenföhn Gotthard |
Gelid GX-7 - Dual Fan |
42 K |
62 °C |
700 rpm |
34.0 dBA |
CHF 45 (EUR 38) |
Gelid GX-7 |
Noctua NH-C14 - Single Fan |
42 K |
64 °C |
800 rpm |
33.5 dBA |
CHF
91 (EUR 76) |
Noctua NH-C14 |
Corsair H5O - Dual Fan |
42 K |
64 °C |
900 rpm |
37.5 dBA |
CHF 133 (EUR 111) |
Corsair H5O |
Alpenföhn Nordwand - Dual Fan |
43 K |
67 °C |
700 rpm |
37.0 dBA |
CHF 103 (EUR 86) |
Alpenföhn Nordwand |
BeQuiet! Shadow Rock - Single Fan |
43 K |
66 °C |
800 rpm |
36.7 dBA |
CHF 63 (EUR 53) |
BeQuiet Shadow Rock |
Cooler Master Hyper 412S - Single Fan |
43 K |
69 °C |
800 rpm |
35.8 dBA |
CHF 57 (EUR 48) |
Cooler Master Hyper 412S |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock 2 - Single Fan |
44 K |
70 °C |
500 rpm |
32.9 dBA |
CHF 77 (EUR 64) |
BeQuiet! Dark Rock 2 |
Thermalright Macho 120 - Single Fan |
44 K |
70 °C |
700 rpm |
34.2 dBA |
CHF 38 (EUR 32) |
Thermalright Macho 120 |
Noctua NH-U12P - Dual Fan |
44 K |
68 °C |
1000 rpm |
38.0 dBA |
CHF 125 (EUR 104) |
Noctua NH-U12P |
Enermax ETS-T40-VD - Single Fan |
45 K |
66 °C |
650 rpm |
32.7 dBA |
CHF 43 (EUR 36) |
Enermax ETS-T40-VD |
Gelid GX-7 - Single-Fan |
45 K |
65 °C |
700 rpm |
33.5 dBA |
CHF 45 (EUR 38) |
Gelid GX-7 |
Noctua NH-U12P - Single Fan |
45 K |
69 °C |
1000 rpm |
37.4 dBA |
CHF 85 (EUR 71) |
Noctua NH-U12P |
Coolink Corator DS - Single Fan |
46 K |
68 °C |
800 rpm |
35.0 dBA |
CHF 45 (EUR 38) |
Coolink Corator DS |
Corsair H5O - Single Fan |
46 K |
68 °C |
900 rpm |
35.4 dBA |
CHF 113 (EUR 94) |
Corsair H5O |
Alpenföhn Nordwand - Single Fan |
48 K |
72 °C |
700 rpm |
36.4 dBA |
CHF 79 (EUR 66) |
Alpenföhn Nordwand |
Cooler Master Hyper 212Evo - Single-Fan |
52 K |
75 °C |
750 rpm |
35.3 dBA |
CHF 50 (EUR 40) |
Cooler Master Hyper
212S |
Thermalright AXP-100 |
57 K |
83 °C |
1200 rpm |
37.0 dBA |
CHF 48 (EUR 40) |
Thermalright AXP-100 |
Prolimatech Samuel 17 -Single Fan |
67 K |
96 °C |
800 rpm |
36.2 dBA |
CHF 49 (EUR 41) |
Prolimatech Samuel 17 |
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Conclusion
General |
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Antecs
H2O 920 closed-loop watercooler was able to convince us. Not only the
performance was excellent, the build quality as well as the noise level
was very good too. It really doesn't matter what you're looking at when
you have the H2O 920 in your hands. The only thing that could have been
done better is the surface of the cooling block. This one could have
been mirror lapped, although that would be only for the looks and doesn't
affect cooling performance. Also the pump has been a good choice,
since it's only causing a very silent humming noise, which you won't hear, when
it's in a case. |
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- Cooling
capacity
- Noise level |
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Fins |
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Installation |
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The
installation process is very easy and there are very few coolers, which
are easier to install. If you decide to mount both fans, you should just
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Super easy
- Compatible with Intel
and AMD sockets |
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Performance |
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During our
tests we used the Antec fans, which were included in delivery. If you drive these
120 millimeter fans at 7 Volt they are silent and at 12 Volt (2'500 rpm) they can be described as
very loud. A closer look at the test results
shows that the H2O 920 shows excellent cooling capabilites at 12 Volt as well as
at 7 Volt.
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Excellent cooling
capacity
- 4-Pin PWM |
- Noise level at max rpm |
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Recommendation |
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If
you should be thinking about buying an all-in-one watercooler and you have a
case that can house a 49 millimeter thick radiator, then the H2O 920 from Antec
is a great choice. Last but not least about 80 Euro is an attractive price tag
for such a product.
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- Enthusiast PC
- Gaming PC
- Slient-PC (7V) |
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Author: Marc Büchel
m.buechel@ocaholic.ch