Corsair Hydro Series H110 vs NZXT Kraken X61

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What's the best overall (lowest temps, dBs, highest quality parts, etc.) AiO closed-loop water cooler out of the 2 listed in the title? Only recommend another if you have proof it can outmatch BOTH the ones listed. Thank you guys!
 
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I have the H100i, I wanted the Kraken but it was out of stock. Besides my adventure making the stock fans shut up (will make a thread about that soon) I'm happy with it. At full load and all 4790K cores at 4.7GHZ (torture test) it hovers around 70-76C.
At the minimum 600 RPM (and all other fans in the case off) it gives me idle temperatures at 34-38. With the other fans running and at medium RPM it stays around 30C.
Btw: These temperatures are not the stock fans. With the stock fans they are a bit lower. The stock fans are excellent, apart from them making a mechanical clicking noise at very low revs (400 RPM).
While gaming I'm at 45-50C.

I'm pleased with it, but it has some issues. Corsair customer service is however excellent.

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I can verify the X60 Extreme (when it was NZXT's best) beat the H100i (when it was Corsair's best); maybe similar proportions will form (meaning X61 >? H110). Anyone else have thoughts? I've heard better personal recommendations for NZXT, but better reviews from Corsair (for these matters only, afaik).
 

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I have the H100i, I wanted the Kraken but it was out of stock. Besides my adventure making the stock fans shut up (will make a thread about that soon) I'm happy with it. At full load and all 4790K cores at 4.7GHZ (torture test) it hovers around 70-76C.
At the minimum 600 RPM (and all other fans in the case off) it gives me idle temperatures at 34-38. With the other fans running and at medium RPM it stays around 30C.
Btw: These temperatures are not the stock fans. With the stock fans they are a bit lower. The stock fans are excellent, apart from them making a mechanical clicking noise at very low revs (400 RPM).
While gaming I'm at 45-50C.

I'm pleased with it, but it has some issues. Corsair customer service is however excellent.
 
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