Best Closed Loop Water Cooler?

GoldKingCobra · Jul 4, 2015

I don't know a lot about closed loop products but currently what's the best AIO out there. Maybe Corsair?

In my case it will be cooling a i7 5820k (LGA2011-v3)

Was going to get the NZXT Kraken X61 but all the consumer complaints are kinda changing my mind.

mcnumpty23 · Jul 4, 2015

by a mile swiftech

h220x or h240x

GoldKingCobra · Jul 4, 2015

mcnumpty23 :

Believe it or not my first decision was the H240x but it's not really gonna look good in a H440 IMO.

JackNaylorPE · Jul 4, 2015

Nothing else even comes close .... except it is not closed loop. Well it comes as a AIO water cooler but you can expand the loop and add water blocks for GFX cards, extra rads, whatever....

1. It blows everything else "outta the water" ... pun intended

2. Pump is 10 times stronger than typical CLCs
3. No aluminum rads
4. No mixed metals (very bad thing in water cooling)
5. Low Noise
6. Built in reservoir

http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/liquid/42047-swiftech-h240-x-open-loop-280mm-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3

http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/liquid/40870-swiftech-h220-x-open-loop-240mm-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3

Not sure why it wouldn't look good on an H440 .... looks great in a Enthoo Luxe.

http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/2446813/

If ya haven't bought case yet .... perhaps an upgrade is in order.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdWXLAmmSjc

GoldKingCobra · Jul 4, 2015

What's the best from Corsair?

JackNaylorPE · Jul 4, 2015

Although Corsair has among the best units manufactured by Asetek, as every one of them has a weak pump (0.11 gpm as measured by martin) ) and mixes aluminum rads w/ a copper block, I can not recommend any of them. Most are very loud too.

Here's what happens when you mix copper and aluminum parts in a water cooling loop.

https://martinsliquidlab.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/corrosion-explored/

Corsair no doubt uses a corrosion inhibitor but these decrease in effectiveness over time.... most water cooling enthusiasts change out their coolant every 12 - 24 months, no way to do this on a CLC.

mcnumpty23 · Jul 4, 2015

GoldKingCobra :

cant see why it wouldnt look good

and its not just the swiftech performance

its the quality of the parts

pick up a corsair AIO then the swiftech and the difference is obvious--i have used both in the past

actually use a lot of corsair stuff but not their AIO

and swiftech support is fantastic when i had an issue bryan messaged me day--night--weekends nothing was too much trouble for him

even let me dismantle my pump without voiding the warranty

so yeah i am a total swiftech fan

GoldKingCobra · Jul 4, 2015

So I guess I'll be looking foward to the Swiftech H240x. Thanks for the help guys I really appreciate it.

JackNaylorPE · Jul 4, 2015

If ya chose a white case, if ya need painting tops, just yell.

mcnumpty23 · Jul 4, 2015

yeah have to agree with jack about the enthoo luxe i have the primo great cases

though not sure about that link--one red tube and one white looks weird to me

but thats another advantage of the swiftech over the other AIO you can change tubing to a colour you want to

JackNaylorPE · Jul 4, 2015

It's a white / orange theme.... iPhone pic doesn't do colors justice

CPU Water Block is Orange
MoBo slots are Orange
RAM is Orange
Cards and Backplates are White / Orange

He has 6 feet of the white / orange tube .... and will likely change it up every now and then.

GoldKingCobra · Jul 4, 2015

Can I put a custom liquid in the H240x from like mayhems or something?

mcnumpty23 · Jul 4, 2015

JackNaylorPE :

yeah looks orange now looked red on the other pic

JackNaylorPE · Jul 4, 2015

GoldKingCobra :

There's Mayhems in the above build. Personally I wuda went with the pastel and clear tubing.

mcnumpty23 · Jul 4, 2015

GoldKingCobra :

yep

i think clear tubing and pastel white looks great but every one has different taste

GoldKingCobra · Jul 4, 2015

mcnumpty23 :

That's exactly what I was thinking for my black/white build.

mcnumpty23 · Jul 4, 2015

GoldKingCobra :

great minds think alike--lol

that white pastel is seriously white--if you put it next to milk it looks whiter than milk if thats possible

JackNaylorPE · Jul 4, 2015

Be aware with Mayhems pastels:

1. You will need to thoroughly clean the rads with an acid / base wash. Mayhms Blitz Kit is recommended.

2. There have been reports of the liquid changing colors at elevated temperatures. My box typically runs with coolant temps from 23C to 34C or about 8 - 12C above ambient air temps. When doing some testing however for passive cooling (fans off) I hit 38 - 41C at the red pastel turned black over the next few days. If you stick w/ just CPU cooling, you should be able to maintain a 10C delta T on an overclocked 5820k (230 watts OC'd)

GoldKingCobra · Jul 5, 2015

JackNaylorPE :

What if I don't clean the loop out with any cleaner, I feel this is just away for Mayhems to get away with a few more bucks shaved off your wallet then anything really worth considering.

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