Antec Kuhler 920 or Intel RTS2011LC

[vziera]

So I've been thinking of downgrading from H100 to either of those CLLC mentioned in title.
Corsair products suck in my country, too many lemons they send here. I'm still using LGA1366
as you can see below but doesn't mean I don't need my future CLLC to be compatible with new sockets. Well, thoughts?

 

[Peter1986C]

What is the actual complaint about your cooler? If it works than just keep it. The Intel cooler seems overpriced to me.

 

[vziera]

What is the actual complaint about your cooler? If it works than just keep it. The Intel cooler seems overpriced to me.

The fan controller doesn't work, led changes right after the button is pushed but the speed remain at its default. There were 4 box openings of BNIB H100 when claiming at local distributor, they showed the exact same issue with mine wtf. At first, the distro guys concurred that it's defective and after the replacement testing, they all of a sudden stated that it's normal, they said that I have to plug the fans directly to my motherboard in order for the fans to change speed and they closed my case wtf. If I had to send my h100 back to corsair in Hongkong, it would cost a lot and won't be worth it. Corsair's international warranty is nothing compared to intel's, Intel pay all the shipment costs and taxes.

sorry for my bad english though.

 

[Peter1986C]

There were 4 box openings of BNIB H100 when claiming at local distributor, they showed the exact same issue with mine wtf

Those 4 box openings, were they all tested in your system? AFAIK, the fans are connected to the cpu fan header on the mobo, hence my question.

 

[vziera]

Well, according to its installation guide, the cable that needs to be attached to motherboard is only for thermal sensor so that the system can inform user the current processor temperature in digits, not for adjusting the fan speed. The corsair customer support team themselves told me that it's not normal at all that I need to send the unit back to them asap at my expense wtf. Check this video out, mate:
http://vimeo.com/37425261

I installed it properly, tested it using prime95 to heat it up but the fan speed didn't change at all.

The replacement testing were performed in my system and theirs, same result, nothing different

 

[BrettRuthnam]

Sad to hear that about your H100.

I have an Antec 920 and I am happy with it.
Please note that the software used for the Antec sometimes "disappears" on start up (i'm not sure if anyone else has this problem too), it's not a massive problem but sometimes the fans won't ramp up.
My cpu at stock clocks hits 59*C with 1 pass off IBT on maximum (it uses 11gigs of ram).
The fans are BLOODY LOUD, hehehheee.
You can swop them out with other quieter PWM fans to ensure you don't go deaf

Here you can see the performance of the antec is slightly worse than the H100:
http://hardocp.com/article/2011/07/26/corsair_h100_extreme_perf_liquid_cpu_cooler_review/3
If you seriously want a new liquid system then the Antec gets my vote.
Personally I would rather get a fan controller and manually control the fans on the H100 provided the pump still works perfectly, you can still feed the fan speed to the cpu header if you get the appropriate cable with the fan controller.

Hope this helps

 

[Shou Miko]

Intel's watercooling have proper rubber tubes (or looks like rubber tubes) and the radiator should be a little thicker or that's what Linus says on his youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1vrCHm7mBQ&hd=1

i am planning to buy one myself.

 

[vziera]

Sad to hear that about your H100.

I have an Antec 920 and I am happy with it.
Please note that the software used for the Antec sometimes "disappears" on start up (i'm not sure if anyone else has this problem too), it's not a massive problem but sometimes the fans won't ramp up.
My cpu at stock clocks hits 59*C with 1 pass off IBT on maximum (it uses 11gigs of ram).
The fans are BLOODY LOUD, hehehheee.
You can swop them out with other quieter PWM fans to ensure you don't go deaf

Here you can see the performance of the antec is slightly worse than the H100:
http://hardocp.com/article/2011/07/26/corsair_h100_extreme_perf_liquid_cpu_cooler_review/3
If you seriously want a new liquid system then the Antec gets my vote.
Personally I would rather get a fan controller and manually control the fans on the H100 provided the pump still works perfectly, you can still feed the fan speed to the cpu header if you get the appropriate cable with the fan controller.

Hope this helps

Thing is.. I just can't stand the fact that my H100 is defective and so are most of corsair products distributed in my country, it's horrible.

Intel's watercooling have proper rubber tubes (or looks like rubber tubes) and the radiator should be a little thicker or that's what Linus says on his youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1vrCHm7mBQ&hd=1

i am planning to buy one myself.

But intel has neither software fan controller nor hardware fan controller but do you think they will prolly provide one some time in the future? or is antec's software prolly compatible with intel's CLLC given the same OEM?

 

[BrettRuthnam]

is antec's software prolly compatible with intel's CLLC given the same OEM?

From my side i doubt the antec's software will work on the intel cooler.
The antec 920 is controlled via usb .