Corsair Hydro H115i or NZXT Kraken X62 ... Other?

[thepro_pr]

I recently build a new rig.

I purchased a Corsair Hydro H115i since thats the last cooler I used in my last rig (built around 1.5 years ago) and it served me well.

So far its performing well IMO (Its mounted on a Phantek Evolv ATX Tempered Glass Edition with an i7 8700K) ...

Idle
29-34
Load
49-54

Im happy with it, but I was looking at the NZXT Kraken X62 and it looked nice so I ordered it. I havent installed it yet. I heard its quieter. Is this true? I the cooling the same or better than the H115i?

Has anyone had experience with both? Thoughts?

I will probably mount it today and do some test and give my own feedback, but I want to know if I should expect about the same or better cooling out of the Kraken (so I know if something is wrong if the temps are worse).

Thanks.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

https://www.asetek.com/desktop/do-it-yourself/
as you can see from the link above, they are coming from the same factory.
Same radiator.
Same pump and cold plate.
The differences between them are:
1. fans.
2. cosmetics in a form of lighting and plastic shroud on the pump.
The noise difference comes from fans. NZXT shipped with better fans. but for 150$ you can buy much better fans like Noctua NF-A14 or Corsair's ML 140 and still have 100$ left for cookies.

 

[thepro_pr]

Thanks.

I know the Noctua are good fans, but I dont know why they have to use that color pattern. They would kill the look of my rig.

Would these work?

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Magnetic-Levitation-Lighting-CO-9050078-WW/dp/B076VLCCPY/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1513964547&sr=8-4-fkmr2&keywords=Corsair%27s+ML+140

I see Corsair has a quite a few options. Which are better (peformance & noise) and/or newer? ML? LL? HD?

 

[n0ns3ns3]

I've never used LL and HD, so can't say anything meaningful.
If you don't like the color of noctua, they have Chromax and IndustrialPPC lines in black.
like this one https://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-pwm-chromax-black-swap

 

[thepro_pr]

The cooler looks amazing, but Im not happy with the performance. The temps are 5-7 degrees higher. I thought they would be pretty even, if not better. Maybe I messed up while installing it? I have some good thermal compound coming soon so maybe I will re-install it to see if that helps.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

Don't beat yourself too hard. It's just an AiO - wannabe liquid cooler shinny toy. The are mostly outperformed by the decent air coolers in both cooling and noise departments.
People are mostly buying them because of the "wow" factor - read good marketing.
Some are buying them for the look or space restrictions - I assumed you are one of them.
Anyway, there is no 7C difference between stock and great thermal paste. Never seen more than 3-4C.
To improve the CPU temperature, it is better to have it as intake. Also have a look at fan speed and pump speed using their utility. it allows to adjust profiles according to your needs.

 

[jimbothejester]

I would love to know the answer to this question as well. I’m currently in the process of selecting components to build a new PC and am debating which to order of the two.