How quiet can Seidon 120v be running stock i5-6400?

[uTukan]

Hey, I'm getting 6400 soon, and now I'm dedicing between the 120v Seidon and the Hyper 212 Evo. I really want to go water, not because I want the performance out of it, at the end of the day it's locked and has like 65W TDP which is two times lower than my current CPU, but because I like the clean looks of it.

I want to know what speeds is the 120v running on Skylakes and how quiet it is, in case you can't answer this, how quiet can it be on 65W CPU?

I know the 212 is really appreciated by most people, but I am willing to pay the extra $15 for clean looks of water block.

Also, should I be worried about leakage? I see some say that it's close to impossible for AIO to leak, some say that it happens often, some say that the pump can fail within two years, some say that they're running same AIO for 5 years without any problem at all.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Seidon 120 cooler is very loud.

 

[uTukan]

Seidon 120 cooler is very loud.

What about it is loud? The fan? I can replace that. The pump? The water flowing in it?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Pump.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

https://www.google.com/search?q=seidon+pump+noise&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

 

[uTukan]

https://www.google.com/search?q=seidon+pump+noise&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Good lord, that sounds like putting cable in a fan. From what I've read though, 99% of people who RMA'ed it got working one and never had such problems again. I mean, the store I'd be ordering it from is literally 500 meters from me, so I could RMA it easily, but still, that doesn't sound nearly as good. Any recommendation for liquid cooler in the same price range with better quality? Thanks.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

As long as you have an easy means to switch it up , give it a try.

 

[uTukan]

As long as you have an easy means to switch it up , give it a try.

Good answer. I'll try it, if I don't like it, I can just give it back within two months. Thank you.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Cryorig H7

Quiet and better than the 212.

http://www.tiphardware.cz/cryorig-h7.html
Available here.

Best budget cooler on the market.

Image from: techpowerup.com


http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3
Review from hitechlegion ^

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNF-GHQthro"][/video]
Simple installation video here ^

Unmatched Compatibility
Zero RAM Interference

Focusing on providing the widest range of
compatibility, the H7 utilizes an asymmetric slanted
heatpipe layout to move the heatsink away from the
RAM zone, Offering optimal compatibility for RAM
with tall heat spreaders on both Intel 115X and
AMD platforms.

Image from: proclockers.com


[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrROVq0cdCY"][/video]

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

If that option fails H7 is nice.

 

[uTukan]

If that option fails H7 is nice.

Great looking midrange air cooler? Is this real life? Thanks! Never heard about this one.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Solid , better than the 212.

 

[uTukan]

Solid , better than the 212.

At the moment, I am actually reconsidering my decision. Honestly, I can pick basically close to any cooler I want, apparently even passive heatsink could cool it.

I've never heard about Cryorig but it seems great quality and I really dig the design, I'm considering the M9/M9i/H5/H7/R1 now.

Awesome one is the AF41, what the hell is that haha. But it looks like the 67 heatsinks help a lot.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I own the H5 , H7 , R1 Ultimate.

Price and performance H7 hard to beat.

 

[uTukan]

I own the H5 , H7 , R1 Ultimate.

Price and performance H7 hard to beat.

Very nice to hear that. How is it possible that it's so unknown (or is it just to me?) when it cools so well, costs almost nothing and looks absolutely gorgeous over the ugly little 212?

Nice to see it's even sold in my country, actually, the link you sent me (tiphardware.cz) is based in my country!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's getting very popular , I bought one of the first ones sold in the US.

Currently sold out her in the states.

 

[uTukan]

It's getting very popular , I bought one of the first ones sold in the US.

Currently sold out her in the states.

I see. Well, let's hope they won't step up the price when they get popular!

Thank you once again, I'll probably go for the H7.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sounds good , thanks for posting on the forum , hope you come back if you need more assistance.

 

[uTukan]

Sounds good , thanks for posting on the forum , hope you come back if you need more assistance.

I surely will! I'm using Tom's Hardware for pretty long time now, but most of the time I was just lurking. I always post to both reddit and here if I need something and then make average of the replies

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Can't hurt , have a great one.