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Our first cooler is the Antec Kuhler H1200 Pro, which retails for £59.99. A 240mm design, it ships with two, blue LED fans which certainly add some pizzazz.
Antec say ‘the Kühler H1200 Pro all-in-one liquid CPU cooler delivers high cooling performance in an easy-to-install package.'
Specifications
- Noise Level Range of Fan: 16 —35dBA (Max)
- Fan Speed: 600 – 2400 RPM
- Radiator Dimensions: 271 mm (H) x 120 mm (W) x 25 mm (D)
- Fan Size: 120 mm x 120 mm x 25 mm
- Cold Plate Height: 35mm
- Tube Lengths: 315mm
- Cooling Liquid: Safe. environmentally friendly, anti-corrosive. RoHS -compliant
- Compatibility: Intel LGA 775, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1366, 2011
- AMD Socket AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1 & FM2
- Cooler/Radiator Net Weight:1.68 KG
- Airflow: 78.9CFM (Max)
- Static pressure: 2.19mmH20 (Max)
- Power Draw: 3.6W
I must say installation of the H1200 Pro is not the easiest thing in the world. A backplate and four standoffs mean the start of the process is very conventional. However, when it comes to mounting the pump, you have to use a mounting bracket which does not lock onto the pump in any way – I found it prone to slipping out of the correct position at crucial times. Furthermore, the mounting bracket sits about half an inch away from the standoffs, meaning you have to be very accurate with the thumbscrews which lock the pump down. I must say it took me several attempts before all four corners of the pump were screwed in place.
Once installed, the pump uses a single SATA power connector, and the two PWM fans can be connected however you like.
I would also add I am not too keen on the hoses the H1200 Pro uses either – nowadays we are used to braided, smooth cables, not the corrugated tubes on the H1200 Pro.
Testing
At stock CPU speeds, the Antec does just as well as you would expect any 240mm AIO cooler to do.
Overclocked, though, it does fall off the pace by a few degrees – as 77 Celsius is the highest score on test today.
In terms of noise levels, its performance is distinctly average, too. At stock speeds, the fans do not need to ramp up, while the pump noise does not intrude, either. When overclocked, the fans ramp up to 100% and start to get rather noticeable. However, they were not thunderously loud and any case would reduce the noise levels a fair bit.
Still, for the lesser performance, the fans were not even spinning slower than the other AIOs on test today, which makes the Antec H1200 Pro a slightly disappointing proposition.
You can pick one up from OverclockersUK for £59.99 HERE.
Sadly missing the NZXT ones (and EKWB, but these barely ever get tested) and the main thing I’m missing is a table with the actual noise data. The Deepcool is very quiet and performs less good than the Corsair when the CPU is overclocked, but how much more noise does the H100i make in comparison to keep the temp lower?
Would also be nice to have it tested based on dB, so we can see if we set the other cooler to a quieter mode/noisier mode and see if it then performs equally to the others.
I have an H105 which I had to replace thanks to space issues. It was pretty damned quiet. And yes, I can attest to them being ridiculously cool, even at low fan speeds.
This is the older model, mind you.
You do that now go away from here and take your web money with you!
I am trying to decide between the Corsair h100i v2 and Alphacool Eisbaer 240. I wish that the Eisbaer 240, Kraken x52, and Fractal Design S24 were tested against them too