INTRODUCTION 

   Usually when you purchase a new CPU (retail packaging) you end up getting the stock HSF (Heat Sink and Fan) solution which may be quite enough to keep your CPU at acceptable temperatures with default clocks but that's just about all these are good at. With the introduction of the latest Core I7 LGA2011 processors Intel released a new liquid cooler (sold separately) with hopes that it could be used with more than just default clocks, unfortunately however it proved to be a rather low/mid-end solution targeted only towards casual users and gamers. Today we will be looking at such a liquid cooling solution, just a much better one, the Antec Kuhler H2O 920.

   Antec, Inc., is the leading global brand of high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) markets. Founded in 1986, Antec is recognized as a pioneer in these industries and has maintained its position as a worldwide market leader and international provider of efficient, quiet, and reliable products. Antec has also achieved great success in the distribution channel, meeting the demands of quality-conscious system builders, VARs and integrators. Antec’s offering of enclosures includes a large range of cases, such as its technically advanced Performance One Series, cost-effective New Solution Series and server grade cases designed for the needs of all workstation and server markets. Antec’s products also include front line power supplies such as its TruePower Trio series, Quattro series, and EarthWatts, the most environmentally friendly power supplies available. PC gamers are an increasingly significant consumer of performance components, and many Antec products are geared toward the gaming demographic, like the Nine Hundred, the premier gamer enclosure. Antec also offers a computing accessories line comprised of many original products, including its patented LED Fans and Notebook Cooling solutions. Antec is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as well as in Germany, China and Taiwan. The company’s products are sold in more than 40 countries throughout the world.

   I am quite familiar with the Kuhler H2O 920 by Antec since i had the chance to test it over a year ago when it was first released, however back then it was used on the Core I7-920 CPU (LGA1366) so since we started on the new LGA2011 database we just had to check the new and compatible version to see just how well it does. So once again the Kuhler H2O 920 (just like the 620) is was designed and manufactured by both Antec and Asetek, features a double sized single fan radiator, two high speed 120mm fans (push & pull), a high performance pump, non-corrugated/easy-bend tubes and the usual Asetek control software for Windows. The only question is if it will perform just as good as it did with our LGA1366 system or not and that's what we're about to find out.