CONCLUSION
After testing the H600 Pro AIO liquid CPU cooler by Antec roughly one month ago we pretty much knew what to expect from its larger brother the H1200 Pro so our results didn’t really come as a surprise. Of course as expected from the two 120mm PWM LED fans since they rotate at slower speeds (and at the same time are much quieter) they don’t offer the same performance levels as the ones used in the 1250 (or other similar AIO models for that matter) but what is interesting is that the temperature results we recorded from the H1200 Pro land near the ones we recorded from the 1250 model. My sole problem with the Kuhler H2O H1200 Pro has nothing to do with its performance but rather with its looks since it would be nice if the fans had an on/off switch for their LEDs. Personally I don’t really mind (and if I did I’d just swap both fans for others) but after spending a bit of time searching online I noticed that some people do so such a feature would probably cover them as well.
With a current price tag set at USD87 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and at 75Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) the Kuhler H2O H1200 Pro AIO Liquid CPU Cooler by Antec is a very tempting proposal. True it may not be the highest performance AIO model in the market today but it performs extremely well without producing high noise levels and since we do think Antec has released a very balanced product it gets our Golden Award.
PROS
- Build Quality
- Cooling Efficiency
- Low Noise Levels
- Price (For Some)
CONS
- FEP Tubes (Flexibility)
- No On/Off LED Switch