Been on the lookout for a well priced all in one watercooler and Amazon currently have the Deepcool Maelstrom 120K for an excellent price.
Very well reviewed cooler for the money, looks like a great buy to me.
15 comments
SUMMONER
17 Sep 16#1
smoking hot!
xela333
17 Sep 16#2
Thanks to whoever updated the title.
gr8h8me
17 Sep 16#3
Thinking is it worth it for an entry level water cooler on my 6700k skylake ?
retrend
17 Sep 16#4
How noisy is this gonna be?
xela333 to retrend
17 Sep 16#14
According to reviews, the pump makes a noise, nothing too bad. The fan it ships with is very quiet
g_mac1986
17 Sep 16#5
What do we reckon between this and the good old reliable Hyper 212 Evo? Been rocking it for a while now and have wanted to get into the AIO cpu liquid cooling game.
Currently on i7 2600k (not overclocked due to motherboard - long story) but looking to upgrade to a new i5 some time soon. There shouldn't be any issues with the socket fitting should there? Going from 1155 to 1150 if going for Skylake.
costa10 to g_mac1986
17 Sep 16#7
Not worth it for little gain (low end AIO water cooling), save your money the Hyper 212 can be used on LGA1155/1150/1151 boards, good enough for the top of the range 4790K/6700K chips.
xela333 to g_mac1986
17 Sep 16#13
Probs not worth it. But the mounting holes are all the same on 1155/1150/1151 so any cooler will fit. You realise you will need a new motherboard for a new i5 yes?
minicale
17 Sep 16#6
Does anyone else get put off by corrugated tubing? It's a deal breaker for me.
dragonxpress
17 Sep 16#8
How you getting this for £34.99 link takes you to prove of £54.99
xela333 to dragonxpress
17 Sep 16#10
All gone at that price by the looks of it
Just Wondering
17 Sep 16#9
I bought the maelstrom 240t when it was on offer at ebuyer a few weeks ago at 34.99 , fitted yesterday, really quiet ,great cooler, well made
pigeon84
17 Sep 16#11
Agreed, in fact I replaced my ailing Corsair H60 (early version) with a 212X and if anything the temps are better than when it was working.
The only advantages of entry-level AIO are more space around the socket and the radiator can exhaust directly out of the case. If you have a well ventilated case it won't make much difference, if any.
Gkains
17 Sep 16#12
One other advantage is of course not having a heavy 600g-1000g cooler hanging off the board but that's probably only relevant for people who often move their PCs.
g_mac1986
17 Sep 16#15
Fully aware yeah - partly the reason I intend to upgrade at some stage. My original mobo met it's maker a couple of years ago and I couldn't for the life of me get a Z77 chip mobo ANYWHERE as it's a bit old now so I had to make do with a bog standard H67 board which won't allow for overclocking. At the moment I need a complete overhaul effectively, cpu, mobo and RAM so saving the pennies! Should be good to go by 2030 :smile:
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Opening post
Very well reviewed cooler for the money, looks like a great buy to me.
15 comments
According to reviews, the pump makes a noise, nothing too bad. The fan it ships with is very quiet
Currently on i7 2600k (not overclocked due to motherboard - long story) but looking to upgrade to a new i5 some time soon. There shouldn't be any issues with the socket fitting should there? Going from 1155 to 1150 if going for Skylake.
Probs not worth it. But the mounting holes are all the same on 1155/1150/1151 so any cooler will fit. You realise you will need a new motherboard for a new i5 yes?
All gone at that price by the looks of it
The only advantages of entry-level AIO are more space around the socket and the radiator can exhaust directly out of the case. If you have a well ventilated case it won't make much difference, if any.