Antec KÜHLER H₂O 620 all included liquid cpu cooler.

A closer look

Very similar to other coolers in terms of retail packaging. Nothing to flashy and just enough information that someone who saw this in a big box retail outlet would be able to make decision about buying it.

The sides of the packaging continues the same design as the front with some statistics regarding how the Antec Kuhler compares to 1st gen liquid cooling and the stock Intel cooler. On the right image we have a shot of the specs of the Antec Kuhler, I will be going into further detail later on that.

Specs

The entire unit comes pre-packaged within a nice protective layering of cardboard.

Once the unit is removed from its protective housing  you can see that the tubing connecting the water block to the radiator is actually really flexible. This is is unusual for a self contained liquid cooling unit which usually comes with rigid tubing that can make it a pain to install in most cases. The water block has a plastic covering over it to protect the pre-applied thermal grease.

The radiator is large enough to fit a standard 120mm fan slot. The installation is a little interesting because if you follow the instructions you will find it hanging there while you get the rest of the block ready to be installed. The screws to secure the radiator pass through it and actually screw into the fan that is suppose to push air over the radiator. This design proves to firmly secure the entire setup to most cases but could potentially cause issues with thicker  or oddly designed cases.

The entire package contents. The Antec Kuhler 620 comes with fittings for both Intel and AMD, a single 120mm fan which per the instructions is designed to push air over the radiator. In some of the new and or more expensive self contained sets the biggest inclusion is a second fan.

While flexible tubing is a huge plus when it comes to installing this cooler, there is the concern that the flexible tubing lends itself to weakness that may end up destroying valuable components. I can tell you from careful inspection of all the seals that the tubing is very firmly connected. To further ease concerns Antec has graciously given a 3 year warranty covering  full parts and labor on the Kuhler 620. This warranty covers 3 years which is about the average lifespan for a CPU cooler.

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