Closed-Loop Liquid Coolers
 Cooler Master
Seidon 240M
Corsair
H100i 
Enermax
ELC240
Zalman
LQ320 
Length10.7"10.9"10.6"5.9"
Width4.8"4.7"4.7"4.9"
Rad. Thickness1.0"1.0"1.3"2.0"
Cooling Fans2 x 120 x 25 mm2 x 120 x 25 mm2 x 120 x 25 mm1 x 120 x 25 mm
Total Thickness2.0"2.0"2.3"3.0"
Control TypeMotherboard Fan HeadersIntegrated/Auto,
Programmable
Motherboard Fan HeaderMotherboard Fan Headers
Weight34 Ounces36 Ounces34 Ounces36 Ounces
AMD Processor Interfaces
All AM2 to AM3+Clip-OnAll AM2 to AM3+All AM2 to AM3+
Intel Processor Interfaces
775, 1156/1155, 1366, 2011775, 1156/1155, 1366, 2011775, 1156/1155, 1366, 20111156/1155, 1366, 2011
Web Price$100$120$120$105




Cooler Master Seidon 240M







Seidon 240M Installation
















Corsair Hydro Series H100i












Installing The H100i










CorsairLINK 2 Control Software











Enermax ELC240







Installing The ELC240










Zalman LQ320










Installing The LQ320











Test Hardware Configuration











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Test System Configuration
CPUIntel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E): 3.30 GHz, 6C/12T, Overclocked to 4.50 GHz (36 x 125 MHz) at 1.35 V Core
CPU CoolerNoctua NH-D14
MotherboardAsus P9X79: LGA 2011, Intel X79 Express, Firmware 0906 (12-22-2011)
O/C at 125 MHz BCLK
RAMG.Skill F3-17600CL9Q-16GBXLD 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3-2200
Benchmarked at DDR3-1600 CAS 9 defaults
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 580: 772 MHz GPU, GDDR5-4008
Maximum Fan for Thermal Tests, SLI
Hard DrivesSamsung 470 Series MZ5PA256HMDR, 256 GB SSD 
SoundIntegrated HD Audio
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit Networking
PowerSeasonic X760 SS-760KM
ATX12V v2.3, EPS12V, 80 PLUS Gold
Software
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64
GraphicsNvidia GeForce 296.10 WHQL
ChipsetIntel INF 9.2.3.1020
Benchmark Configuration
Prime95 v25.864-bit executable, Small FFTs, Eight-threads
RealTemp 3.00Highest core reading at full CPU load (60 minutes)
Highest core reading at 30 minutes idle
Galaxy CM-140 SPL MeterTested at 1/2 m, corrected to 1 m (-6 dB), dB(A) weighting




Cooling, Fan Speed, And Noise










Evaluating Performance







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