WEBVTT 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:07.600 this is the kolet Vantage so this is an upgraded version of the Eco which is 00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:12.200 economical and the Vantage is not as economical so what do you get for your 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:17.320 less economical well first of all you get two fans okay so you have two fans 00:00:14.920 --> 00:00:23.599 mounted in push pull on the radiator second of all you get an LCD interface 00:00:21.400 --> 00:00:27.960 on the CPU Cooler itself which gives you error alerts as well as being 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:31.840 customizable with different colors so that's pretty neat you get a univers 00:00:30.199 --> 00:00:37.520 retention system which you also get with the Eco and you get fully 00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:42.640 upgradable and we'll get into more of that but you get fully upgradable 00:00:39.760 --> 00:00:47.079 compliance with Kit's Maestro software control platform Wireless software 00:00:45.160 --> 00:00:51.879 control platform so that's pretty cool let's start getting this opened up and 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:57.480 we will have a look at the Vantage Advanced liquid cooling solution for 00:00:54.480 --> 00:00:57.480 CPUs 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:06.439 all right here we go so ket's packaging has evolved a lot over the years it's 00:01:05.119 --> 00:01:10.439 gotten a lot better here's the instruction manual it is available in a 00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:14.000 number of different languages shows you how to attach your back plate how to 00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:17.840 install the Vantage in your case because it does use a 120 mm fan it's look at 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:23.479 this this is a color manual I didn't even realize it's phenomenal actually um 00:01:21.320 --> 00:01:28.880 because it does use a 120 mm fan it is compatible with most cases that feature 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:31.119 a 120 mm cooling fan at the back this is 00:01:28.880 --> 00:01:35.000 your unique Hardware ID number that's kind of neat okay you have different 00:01:33.240 --> 00:01:39.880 performance modes Extreme Performance and quiet which will actually ramp up 00:01:37.399 --> 00:01:43.680 the fan speed differently based on the temperature and which mode you select so 00:01:41.920 --> 00:01:47.000 that's kind of cool what else do we have in here we've got an installed unit 00:01:45.320 --> 00:01:51.439 we've got uh it's completely configurable via the built-in LCD screen 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:53.759 so here's all the different stuff that you can 00:01:54.079 --> 00:02:01.119 change and there we go I guess that's all there is to really say about this I 00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:05.000 hope that Maestro is still the same uh the same wireless control thing that 00:02:02.840 --> 00:02:08.640 they showed at CES you can actually see the CES sticker on the box so they want 00:02:06.600 --> 00:02:12.520 to design and Engineering showcase honor at CES 2010 here's all our different 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:16.720 back plates I'm actually not going to go too far into that because back plates 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:22.800 are not very interesting and then here we have hold Downs so you go ahead and 00:02:19.640 --> 00:02:25.840 uh loosen that and you can pull these 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:27.120 apart there you go so that's the AMD 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:32.760 hold down all right 00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:39.879 and there is the Vantage itself curled up in the fetal position hiding from my 00:02:36.239 --> 00:02:44.159 unboxing oh this is interesting it's not 00:02:39.879 --> 00:02:48.200 actually dual fan that's a shroud so 00:02:44.159 --> 00:02:49.959 kolet has gone ahead and done a shrouded 00:02:48.200 --> 00:02:53.599 cooler now what impact that has on performance I'm not sure but something 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:59.959 that I can promise you is I will be testing it against the Corsair h70 in 00:02:57.080 --> 00:03:03.720 the coming uh in the coming week or so and then I will let you guys know 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:08.879 exactly what kind of a difference this shroud makes as well as uh letting you 00:03:07.319 --> 00:03:13.519 know if it's possible to install an additional fan because what I do see 00:03:10.560 --> 00:03:19.040 here is an additional fan Mount unless this is a okay hold on I don't get it 00:03:17.959 --> 00:03:24.200 this doesn't happen to me well it happens to me once in a while during my unboxings but no I like to think not too 00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:27.040 often well we'll figure out exactly what all of this means in a moment but let's 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:30.319 take a look at the Vantage itself so here you can see this is kind of like a 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:35.120 fan frame that's why I miss took it for a push pull uh radiator but uh yeah it's 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:39.879 just a little mounting bracket so you can go ahead and screw that into your 00:03:36.959 --> 00:03:43.959 case no problem it uses quite a thin low profile radiator and then you can see it 00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:47.560 is completely sealed so this is the fill Port right here and then there is an 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:52.599 inlet and an outlet Port into the radiator which runs right over to your 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:57.319 CPU block now this is one thing that's really cool that ket's done with their 00:03:54.239 --> 00:04:00.200 coolers is you can see they do use 00:03:57.319 --> 00:04:04.920 rotating uh hose barbs so what that means is if you're installing the 00:04:02.480 --> 00:04:10.680 Vantage Radiator in your case like this and your CPU socket is most comfortable 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:12.480 like that or like that or wherever it is 00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:18.799 that you need to mount it you have that flexibility and you can uh mount it 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:21.680 however you need to so here on the CPU 00:04:18.799 --> 00:04:28.919 block or rather the CPU block and pump because it's an integrated unit you've 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:30.960 got one power input and one power output 00:04:28.919 --> 00:04:34.240 so uh yeah yeah here we go so this plugs in here and Powers the fan so it looks 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:39.840 like we don't have built-in support for an additional fan and it is meant to be 00:04:36.400 --> 00:04:42.360 used as like a shrouded uh setup okay 00:04:39.840 --> 00:04:47.400 and then this one plugs into your CPU socket here is the LCD screen itself 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:52.120 which you can see will look right side up regardless of which way you install 00:04:49.919 --> 00:04:55.759 it in your case although I don't know if it has some way of knowing whether it's 00:04:53.919 --> 00:05:00.400 right side up or not you can see this is the universal mounting system here so 00:04:58.280 --> 00:05:04.360 you can slide this in and out depending on what kind of an Intel setup you are 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:09.280 using and then you can install the AMD brackets if you are using an AMD setup 00:05:06.960 --> 00:05:14.759 so here you just lift it up and then I believe you push it over hold on see if 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:19.199 I can figure this out that would help if that wire wasn't 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:21.960 there yeah there we go and then you just pull it in like that so you just put it 00:05:20.479 --> 00:05:27.240 in the position it belongs in put the appropriate back plate on the back of your motherboard and boom it's mounted 00:05:24.639 --> 00:05:30.120 just like that here is the bottom of the Vantage so you can see they actually 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:36.280 label which holes you need need to move the mounting kit over to in order to 00:05:31.919 --> 00:05:37.680 have it fit on socket 775 1156 or 1366 00:05:36.280 --> 00:05:42.039 you can see it does have pre-applied thermal compound on the bottom of the 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:47.960 copper CPU water block and I think that's pretty much all 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:47.960 there is to say about 00:05:48.919 --> 00:05:54.280 it actually that's not all there is to say I wanted to talk a little bit about 00:05:52.360 --> 00:05:57.000 Kit's Maestro software I don't know if they've actually released this yet by 00:05:55.800 --> 00:06:03.240 the way here are the mounting screws for the radiator but Maestro allows you to 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:07.560 Monitor and control your system via software from like a convenient software 00:06:05.960 --> 00:06:13.080 interface and you can actually set all the different things like fan profiles 00:06:10.120 --> 00:06:16.080 as well as um even lighting effects I believe you can change with Maestro 00:06:14.880 --> 00:06:19.720 there's a bunch of really cool stuff that they showed off at CES but I think 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:24.800 one of the reasons they're not talking about it too much yet is that it's not 00:06:22.440 --> 00:06:28.960 100% ready yet I mean software stuff like that often takes a long time to 00:06:26.919 --> 00:06:32.319 develop and debug if you want it to work right and there's one thing kolit has 00:06:30.840 --> 00:06:38.319 demonstrated again and again is that they don't like to release a product until it's actually ready so thank you 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:41.680 for checking out my unboxing of the cool advantage and stay tuned for some 00:06:39.960 --> 00:06:47.840 performance testing thank you for checking out my channel lineus Tech tips 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:47.840 and don't forget to subscribe