1 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:14,160 So today I have a pretty cool unboxing of something that at the time of 2 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:18,640 unboxing it is not released, but by the time I release the video, it will be 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:27,920 released. So this is the Intel Thermal Solution RTS 2011 LC for TDP up to 130 4 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:31,599 watt. Yes, that is Intel's awesome and 5 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:33,200 like cool marketing name. And by 6 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:38,719 marketing name, I mean I mean part number for their new liquid cooler for 7 00:00:36,079 --> 00:00:42,800 their LG 2011 processors. And it's not only for their LG 2011 processors. 8 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:50,320 Actually, they outline on the front of the box here, check this out, that is 9 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:52,160 good for 2011, 1366, 11, 1156, and 1155. 10 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:58,000 Now, one difference between this and competing liquid cooling solutions such 11 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:59,840 as those from Corsair or Coolit or uh 12 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:06,240 Anttech or whoever the case may be is that this one does not come with any AMD 13 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:09,040 mounting hardware. I know, right? Very 14 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:12,880 unexpected. So, we've actually got a trial cameraman with us here today. I 15 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:16,240 just thought I'd let you guys know that. And uh I saw on one of the other videos 16 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,680 I uploaded, you guys are already making comments on what you think of the 17 00:01:17,759 --> 00:01:24,320 various camera people we're trying out. So, I'd be happy to hear your comments, 18 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:26,960 and I'm sure he'll be either happy or or 19 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:31,360 disappointed to hear your comments. And apparently, there's a CPU in here, 20 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:38,000 although I really really don't think they're all going to come with a 21 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:40,079 CPU. So, yeah, let's look at the uh 22 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:44,720 documentation that's included. First, we've got the Intel RTS 2011 LC liquid 23 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:49,360 cooling solution, which includes installation instructions and a three-year warranty. That's awesome, 24 00:01:47,759 --> 00:01:54,079 actually. That's outstanding. Having a three-year warranty on a cooler like 25 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:57,840 this important. Do not fully tighten, okay, until they're all partially 26 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:01,600 engaged. That's good. These are all good instructions. Here's little diagrams 27 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:05,360 showing you what to do and what goes where and how to mount on AMD. Oh, no, 28 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,959 not on AMD. Never mind. No, no, this only mounts on Intel sockets. Haha. 29 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:13,440 Okay, so there you go. These are actually fairly detailed. Plug the thing 30 00:02:10,879 --> 00:02:17,280 in the thing and you're done. Okay. Uh, let's look at the included mounting 31 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:21,480 accessories and whatnot. I like the environmentally friendly packaging here. 32 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:29,280 So that's all recyclable material. So this is actually different. 33 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:30,480 This looks like the probably OEM by ASET 34 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:39,200 based on Yeah. Yeah. There there's an ASICH logo right there on the back of the back plate. So you can see it's got 35 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:41,360 the 1156 1366 and 775 mounting here. And 36 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:45,760 then it looks like the way Okay. Here's the retention 37 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:49,440 ring. All right. And then what else have we got here? 38 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:52,560 Okay, we've got some thumb screws. Nice big thumb screws. So, you have the 39 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:56,319 option of either screwing them in with your fingers or screwing them in with a 40 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:59,920 Phillips head screwdriver. Got some other more different 41 00:02:57,640 --> 00:03:04,159 ones. All right, we've got what look like aluminum 42 00:03:01,640 --> 00:03:08,400 spacers. Okay, we've got some double-sided uh sticky pads, which are 43 00:03:06,879 --> 00:03:12,319 going to prevent your motherboard from being shorted out by applying the back 44 00:03:10,239 --> 00:03:15,200 plate. All right, we've got some screws. So, these are your fan mounting screws 45 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:22,000 as well as your radiator mounting screws. I'll show you how those work in a minute. We've got some Intel approved 46 00:03:20,239 --> 00:03:25,599 thermal compound, which comes in a little baggie. And we have some zip 47 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:31,120 ties. Look at that. Intel includes zip ties for you. Actually, two things of thermal compound. Very nice. All right, 48 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:34,799 let's have a look at the unit itself. The first thing I want to check out is 49 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:38,879 the fan because my expectations for this fan based on how cool it looks are 50 00:03:36,879 --> 00:03:41,760 pretty high. This is actually a blue fan. And you know what? Let's pause the 51 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:46,640 video for a minute and let's go check out the color. So, there you go. That's what the fan looks like when it's on. 52 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:51,440 It's pretty cool. Or as my little brother would say, super cool. Okay, so 53 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:57,120 it's got three LEDs which are all on the central hub, not on the frame like we're 54 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:58,799 used to seeing on fans. Okay, it's not 55 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:02,159 incredibly loud by any stretch of the imagination, but I think that it's 56 00:04:00,239 --> 00:04:05,280 running at 100% right now because that header is not speed controlled. So, 57 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:09,439 we'll go back and we'll have a look at the unit itself. So, one of the first 58 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:14,720 things I notice about this particular guy right here is that it looks pretty 59 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:21,519 similar to the Anttech 920 in that it has uh this awesome awesome tubing. So, 60 00:04:18,239 --> 00:04:24,360 look at this. I can take this tubing, I 61 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:30,080 can twist it up, and I could mount my CPU here and I could mount my tubing 62 00:04:27,199 --> 00:04:34,720 like that and it would not kink. This is nice thick wall, flexible tubing, and 63 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:40,360 you should not underestimate the importance of that when you're doing a 64 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:43,360 liquid cooling setup. Tubing is 65 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:45,680 imperative to the overall performance 66 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:49,040 because if it kinks, performance will suck and if it doesn't kink, performance 67 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:54,000 will be good. It is the difference between suck and good. So, very, very 68 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:57,600 nice, very well thought out. And it's expensive, too. Bear that in mind. 69 00:04:55,680 --> 00:05:00,880 Tubing is very expensive. So putting in a high quality tubing is something where 70 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:04,960 Intel is saying, "Okay, we're going to spend extra money on this unit to make 71 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:08,960 sure that it performs well in any given scenario." Another thing I noticed right 72 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:12,960 away is that it uses a thicker style radiator. This is another thing that I 73 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:18,639 cannot stress the importance of enough. Liquid cooling is not a magic bullet. It 74 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:23,840 comes down to the same basic principles of moving air and surface area. The only 75 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:28,720 reason liquid coolers perform better than air coolers is that we're able to 76 00:05:25,840 --> 00:05:33,120 take that surface area, move it very efficiently away from the CPU, and then 77 00:05:31,199 --> 00:05:37,120 disperse it somewhere else on something that is bigger and has more surface area 78 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:41,759 than a typical heat sink that you can put directly on a CPU socket. So, using 79 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:47,680 that thicker style radiator versus the kind that is used on something like an 80 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:49,680 H50 is definitely a good move for Intel. 81 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:55,680 Last but not least, we've got the pump and CPU block combo unit. So, you can 82 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:59,919 see here that there are actually Oh, neat. Okay, so there's actually a power 83 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:04,479 lead here. So, that's going to plug into your four pin PWM CPU header. And then 84 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:08,479 there is an additional power lead, and that is 85 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:12,479 a I can't remember whether it's male or female, but the point is that it plugs 86 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:16,960 into the fan. There you go. So, that one runs the fan. So that means that all of 87 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:22,600 the logic for controlling pump speeds as well as fan speeds is all based on the 88 00:06:20,319 --> 00:06:26,160 unit itself. Here we've got a copper base, which is pretty much par for the 89 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:30,720 course. If it's using anything but copper, it's going to see slightly 90 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,960 degraded performance. All right. And I think that pretty much covers 91 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:38,080 everything. Oh, you know what? That looks like it lights up. Let's go back to that test bench and find out if it 92 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:43,039 does. So this is a lights on simulation of what the unit will look like. There 93 00:06:39,840 --> 00:06:46,000 we've got the fan installed on the 94 00:06:43,039 --> 00:06:50,000 radiator as well as the CPU block unit installed on the CPU. So you can see 95 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:53,759 both the Intel logo and the cooled by acet parts at the top actually light up 96 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:58,560 blue which looks really cool. And now let's do a lights off shot of this. And 97 00:06:56,080 --> 00:07:02,479 here is our lights off look at the unit. Very very cool looking. Definitely one 98 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:08,420 of the best looking liquid coolers that I have seen to date for these pre-done 99 00:07:05,199 --> 00:07:11,619 pre-filled units.