Cooler Master Seidon 120v ... Is it any good?

[DKM1129]

Hi all Im actually very interested in the Cooler Master Seidon 120v its currently going for R658(around $56) on TAKEALOT(South African Online Store), I have a intel i5 2400 thats clocked at 3.6 ghz and I currently have an Arctic freezer Xtreme rev.2 cooler installed at full load the CPU is around 68 degrees Celsius, I would like to know from anyone on the forum who has any experience with the Seidon 120v I'd also like to know whether I can have a Push pull configuration ( if I can, does it come with the necessary screws or mounts to accommodate another fan) on the cooler itself, also maybe some advice on reliability . 

[Raudi_]

Its decent, and it includes the mounting screws for Push/Pull or just a single fan.

[Sauron]

Why do you want an aftermarket cooler on an i5 2400? 68c is perfectly fine...

[DKM1129]

Why do you want an aftermarket cooler on an i5 2400? 68c is perfectly fine...

It's actually my very first build, since I was a student its taken me a while to save up and upgrade piece by piece, AIO watercooling is also very fascinating to me because of how easy the industry has made something that, in my imagination, should be extremely daunting, I'm also weighing my options on whether to upgrade the cooler or not since I had budget constraints at the time of purchasing my Arctic Freezer Xtreme 

[Sauron]

It's actually my very first build, since I was a student its taken me a while to save up and upgrade piece by piece, AIO watercooling is also very fascinating to me because of how easy the industry has made something that, in my imagination, should be extremely daunting, I'm also weighing my options on whether to upgrade the cooler or not since I had budget constraints at the time of purchasing my Arctic Freezer Xtreme 

 

You don't need an aftermarket cooler unless you're overclocking.

[DKM1129]

You don't need an aftermarket cooler unless you're overclocking.

even though my i5 2400 isnt a K processor it still can overclock, its already clocked at 3.6GHz so its already over clocked (original speeds are 3.1GHz and turbo @3.4GHz) anyway I'd love try to overclock higher 

[Sauron]

even though my i5 2400 isnt a K processor it still can overclock, its already clocked at 3.6GHz so its already over clocked (original speeds are 3.1GHz and turbo @3.4GHz) anyway I'd love try to overclock higher 

 

Then the seidon is pretty good, although since you won't be achieving huge overclocks personally I'd go for something like a CM hyper 212, the performance should be very close.

[Dh2311]

I'd go for something like a CM hyper 212, the performance should be very close.

 

I have owned both and can agree with the above statement. If you want pure cooling, the hyper 212 is cheaper and in my system runs a tad cooler. But for an all in one the Seidon 120V isn't bad, but don't be expecting any monster overclocks.