LEPA AquaChanger 240

[Curufinwe_wins]

Hello everyone this is my first post here on the forums getting ready for my first PC build (although I have followed the building scene for quite sometime).

 

I am looking to overclock an i5-4690k and have seen a AIO cooler who's specs seem decent enough and has ok reviews on newegg. My only concern is I truely have no idea how it stacks up to other AIO's and while the fact that its looks matches quite well with my color scheme, if it turns out to be shit I will be quite annoyed.

 

SO! That said here is the issue, there are no reviews for this item in english. It is a fairly recent item to grace the market, and LEPA is based in Germany so of course the only reviews I have seen are in German and French. I speak fairly decent French myself, but unless I missed something the review in question did not appear to test the cooler against any others. 

 

Has anyone here used or heard anything about this new AIO cooler, and if so how would you rate its performance compared to others in the field? (Cool tip for Linus et al, be the FIRST in English to video review this thing, because it looks stunning)

 

Furthermore, unless I am mistaken the fans seem a little bit loud for the pressure they are supposed to be creating at max speed, so supposing I were to get the cooler for its looks, can you recommend a set of black fans (no LED unless its off, and no brown Noctua fuglies) that would work well in replacement?

 

 

Thank you in advance, I completely understand if no one has used this yet.

 

 

EDIT: Since I have your attention, is there a specific heat compound you recommend for overclocking? I am rather aghast by the Internet's massive amount of outdated information.

[Dive5885]

Hello everyone this is my first post here on the forums getting ready for my first PC build (although I have followed the building scene for quite sometime).

 

I am looking to overclock an i5-4690k and have seen a AIO cooler who's specs seem decent enough and has ok reviews on newegg. My only concern is I truely have no idea how it stacks up to other AIO's and while the fact that its looks matches quite well with my color scheme, if it turns out to be shit I will be quite annoyed.

 

SO! That said here is the issue, there are no reviews for this item in english. It is a fairly recent item to grace the market, and LEPA is based in Germany so of course the only reviews I have seen are in German and French. I speak fairly decent French myself, but unless I missed something the review in question did not appear to test the cooler against any others. 

 

Has anyone here used or heard anything about this new AIO cooler, and if so how would you rate its performance compared to others in the field? (Cool tip for Linus et al, be the FIRST in English to video review this thing, because it looks stunning)

 

Furthermore, unless I am mistaken the fans seem a little bit loud for the pressure they are supposed to be creating at max speed, so supposing I were to get the cooler for its looks, can you recommend a set of black fans (no LED unless its off, and no brown Noctua fuglies) that would work well in replacement?

 

 

Thank you in advance, I completely understand if no one has used this yet.

 

 

EDIT: Since I have your attention, is there a specific heat compound you recommend for overclocking? I am rather aghast by the Internet's massive amount of outdated information.

That unit is based off the Enermax Liqtech 240.

 

So I would look at the Enrmax Liqtech 240 reviews as well.

[Curufinwe_wins]

That unit is based off the Enermax Liqtech 240.

 

So I would look at the Enrmax Liqtech 240 reviews as well.

I have heard that, but just from appearances sake they look rather different. Do you know what parts of the unit were based off of the Liqtech 240? Major reason why I ask this is the single largest plus I have heard about the Liqtech 240 was the fans are amazing and the radiator seemed extremely robust (and the fans look the most different imo). 

 

From that standpoint, is it reasonable to expect that the LEPA version should be as good as, if not better than, the Liqtech 240 since it is a further refinement, or is that a naive approach?

[Dive5885]

I have heard that, but just from appearances sake they look rather different. Do you know what parts of the unit were based off of the Liqtech 240? Major reason why I ask this is the single largest plus I have heard about the Liqtech 240 was the fans are amazing and the radiator seemed extremely robust (and the fans look the most different imo). 

 

From that standpoint, is it reasonable to expect that the LEPA version should be as good as, if not better than, the Liqtech 240 since it is a further refinement, or is that a naive approach?

I'm not 100% sure what the difference might be but here's the link to both and you can look and see for you're self.

 

Lepa : http://www.lepatek.com/eng/product_content/31/1/70/#produkte

 

Enermax : http://enermaxusa.com/cooler_liqtech240.php

[Curufinwe_wins]

I'm not 100% sure what the difference might be but here's the link to both and you can look and see for you're self.

 

Lepa : http://www.lepatek.com/eng/product_content/31/1/70/#produkte

 

Enermax : http://enermaxusa.com/cooler_liqtech240.php

Well thank you very much, I did already visit those sites and scour what I could to find information about the two AIOs. I am in no rush to grab a cooler or anything, I am just trying to see if anyone had experience either themselves or through someone they knew with these coolers and how they preform.

[Dive5885]

Well thank you very much, I did already visit those sites and scour what I could to find information about the two AIOs. I am in no rush to grab a cooler or anything, I am just trying to see if anyone had experience either themselves or through someone they knew with these coolers and how they preform.

The major differience I can see is the fan's and one other possible difference could be the design of the pump internally and the design of the radiator all could be a lepa design and not a straight copy of the enermax unit.

 

I do believe the lepa AIO is cheaper so I'm sure they had to cut down on something.

 

But speaking of the enermax AIO. I can strongly recommend it! Its one awesome AIO! Looks great, rugged/solid build quality and it cools my FX beautifully and the pump is whisper quiet!

[Curufinwe_wins]

The major differience I can see is the fan's and one other possible difference could be the design of the pump internally and the design of the radiator all could be a lepa design and not a straight copy of the enermax unit.

 

I do believe the lepa AIO is cheaper so I'm sure they had to cut down on something.

 

But speaking of the enermax AIO. I can strongly recommend it! Its one awesome AIO! Looks great, rugged/solid build quality and it cools my FX beautifully and the pump is whisper quiet!

Any comment on fans and/or thermal compound?

[Dive5885]

Any comment on fans and/or thermal compound?

The fan's are pretty good, If you went and got the enermax unit I would keep the fan's they give you. They move a good amount of air and there not that loud.

 

As for the thermal compound I didn't use the one that came with the AIO.

 

I used the : Noctua NT-H1

 

Amazon : http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NT-H1-Thermal-Compound-Retail/dp/B002CQU14A

[Curufinwe_wins]

Anyone else's perspective?