NH-D14 vs. XSPC Rasa kit?

[hyrule4927]

Looking to upgrade the cooler on my 2600K. The Hyper 212+ I've got right now works fine at stock speeds, but at 4.5 GHz my temps are a little higher than I'd like. Since I fold 24/7, I'd really like to get the best cooling I can afford.

A full custom water loop is not quite in my price range, so I'm trying to pick between two options. First option is what seems to be the top air cooler, the Noctua NH-D14. Second option is the XSPC Rasa 750 RX240 water kit.

Basically I'm trying to figure out whether the Rasa kit is likely to provide a temperature drop large enough to justify the extra complication, or if I should just stick with air and get the Noctua.

And for reference, the 240mm radiator is the largest I can fit in my case, and I have no interest in anything like the Corsair Hydro series coolers.

 

[mdlam]

I'm extremely interested in finding out this information too.

 

[hyrule4927]

Found some numbers with the RS360 radiator kit: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/xspc_rasa_750_rs360_watercooling_kit_review/1

Around a 10 degree drop in load temperatures certainly seems attractive, provided the RX240 could perform similarly.

 

[Dice144]

I have a Rasa 240 kit with a add on GPU XSPC gpu block. Currently keeps my CPU at 41C ish gaming (5-7 hours in a row of Skyrim). GPU normally under 50C.

2500k is OC to 4.6 Ghz. AMD 6950 Core is OC to 960 (stock is 800) all inside a mATX Lian Li 351B. I had to mod the case but the water cooling was 100% better then any air that I could FIT inside this tiny case.

 

[hyrule4927]

I have a Rasa 240 kit with a add on GPU XSPC gpu block. Currently keeps my CPU at 41C ish gaming (5-7 hours in a row of Skyrim). GPU normally under 50C.

2500k is OC to 4.6 Ghz. AMD 6950 Core is OC to 960 (stock is 800) all inside a mATX Lian Li 351B. I had to mod the case but the water cooling was 100% better then any air that I could FIT inside this tiny case.

That's just what I was hoping to hear. Have you ever run Prime95 to see what kind of temps you get? I run Folding@Home 24/7, which is a similar stress level, and considerably more stressful than gaming.

 

[Zardnok]

Found some numbers with the RS360 radiator kit: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/xspc_rasa_750_rs360_watercooling_kit_review/1

Around a 10 degree drop in load temperatures certainly seems attractive, provided the RX240 could perform similarly.

Note that the radiator used in the RS series tested is thinner than the radiators used in the RX series. With the temps people are seeing with the new Ivy OCs, I have decided to spring for the RX240 kit with a couple of GT15s for my Ivy build next month.