Één van de prettige features van de Fractal Design website is dat het net zo strak is als hun producten, en dat je alle specificaties daadwerkelijk te zien krijgt. Zo is het prettig dat je bijvoorbeeld alle afmetingen al kan zien, geloof mij als ik zeg dat je daar soms goed naar moet zoeken. Eigenlijk kan ik er weinig aan toevoegen, dus kudos aan Fractal. Voor de compleetheid, hier zijn alle features en specificaties:
Fantastic cooling performance
– The strong pump and the full-copper construction places the Kelvin Series water cooling system ahead of the pack in cooling performance.
– Pump resistor included for the ability to optimize the system to a lower noise level, while maintaining impressive performance levels
– Dynamic GP-12 PWM fans for quiet operation with significantly large airflow
– Wide PWM speed range, 500-2000 RPM, providing accurate and better fan speed control with quieter operation
Expandable system. Just open it up to get the full benefits of custom water cooling, with the ability to add any components you want to the loop, such as a graphics card cooler.
– High pressure pump allows strong water flow rates even when an additional CPU or GPU water block or an additional radiator has been added to the loop.
– Standard G 1/4″ thread fittings for compatibility with the vast majority of enthusiast water cooling products.
– The tubes are fastened with two-part brass fittings, providing a secure seal while being easy to open and re-seal with a standard wrench.
– Easy refilling with dedicated fill port. Extra strong fill port that can be accessed by hand, with an allen key or with a coin for easy durable handling.
Made with enthusiast-grade components developed in cooperation with Alphacool
– Highly reliable ceramic bearing pump, with custom tuned maximum RPM for the optimal balance between performance and noise level
– Made with a revolutionary copper/nylon radiators
– Full copper CPU Water block design featuring strategic jet plate improvements
Available in many radiator configurations
– Available with a triple fan radiator, a 30mm thick 360, providing a much larger area than nearly all other pre-filled water cooling units
– Also available in the two most common formats: thin 240mm and thick 120mm
Long lifetime. The performance of most pre-filled water cooling systems degrade quite significantly over time, because of galvanic corrosion and water loss.
– Galvanic corrosion occurs over time when two metals with different galvanic potential (such as aluminum and copper) are in contact. It can be slowed with anti-corrosion additives in the water, but the best way to maintain performance over time is to use metals with similar galvanic potential. The Kelvin Series water cooling system is constructed with pure copper in both the radiator and the water block, along with brass fittings.
– To avoid the common issue of most pre-filled water cooling units (that tend to lose performance over time due to water loss in the tubes), Fractal Design equipped the Kelvin series with a fill dedicated port.[/i]
– Block/pump assembly measurements: 69*69*40 mm
– Tubing Measurements: 320mm long, 11mm outer and 8mm inner diameter
– Fitted with anti-kink coils for worry-free installation
– Kelvin S36 Radiator Measurements: 30*124*397mm
– Thread class for fill port and all tube fittings: G 1/4″
– Supported sockets: Intel: 775,1150,1155,1156,1366,2011,2011-v3; AMD: AM2,AM2+,AM3,AM3+,FM1,FM2,FM2+
– Fans included: 3 pcs
– Fractal Design Zero™ Thermal Paste ; 1 g syringe, sufficient for multiple mountings
– Colors Available: Black
– Net weight – Base unit only, not including mounting or fans: 1.4 kg
– Net weight – Dynamic GP-12 PWM fan, per fan: 159 g
– Net weight – Total excluding packaging and manual. Includes fans, mounting kit for all platforms, cooling -paste (including packaging for the cooling paste) and adapter cable: 2.2 kg
– Package dimensions – W x H x D: 440*253*151 mm
– Package weight: 3.0 kg
– Fractal Design Dynamic GP-12 PWM fans
– 500 – 2000 RPM
– PWM control
– Max air flow: 87.6 CFM
– Max pressure: 2.30 mm H2O
– Acoustical noise: 32.2 dB(A)
– DC 12V, 0.20A
– Ceramic bearing
– 2400 RPM
– Voltage control
– Maximum water flow: 72 l/h
– Maximum pressure: 1.0 m H2O
– Acoustical noise: 25.0 dB(A)
– DC 12V, 0.27A
– Fractal Design Kelvin S36 pre-assembled Water Cooling Unit
– 3 Fractal Design Dynamic GP-12 PWM controlled fans
– Intel 775,1150,1155,1156,1366 mounting hardware (including back plate)
– Intel 2011, 2011-v3 mounting hardware
– AMD AM2,AM2+,AM3,AM3+,FM1,FM2,FM2+ mounting hardware
– PWM splitter cable
– Low speed cable for pump (9V)
– Fractal Design Zero™ Thermal Paste, 1g Syringe
– Long and short radiator mounting screws
– User manual
– Product Number: FD-WCU-KELVIN-S36-BK
– EAN Code: 7350041082576
– UPC code: 817301012577
Wel wil ik een aantal punten even aanhalen. Zo zien we dat de Kelvin series uit te breiden is, zo kan je bijvoorbeeld een koelblok op je GPU monteren en deze aansluiten op de Kelvin pomp en radiator, een extra radiator aansluiten, of een moederbord met waterkoeling aansluiten, hiermee positioneert Fractal de Kelvin series niet alleen als complete AIO, maar ook als opstap in de wereld van ‘echte’ custom water loops. Uitbreiden gebeurt met gangbare G 1/4” fittings, en uiteraard is er dan de mogelijkheid om de Kelvin set aan te vullen met extra koelvloeistof.
Ook de PWM range van de ventilatoren, 500-2000 RPM is interessant. 500 RPM is in de regel voldoende om voor een onhoorbare ventilator te zorgen, en 2000 RPM zal weliswaar ‘lekker aanwezig’ zijn maar geeft flexibiliteit om ten koste van geluidsdruk flink lucht te blazen. We zullen het zo gaan zien.
De S36 en andere Kelvin koelers zijn compatible met alle gangbare AMD en Intel sockets, inclusief S2011-v3 en 775, met uitzondering van het super zuinige AM1 platform (goh).
