Price: £84.98
As the bigger brother of the 620 it out-does it's sibling in almost every way; bigger box, more fans, thicker radiator and a better bundle. Obviously this also leads to a larger price tag, but if it performs then it could be a tasty prospect.
Apart from being larger, the box is actually very similar to the one that 620 comes packaged in, with the same layout and colour scheme used throughout. Opening up the box there is also the same pulped paper 'carton' holding everything safely in place.
Removing the package's contents we find that an identical set of mounting brackets have been included - but that's where the similarities end. At first I thought the fans were the same, but upon closer inspection there is a number of key differences. These differences aren't just in appearance, but also in the spec. The maximum rotational speed has been upped from 2000 to 2400rpm, which also bumps the CFM up to an impressive 110! With enough airflow to blow a small hamster away, the pair of fans should be enough to literally suck all the heat out your system. A CD is also included with the 920 - again something the 620 didn't come with. I also found that the 920 sports a USB connection, which allows the software to communicate with the unit, which in turn allows you to change various parameters. This is a useful inclusion, as it should help quieten the fans when the system is sat idling.
Turning our attention to the cooling unit itself, everything is similar in design to the 620. The radiator has slightly larger gaps between it's fins, allowing the air to flow through a little easier. This is most likely because of the extra thickness of the radiator - keeping the fin density the same would probably cause a massive air flow restriction which would impede the cooling performance.
With the two fans attached the 920 is a pretty beefy device, and you'll need to make sure you have space in your case to accommodate it (I can see it clashing with a lot of side panel fans).
The Pump unit is the same unit found on the 620, with only a minor aesthetic change to distinguish between the two. Instead of the Antec logo being green like on the 620, it's got a transparent cut-out, which allows light to shine through from the LED mounted behind. The colour of the LED can be changed via the bundled software to pretty much anything, with separate adjusters for red green and blue.
And finally a shot comparing the 620 and 920 - you can clearly see the extra depth of the radiator.
As the bigger brother of the 620 it out-does it's sibling in almost every way; bigger box, more fans, thicker radiator and a better bundle. Obviously this also leads to a larger price tag, but if it performs then it could be a tasty prospect.
Apart from being larger, the box is actually very similar to the one that 620 comes packaged in, with the same layout and colour scheme used throughout. Opening up the box there is also the same pulped paper 'carton' holding everything safely in place.
Removing the package's contents we find that an identical set of mounting brackets have been included - but that's where the similarities end. At first I thought the fans were the same, but upon closer inspection there is a number of key differences. These differences aren't just in appearance, but also in the spec. The maximum rotational speed has been upped from 2000 to 2400rpm, which also bumps the CFM up to an impressive 110! With enough airflow to blow a small hamster away, the pair of fans should be enough to literally suck all the heat out your system. A CD is also included with the 920 - again something the 620 didn't come with. I also found that the 920 sports a USB connection, which allows the software to communicate with the unit, which in turn allows you to change various parameters. This is a useful inclusion, as it should help quieten the fans when the system is sat idling.
Turning our attention to the cooling unit itself, everything is similar in design to the 620. The radiator has slightly larger gaps between it's fins, allowing the air to flow through a little easier. This is most likely because of the extra thickness of the radiator - keeping the fin density the same would probably cause a massive air flow restriction which would impede the cooling performance.
With the two fans attached the 920 is a pretty beefy device, and you'll need to make sure you have space in your case to accommodate it (I can see it clashing with a lot of side panel fans).
The Pump unit is the same unit found on the 620, with only a minor aesthetic change to distinguish between the two. Instead of the Antec logo being green like on the 620, it's got a transparent cut-out, which allows light to shine through from the LED mounted behind. The colour of the LED can be changed via the bundled software to pretty much anything, with separate adjusters for red green and blue.
And finally a shot comparing the 620 and 920 - you can clearly see the extra depth of the radiator.
