Thoughts on XSPC Rasa 750
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Specs can be found here: XSPC - Performance PC Cooling
Many thanks to 3dSOJ of TPC for the fast shipping
As you may or may not know, I recently purchased an XSPC Rasa 750 kit and installed it yesterday on my system. Since I haven't seen anyone in Cebu with this kit, I decided to post this to give my thought on the kit's performance. I used the stock thermal paste that came with the kit, that way you can get a pretty good idea on out-of-the-box performance.
Due to mounting issues however, instead of the 2 x 120mm 1700 RPM Xinruillian Fans that came with the kit, I used 2 x 120mm Scythe Slipstream Slim Fans that would fit on top, outside my CM 690 case (images to be added later).
After leak testing for about 10 hours, I decided to install the rest of my system components and began a comparison test to my previous coolers, namely the Corsair H50 and the stock intel heatsink. Data were notepad files I saved when I tested the system before, bear in mind that the temps in my room are fairly constant since the AC is always running.
Installation sequence was Reservoir/Pump > Radiator > CPU Block > Reservoir/Pump. Bleeding only took me less than an hour the loop is now bubble free.
Let's head straight to the results...
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Processor:
Core i3 530 @ 4.2GHz / 1.25v (that's not a typo, this baby doesn't require much voltage to reach 4GHz+)
Case:
CoolerMaster CM 690, 1 front intake fan @ 1200rpm, bottom intake fan @ 1200rpm, and 1 exhaust rear fan @ 1500rpm
Coolers:
Stock Heatsink w/ Arctic Silver 5
Corsair H50 w/ Arctic Silver 5 / Front mounted (push fan)
XSPC Rasa 750 / Fans Off
XSPC Rasa 750 / Scythe Slipstream Slim @ 1000 RPM (pull)
XSPC Rasa 750 / Scythe Slipstream Slim @ Fullspeed @ 2000 RPM (pull)
Here's an image of how its installed on the system:
Test Results:
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Idle: (max temperatures taken after system was restarted and left idle for 15-20mins)
47c/50c | Stock Heatsink w/ Arctic Silver 5
33c/37c | Corsair H50 w/ Arctic Silver 5 / Front mounted (push fan)
35c/36c | XSPC Rasa 750 / No Fans
31c/34c | XSPC Rasa 750 / Fans @ 1000rpm
27c/28c | XSPC Rasa 750 / Fans @ 2000rpm
Load: (max temperatures taken after OCCT was ran for 20mins)
69c/72c | Stock Heatsink w/ Arctic Silver 5
59c/63c | Corsair H50 w/ Arctic Silver 5 / Front mounted (push fan)
44c/47c | XSPC Rasa 750 / No Fans
40c/42c | XSPC Rasa 750 / Fans @ 1000rpm
37c/39c | XSPC Rasa 750 / Fans @ 2000rpm
Conclusion:
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So, the results pretty much speak for themselves, this kit was easy enough to install, doesn't really need a genius to figure out, and offered top notch performance. I wouldn't hesitate getting this over the larkooler kit even though it costs a bit more.
I will be updating this posts with updated images, screenshots, and hopefully graphs to better show the results.
If you ever need help installing the kit, leak testing or even bleeding, you can PM me...