Question 1

Are you able to replace the fan with another 120mm?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can replace the 120mm fan with another 120mm fan. And if you didn't know the fan on the INTEL BXTS13X speeds are 800 - 2200 RPM. So It's a real good fan, But It's up to you to keep or change. Liquid cooling not only keeps the CPU cool it allows you to mount the high performance radiator and speed adjustable 120mm x 120mm high flow fan to ensure that the heat is directed out side your case. This will help to keep all of your other components cooler increasing reliability. The pre-filled and sealed unit requires no maintenance and has a MTBF of 50,000 hours.

Question 2

Is the fan supposed to light up?  In every picture, the fan lights up, mine does not.

Accepted Answer

The included fan should light up.  It has a little switch on the fan next to where the wires are connected to turns the light on and off.  That said, the included fan I received was faulty.  It would light up fine, but was wired to spin backwards.  The blades literally spun the wrong direction, and I confirmed it was internally wired incorrectly. (It sits on my desk as a joke to this day).  So, I would not be surprised if you got a faulty fan (but check that switch first).  I replaced mine with a Cougar Vortex fan and have not looked back.

Question 3

does it include the water pump or it doesn't need it?

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Yes it does.  The pump is actually part of the round heatsink assembly that mounts on the cpu.  Everything you need is included.  Others have asked if you can shorten or lengthen the hoses and I have no idea.

It's been running in my system for a little over a year with no problems - nice and quiet.

Question 4

What size of fan does this have? What color does the led light up as? I'm assuming this would work with a 4th Generation Intel Core i3 processor LGA 1150.

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The fan is 120mm with blue LEDs. The lights are nice because they illuminate from the inside, not the outside frame. I mounted it to a LGA 1150 i5. The directions just say 115x and do not say 1150, but seems to work fine.

Question 5

Can I use this with my Ryzen 5 1600?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately this is only compatible with intel sockets. If you use it on a non-compatible socket, it can cause damage to your hardware.

Question 6

i have a lenovo s30 does this replace the heat sink? lga2011

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If there is a Heat sink currently on the CPU, then yes this would replace what is there currently. You will also need to re-apply Thermal Paste between the CPU and this Liquid Cooled heat sink. (Search Thermal paste on Newegg). The specification for the S30 indicates you have a CPU fan and a Rear Fan. This unit may replace both those fans if there is a fan on your heat sink currently. You should make certain which processor you have. Look up ARC Intel-Thermal-Solution-BXTS13X and you should see this Intel web page:

Intel® Thermal Solution BXTS13X, Retail Box (Liquid cooled HEDT thermal solution can be used on LGA2066/LGA2011/LGA1150/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1151

Question 7

How does this compare to, say, a Corsair H55 or H60 cooler in terms of noise, quality, and performance?

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can't answer your question directly, as i've only had the H110 by Corsair.  also, i don't benchmark temps.

what i can tell you is i own three of the Intel all-in-one coolers (they are actually Asetek manufactured and re-branded to Intel)... and they perform flawlessly.  the oldest one has been in operation for 3 years without a single problem.  no pump noise (i literally can't hear it running)... and the fan is great quality (double ball bearing i think) and very quiet.

i will buy another one and suggest it to anyone very highly.

Question 8

Will this fit on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard? I know it has the same LGA fitting and all, but I just want to make sure.

Accepted Answer

Yes...
That being said, the radiator portion is a bit beefy. I have an EVGA mini-ITX Z-87 Stinger (which is significantly smaller) and a mini-ITX form-factor bitfenix case. It was similar to playing "Tetris" trying to get it all in the case, but nevertheless once complete it looked as awesome and performed as well as I thought it would.

Question 9

This would be first Water cooling for a cpu, what else would I need to make this work to hook up to my cpu? wouldn't I need a pump and fluid? any help would be nice, thanks

Accepted Answer

Nope. Everything you need is included in the kit.  The kit comes as a sealed system so you don't need to add fluid.  I've been using the system since January, 2014 and it has worked fine.  Much less noise.  I'm not a gamer and don't overclock but the temperatures on my system have been very cool.
This was also my first water cooling system but I'd do it again.

Question 10

Is Compatible with Intel LGA 2066 socket motherboards?

Accepted Answer

The Internet says yes, check out EK confirms Intel socket 2066 compatibility

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