Included Accessories
Included Accessories
SilverStone includes all necessary mounting hardware and accessories to get the cooler installed and functioning in your system, including fans, mounting hardware, and thermal compound.
The manual included with the TD02 is for the entire Tundra line of all-in-one coolers. However, SilverStone uses similar mounting hardware between all products in that series, so a unified manual makes more sense. The manual itself is very detailed with installation across all socket types, including detailed illustrations and step-wise instructions for unit setup.
SilverStone includes standoffs, plastic lock nuts, aluminum mount clips, and spring screws for all scoket types. The unit comes with the Intel clips pre-installed on the water block. The straight clips shown are for use with AMD boards. The dual ended screw-in standoffs are used in conjunction with an Intel LGA2011-type socket, where the short end of the standoff is screwed directly into the LGA2011 back plate. Other than that, you use the Intel mount clips and spring screws provided. For all sockets with the exception of the LGA2011 socket, you use the provided universal back plate for mounting. With AMD sockets, you must also use the provided plastic cap, placed over the center of the bottom of the back plate. Also included are a total of eight fan screws for attaching the two included fans, eight case mounting screws for attaching the reservoir to your case, and thermal paste.
The universal back plate is double-sided for Intel and AMD mounting. The Intel side is the one with the plastic tabs in each of the four corners, while the AMD side in the side without the plastic tabs. For Intel board mounting, you face the side with the plastic tabs towards the board bottom. For AMD mounting, the side with the plastic tabs faces away from the board. The plastic tabs contain guide holes for the three Intel socket types used in conjunction with the mount. The outside hole is for LGA1366 mounting, the middle hole is for lGA 115X mounting, and the inner hole is for LGA775 mounting. The markings on the back plate as well as the plastic tab make installation using this universal bracket child's play.
The mounting mechanism included with the TD02 is one of the best mounting cages I have had the pleasure to work with. You simply push the metal standoff through the correct hole in the base plate, hold the mounting plate to the board back so that the standoffs go though the board mount holes, and place the plastic nuts over the standoffs. The plastic nuts are a tight fits on the standoffs to securely hold the standoffs in place. Further, the standoffs have a flat section just under the head to lock the standoff in-place once it is secured via the top mounted nut. This ensures that the standoff does not spin while attempting to fix the spring screw in place. The plastic tabs and plastic nuts also act to electrically isolate the metal parts of the mounting cage from the board. The constructed mount shown is for an Intel LGA115X socket, but looks the same for all other socket types with the exception of the LGA2011 socket.
Mounting the base plate and stand offs to the board is a straight forward affair and allows you to orient the water block in any orientation baring contention issues with the surrounding board components.
On an Intel board, the base plate bottom rests on the socket bottom plate with the arms the only direct contact point with the board. This design minimizes the potential for contact or crushing of any components in close proximity to the socket base plate. The plastic tabs offer added support to keep the metal arms on the base plate from contacting any component in close proximity to the socket.
SilverStone includes a 4-pin fan power splitter so that you are able to run both of the unit's fans off a single fan header or power connector. The splitter cables are sleeved with dense black plastic sleeving to protect the cables from snagging and to give the cable a sleek appearance.
To disperse the heat from cooler's radiator, SilverStone includes two of their 120mm fans, rated for a maximum speed of 2500RRM and capable of generating airflow up to 92.5CFM. The fan sits in a black plastic housing with a total of 9 white fan blades, ensuring generation of adequate air flow and pressure. The fan blades themselves have feathered notches in their upper leading edge to help direct airflow into the radiator and minimize the airflow dead spot in its center caused by the fan motor. The fan cables are sleeved in a dense, black colored plastic sleeving, ending in a 4-pin PWM-style power connector. The fans is rated to run at 12V, drawing 0.30 amps of power.
So for just cooling
So for just cooling performance, I am not seeing a lot of reasons to go for these AIO water units. The Silver Arrow seems to be just as good as any of them.
The silver arrow is massive
The silver arrow is massive you can fit an AIO liquid cooler in a lot of cases that won’t handle a big air cooler. They are great for lan boxes as you don’t have all the weight hanging off the motherboard same applies to system builders like ibuypower and falcon northwest its much safer to ship a system with an AIO vs a big air cooler. Plus they don’t block your ram slots its a matter of personal preference.
Thanks for the review Morry!
Thanks for the review Morry!
add a diy cooler for
add a diy cooler for comparison?
120 dual rad up to 120 quad maybe?
The XSPC kit is a DIY kit…
The XSPC kit is a DIY kit…
okay but isn’t it said a
okay but isn’t it said a high_end air cooler is good a all_in_one watercooler?
why isn’t watercooling winning here?
Water cooling does win if you
Water cooling does win if you take into account the noise that the high-end air cooler generates.
Also, high-end water cooling is more of a hobby thing. I have been building custom kits for years because its what I like to do, and you do get lower temps, but there is also a point of diminishing returns with any cooler because of the cooling medium used as well as the heat dissipation medium…
Aluminum fences direct is one
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You mention this is all metal where most are combination of metal and pvc or acrylic. Do you know how the weight of the others compares to this one? Looks like this is over 3 lbs which doesn’t sound too bad.
Occasionally when I’m building custom handrails, I’ll have customers concerned with the weight. Sometimes a bit of extra weight can lead to better durability. Might be the case here too.