Hi folks, I like the idea of the Corsair H50 watercooling CPU unit. Quiet and efficient, and fairly easy to mount from what I've read? I have an Antec 300 with a i7 920 (at 3.2Ghz), would like to overlock to 3.8Ghz or maybe beyond so long as I get good longevity. Would you recommend it? Currently I run an Akasa Nero which cools reasonably, however I'm looking to push my PC a lot further without shortening it's lifespan or increasing noise. Many thanks, Cleggy.
short answer: yes long answer: well, a Bit-tech favourite air cooler should also manage same amount of cooling capacity. the only advantage i can see with H50 is that when transporting it, you don't have to worry about how you put it in your car, H50 won't have any strain on your motherboard.
It also has far less worries when transporting than a full blown watercooling setup. You can generally feel safe with an H50 no matter how you're moving or shaking it in the trunk of your car One important factor that seems to be brought up pretty often in benchmarks and hands on experience from forum members is that you will want to mount the radiator as an intake. As an exhaust it seems to perform pretty similar to a good air cooler, but as an intake it really starts to shine. I'm not sure if you can reasonably mount it as such in an Antec 300, you'll have to look into it if you want to get the best performance.
I have absolutely no problem with mine. It holds perfect temps even though my CPU runs at 4GHz. One thing though, you will need to replace the stock fan if you want to go really high with overclocking. I have this fan. It was recommended by Custom PC as it is much quieter then the stock fan and has good static pressure as well. You need to remember, that i7 920 has more heat output then my CPU and therefore you will need this fan more than me. But I can'y stress enough how good this thing is. On the bonus side - it's not only safer to transport, but also much quieter then most air coolers on the market. Highly reccomended.
You can also double up on fans, in a push pull config, this is supposed to make it a few degrees cooler again. The only problem is getting screws (the originals are American and don't seem to have a direct european comparison) but they are easily sourced on eBay. Lastly if u set it up as recommeded with ur rear fan as an intake u need to switch ur other fans around so that there is airflow through the case, my lancool k62 has 2 exhaust fans in the top cover which does the job. Temps in my case and my mobo temp are hotter as a result of the rad blowing hot air into the case but the CPU temp is lower than with my asus titan and quieter! Overall I'm impressed
+1 for the H50 as well... I'm running it in a push/pull config pulling air in from the front of my case using Scythe S-Flex 120mm 'E' model fans, and it works very well. Temps at 3.8GHz are around 65*C average with 100% max load in linpack. Also, aside from it not ruining your motherboard while transporting like a huge air cooler would, it also doesn't have the clearance issues that some air coolers have with specific cases. Definitely a recommended thumbs up in my book.
How far can the H50 stretch? Would it reach from the socket to the bottom of a coolermaster 690 say? The only problem I have with it is price. The likes of scythe mugen 2 or titan fenrir are cheaper and just as good in terms of performance. Only thing I cant comment on is noise tho my friends Scythe is practically silent. He has a antec three huntred and the case fans on that on low are louder.
not to the bottom of ATX motherboard, even to the other side of RAM feels difficult. performance should be a hair better than Titan Fenrir, Bit-tech favourite. i used to have legendary TRUE which is comparable to Fenrir. i'd say H50 is a bit better than TRUE. for noise, really depends on the fan, same as all other coolers.
The coolit alc eco is around the same price and has slightly better cooling, this is a comparison between the h50 and coolit eco, http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=16092034 done on an i7 920.
Puts it in line with being slightly better than the Fenrir. Same OC (except mines 180x21), on the same mobo, in a very similar case and I get ~69-70*C in Linpack, and ~65*C in Prime 95. Those temps are with all case fans to slow, except the 'big boy' on top is at medium.
I have mine with a push pull, two fans, one either side, blowing exhaust. Compared to a single fan blowing , in, in a HAF922 its a marked improvement. The blowing in setup, works better on cases that don't have great airflow and/or ones that don't have vents or ducting on the side (like the P182). So the air coming in is much more likely to be cooler than the air already in the case. In something like a HAF running with all its fans, the air being passed through is suffuciently cool enough to have the H50 set up wuth fans that blow outwards. Also...if you have it pulling in the outside air on some cases, it can lead to the likelihood your chipset overheating on some boards. Some people don't get less temps with the exhaust setup though even with two fans. If you have a case that is absolutely crap for cooling (like a P182) then would advise you use inlet.
OCers must have some they want to shift, if they let that be posted on their forum. Possibly, the worst IT forums on the net can be found there. They don't even let you have your own avatar...and if you mention another parts retailing firm..your ****ed.
Is your H50 setup in a Push / Pull though? I actually have mine mounted to one of the front bays in my case. Took the hard drive cage out, set up the push / pull, then remounted the front bays to the case... It's a two-fold bonus, it's an intake, and it's push / pull. On that note, my batch number (for what I could find info-wise on it, mostly at X-S) tends to run warmer than most of the other batches, so the performance difference may be larger. I'm also running 5x Scythe S-Flex 'E' model 120mm's on full speed. The fans are completely silent, but the air turbulence the fans make give off a nice pink noise, similarly relaxing as rain. I love it, haha.
Do not get the coolit one!! i have a mate that runs a pc shop and i have seen what happens when the woeful connections between the rad and the pipes go bad, which they do alot. It takes very liitle pressure to brake them. Go for the h50, nice bit of kit, i have one too on a i7920 sits around 31c at (idle)3ghz. Dont see the need to clock it higher yet really.
Nawh I was referring to I have a Fenrir, and at the same OC I'm about 5-6 degree's hotter than you. Which puts the H50 in line with what everyone else in the thread is saying, that it's slightly better than the Fenrir
Hi, I'm running a q6600 @ 2.88. My cooler is a scythe mugen (the 1, not the 2) http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cpu-cooler/mugen-cpu-cooler.html I bought an enermax appolish fan, cut the sensor for max speed... My case is an antec 1200. Will the H50 make any difference (my temps are 50C at load). And sorry for the bad English x) greetz xioros
Get one. I have i7 920, OC'ed at 3.66 GHz. You won't see big improvements on idle temps, but that's the story with i7. However your load temp should drop by > 10 degress compared to Noctua (which I had). I'm currently running my H50 in push/pull with 2000 rpm Sharkoon fans with an Akasa small fan controller. On the lowest settings when you can't hear them it's performing better than 2 Scythe gentle typhoons 1450 (used to have that before as well). With 2000 rpm fans you can always turn the fans higher under heavy gaming or in the summer. Let me give you my temps (i7 920, 3.66 GHz 1.18 vcore in P182 case, with GTX 260) Idle Fans on lowest settings (~ 1100 rpm) - 20 delta (About 38 in a room temp) Load (Prime95), Fans highest (2000 rpm) - 42 delta (60 ~ 64 degrees in room temp)
Gotta say I'm running a Fenrir on my 920 @3.8 and temps are fine for me, currently getting 71/72 at 100% load. Didn't think the extra money was worth it for the minimal drop in temps, but may be if you decide to take the OC up to 4.00 or even 4.2....
