Just ordered CPU/mobo/RAM/GPU, already have the rest. PC Specification will be : Corsair 800D i5 2500k Corsair H50 push/pull with noctua fans MSI GTX 560 Corsair 8GB 1600mhz Intel 80GB SSD F3 1TB Cooling : 1x 120mm noctua on the back 2x noctua 120mm on the h50 in push/pull 2x noctua 120mm on the roof next to the h50 1x 140mm xigmatek cooler at the bottom 1x 140mm cooling the two hdd's. My question is..will the h50 be enough to overclock the i5 2500k to a decent speed, or should i look at buying something else, i dont have the funds to go full watercooling atm otherwise i would, although the MSI gtx560 has a custom PCB so apparantly cant be watercooled in the future anyway. Do i sack the h50 off and go for a Frio/Dark rock Advanced ? Not had an air cooler for a while... Cheers in advance.
The H50 will be enough for 5ghz. The SB chips are very cool running chips, so unless you are very unlucky and have to push a ton of volts through yours, it should be just fine.
the h50 will be fine no worries, even with the noctua fans on, which aren't particularly good on rad's, i'm sure you can get a decent 4.5Ghz overclock, depending on the good ol' chip lottery of course
The H50 will perform very nicely indeed. SB chips run nice and cool. The question i have though, is can you use the 1156 mounts to fit sandybridge?
The noctua fans i have on the case are the Noctua NF-S12B FLX, whereas the ones i have on the h50 (i was told these were better for rads) are the NF-P12.
Take a look at the antec kuhler, its a few quid cheaper than the h50 and i can highly recommend it, its also designed with sandybridge in mind...lots of reviews out there and on youtube, it performs just as good as the h50/70s, has a decent warranty too. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ante...ler-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am2-2plus-am3-3plus
Already have the h50..have had it since release. Was worried it might not be enough for a decent overclock.
ive got an h50 cooling the 2500k in my sig. @ 4.5ghz it hovers at an even 60 degrees under prime95 load. it never breaks 55C gaming. mine is matched with a high speed PWM delta fan which runs at 300RPM at idle. cool and quiet. a very good match IMO.
It will be more than enough damn I run two of the things they are a awesome piece of kit if used properly
not really, there about the same, although the h70 is a bit expensive in my opinion, the Kuhler and H50 are reasonable priced, depends on your requirements if you have tall ram, small case, then a h50/70 is pretty good, on the other hand unless your going full watercooling, I'd go with a frio or NH D14 Thermalright Silver Arrow, although obviously they are a bit excessive for sandy bridge, but if you want to really push your chip and want something quiet then there pretty good.
i have not tried to go past 4.5ghz, though im confident i could hit 5ghz on the h50...but i wouldnt run it there long-term.