Cooling Reply quick is this a watercooler?

happysack · 15 Jul 2010

Is this water cooler is it worth replacing with Titan fenrir it's on i7 920 thank

paisa666 · 15 Jul 2010

The pic doesnt show up, red"X"

capnPedro · 15 Jul 2010

Yes it's a watercooler. Looks like a Corsair H50 with a different top (are there OEM/rebranded versions?)

Personally, I wouldn't bother swapping a Fenrir for a H50.

Bloody_Pete · 15 Jul 2010

Its the Alienware version of the H50 in the above photo

Bakes · 16 Jul 2010

Not worth it.

The Corsair H50 is a much upgraded version of the LCLCs used in Alienwares, HP Blackbirds etc. The Corsair one is the only one worth using.

Hi all, Gareth here from Corsair to answer a few questions.

The H50 is indeed based on the Asetek LCLC, but we worked with Asetek for some considerable amount of time before we agreed on the final design.

There have been many revisions of the LCLC since it launched, primarily focusing on the pump / cold plate unit. The Corsair H50 uses a new version of the pump / cold plate, and this is what gives it the extra performance. Older revisions of the LCLC do not offer nearly the same performance, and we tested several recent revisions.

Here's an image of the cold plate of an older LCLC (in this case a NorthQ) and the H50. As you can see, the cold plate design is quite different.
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Be aware that these are Corsair numbers, but they're still fairly accurate based on the reviews I've seen of the earlier LCLCs.