Corsair Hydro Series H90

crazyeyesreaper · Jan 28, 2013, 09:59 PM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/H90/

W1zzard · Jan 31, 2013, 08:15 PM

This is our first cooling review in a long time. Feedback please.

Sir B. Fannybottom · Jan 31, 2013, 08:17 PM

Oh snap give dis man a raise

AthlonX2 · Jan 31, 2013, 08:18 PM

Why test on a system that only 2% of the market use? Overall good review though

W1zzard · Jan 31, 2013, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonX2

Why test on a system that only 2% of the market use? Overall good review though

We picked LGA2011 because it provides high heat load. Everyone: Would you rather see LGA1155 Ivy Bridge ?

Sir B. Fannybottom · Jan 31, 2013, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonX2

Why test on a system that only 2% of the market use? Overall good review though

Better than using a TEC

AthlonX2 · Jan 31, 2013, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TacoTown

Better than using a TEC

Who uses a TEC for testing?

VulkanBros · Jan 31, 2013, 08:22 PM

Good to have some cooler reviews again....mayby AthlonX2 is right about the market percentages - but ever since I swaped my air-cooler with a closed loop liquid cooler - I never looked back - and probably never will...
Is the H90 Asetek ??

Ohh - You mean system - not the cooler type - sorry

erocker · Jan 31, 2013, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

We picked LGA2011 because it provides high heat load. Everyone: Would you rather see LGA1155 Ivy Bridge ?

No. Temperatures for Ivy Bridge are too inconsistent when it comes to various coolers.

W1zzard · Jan 31, 2013, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

No. Temperatures for Ivy Bridge are too inconsistent when it comes to various coolers.

Yeah, that was part of our reasoning, too, with up to 20°C difference between individual CPUs.

AthlonX2 · Jan 31, 2013, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

We picked LGA2011 because it provides high heat load. Everyone: Would you rather see LGA1155 Ivy Bridge ?

To each there own opinion, but if im reading a cooler review I want to be able to compare it to something I use personally.With ~2% of people using LGA2011, I think it would offer more to the reader if they can pull up coretemp or realtemp and compare there own temps.

cadaveca · Jan 31, 2013, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

No. Temperatures for Ivy Bridge are too inconsistent when it comes to various coolers.

+1. Change cooler orientation 90 degrees, get different temps, because of funky IHS shapes.

Although, I got 1155 hardware if needed, of course.

Heck, AMD stuff, even. Personally I don't think it matters, but my opinion doesn't matter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonX2

To each there own opinion, but if im reading a cooler review I want to be able to compare it to something I use personally.With ~2% of people using LGA2011, I think it would offer more to the reader if they can pull up coretemp or realtemp and compare there own temps.

Just a matter of reporting power consumption. I have a few IVB chips now, one 3570k is 90c load, the other 70c, so there is no point of reference.

VulkanBros · Jan 31, 2013, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

No. Temperatures for Ivy Bridge are too inconsistent when it comes to various coolers.

due to what??

Jstn7477 · Jan 31, 2013, 08:30 PM

My 3770K consumes 60w normally and hits 83c on a Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer that the previous owner said ran in the low 60s with an overclocked 2600K that consumed MORE power. 3xxx chips are just so crappy cooling wise because of the stupid thermal paste under the IHS. I de-lidded a Pentium 4 540J yesterday and it had a thick, metallic goo that is far superior to the generic gray crap being used on Ivy Bridge processors.

Kaynar · Jan 31, 2013, 08:31 PM

I think the important part is to compare it to the H100 (which you did) because it is the old top-of-the-line of the company (and we have all seen how it performs in tons of reviews) and to other air or water coolers that have nearly the same price.

EDIT: In general I'd like to see how these water coolers perform with push/pull fans. I am not only talking about this review, but the large majority of reviews only included stock fan in stock configuration. My H100 performs better with push/pull SP120 fans but also is not as quiet as before at low fan speed.

95Viper · Jan 31, 2013, 08:36 PM

Nice review. Concise and easy to read and understand.

Sir B. Fannybottom · Jan 31, 2013, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadaveca

+1. Change cooler orientation 90 degrees, get different temps, because of funky IHS shapes.

Although, I got 1155 hardware if needed, of course.

Heck, AMD stuff, even. Personally I don't think it matters, but my opinion doesn't matter.

Just a matter of reporting power consumption. I have a few IVB chips now, one 3570k is 90c load, the other 70c, so there is no point of reference.

Nice Pic(kle) brah

Fourstaff · Jan 31, 2013, 08:38 PM

Actually AMD would be nice given that they have quite high heat loads. Also, test with different fans (at the discretion of reviewer, you dont need to test all fans out there).

DaC · Jan 31, 2013, 09:24 PM

Nice review! I wouldn't care for the 2% talk..... the idea is to have a standard so the test cold be valid and the cpu used pretty much fits perfectly in that.

Jstn7477 · Jan 31, 2013, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fourstaff

Actually AMD would be nice given that they have quite high heat loads. Also, test with different fans (at the discretion of reviewer, you dont need to test all fans out there).

I think the SB-E is a good comparison TBH. With 15MB L3 and 6 HT cores, it is a beast and it's on the same process node (although different fabrication processes of course). I think cadaveca said somewhere on here a while ago that these chips can easily push 200-250w if I'm not mistaken.

ChristTheGreat · Jan 31, 2013, 10:09 PM

Nice review. I'm always wondering if I should get one like this, to change my CNPS10x modded, which is nice, but I don't think I could reach 5ghz with this one xD

HammerON · Jan 31, 2013, 10:20 PM

Nice review crazyeyesreaper!!!
It is too bad that Corsair did not include the Link support with this cooler

It is a nice feature to have.
I am personally okay with you testing the coolers with LGA2011. Hopefully you have some more coolers lined-up to test so we can start seeing more comparisons than just the ones listed in your charts.

Vulpesveritas · Jan 31, 2013, 10:44 PM

I for one also would vote for using AMD for testing given the high heat loads and that they are still a more common system than LGA 2011.

fullinfusion · Jan 31, 2013, 11:26 PM

Great review Ray!

Those temp's are so comparable to my ol H100

bim27142 · Feb 1, 2013, 12:36 AM

I totally agree with this... I always prefer to utilize the already existing hardware controls in place rather than adding another software (that is again prone to bugs) and it runs on the background...

I am actually eyeing at this one (or the H60 '13 edition) once it will be available locally...

By the way, it would also be good to try this H90 in a dual fan (SP140 maybe?) setup and see how the temps go...

Oh crap, where's the post before me? I thought I had that quoted...

Jan 28, 2013, 09:59 PM	#1
crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,037 (3.90/day) Thanks: 767 Thanked 2,274 Times in 1,572 Posts System Specs	Corsair Hydro Series H90 To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/H90/ Last edited by crazyeyesreaper; Mar 1, 2013 at 07:28 PM.

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W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,873 (4.17/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,455 Times in 3,219 Posts System Specs	This is our first cooling review in a long time. Feedback please.

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AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,450 (2.22/day) Thanks: 730 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	Why test on a system that only 2% of the market use? Overall good review though

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Jan 31, 2013, 08:31 PM	#15
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DaC Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: São Paulo - SP - Brasil Posts: 591 (0.27/day) Thanks: 67 Thanked 65 Times in 57 Posts System Specs	Nice review! I wouldn't care for the 2% talk..... the idea is to have a standard so the test cold be valid and the cpu used pretty much fits perfectly in that.

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HammerON The Watchful Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Cold North Posts: 4,470 (2.84/day) Thanks: 4,064 Thanked 2,999 Times in 1,578 Posts System Specs	Nice review crazyeyesreaper!!! It is too bad that Corsair did not include the Link support with this cooler It is a nice feature to have. I am personally okay with you testing the coolers with LGA2011. Hopefully you have some more coolers lined-up to test so we can start seeing more comparisons than just the ones listed in your charts.

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Jan 31, 2013, 10:44 PM	#23
Vulpesveritas Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: USA Posts: 379 (0.82/day) Thanks: 18 Thanked 86 Times in 74 Posts	I for one also would vote for using AMD for testing given the high heat loads and that they are still a more common system than LGA 2011. __________________

Jan 31, 2013, 11:26 PM	#24
fullinfusion 1.21 Gigawatts Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CANADA Posts: 5,497 (2.77/day) Thanks: 2,710 Thanked 1,299 Times in 1,096 Posts System Specs	Great review Ray! Those temp's are so comparable to my ol H100

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Feb 1, 2013, 12:36 AM	#25
bim27142 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pilipinas! Posts: 411 (0.13/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	I totally agree with this... I always prefer to utilize the already existing hardware controls in place rather than adding another software (that is again prone to bugs) and it runs on the background... I am actually eyeing at this one (or the H60 '13 edition) once it will be available locally... By the way, it would also be good to try this H90 in a dual fan (SP140 maybe?) setup and see how the temps go... Oh crap, where's the post before me? I thought I had that quoted... __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked Last edited by bim27142; Feb 1, 2013 at 12:42 AM.

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