Corsair Hydro Series H90 - Page 2

LAN_deRf_HA · Feb 1, 2013, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by W1zzard

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

It would be nice seeing preapplied paste vs a preferred enthusiast paste. This would be a unique feature to the reviews and would be interesting to see because lately I've been seeing more people unable to match the temps of stock paste. I presume this is because stock paste has gotten better, but I'm also suspicious of the ideal thin layer application being hard to replicate.

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Originally Posted by bim27142

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...

I deleted it because I thought it was a little harsh to post here as it was unrelated to the review and more of a complaint against Corsair and poor design in general.

Anyone know the release date?

silapakorn · Feb 1, 2013, 03:16 AM

Should compare with Noctua NH-D14: an air cooler that is arguably better than h100.

fullinfusion · Feb 1, 2013, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAN_deRf_HA

It would be nice seeing preapplied paste vs a preferred enthusiast paste. This would be a unique feature to the reviews and would be interesting to see because lately I've been seeing more people unable to match the temps of stock paste. I presume this is because stock paste has gotten better, but I'm also suspicious of the ideal thin layer application being hard to replicate.

I deleted it because I thought it was a little harsh to post here as it was unrelated to the review and more of a complaint against Corsair and poor design in general.

Anyone know the release date?

Corsair water cooling is good and customer service is top notch if you get the rite number

! It all depends on your cooler orientation and fan's your using.

badtaylorx · Feb 1, 2013, 04:03 AM

if the temps on hw monitor made any sense i think an AMD FX 8350 may be a really good choice for a thermal solution testbed... its pretty hot, o/cs well, and temps scale pretty well too...

anywho, what i really wanted to say is that i think comparing this to the H/70/80/80i could have been a better choice...

fullinfusion · Feb 1, 2013, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badtaylorx

if the temps on hw monitor made any sense i think an AMD FX 8350 may be a really good choice for a thermal solution testbed... its pretty hot, o/cs well, and temps scale pretty well too...

anywho, what i really wanted to say is that i think comparing this to the H/70/80/80i could have been a better choice...

Na the H90 is the better choice! been there, done that!

LAN_deRf_HA · Feb 1, 2013, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fullinfusion

Corsair water cooling is good and customer service is top notch if you get the rite number ! It all depends on your cooler orientation and fan's your using.

You do realize your comment can't possibly be on the mark when we're referring to a deleted post...

erixx · Feb 1, 2013, 08:06 AM

Nice to see this.

I only miss a temp bench with the same fan for all tested coolers, many swap fans, don't we...?

tacosRcool · Feb 1, 2013, 10:41 AM

Awesome review! Maybe you guys could have used an AMD system since they overclock well at higher clock speeds

stupido · Feb 1, 2013, 11:25 AM

+1 to the request to change stock fans with other fans (can show how good the radiator is + noise difference);
also at least one high end air cooler + 1 mid end cooler...

Scrizz · Feb 3, 2013, 09:41 PM

I think it is best to use stock config when comparing different cooling solutions at stock.
Using different fans would be good for a separate review that compares stock fans to certain aftermarket ones.

LGA2011 is fine. I can't complain just because the reviewer uses a different system than my own.
I'm running 1366.

what matters is that the same system be used for all the tests

fullinfusion · Feb 8, 2013, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAN_deRf_HA

You do realize your comment can't possibly be on the mark when we're referring to a deleted post...

And?

BarbaricSoul · Feb 10, 2013, 12:35 PM

Personally, I would have liked to see this compared to more closed-loop coolers. I'd like to know just how much advantage a H90 would give compared to my H60 with push/pull fans.

xbit · Feb 20, 2013, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HammerON

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.

Only guessing, but I would think the reason for this new product lacking Corsair Link support is due to all the issues w/ the h100i software.

My h100i is currently being shipped and I'm not sure what to do once I get it :|

ChristTheGreat · Mar 10, 2013, 08:29 PM

Anyone knows what bearing the fan use?

DRDNA · Mar 10, 2013, 08:47 PM

Review looked great! I wouldn't change a thing.

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 10, 2013, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChristTheGreat

Anyone knows what bearing the fan use?

Probably double ball.

ChristTheGreat · Mar 10, 2013, 08:58 PM

AS long as it's not a sleeved bearing, those fan always die when you put them horizontally :/

I'll see with corsair, this might replace my CNPS10x

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