Corsair Hydro Series H50 Cooling Club

[Chicken Patty]

Darn. Sorry about that.

Do please keep us updated here if you are able to find a source for them so that others in your area can benefit as well.



Grats on that! Sheesh, you've got to have a/c or the ability to channel the colder air around you than I do. -_-

a/c is off because outside it's cool. Ambients are about like 25-26ºc

 

[Gryfalcon]

New Build with H50

well all my parts that I ordered from newegg including the h50 should come in by thurs. Will let you know how it goes

 

[Chicken Patty]

well all my parts that I ordered from newegg including the h50 should come in by thurs. Will let you know how it goes

Keep us posted.

 

[20mmrain]

Well I have been fiddling with getting a H50 for awhile! I have been nervous about getting it because I didn't want to waste my money. You see right now I have a CM Hyper 212+ and my max temps for a I5 750 @ 3.8 1.3 vcore 1.21 Vtt are as follows.....

Max temp 20 runs 93% ram 64c
Max temp 3 hours blend test Prim395 56c

Idle temp 24c to 27c depending on room temp.

What do you guys think the odds are of me beating these temps with the H50. I am hoping to at least get a 4c to 6c drop! That would give me my best case scenario.

Because then I could probably up it to 4ghz and would most likely be reaching 64c to 68c tops.

Even though I am picking up this cooler tomorrow I would still like to hear some thoughts..... do you think this is a good upgrade or not?

 

[Chicken Patty]

Well I have been fiddling with getting a H50 for awhile! I have been nervous about getting it because I didn't want to waste my money. You see right now I have a CM Hyper 212+ and my max temps for a I5 750 @ 3.8 1.3 vcore 1.21 Vtt are as follows.....

Max temp 20 runs 93% ram 64c
Max temp 3 hours blend test Prim395 56c

Idle temp 24c to 27c depending on room temp.

What do you guys think the odds are of me beating these temps with the H50. I am hoping to at least get a 4c to 6c drop! That would give me my best case scenario.

Because then I could probably up it to 4ghz and would most likely be reaching 64c to 68c tops.

Even though I am picking up this cooler tomorrow I would still like to hear some thoughts..... do you think this is a good upgrade or not?

With the H50 i factory shape I'm not sure. But get some nice fans with it and you'll get better temps for sure.

 

[angelkiller]

Well I have been fiddling with getting a H50 for awhile! I have been nervous about getting it because I didn't want to waste my money. You see right now I have a CM Hyper 212+ and my max temps for a I5 750 @ 3.8 1.3 vcore 1.21 Vtt are as follows.....

Max temp 20 runs 93% ram 64c
Max temp 3 hours blend test Prim395 56c

Idle temp 24c to 27c depending on room temp.

What do you guys think the odds are of me beating these temps with the H50. I am hoping to at least get a 4c to 6c drop! That would give me my best case scenario.

Because then I could probably up it to 4ghz and would most likely be reaching 64c to 68c tops.

Even though I am picking up this cooler tomorrow I would still like to hear some thoughts..... do you think this is a good upgrade or not?

I don't mean to rain on anybody's parade, but ask yourself is it really worth it? Your temps are great as they are. Plus what will 4-6C get you? Is however much the H50 costs worth 4-6C improvement?

At a glance, that's alot of $$$ for not many CCC.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

4-6c can be the difference between a very stable and a not so stable system, and its especially nice to be able to cut that last bit of c's off at the top.

 

[Chicken Patty]

It all depends which way you look at it. Not sure on Intels as they have a higher temp threshold, but 4-6ºc on a AMD is wellllllllll worth it and is a heck of a difference.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

It all depends which way you look at it. Not sure on Intels as they have a higher temp threshold, but 4-6ºc on a AMD is wellllllllll worth it and is a heck of a difference.

+1 on that, my i7 920 maxxes out around 68c with the new cooler at 3.9ghz, and my dark knight maxxed aout around 78c at 3.8

 

[20mmrain]

I don't mean to rain on anybody's parade, but ask yourself is it really worth it? Your temps are great as they are. Plus what will 4-6C get you? Is however much the H50 costs worth 4-6C improvement?

At a glance, that's alot of $$$ for not many CCC.

Yeah I know it might not seem like a price performance ratio worth it situation. But to me it is..... why because of these i3/i5/i7 series cpu's that are so sentsitive with there VTT's and temps.

I want to be able to hit 4hz with my CPU. I would also like to keep it that way with the best temps I can for the long term. Since I can't afford real water cooling right at the moment this probably an expectable substitute that's why I am doing it.

But I do understand what you are saying.

+1 on that, my i7 920 maxxes out around 68c with the new cooler at 3.9ghz, and my dark knight maxxed aout around 78c at 3.8

This next part is all I had to hear to convince me! I have great air flow in my case considering it is a CM Sniper case as by proof of my already great temps.

Since the Xigmatech HSF is very comparable to the CM Hyper 212+ I think I might have similar results. Not only that you are using a warming running CPU then I am.

Well I am going to stop debating..... I am going to pick one up from Best Buy tonight...... and if I get crappy results.... I will just return it then tomorrow

But I don't think so..... Thanks guys for all your answers!

 

[ShRoOmAlIsTiC]

I ordered mine today off newegg. Pretty excited about replacing my xig1283 with the H50

 

[Chicken Patty]

I ordered mine today off newegg. Pretty excited about replacing my xig1283 with the H50

I saw about a 10ºc drop by doing that. When I put my rig on the Torture Rack I had to go to air (Xiggy S1283) because I was not able to mount the H50 on it. Drop was huge!

 

[20mmrain]

I just got mine today from Best Buy! I had my bowling leagues tonight so I couldn't install it today. But tomorrow you better believe it's on!!!

So I will take pics with results tomorrow guys!

Thanks in advance Chicken Patty for helping me make my decision!

 

[Chicken Patty]

I just got mine today from Best Buy! I had my bowling leagues tonight so I couldn't install it today. But tomorrow you better believe it's on!!!

So I will take pics with results tomorrow guys!

Thanks in advance Chicken Patty for helping me make my decision!

Anytime bro

 

[Gryfalcon]

Waiting

well I should get my stuff to build new pc anytime today God I cant wait to see how the h50 handles on the AMD Phenom II 965 BE I bought when its in the GA-790FXTA-UD5 board I also got.

 

[erocker]

I never thought I would be, but I'm officially in this club. Couldn't find a Swiftech Apogee Drive. I have some modifying to do.

 

[pjladyfox]

I never thought I would be, but I'm officially in this club. Couldn't find a Swiftech Apogee Drive. I have some modifying to do.

Woot!!! Now the real trick is going to be keeping you around since, at least from what I've seen, you have hardware ADD sometimes.

 

[Chicken Patty]

I never thought I would be, but I'm officially in this club. Couldn't find a Swiftech Apogee Drive. I have some modifying to do.

Awesome, so did you order it online, or you picked up up locally? In other words, do you have it on hand already?

 

[erocker]

It is in my hands. I guess I don't really need to mod it, just cut a couple holes in the back of the HTPC for the tubing. I have to mount the radiator outside the case due to space restrictions. This radiator is so tiny! Lol. I figure though I can't install any good air cooler in this case, but this will actually work better!

So, I gotta cut the "mesh" for the fan hole, the fan will be mounted inside, the radiator on the outside. Right above the I/O shield I'll cut a slot for the tubes. *Edit, was premounting everything and it looks like I will have to trim off the top edge of the motherboard tray entirely and a bit below the fan hole so the tubes can get through cleanly. With the soda can thin aluminum on this case, should be easy!

 

[stevorob]

e,

I think that rad is gonna be heatsoaked from that fan pulling in air from inside that tiny case, cause I bet it gets hot in there... have you thought about turning it around to blow air from outside?

 

[erocker]

e,

I think that rad is gonna be heatsoaked from that fan pulling in air from inside that tiny case, cause I bet it gets hot in there... have you thought about turning it around to blow air from outside?

Yeah, I agree. I do have a 80mm up front and there are vents up front on the sides to let air in and things are keeping pretty cool just being air cooled. I'm definitely going to try the fan both ways to see what works best.

 

[stevorob]

Suggestion

Turn the existing 120 around, mount another 120 on the other side of the rad blowing towards the case, then you got yourself a push/pull grabbing cool air from outside the case. Then you can turn the 80mm around and have it exhaust out the front

 

[erocker]

Did the rough cut with a tin snips, mounts up well, I think this will work!

Have to cut some of the black cover too, so I am able to put it on with the rad.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

removable mobo tray ftw

 

[Gryfalcon]

New build in

Ok got all my parts in from newegg about to put new comp together tomorrow Got some guild events tonight lol. So Tomorrow I should have pics and everything up.