So I bought a Corsair H50

[Skott]

I plan on putting a H50 into my SG03 case later this month when I upgrade the E6750 to a i7 750. Others that have done it put the radiator onto the top front 120mm fan spot and having it blow in as intake. It works pretty good from all I have read about it and not that noisy either. I'll find out for sure when I do it.

[SRoode]

I just built a "new" pc with some of my older parts that were laying around. I put an E8600 in this case (it was the cheapest/nicest looking I could find for <$30 - by the way it's a great case for the price):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811294009

I'm using the H50 to cool, and the rad just fits in the rear (I have reversed it to exhaust out as well). I can run stable at 4.5GHz (500x9), but I need to bump the voltage to about 1.36V after Vdroop. When running this way, the CPU hits about 84C under 3hr orthos load. I am running it now at 4.32GHz (480x9) with the core at 1.296V after vdroop. Temps never exceed 68C with the H50.

It's a very nice little cooler.

[SRoode]

Just a little update,

All testing was done with the case open. I was finally ready to close the case today, and low and behold, it would not close because the side panel 180mm fan was hitting the rad! I had to do some adjustments (move the fan outside of the case, and had to cut and bend two case sections to make it fit right):



But, I guess it was worth it! MB temp dropped 10C! Also, CPU temp dropped 3C:


So, I guess it you have decent case ventilation, you can point the H50 exhaust fan out.

[Rubycon]

Originally Posted by SRoode

So, I guess it you have decent case ventilation, you can point the H50 exhaust fan out.

This has ALWAYS been the case - pun not intended.

A GOOD airflow setup WILL approach the ambient.