Corsair H100i or H110 Water Cooler

[Mike Roch]

Which should I buy? Both cost ~$95. The 100i has a faster RPM than the H110. Both can fit in my current case.

 

[dma0991]

Having a faster fan does not necessarily mean that it will perform better. In fact, it might be less favorable to the Corsair H100i as faster fans typically mean more noise. The Corsair H110 is using a larger radiator and larger diameter fan. With more surface area, the fan doesn't have to spin as much to be equal or better than one with a smaller radiator and faster fan.

 

[Zardnok]

The H110 is the better performing unit, but the H100i offers Corsair link support, so if that is important to you, get the 100i, if performance is what you are looking for, get the 110.

 

[Z15CAM]

If your case can handle the 280x30x140 rad I recommend the H110 over the H100i as it cools better and much quieter. The H110 fans are PMW and controlled through setting in your BIOS with any Z Main Board - You don't need that H110i USB crap on your system.

My i7 2700k idles at 35C and tops out at around 50C running at 4.8 or 5.2 Ghz, under full load, with the H110 where the PMW 140mm fans become audible.

In my opinion other then the Kraken NZXT 60 like the H110i offers the USB option, the Corsair H110 is one of the best AIO CPU coolers on the market.

Be aware that any Corsair GPU AIO Product has 20mm fan spacing where you might have to drill a couple holes in your case. From what I see, only Corsair has 20mm Fan spacing were all other Mfgr's are STD 15mm; SO, if your case is not Corsair, you have to drill holes to mount a Corsair CPU AIO product.

I ensure to place a 280mm rad well above the Main Board, if mounted on top, for clearance purposes in which case you might have to take a cut out of your top 5.25 Bay which doesn't prevent you from placing an Optical Drive there with an RP 401X2 Dual Redundant 400 PMW system in the second bay of a Midi Tower like the Fractal ARC Midi ARC R2 or Benefit Shinobi - Whatever!

 

[BonzaiDuck]

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My i7 2700k idles at 35C and tops out at around 50C running at 4.8 or 5.2 Ghz, under full load, with the H110 where the PMW 140mm fans become audible.
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I had already begun to feel familiar with your system, but somehow had the impression you used a custom-water loop.

If I remember correctly, you had a P8Z68-type motherboard . . . maybe even my -V Pro?

Are you measuring your temperatures with the ASUS (Suite) Monitor? I was just thinking that at least the H100 only had so much of an advantage over an NH-D14. But then I vaguely recall the advantage of a Nepton 280 over the D14, so it seems entirely plausible if the Nepton performs similarly to the H110.

 

[Z15CAM]

Bonzia - Guess back talking this thread:

Here's my platform: ASUS P8Z68V-Pro Gen3 - 4.8 Ghz i7 2700k/Corsair H110 - 16 GB Samsung MV-3V4G3D-US_DDR3 @ 1866 Mhz 9-9-9-24.1T 1.35v. CF XSPC Razors 290X's @ 1130x 1500 Mhz 0.143mV , Koolance RP 401 x's 2 with 2 PMB 400 pumps, for redundancy, in series through a Coolgate 280x60x140 rad with 4 Noctuia 280mm fans in push/pull to cool my XSPC 290X's. Samsung 840 Pro 256 Boot drive, 2 X's 500MB WD Black in RAID-0 and a 1 GB WD Black for Storage and Back Up.

My system idles at 33C and never goes over 50C under load and is QUIET.

Love my Fractal MIDI ARC R2 case - She's FAST and a very Heavy Tower ;o)

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Bonzia - Guess back talking this thread:

Here's my platform: ASUS P8Z68V-Pro Gen3 - 4.8 Ghz i7 2700k/Corsair H110 - 16 GB Samsung MV-3V4G3D-US_DDR3 @ 1866 Mhz 9-9-9-24.1T 1.35v. CF XSPC Razors 290X's @ 1130x 1500 Mhz 0.143mV , RP 401 x's 2 with 2 PMB 400 pumps in series through a Coolgate 280x60x140 rad with 4 Noctua 280mm fans in push pull to cool my XSPC 290X's. Samsung 840 Pro 256 Boot drive, 2 X's 500MB WD Black in RAID-0 and a 1 GB WD Black for Storage and Back Up.

My system idles at 34C and never goes over 50C under load and is QUIET.

Love my Fractal MIDI ARC R2 case - She's FAST and a very heavy tower ;o)

So it's custom-water -- as I'd remembered it from earlier this year.

Folks are testing the new Haswell 4790K -- the "refresh" with the new "polymer" TIM between the IHS and the die. I'd only seen one result, and the guy didn't trouble himself to get a baseline of the CPU "as is" before de-lidding it, applying CLU, and running it through its paces. He had a custom-water loop -- not an "AiO" or "CLC." He'd twisted the voltage up to 1.44+V, verified stability, and showing a load temperature somewhere between 65 and 69C. I think his clock-speed was up to 4.7. If so, that's not such a great result, unless his system was excessively volted for a quick and dirty bench test.

 

[guskline]

Definitely the H110. If you had the components, a custom cooler might be better. However, for the question the OP posed, since both are @$95 And both fit his case opt for the H110.

 

[Spin5000]

Swiftech H320. Best AIO water cooler on the market, easily. Absolutely destroys even the Corsair H100/H110 and NZXT Kraken x60. I've read about 8-11 degree celcius lower temps with an H320 compared to the Corsairs/NZXT, that's insanely good. My H320 is one of my favorite parts in my entire PC.

 

[RaistlinZ]

+1 for the H110

I use it in my build and it is super quiet and cools very well. My CPU idles around 30C in the summer.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Swiftech H320. Best AIO water cooler on the market, easily. Absolutely destroys even the Corsair H100/H110 and NZXT Kraken x60. I've read about 8-11 degree celcius lower temps with an H320 compared to the Corsairs/NZXT, that's insanely good. My H320 is one of my favorite parts in my entire PC.

Interesting. Yes -- a review in a forum suggests performance as you describe. I just don't find many resellers offering it now.

A review of the H220 (that's "two - twenty") -- a customer review -- suggested that the pump had low quality, although you'd THINK that the opposite would be true for Swiftech.

But performance-wise, the H320 would give one second thoughts about the time and effort building a custom-water loop. The price of the H320 would be a good chunk of what one might spend with the latter, but definitely "food for thought."

 

[aigomorla]

i would never buy a H320.. cuz it costs almost as much as a full bloat custom.

169.00 price tag... add a bit more, and u got a full custom.

Anyhow OP i have a H100i, i needed it for a tight spot which a tower sink would not fit due to the PSU.
It does a fairly decient job at what it does, however i replaced the fans with scythe GT's, and toss'd the stock fans in my storage box.
The H100i is 89.99 as i write this on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Serie...?ie=UTF8&qid=1404502976&sr=8-1&keywords=h100i

The only thing im worried about is the pump life on the said units and i always make sure the RPM header is showing a RPM on the pump.

To answer your question also, if u can fit a 140mm class radiator, id go with that.
However 140mm radiator mounts are not available on all cases, so its pretty much a done deal if u decide to change cases in the future, unless u buy another one with a 140mm mount.
The 120mm mount however is widely available on a lot of cases, so the H100i will offer more flexability if u decide to change cases later on.
(provided your pump doesnt fail before that)

Anything more expensive then a $100 dollar price tag would lean me to move to a full custom while forking the extra out.
You can get used parts, to save some money, as used custom watercooling EQ, if maintained well, can last a very long time.

A review of the H220 (that's "two - twenty") -- a customer review -- suggested that the pump had low quality, although you'd THINK that the opposite would be true for Swiftech.

i wouldnt be surprised because gabe didnt use his direct drive apogee on these units.
They used to have a Direct Drive Apogee kit, which basically is a AIO with a fillable Rad+Res and its price tag was like 249.00
No one bought it, because, well at that price tag, you get into the Mid tier Stuff, and a full custom is a lot more fun to play with then a AIO.
The direct drive Apogee uses a Laing DDC, which would blow the AIO pumps away in both performance and durability, however, that unit itself costs more then a H100i complete.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...t_info&cPath=59_971_498_493&products_id=34384

I have a Direct drive Apogee, and well, im impartial to it.
(i like it, and don't like it at the same time)

I will use it if i dont have a spot to mount a pump, however the introduction of the single 5 1/4 bay res with pump housing, completely makes it obsolete in most applications now.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...oduct_info&cPath=59_318_660&products_id=31143

 

[BonzaiDuck]

i would never buy a H320.. cuz it costs almost as much as a full bloat custom.

169.00 price tag... add a bit more, and u got a full custom.

. . . . .

Anything more expensive then a $100 dollar price tag would lean me to move to a full custom while forking the extra out.
You can get used parts, to save some money, as used custom watercooling EQ, if maintained well, can last a very long time.

. . .

I hear ya. My attempt at custom-water was scheduled for "next-year's" budget. At first I was going to build an X79/IB-E system this summer. I was convinced to wait for Haswell-E, and I'm now assessing the Z97 and Devil's Canyon refresh. But now, the whole project is pushed into the 2015 (personal) budget.

It was just my thought that an AiO cooler with good reliability prospects and perhaps 10C better effectiveness than the Corsairs or the CM Nepton might make it feasible as an option. And, of course, you might remember since you contributed answers to my posts about it: I even had visions of building a "bong" cooler.

 

[Z15CAM]

perhaps 10C better effectiveness than the Corsairs

I'll push for the Corsair H110 and not because I use one but what is 10% lower then 33C at idle and under 50C at full load for a 4.8Gh's/i7 2700K and the only time you hear it is under full load?

As long as your case can fit a 280x30x140mm rad - Go for it considering, if you don't have a Corsair Case, you will have to drill a few holes for the 20mm Fan spacing.

Variable Fan Spd Vs CPU Temp is simple through MB BIOS configuration with the H110 as it uses PMW Fans relative to the CPU Thermal Sensor - NO USB Channels or Software required - Very Simple, Efficient, Quiet and Hassle Free.

It was a toss up for me between the Kraken NZXT 60 and the Corsair H110 but the simpler Corsair NON USB Software approach won me over and I'm very happy with it.

I got 3 BIOS Profiles saved for my i7 2700K OC'g: 4.8 Ghz's, 5 Ghz's and 5.2 Ghz's and all run flawlessly. I elect to run my platform at 4.8 Ghz's 24/7 and if I want more it's just the matter of a Reboot to load a Profile.

PS: I really love that Koolance RP 401 X's 2 - What a Sweet Unit that will do 2 Loops or a Single with 1 or 2 PMB400 Pumps in series.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I'll push for the Corsair H110 and not because I use one but what is 10% lower then 33C at idle and under 50C at full load for a 4.8Gh's/i7 2700K and the only time you hear it is under full load?

As long as your case can fit a 280x30x140mm rad - Go for it considering, if you don't have a Corsair Case, you will have to drill a few holes for the 20mm Fan spacing.

Variable Fan Spd Vs CPU Temp is simple through MB BIOS configuration with the H110 as it uses PMW Fans relative to the CPU Thermal Sensor - NO USB Channels or Software required - Very Simple, Efficient, Quiet and Hassle Free.

It was a toss up for me between the Kraken NZXT 60 and the Corsair H110 but the simpler Corsair NON USB Software approach won me over and I'm very happy with it.

I got 3 BIOS Profiles saved for my i7 2700K OC'g: 4.8 Ghz's, 5 Ghz's and 5.2 Ghz's and all run flawlessly. I elect to run my platform at 4.8 Ghz's 24/7 and if I want more it's just the matter of a Reboot to load a Profile.

So . . . you're using the H110 for that 2700K, then . . .

I'm pretty undaunted by things like cases mismatched to fans or radiators. After I built my 2007 system with extensive mods to a '95 Compaq ProLiant case, I don't see obstacles. For instance, it informs my views in the recent thread about lifting cases off the floor: fitting a case for braked double-casters is an hour or two's work.

Also . . . you may remember our dialog started several months ago as I was having stability issues with my rig -- resets or BSODs that would occur after a lapse of a week to ten days. I did a LOT of troubleshooting with that, and of course I reset the BIOS to "stock" settings as I did so. The problem had NOTHING to do with the over-clock -- nothing whatever. . .

I was never completely able to identify the precise cause, but it disappeared when I replaced the ISRT (with SandForce SSD) with a standalone 840-Pro. Totally rock-solid now, and all the event-logs are "in the blue." Most perfect system I ever remember. . .

 

[Z15CAM]

the event-logs are "in the blue."

Nice when you finally get there ;o)

Another PS: I really like the Koolance RP 401 x's2 and the CoolGate 280x60x140 rad with Nuctua Fans.

I eventually will up load a PIC of my platform - I think it's nearing MAX with say an i7 2700K @ 5.2 Ghz's with CF 290X's at 1180x 1500 Mhz's @ 1.5 volts with Samsung Green @ 1866Mhz 9-9-9-24 1T on a Z68 Platform with both CPU and GPU's under 50C at full load and under stress.

Thank you Corsair H110 and the Koolance 401 x's 2 with the Coolgate Rad and Noctua Fans using either XSPC or EK GPU Water Blocks - It's NOT CHEAP but a very worth while Goal for the price of mistakes I've scummed too in the past.