Corsair H60/H80 vs CM Hyper 212+ installation

Dave3000

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I might be replacing my Hyper 212+ with a Corsair H80 if I upgrade to Ivy Bridge and a new motherboard. Anyone here come from a Hyper 212+ to a Corsair H60 or H80 that is using a socket 1155 motherboard? Is it harder to install the Corsair H60/H80 than the Hyper 212+? Do I have to be careful about water leakage when installing the Corsair H60/H80?
 

T_Yamamoto

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its harder to install a h60/h80
and ive heard that the instructions are very hard to understand
 

SickBeast

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As far as I can tell, you can get a badass heatsink that will outperform those water cooling setups and will be quieter as well.
 

dma0991

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The H60/H80 models are not using the Asetek style round and teethed mounting method that was seen on the H50/H70, so I would say that it is easier to mount compared to the CM Hyper212+. Having installed a CM Hyper212+ in the past, I dislike the mounting bracket as the heatsink will still pivot a little bit no matter how tight you install it, till the TIM hardens and cures.

No matter how Corsair or any company markets their product as leak proof, never think that it won't happen. There were cases where it leaked and coolant spilled and Corsair had to compensate the user. Also, don't expect much out of these AIO watercooling kits, most middle to high end air coolers will outperform it.
 

ensign_lee

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I switched from a Hyper 212 to an H50.

I would say that unless you think the Hyper 212 is ugly in your case, it's not worth it. The main benefit was making everything in my computer look "neater", not actually in cooling any better. In fact, I think temps went up in my case since my rear exhaust fan is now blocked by the H50 radiator.

That being said, the H50 installation to me was easier than the 212 installation.
 

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I might be replacing my Hyper 212+ with a Corsair H80 if I upgrade to Ivy Bridge and a new motherboard. Anyone here come from a Hyper 212+ to a Corsair H60 or H80 that is using a socket 1155 motherboard? Is it harder to install the Corsair H60/H80 than the Hyper 212+? Do I have to be careful about water leakage when installing the Corsair H60/H80?


I have a Hyper 212+ which I thought was kind of a pain to install. After installation it also had some movement I didn't think it should have. That said it provided pretty good cooling.

I purchased a Corsair H80 later on and replaced the 212+. So the rest is about the H80.


If you were installing it onto an AMD motherboard I can see where the included instructions might be hard to follow.

You can watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWWFjsJONYc

That's a video from corsair on the general installation. So you can see that its a pretty simple installation (at least for the H80) on an Intel board. On the LGA 2011 for example you can simply screw the studs into the pre-existing threaded holes and you don't even need the back plate.

As to my AMD comment (tho I know you are not using one.. just to clear it up) in the video he mentions AMD when talking about the backplate. At least on the AM3+ boards you don't change anything with the backplate. There are different brackets that you have to replace. Which is why I say its only confusing if you were going to use an AMD or at least an AM3+ motherboard (like with an FX cpu).

So the install of an H80 is pretty simple. The cooling is decent... tho to be honest you can get air coolers in the same price range that will actually give you lower temps than an H80. The Hyper 212+ in my opinion is really good because of its low cost.

Also at least for me with the H80 installed.. every time you first boot your computer the fans spin up to extreme speeds regardless of your settings. I used to think if my box had wings it might take off...

I never had any leakage problems with mine. Tho right now my H80 is sitting in a box next to my Hyber 212+.

Sorry for the wall of text.. I tend to ramble.
 

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Louisdaber

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I wouldn't go for water cooling even if the installation is easy to do so. If there are any leakage in the tube, the worst thing might happen. :-\ But I'm sure it is tested before launching it to the market. Just a personal thought.
 

Blintok

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my take on it.
i have an ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 with a i7-2600k + 16g of Gskill 1600 ram.

i started with the Intel stock fan/heat sink. Idle temps according to the Asus utility were around 30c

I next got a Corsair H80. Install was easy. temps were great. went down to ~18c idle
BUT i ended up pulling the H80 out as it was just too noisy. (noisy as in it sounded like a car or motorcycle rad fan kicking in)

ended up getting the Hyper 212 and that too wasnt too hard to install. and idle temps on the cpu are same as with the H80. and it is much quieter.

nothing is overclocked tho so not sure if there is a performance difference there. Even after many hours of gaming CPU temps are ~30-35c and motherboard temps at 30c
 

stuup1dmofo

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I own an H60 and I'm going to say that installation is pretty easy. It should be obvious that huge air coolers like the cm hyper 212 are just as good if not better than the closed looped h60/h80. However, I went for the h60 because i got it for $50, and because i did not want a monster heat sink in my case. It cools well and looks pretty nice. To address noise, you can create a fan profile or buy quiet fans such as noiseblockers or scythe gentle typhoons. I'm quite happy as I use that particular rig only for gaming. My overclocked 4.3ghz i5 2500k has never gone above 52c during my gaming sessions.