So I bought a Corsair H50

[Gutcheck2009]

And a 800d case.

I have a 920 at 3.4GHZ and my idle temps are about 39 and my load are high 50's to mid 60's depending on how hot the room is.

Thats pretty good isn't it? I know this cooler has gotten some flak on the forums but I must say thats the lowest my CPU has seen. I don't even have a better fan hooked up or a push pull setup installed, just stock.

 

[Tullphan]

Bump that puppy up to 3.8ghz & see what the temps will be then.
What type of test are you running to put a load on it?
If you haven't already, try LinX. That'll put a load on it!

 

[Rubycon]

You need to ratchet up your baseclock to at least 200MHz to get the kettle cooking. I have tested the H50 and find it within 5 degrees of my Megahalems. (warmer)

If you have weight/clearance concerns this is a good cooler.

Still not sure on its long term 24/7 performance/reliability, however.

 

[RussianSensation]

Ya, push that 920 higher to really see what the H50 can do

Did you reverse the airflow in your case as well ?

 

[Gutcheck2009]

I want to be at 4GHZ actually but I'm a OC'ing noob.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation

Did you reverse the airflow in your case as well ?

This is not necessary nor recommended. Sorry but I strongly disagree with Corsair's recommendation to mount the fan drawing outside air INSIDE the case. A well thought out cooling plan on your case will result in no different temperatures! If the case innards are significantly warmer with the covers on you need to review your case cooling strategies.

 

[BaboonGuy]

Stick two 120x38mm (San Ace H101 or Panaflo or Delta....) on the rad in push/pull and also lap the H50. Then report back with results plz

I really want to see if that beats out the Megahalems.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
Stick two 120x38mm (San Ace H101 or Panaflo or Delta....) on the rad in push/pull and also lap the H50. Then report back with results plz

I really want to see if that beats out the Megahalems.

It's close - the best I got was with a Delta 135CFM screamer but who wants to listen to a vacuum cleaner?

Even so the Megahalems with the Delta will still beat the H50. I did not lap the bottom however it got a good polishing from removing IC7. :laugh:

For quieter performance a pair of 1800 RPM Gentle Typhoons in push pull kept temperatures within 5C of the Mega. This was on a W3520 with 1.33V 4.44 GHz. Linpack temps highest core 87C.

 

[bobross419]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
Stick two 120x38mm (San Ace H101 or Panaflo or Delta....) on the rad in push/pull and also lap the H50. Then report back with results plz

I really want to see if that beats out the Megahalems.

It's close - the best I got was with a Delta 135CFM screamer but who wants to listen to a vacuum cleaner?

Even so the Megahalems with the Delta will still beat the H50. I did not lap the bottom however it got a good polishing from removing IC7. :laugh:

For quieter performance a pair of 1800 RPM Gentle Typhoons in push pull kept temperatures within 5C of the Mega. This was on a W3520 with 1.33V 4.44 GHz. Linpack temps highest core 87C.

I must have missed something somewhere... but I thought you weren't allowed to play with water anymore...

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: bobross419

I must have missed something somewhere... but I thought you weren't allowed to play with water anymore...

I'm not but since this is a turnkey system aka heatsink it's OK. Go figure. :laugh:

It's pretty durable I might add. Before it was mounted we let it run to make sure there were no leaks and it passed drop tests and the mallet test on the cooler, rad and lines. A gurgling sound was heard at times - presumably there is SOME air in the lines.

I will say this though. If that pump dies under load you may have a fried CPU! At idle when the pump was unplugged the temps logged in REAL TEMP took a double digit hike between samplings! By the time I got it plugged back in the system shut down due to CPU over heat!

I'm going on vacation ashore so the gloves come off! My rules. :evil:

I want to build a 4x120 single loop cpu only cooling system to try to shave at least 20C off load temps at 4.5+ GHz and keep it QUIET too!

 

[bobross419]

I'm planning to pick one of these up in the near future. Good info Ruby, thanks.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: bobross419
I'm planning to pick one of these up in the near future. Good info Ruby, thanks.

Yeah they're fun to play with but officially I HATE it now because I really had no interest in water cooling and now I'll probably get into trouble. :shocked:

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

Originally posted by: RussianSensation

Did you reverse the airflow in your case as well ?

This is not necessary nor recommended. Sorry but I strongly disagree with Corsair's recommendation to mount the fan drawing outside air INSIDE the case. A well thought out cooling plan on your case will result in no different temperatures! If the case innards are significantly warmer with the covers on you need to review your case cooling strategies.

Why would you say that? I am guessing most people's room temperatures are 18-25*C which is far below what any computer case will have inside. This is probably why they are recommending to mount the fan/radiator this way.

What am I missing?

 

[Gutcheck2009]

I will flip the fan and see what happens. I do want to get another fan to push pull, but so far my case has 8 fans in it already, one at the bottom sucking air in, one on the RAM, one on each of the two HD cages, and three up top on a 3x120mm radiator which will cool my vid cards one day, and then the one on the H50. I am using these fans on all 120mm mounts:

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/...ct.aspx?C=1164&ID=1863

I really like them as they are pretty silent and move a good amount of air. I will add two more for the push pull config and see what happens. I'll try it in both directions. Basically the reason I have air going in is to simply get more cold air into the case. The air comming off the rad is pretty cool actually, and my 295 gets really hot in there.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation

Why would you say that? I am guessing most people's room temperatures are 18-25*C which is far below what any computer case will have inside. This is probably why they are recommending to mount the fan/radiator this way.

What am I missing?

Again IF your case temps are noticeably higher than the surrounding environment you have cooling layout issues.

One thing for certain if you have the radiator blowing inward temps will certainly rise.

Don't take my word for it! Experiment for yourself and use whatever way suits your case and needs. That's the beauty about this is you can.

 

[Gutcheck2009]

So Can I keep the stock Corsiar fan for push pull and stick a thermaltake on there, or should the two fans be identical? I can try both with air going in and air going out.

 

[Rubycon]

Has anyone tried dunking the radiator in an ice bath to see what temps are like? :Q

 

[Syran]

I was thinking about reversing the air flow from outside in, then ducting the whole thing to a top mounted exhaust. Anyone tried something like that before?

Something along the lines of this with 80mm tubing and 80 to 120mm converters?

 

[Rubycon]

Full ducting is fine just keep turbulence down as low as possible.

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Has anyone tried dunking the radiator in an ice bath to see what temps are like? :Q

Would that work?

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Has anyone tried dunking the radiator in an ice bath to see what temps are like? :Q

Would that work?

Sure - until the ice melts and the water warms.

Of course it's not a perm solution just testing.

If the pump can move the water through that rad it could move through a water to water exchanger where the secondary water is central chilled water. Hmmm I have an infinite supply of 48F water available. :evil:

Yeah right, actually getting that done would make a movie like mission impossible seem easy as falling off a log upside down! :laugh:

 

[rudder]

Would it be possible to mount the radiator at the side of the case (my case has predrilled 120mm and 80mm air openings)? I guess this would warm the case more than a push/pull on the rear I suppose.

 

[aigomorla]

Would it be possible to mount the radiator at the side of the case (my case has predrilled 120mm and 80mm air openings)? I guess this would warm the case more than a push/pull on the rear I suppose.

would make it very difficult for you to remove your side panel.

Also installling the side panel would be very difficult.

If you yanked the side panel hard also, you could pull the tubing out, and you'd have a water accident.

 

[rudder]

would make it very difficult for you to remove your side panel.

Also installling the side panel would be very difficult.

If you yanked the side panel hard also, you could pull the tubing out, and you'd have a water accident.

Sorry to steal the thread. I have seen there a lot of people have installed the radiator in unused drive bays in the front of the pc. Since i have about 4 empty bays I think it would fit nicely.

 

[Jasonp]

I have one of these on my 920 and it is a very nice piece of equipement. Very quiet, but not silent. no complaints though - its a hell of a lot quieter than the stock cooler...lol. and with the quite psu I bought I cant hear it at all when the furnace kicks on. I noticed no real difference pushing or pulling with the fan for temps but I'm not worrying about it much. My cpu idles around 28-32C, cores from 35-40C. I've got the smartfan thing running though which only kicks it up when the cpu hits 45C which is really rare (when gaming anyways). Goes up about 15C when under load for an hour. Prett good unit I think (but i dont know jack sh..)

ps. my 920 is on speedstep up to 4.2ghz (stable)