Corsair H50 or air !?

BIGBC · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:03

cupofchow said:
If you read what he says properly :

" My H50 keeps my 920 sat at 27-31 idle and tops out at 58 @ 4ghz under prime "

Where does it say stock.... ?????

If that is what you were talking about then why would you say this:

cupofchow said:
Im sorry but i dont believe them temps, even the best custom watercooling kits cant manage those temps.

6c difference on full load with hyperthreading.... not a chance.

Overclocked: 27-31 idle to 58 load is a 31-27 degree difference.

Stock: 24-29 idle to 35 load is a 6 degree difference, like you said in your post.

cupofchow said:
6c difference on full load with hyperthreading.... not a chance.

Which is where the dispute came about. You were talking about the temps at stock.
I think you should try reading things 'properly'.

cupofchow · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:11

I did read properly it was you that didnt... I was going on about the whole thing and you kept going on about idle temps...

BIGBC · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:18

Maybe you should try improving your communication skills, Im not the only one who cant follow your jumbled posts:

miniyazz said:
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cupofchow · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:27

i was going on about overclocked from the top of this thread... i only meant stock at 1st.

Besides back to the point of them temps OVERCLOCKED to 4GHZ with the H50 are very unrealistic.

Zenduri · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:42

Jesus some people are getting really ****y

I've been running prime this afternoon and these are my temps at stock on 0.992v(undervolted)... sorry if i cant remember all the temps ive ever ran it at!

When ive fully sorted a stable 4ghz profile out ill run it again for you but last time i tried for 4ghz and was running prime it didnt go over 58 degrees!!!

Just a FYI im running 0.992v at stock, 1.216 for 4ghz but this isnt fully stable

Zenduri · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:51

Found a screenshot of it at a semi unstable 4ghz

HybridX said:
My H50 keeps my 920 sat at 27-31 idle and tops out at 58 @ 4ghz under prime . Currently sat back at stock though but undervolted as i need to tweak my OC more. Stock it sits 24-29 tops at 35 on load

Ok i was 5 degrees out on load at stock.. but my idle temps i said are correct for 4ghz, i just dont have Screenshot at load on 4ghz as it crashed over an extensive prime95 session and i havent played with it since.

Also consider its in a HUGE 800D case with 7 fans at full pelt

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it cupofchow

Redmint · 31 Jan 2010 at 17:26

Installed my H50 a couple of weeks ago and I'm pretty pleased with it so far. Can't say I've had the chance to compare it to high end air coolers yet but I can't really see it being worth the extra noise for a few more degrees C cooling. Okay the rear fan makes some noise at 100% speed but i've found at 85% it still does a decent job and is far quieter.

cupofchow · 31 Jan 2010 at 17:52

HybridX said:
Found a screenshot of it at a semi unstable 4ghz

Ok i was 5 degrees out on load at stock.. but my idle temps i said are correct for 4ghz, i just dont have Screenshot at load on 4ghz as it crashed over an extensive prime95 session and i havent played with it since.

Also consider its in a HUGE 800D case with 7 fans at full pelt

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it cupofchow

Well as you said yes you was out

so i was right.

Oh and yours wasnt even stable so would need some more volts which will add to heat.

Nobody cares about idle temps, people like to know the load temps as to not dmage the chip when overclocking.

Oh and i dont smoke thanks

Zenduri · 31 Jan 2010 at 18:15

Well you were scoffing the whole figures i put, only the stock figure was out by 5 degrees as obviously my memory didnt serve me right.

With regards to the unstable 4ghz OC it fails after about 4hours on 1 core, im sure its not vcore thats the issue as this chip handles lesser overclocks on a nice low vcore.
Itll take 3ghz on 1.04 stable and 3.5ghx on 1.12v stable

Im still fairly noob to overclocking so these are dirty overclocks anyway

cupofchow · 31 Jan 2010 at 18:27

HybridX said:
Well you were scoffing the whole figures i put, only the stock figure was out by 5 degrees as obviously my memory didnt serve me right.

With regards to the unstable 4ghz OC it fails after about 4hours on 1 core, im sure its not vcore thats the issue as this chip handles lesser overclocks on a nice low vcore.
Itll take 3ghz on 1.04 stable and 3.5ghx on 1.12v stable

Im still fairly noob to overclocking so these are dirty overclocks anyway

i7's do have a certain point where they require a lot of volts to go over certain clocks so i would say find your highest clock with the lowest vcore.

Jabbs · 31 Jan 2010 at 18:29

There is nothing wrong with these coolers some people need to get a life and stop going on about them, there is a big enough thread going with people that are happy and getting good overclocks and doing a better job than the air coolers they came from.

Rant over

Alex R · 31 Jan 2010 at 18:52

Jabbs said:
There is nothing wrong with these coolers some people need to get a life and stop going on about them, there is a big enough thread going with people that are happy and getting good overclocks and doing a better job than the air coolers they came from.

Rant over

This sums this thread up perfectly.

BIGBC · 31 Jan 2010 at 20:00

Alex R said:
This sums this thread up perfectly.

In a H50 owners point of view.
The majority of threads on this forum are about finding the best components.

DavyBoy · 31 Jan 2010 at 21:15

Hybrid, those are some great temps mate, what's your ambient temps out of curiousity?

It seems some folk get better results than others with these H50's for some reason, because my old man's one isn't any better than my TRUE was with a single fan fitted.

I tried reseating it a couple of times to see whether that was why the temps weren't as good as others on here but nothing I did made a blind bit of difference.

There are others on here that have had the same experience as me with the H50 as well.

Zenduri · 31 Jan 2010 at 21:41

IM on stock h50 TIM and the pc sits under a window which is open 1-2 inches all the time.

All fans are at max and i have 2 xilence redwings on the h50 and 3 enermax magmas on top

Ambient is prob around low-mid 20's, It helps having the 920 undervolted too

My rigs a little bit noisey but it doesnt bother me besides i have a headset on most the time i use it anyway or i have it outputting to my stereo.

daz87uk · 31 Jan 2010 at 22:27

Well, ive just finished overclocking my pc and it doesnt go above 55c with the H50 in push and pull with the bellow figures.

3.7Ghz 1.4v (C2)
2.6Ghz HT/NB (Voltage on "cpu nb vid increased by 0.175v)
And my Ram is at 1600Mhz im quite happy with the H50, Im not a major overclocker and its a darn sight smaller than an air cooler and all I get is a low hum from the fans so im more than happy with it.

Yabsley · 1 Feb 2010 at 10:57

Doesn't seem like there is a consensus on this either way. Whichever option the OP goes for it could be argued that it was the right choice it seems. Bit annoying that when you are trying to make a decision on something. Thats how these things go I suppose.

bigjimmyauk · 1 Feb 2010 at 11:09

thermolab baram is a great cooler
my c3 955 BE @3.8Ghz does 29 idle and 49 load with 1 fan i have another fan coming 2morrow for push pull

FilterFish · 1 Feb 2010 at 12:32

DavyBoy said:
Yes I did, although I had to use one of his existing case fans and the stock fan.

::edit::

Regarding the H50 leaking and killing components, I'm pretty sure I read on the Corsair forum that they will actually replace any hardware if it was to leak...

Actually, Ramguy stated quite plainly that they ( Corsair ) do not provide any warranty other than on the H50. They do not cover your hardware.

Alex R · 1 Feb 2010 at 14:21

BIGBC said:
In a H50 owners point of view.
The majority of threads on this forum are about finding the best components.

Right, and to re-quote the quote

There is nothing wrong with these coolers some people need to get a life and stop going on about them, there is a big enough thread going with people that are happy and getting good overclocks and doing a better job than the air coolers they came from.

So, if the OP posted to ask peoples' opinions then that is a fair summary of their opinions. Presumably, the OP asked his question partly in a quest to add to "The majority of threads on this forum about finding the best components". Clearly, a number of people are happy to recommend the H50-1, including me. Helping to find good components. There seem to be a few people around who violently disagree, but there you go. Theirs leaked, or they read about a leak, or they know someone who read about a leak, or they read about someone who knows someone who read about a leak.... I've read about about air coolers coming adrift breaking things aswell. I've experienced air coolers cutting my fingers to shreds, but there you go.

Is it a good piece of kit? Yes, it does what it says on the tin. It is at least as good as a premium air-cooler. Some, to the obvious disbelief of others, are so bold as to report better results with it. Irrespective, it has some advantages to those wiling to pay a bit more. It is smaller, possibly quieter (for me it is). Last but certainly not least, it is a gadgety gizmo thingy.