Corsair H50 vs thermalright Venomous X vs ThermoLab Baram?

solway · 1 Mar 2010 at 19:48

Corsair H50 vs thermalright Venomous X vs ThermoLab Baram?

any recommendations?
thinking of i7 930 and having Akasa Apache 120mm fan on them

mattjd · 1 Mar 2010 at 20:00

Thats what I am planning on getting as well I would also like peoples opinions on those 3 cooling products. The Thermalright VX looks the most promising so far.

cupofchow · 1 Mar 2010 at 20:36

i went from a H50 to a VX and its much better.

Helios1234 · 1 Mar 2010 at 20:52

I don't have a H50 but here are some Thermalright VX vs Thermolab Baram results:

http://www.vortez.co.uk/contentteller/articles_pages/thermalrigh_venomous_x_cpu_cooler_review,9.html

solway · 1 Mar 2010 at 22:03

VX seem better

always love Thermalright

eatcustard · 2 Mar 2010 at 08:46

My H50 runs quiet and cool
and I play Cod 4 and 5 till the cows come home without any issues running a i5 at 4ghz

gurusan · 2 Mar 2010 at 08:48

I just bought the Baram for my Phenom 2 build. The Venomous X may be better, but the thermolab was 29.99 shipped

Better bang/buck IMO

alexx · 2 Mar 2010 at 08:55

Ive got the sunbeam artic freezer (or something like that) from ocuk, previously I had a thermalright ultra, which i thought was totally over rated as they didnt even have a flat surface for mounting.

i get a good 10 degrees less temps with my q6600 clocked to 3.6 all silent on air and the fans on about 20%

they were only £25 and single fan barely moving!, I think these new mini loops are over rated

eddyc · 2 Mar 2010 at 09:41

I think both thermalright Venomous X & ThermoLab Baram are better than the h-50 and that the Venomous is slightly better than the baram (though I guess only by a small margin). I agree with gurusan baram is good and cheap.

Helios1234 · 2 Mar 2010 at 12:31

eddyc said:
I think both thermalright Venomous X & ThermoLab Baram are better than the h-50 and that the Venomous is slightly better than the baram (though I guess only by a small margin). I agree with gurusan baram is good and cheap.

The review above shows the margin being them is about 6 degrees with the same fan configuration.

But I agree, the Thermolab Baram is a bargain. It's a shame people don't seem to consider it because it's better than the Noctua NH-U12P and the Prolimatech.

the-tazs · 2 Mar 2010 at 14:27

I have the H50-1 and mod it and got this temps

khemist · 2 Mar 2010 at 14:48

Here is my vx max stress on ibt.

Prime temps

RBL · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:09

Khemist, is that i5 OC stable on 1.25V? That voltage is so low, amazing OC. I could only get my i7 860 oc @ 4.0 stable at 1.37V :eek:

khemist · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:11

Yeah it is, 4.2 fails prime after 5 mins at 1.3v so im going to bump it up slightly.

RBL · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:15

khemist said:
Yeah it is, 4.2 fails prime after 5 mins at 1.3v so im going to bump it up slightly.

Very well done. You got one of the good CPUs then :cool:

[TW]Sponge · 2 Mar 2010 at 21:46

as said before, the baram is an amazing cooler for the price, i have it on my phenom 2 955be. but if price is not a problem then go with the vx

datalol-jack · 3 Mar 2010 at 15:40

I got the Baram myself which was a decent step up from the stock cooler on my i7 920. For its price, it is hard to beat on value.

VenomousX on the other hand seems to have a better design, I especially like the pressure adjustment screw on its base. It also seems to post better temperatures with overclocked kit.

JeffyB · 3 Mar 2010 at 15:49

Just some info some may find useful. I emailed thermalright about a possible black venomous x, they said it was being worked on but had no release date details

C64 · 3 Mar 2010 at 17:30

Corsair H50 vs thermalright Venomous X vs ThermoLab Baram vs CoolIT Eco A.L.C. High-Performance CPU Watercooler ?

gurusan · 3 Mar 2010 at 18:08

Glad I decided to get the Baram when I did as it has just jumped in price by a few quid