Oppinions please (Corsair H50)

oO Stevie Oo · 14 Nov 2010 at 14:25

Hi

What peoples experiences been like with them?
I know there probably not the best cooler in the world but should be a step up from my stock cooler,

Are they quiet/reliable?

Cheers

f12f12 · 14 Nov 2010 at 14:28

i have mine and its quieter than every thing in my case (graphics is loudest) pump has a small humm to it but it blends very well in to electrical noise. never had the fans loud with PWM.

oO Stevie Oo · 14 Nov 2010 at 14:33

Whats your temps like mate?

f12f12 · 14 Nov 2010 at 14:42

e2180 @3GHZ 1.42V - 48C

oO Stevie Oo · 14 Nov 2010 at 14:51

Is your cpu oc'ed?
My temps on the 955 with stock cooling is less than that under load now

f12f12 · 14 Nov 2010 at 14:59

yeah e2180 2GHz @ 3GHz

TheCenturion · 14 Nov 2010 at 15:16

Build your own kit, much better

Also, there's an absolutely huge thread on the H50, all the info you need is surely in there.

bifday2k · 14 Nov 2010 at 15:18

IF you are willing to spend £50+ on the H50, look at the top end air coolers, as they will work far better.

xiphrex · 14 Nov 2010 at 15:19

Ive had no problems with mine, and very easy installation.

Bri62 · 14 Nov 2010 at 15:54

idle 38 42 39 44
load 66 72 68 76
thats @ 4 Ghz 1.27v

TUNSTALL_NICK · 14 Nov 2010 at 18:59

just replaced mine with artic freezer pro.....£18 from overclockers,absolutly no difference in temps,so save your money!

terminator2k2 · 14 Nov 2010 at 20:45

i would go for the h70 if you can afford it, better cooling than the h50 due to bigger radiator and 2 fans, plus the pump/heatsink looks better

MichaelM · 14 Nov 2010 at 22:06

I was going to go for a H50, then i saw the H70, after a lot of reading up it just didn't seem to make sense.
I decided to save the money and go with the stock fan until I was ready to go for a real W/C setup.
The Prolimatech Megahalems seems to be the best thing out there which isn't a serious W/C setup and its cheaper than the H50.

So I would go Prolimatech Megahalems if I wasn't planning W/C later as long as your ram isn't too tall to interfere with it and it has mounting adapters for your board.

Essexraptor · 14 Nov 2010 at 22:13

Used it then went back to a big air cooler - better performance

Stupot_ · 14 Nov 2010 at 22:14

its not as quiet as everyone says it is...

2x apache blacks, PWM, and the hum of the pump make it the loudest thing in my case.

Essexraptor · 14 Nov 2010 at 22:41

terminator2k2 said:
i would go for the h70 if you can afford it, better cooling than the h50 due to bigger radiator and 2 fans, plus the pump/heatsink looks better

Some people have very good results with the H50/H70 and others have had poor results as well.

If it was super duper out of the box it would be a very economical system to buy. However you'll note that most systems seem to perform better when people have invested extra cash in 1 or more better fans.

I would say that overall it's not a guaranteed "done deal" by a long chalk.