air cooler vs watercooling

rotty12 · 5 Apr 2013 at 14:43

i currently have a coolermaster hyper 612s air cooler and been offered a
corsair h80i just wondered how tecnical it was to set the h80i up as been told you have to ajust pump etc
and is the corsair worth the 70 price tag

stuie · 5 Apr 2013 at 14:45

a h80i is easy its all in one so mount the block in a similar way as you did the 612 then screw in the rad to a 120mm fan slot in your case thats it all adjustments are done using the windows software

Doomedspeed · 5 Apr 2013 at 14:48

Its a breeze to set up and is a good step up from your cooler..

Id personally spend £70 on an aircooler, SB-E x2, D14, K2, Silver arrow or TC14PE.

rotty12 · 5 Apr 2013 at 14:50

how long does the h80i last for on average are they llimeted life span and are they worth the price over the hyper 612s

Something Else · 5 Apr 2013 at 15:17

The 612s is a good cooler, if it satisfies your current needs such as cooling and noise level then keep it. Enclosed water coolers are hit and miss with their noise levels

Tackle_Berry · 5 Apr 2013 at 15:44

I have a H100i and my Noctua D14 was quiter and was about the same performance, yet I would still choose the H100i as it looks so much better and gives so much more room in the case. Also with regards to lifespan I think the corsair ones have a 5 year warranty.

horrorxpunk · 5 Apr 2013 at 18:34

rotty12 said:
how long does the h80i last for on average are they llimeted life span and are they worth the price over the hyper 612s

Only thing I have to compare is a Corsair H70 which has been running fine over 2 years now and does a good job :-)

anthony566 · 5 Apr 2013 at 19:17

I really like my H80i looks good sound is fine and you get to pick the led colour .... And the control software is very easy to use.

Some people have changed the fans on the H80i to reduce the sound but it's quieter than the CPU air cooler in my last system.

Smoogels · 5 Apr 2013 at 19:32

I have installed a few coolers and recently installed a H80i for a friend. Sometimes, coolers can be very fiddly to install but the Corsair was pretty simple and effortless.

I personally prefer air for piece of mind. It may be rare, but I would constantly worry about the pump leaking.