Corsair H50 Water Cooling Kit

widnesjohn · 5 Sep 2009 at 22:49

how long does the warranty last for

aaron333 · 5 Sep 2009 at 22:50

widnesjohn said:
how long does the warranty last for

2 Years as stated above

widnesjohn · 5 Sep 2009 at 23:31

yeah i he must have posted a few sec b4 me

HornyRhino · 5 Sep 2009 at 23:37

i seen that corsair case review last week and it really really upset me

pre powdered black lots of high reviews and not one minor fault.

wish i hadnt just bought a haf and had it powdered as the corsair would have been cheaper im sure......

i think corsair is on a winning streak in products at the minute

memory
psu
cpu cooler
now..case

just waiting for gpu's

regards

HRhino"

Gaidin109 · 5 Sep 2009 at 23:42

HornyRhino said:
i seen that corsair case review last week and it really really upset me

pre powdered black lots of high reviews and not one minor fault.

wish i hadnt just bought a haf and had it powdered as the corsair would have been cheaper im sure......

i think corsair is on a winning streak in products at the minute

memory
psu
cpu cooler
now..case

just waiting for gpu's

regards

HRhino"

I wouldnt be too upset, I think you'll find that the HAF still had far superior airflow. I would like to see his load temps on a 4ghz OC with the case as standard and the corsair exhausting. He has it pulling air into the case.

HornyRhino · 5 Sep 2009 at 23:53

Gaidin109 said:
I wouldnt be too upset, I think you'll find that the HAF still had far superior airflow. I would like to see his load temps on a 4ghz OC with the case as standard and the corsair exhausting. He has it pulling air into the case.

does look nice tho

Gaidin109 · 6 Sep 2009 at 00:09

HornyRhino said:
does look nice tho

Yes I know, I was going to buy one instead of the HAF, but over £200 for a Steel case is a little rich methinks, no matter how good looking and cool it may be. I would love to see those temps tho.

Might get one if I ever attempt a custom WC.

sorn21 · 6 Sep 2009 at 00:11

HornyRhino said:
does look nice tho

It's absolutely gorgeous.

I had a friend round yesterday who isn't much into computers, my Antec 1200 - he never batted an eyelid.

Saw this and could not stop speaking about it and was generally impressed by how good it looks!

The HAF may have better airflow, and is no doubt an excellent choice of case, but you should remember this is designed with WC in mind. And sure enough in a few weeks I will follow suit!

sorn21 · 6 Sep 2009 at 00:16

Gaidin109 said:
I would like to see his load temps on a 4ghz OC with the case as standard and the corsair exhausting. He has it pulling air into the case.

BTW Corsair recommends using the Fans as an Intake.

Azza · 6 Sep 2009 at 00:21

Have to get me one of these.

HornyRhino · 6 Sep 2009 at 00:25

n1blo said:
BTW Corsair recommends using the Fans as an Intake.

gaiden already ran test on inwards and outwards fan directions .. and conclusion was outwards was just as good in cases with higher airflow.

and people like myself and gaiden who have rear gpu vent/blowers dont want hot air being sucked back into case

so outwards suits us better..

bear in mnd every case is different due to fan layouts and airflow so experiment and you may get better temps in the process.

regards

HRhino"

Gaidin109 · 6 Sep 2009 at 00:38

n1blo said:
BTW Corsair recommends using the Fans as an Intake.

LOL, I know, but with push pull and good case airflow its actually better the other way around. With it intaking air from the rear, it is scooping up hot air from the GPU's.

Trust me I've been fiddling about with my H50 for over a month and tried every configuration there is.

adriancal · 6 Sep 2009 at 02:13

n1blo said:
hey sorry about my previous thread, image got blocked. Here it is again for those interested.

Hi there
Can I ask where you got all the white cabling going to MB and GPU etc?
Also what brand is it?

Very jeolous of the case

lettuce · 6 Sep 2009 at 10:45

For people who have applied their own thermal paste, did you add it to the cpu of the h50 itself?? Just that to fit the H50 to the mounting bracket dont you have to twist it??, wanted to know how this would effect the thermal paste

Gaidin109 · 6 Sep 2009 at 11:48

lettuce said:
For people who have applied their own thermal paste, did you add it to the cpu of the h50 itself?? Just that to fit the H50 to the mounting bracket dont you have to twist it??, wanted to know how this would effect the thermal paste

I added it thinly to the cooler coldplate with a credit card, then added a small spot to the centre of the heatshield of the CPU then fitted the the H50, as you twist it the two mould together.

sorn21 · 6 Sep 2009 at 12:50

adriancal said:
Hi there
Can I ask where you got all the white cabling going to MB and GPU etc?
Also what brand is it?

Very jeolous of the case

Hey, its just white cable braid that I got from a competitor (only because OcUK don't stock it! :mad:

)

And instead of braiding each cable on my PSU I used an Akasa cable extension for both 8pin and 24pin.

CK61938 · 6 Sep 2009 at 13:19

n1blo said:
Hey, its just white cable braid that I got from a competitor (only because OcUK don't stock it! )

I do find it odd that OcUK don't stock such things when it's clear a lot of people are into case modding these days...I myself may one day do cable braiding but if it means going to a competitor to get my stuff, it kinda makes one lose a little faith in OcUK. Don't get me wrong they get some excellent quality kit, but stuff for water cooling and case modding are a little hard to come by these days. Such is life.

Anyway excuse the off topic-ness

Shiroi · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:54

Whats a good temp for an i7 C0 to hit under this kit at stock speeds? Mine hit 61 degrees in LinX which I think was worse than my Noctua.

ebilcake · 6 Sep 2009 at 17:57

Has anyone tried this with an Antec 1200? what would the best airflow setup for that case with the large fan on top.

LittleChimp · 6 Sep 2009 at 18:11

I might have to try one of these in a new build they look great value.