Corsair H50 Water Cooling Kit

I can see the problem with people not realising that there is two different sizes of screws. Because I come from a mechanical background ive always 'felt' for threads when screwing anything in, and I instantly realised that the first screw I tried clearly wasnt the right size!

Someone without realising could easily cross thread the kit. A simple solution would be to put the smaller screws in a seperate bag with a little sticker on it?

And my H50-1 is still running perfectly :)
 
Paul. W said:
I can see the problem with people not realising that there is two different sizes of screws. Because I come from a mechanical background ive always 'felt' for threads when screwing anything in, and I instantly realised that the first screw I tried clearly wasnt the right size!
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I don't and it seemed obvious. 8 screws, 4 needed - proceed to check that the four arent different - they are, so check which fit best - the biggest screws had no chance of fitting correctly. Imo anyone installing water cooling (even a kit) should have at least this much of a basic understanding.
 
CaptainRAVE said:
I don't and it seemed obvious. 8 screws, 4 needed - proceed to check that the four arent different - they are, so check which fit best - the biggest screws had no chance of fitting correctly. Imo anyone installing water cooling (even a kit) should have at least this much of a basic understanding.
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Agree to disagree.

The 8 screws do look very similar. Ive forgotton what it says in the manual now, but im sure it says 8 x (scews), not 2 sets of 4 x (screws) Please correct me if im wrong.

If this is the case, what is there to indicate that these screws are different when organising the parts ready for installation?

Im not saying its a massive probpem - its only a very small one infact, which only cost me 30 seconds of time to fish out the other screws. Im just speaking for people who did make the unfortunate mistake of cross threading a larger screw without knowing.
 
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There is nothing anywhere in the documentation to say the screws are different. A few people seem to be having the same issues - it comes up on the Corsair forums as well.

It can't be that hard to get the documentation right - simples.
 
CaptainRAVE said:
I don't and it seemed obvious. 8 screws, 4 needed - proceed to check that the four arent different - they are, so check which fit best - the biggest screws had no chance of fitting correctly. Imo anyone installing water cooling (even a kit) should have at least this much of a basic understanding.
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Exactly.

While I would openly admit I was confused at first when I found 8 screws, but it took seconds to realise there were 4 of each type, and they fitted different bits.

If you can't work that out, you shouldn't be building computers.
 
The H50 seems to be marketed at those who DON'T have this 'basic understanding' of watercooling. And even so, miliscale thread/screw size differences have nothing to do with knowledge/experience in watercooling ¬_¬
 
gee3000 said:
The H50 seems to be marketed at those who DON'T have this 'basic understanding' of watercooling. And even so, miliscale thread/screw size differences have nothing to do with knowledge/experience in watercooling ¬_¬
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How much of a basic understanding do you need? Big screws dont fit without excessive force. Smaller threaded screws fit perfectly?? I am not defending Corsair and they should replace damaged parts - but you have to use some common sense!
 
i have one installed in a push pull config,and have good temps,see screenshot:
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the screen shot above are load temp when running intelburn test,and the Vcore is set to 1.3875, which cpu-z show at core valtage @ 1.358.
Hope this info help.Will run OCCt and post screenshot
 
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I am first time builder awaiting for the delivery of my new kit and wanted to check a couple of things with you guys first before assembly.

1. Does the H50 definitely run cooler when mounted upside down (i.e writing upside down, tubes at the top) or doesn't it make any difference.

2. What header should I plug the H50 into on an Asus p6TD deluxe

3. I will be using 2 Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1450 rpm in a push pull exhausting config in a coolermaster ATCS 840 what headers would you recommend I connect those fans to on the motherboard.

Thanks for any advice.
 
1. Some say it does, i personally did'nt notice a difference.
2. Plug it into what ever header you want as long as fan control is disabled for what ever header in the bios, best to leave the cpu header for the fans on the rad though.
3. Which ever is closest or allows best routing of the cable.
 
I personally like the idea of the pump connected to the CPU fan header. On most any motherboard this header is monitored even if others are not. So, if the pump fails, the system will detect this and shut itself off. Just make sure it's not being throttled and is at 100% output so the pump runs at its top speed.
 
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