Corsair H50 Water Cooling Kit

Currently there is only paste on the cooler block - OCUK cleaned the CPU before sending it back.

Does that mean I can use any kind of cloth really as it is only the cooler pump and not the CPU?
 
Guest2 said:
So have no exhaust fan at all, just the radiator screwed to the back of my case with the Noctua exhausting into it?

edit - why would it matter, i have both plugged into the cpu header on a splitter so wont it lower them to the lowerst rpm of either fan at max?

If I use a Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1900RPM Slip Stream on the exhaust of the radiator (37.0 dB(A) at 1900 RPM, 110.3 CMF ) then have the Noctua NF-P12 sucking into the radiator from the inside of the case (19.8db at 1300 RPM, 54.31855 CFM)

Would the Scythe just lower its speed to 1300RPM? Why does it even matter if they are at different speeds, wouldnt the air just leave the case faster than its going into the radiator. Surely thats better, as long as its not the other way around and it cant expel hot air fast enough
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Yeah just bolt ya Rad to the case then have the Noctua bolted to the back of that exhausting, <-- CASE <-- RAD <-- FAN <-- Airflow coming from within in the case.

Then later on just buy another Noctua and use push/pull. As for running two different fans off the same header not sure whether they'd adjust to the same speeds or not, there voltage ratings might offer different speeds to each other, try researching it see if any ones tried/tested it.
 
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hi
noob question here. Just fitted one. Seems fine. Only pushing a new i5 750 to 3.2. Read through about 20 pages but no answer.

For the pump I used a molex to fan convertor. Instead of the suggested fan header.

My MB only has CPU and Sys fan headers. I wanted to keep front of case 120mm fan controllable.

Is this OK? The pump work all time anyway or is it ment to be controllable.
 
You're not supposed to control the pump either way, Corsair says to run it at 100% all the time. The molex adapter will be fine, just make sure it doesn't undervolt it (Some of my molex adapters undervolt to 6V)
 
Alex R said:
I really do think that you are going to have problems using two different fans in push pull. They won't have the same throughput of air. You won't get a decent airflow. You'll probably get better results just using the single Noctua fan.
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My temperatures dropped several degrees when I added an Antec Tri-cool to my H50 in push-pull. It will increase static pressure - which will increase CFM through the rad. In push-pull without a rad between, i.e. very low resistance, chances are doing so would indeed decrease airflow, but not so with a rad in between :)
 
kingwahwah said:
hi
noob question here. Just fitted one. Seems fine. Only pushing a new i5 750 to 3.2. Read through about 20 pages but no answer.

For the pump I used a molex to fan convertor. Instead of the suggested fan header.

My MB only has CPU and Sys fan headers. I wanted to keep front of case 120mm fan controllable.

Is this OK? The pump work all time anyway or is it ment to be controllable.
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Pump should be on all the time. At about 1400rpm. I have mine connected to a prwfan header
 
Matt26LFC said:
Then later on just buy another Noctua and use push/pull. As for running two different fans off the same header not sure whether they'd adjust to the same speeds or not, there voltage ratings might offer different speeds to each other, try researching it see if any ones tried/tested it.
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I ordered a Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1900RPM. Ill swap it for the akasa fan in a few days and see what the temps do.

I have a feeling that taking the main exhaust fan off will make temps worse than having no exhaust at all (will try it though anyway)
 
Just finished resetting mine system up

now have the h50 as an intake using a gentle typhoon 1850rpm and put a dust filter over the back and the fan conntected to cpu header. Have an apache black as a top exhaust. Replaced intake fan with the scythe ultra kaze 2000pm (which is 38mm deep) as it's my only intake. I'm also using 2 apache blacks near the bottom of the case (p180) blowing upwards at about 35-40degrees (ie over gpu and upwards)

Idle temps have dropped a few degrees (between 38 and 43) and load temps have dropped what looks around 10c but I haven't left prime on for ages yet. GPU temps have dropped a full 10c on all sensors :). This will be handy when replacement gts250 comes back (for physx)

I'm running the intake at about 1700rpm which makes it around the same volume as the rest. Need an extra 3pin extension cable then will connect the two mad angled fans to it so i can quieten them down when not gaming (not that the apaches are loud!)

the whole system is a bit louder, but not too much and the cooling is now much nicer
 
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Mr Fujisawa said:
the whole system is a bit louder, but not too much and the cooling is now much nicer
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Might want to invest in a fan controller. Its what im doing when i get my H50, can have much better overclocking, noise and performance results when you can control fan speed. Rather than leaving it to the bios or 3rd party program to change the rpm depening on heat or whatever. :)
 
Nico_Joey said:
Might want to invest in a fan controller. Its what im doing when i get my H50, can have much better overclocking, noise and performance results when you can control fan speed. Rather than leaving it to the bios or 3rd party program to change the rpm depening on heat or whatever. :)
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already using one, that's how i'm running the intake at 1700rpm :) im happy leaving the cpufan on the header but all the rest will be running of the controller
 
IKMS said:
So this kit just attaches to the CPU Bracket and to a 120mm Fan slot?

Sounds very simple.
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It is extremely simple. The 'worst' part is if you are installing the kit into an already built machine as you need to remove the motherboard to attach the bracket to the back. Apart from that, provided you can turn a screwdriver, you can install the cooler.
 
Hi,

Bought one of these today for my i5 750 rig
Im using a Coolermaster Scout case which has a fan at the top , one on the front and one on teh back.

Which are intake and out?

Also i did have 2 fans on the side but they were just on constantly at full and it was too loud.

Whats this push and pull scenario??

My motherboard is the Asus P7P55D Pro , could i connect the side fans to the motherboard and then control the speed to decresae noise?

Sorry for all the questions

Matt
 
aaron333 said:
No idea! I think I've threaded the "things you put into the bracket with the clips" too much! Anyway, I shall update in the morning.
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When it says turn screws one and half turns or something so its screwed in but not right in, you need to make sure they are very loose. I had one of mine so it was open. practice with no paste on first. I did this a few times before properly doing it. You need to press it right down then turn clockwise and it will lock ionto the threads
 
Guest2 said:
When it says turn screws one and half turns or something so its screwed in but not right in, you need to make sure they are very loose. I had one of mine so it was open. practice with no paste on first. I did this a few times before properly doing it. You need to press it right down then turn clockwise and it will lock ionto the threads
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Did you put the paste on the cpu or on the h50 block? I usually put it on the cpu but just wondered if it made any difference.

I had planned on installing mine yesterday but my apache fans didn't turn up so I'll be doing it this week all at once.
 
zom247 said:
Did you put the paste on the cpu or on the h50 block? I usually put it on the cpu but just wondered if it made any difference.

I had planned on installing mine yesterday but my apache fans didn't turn up so I'll be doing it this week all at once.
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I put mine on the cpu. Practice without paste first. The good thing that once its on you can leave it on when disconnecting fans, cables and anything else, even in my cramped case.

With a huge heatsink it was a pain in the balls to disconnect anything
 
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