Corsair H50 Water Cooling Kit

I installed this bad boy today, took me about an hour to install with taking out the motherboard. idel temps were 39\41 and they are now 23\29, yet to test it at full load. I found it very easy to install, the hardest part was digging out my motherboard manual to work out where all the wires went:)
 
Think I need to re-apply the thermal paste and I added another fan and all temps when down by "1" lol hardly worth the effort, I do think I was a bit stingy with the paste though so I may removed and re-apply to give better contact....

Is there specific way to apply for the i5 750? Or just a good covering over the whole face? Not smuther mind...
 
wnb said:
I installed this bad boy today, took me about an hour to install with taking out the motherboard. idel temps were 39\41 and they are now 23\29, yet to test it at full load. I found it very easy to install, the hardest part was digging out my motherboard manual to work out where all the wires went:)
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how did you fit the backplate on without taking out the motherboard? I think it took me about 15 minutes to take everything out my case, fit the backplate then get everything back in. maybe another 5 minutes max to put the paste then pump on
 
Guys, I'd really appreciate any tips or help with this one:

Got the H50 installed on my Q6600 G0 (1.2125 VID, running 1.25V @3.4), used AS5, mounting went OK, screws in moderately tight. Attached two fans to it in push/pull config (Yate Loon 1200RPM models). Pump power is in chassis fan 1 header (set to no fan control in bios).

I've got an Antec P182. There's a front intake in the main chamber, a roof exhaust and a rear exhaust. I initially mounted the H50 on rear exhaust and did push pull, exhausting from the case. Temps were high 30s to 40 deg idle, up to 75 deg c load (intel burn test).

Decided to re-mount after a week or so with Noctua (AS5 may have separated) paste and now using the H50 on the rear position as a push-pull INTAKE. Temps have not changed, 40 deg C idle easily, it's not that warm in the room either, probably around 18-19 deg. Load is up to 75 in IBT with the case side off!

Anything else I can do to improve the temps, they're worse than the cooler I had before (Noctua NH-U12F)?
 
It's strange that the temps didn't change in some way after swapping it from intake to outtake. Have you definitely got a good air flow through your case?

You could try slowing the pump down a bit, I know a few people (myself included) who experienced better temps doing that (I think it just gives the radiator more time to do its thing).

Can't hurt to try anyway. :)
 
Thanks for replying. Yeah it is a little strange. The temps don't seem to change much even with the side off though, suggesting that the case airflow is actually ok. It shouldn't be much of an issue with it as an intake anyway.

Slowing down the pump? How is this achieved?
 
You can just slow the pump down in the same way you would slow normal fans down. There was a few pages earlier in this thread where people were talking about it so it might be worthwhile having a quick gander to see what people recommend. Iirc, I had both the fan and pump on 'system managed' at one point too which seemed to work pretty well.

I tried as many different ways as possible to see what was best so I'm not 100% sure on what did what tbh. Something that worked for one system didn't work for another, so it's just trial and error until you find the sweet spot for your particular system I think.
 
Is it going to be a large difference though, considering the temps I'm reporting? I'm thinking there's maybe something else going on here. Is it possible to get air in the pump?
 
alexhull24 said:
Is it going to be a large difference though, considering the temps I'm reporting? I'm thinking there's maybe something else going on here. Is it possible to get air in the pump?
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We're maybe talking a few degrees here or there, tbh. It depends whether you're happy enough with the current setup as to whether it'd be worthwhile. Either way, it's only a quick setting change in the BIOS and then monitor temps to see what affect (if any) the changes have made.

Whilst not impossible, I doubt there'd be air in the system as I'm sure Corsair would employ a method to ensure that didn't happen. I'm definitely no expert on watercooling like, so maybe someone with a bit more experience could help you out in that regard. I know a few people have changed the tubing and stuff so maybe they could shed some light.
 
Just a warning to people... I started experiencing bluescreens and system instability and noticed my CPU temps were very high. I used to have very low temps but now I was idling at 60C and full load on Prime95 would crash my system. Anyway, I unscrewed my fans and found a HUGE amount of dust on the radiator (using a dual-fan setup on intake). I removed all the dust and my idle temps dropped to 45C and my load temps to 80-85C.

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Needless to say I'm now keeping a much closer eye on dust levels in my computer.
 
I've only just moved house, so my computer was moved about a lot. I was very surprised when I saw it but I've changed the direction of the fans and given my case a good clean out.
 
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