Corsair H70 Internal Testing Results

bulldog147 · 9 Aug 2010 at 17:01

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Get it clocked and compare temp with H50-1 with 1 fan!

Tweaker · 9 Aug 2010 at 17:01

I have a H50 cooling a C0 920, 3.8ghz OC and during summer time loads to about 68 in games, its about 80 on prime95, winter time is cooler though.

Seeing as not a lot of people test hot older CPUs, it would be interesting to see what the results are if Corsair tested a C0, for those like me that were early adopters.

CaptainRAVE · 9 Aug 2010 at 17:02

bulldog147 said:
Get it clocked and compare temp with H50-1 with 1 fan!

Why with 1 fan? Not like it is all that expensive or difficult to put a second one on the H50

HW91 · 9 Aug 2010 at 17:30

bulldog147 said:
Get it clocked and compare temp with H50-1 with 1 fan!

exus (you know what I mean) already did that test

RizlaKing · 9 Aug 2010 at 17:50

Ok just read a couple of reviews on the H70 and it does seem to be a definate improvement over the H50 and is a good cpu cooler. Downside i then found a review for the C240 eco and while £20ish more expensive seems to perform much better. Unless corsair get a 240 version out in the next few months i know where i am going to put my money

Temi_D · 9 Aug 2010 at 17:59

RizlaKing said:
Ok just read a couple of reviews on the H70 and it does seem to be a definate improvement over the H50 and is a good cpu cooler. Downside i then found a review for the C240 eco and while £20ish more expensive seems to perform much better. Unless corsair get a 240 version out in the next few months i know where i am going to put my money

Links please, im interested

Biffa · 9 Aug 2010 at 18:02

RizlaKing said:
No one is saying these H50-70 coolers will beat out custom water but what you custom water fans are forgetting not only will the H70 be cheaper then a custom loop it has none of the hassles involved either meaning it is even better value for those who want decent cooling without the hassle and worry. Corsair knows this and thats who these coolers are aimed squarely at not custom water coolers and with other companys like coolit around and others that will enter this market in time they may well get near enough to custom cooling.

We do realise this, I in fact have a H50 and have an old Swiftech H20-120 as well as two custom watercooled rigs.

We are just having a discussion

bifday2k · 9 Aug 2010 at 18:07

Ah the good old Swiftech H20 -120 remember that fondly, my first toe into water so to speak lol.

mattjd · 9 Aug 2010 at 18:09

Im going to go with custom cooling already got some second hand parts for a good price.

XSPC 120.3 Radiator (Really thick version) £35
Laing DDC Ultra 18W pump with Acrylic Top and Reservoir £44

Just need a block, tubing, barbs and clips.

OCZ block £16.99
Tubing £6
Bitpower Barbs x6 £15
Clips £4

Oh yeah fans as well I would probably get the Apache black fans:

x3 £42 (Probably try and get these second hands to drop the price)

Thats about 160 pounds

I think it is much better value going second hand on water cooling equipment considering the performance you get and the ability to add GPU, and mobo chipset to the loop.

Yellowbeard · 9 Aug 2010 at 19:42

Flanno said:
Yellowbeard - can you use the H50 backplate and retention ring to attach the H70 ? Speficially I am refering to revision 1 backplate. Ta.

The H70 back plate is the same as the H50-1 backplate. If you have a very early H50 I am not certain that the backplates are compatible. If you have the newer plate with the interchangable 3 position (775, 1156, and 1366) holes, then it is compatible.

RizlaKing · 9 Aug 2010 at 19:42

Type "corsair H70 review" into bing and there are two reviews on the first page. Type "coolit C240 eco review" and there was one review

. Only found one place that sells the C240 in the UK after a quick search and it isn't OcUK so can't tell.

Starkiller · 9 Aug 2010 at 20:18

I like the look of the H70, however I have doubts over mounting the cooler inside and blowing in, yes its great for the cooler loop, if you only look at that in isolation, but your transferring the heat back inside the case, so it has to be removed.... again.

surely your not using one of the major advantages of water heat transfer over air. in that heat can be concentrated approx 4x(Cp air around 1kJ/kg K and water 4.179kJ/kg K) such that more heat can be taken away and is easily pumped to outside the system boundary (preferably outside the room too)

apart from being a neat package why are they doing this?

CaptainRAVE · 9 Aug 2010 at 20:35

Starkiller said:
I like the look of the H70, however I have doubts over mounting the cooler inside and blowing in, yes its great for the cooler loop, if you only look at that in isolation, but your transferring the heat back inside the case, so it has to be removed.... again.

surely your not using one of the major advantages of water heat transfer over air. in that heat can be concentrated approx 4x(Cp air around 1kJ/kg K and water 4.179kJ/kg K) such that more heat can be taken away and is easily pumped to outside the system boundary (preferably outside the room too)

apart from being a neat package why are they doing this?

I noticed little to no difference with it blowing air out of the case. Of course my case is large and well ventilated, probably more of a problem for smaller cases. However, I did notice a huge difference with a second fan on my H50.

Yellowbeard · 9 Aug 2010 at 20:41

Our testing consistently shows that cool air into the radiator offers the best CPU cooling results. It varies among cases of course so some users may want to mount it differently and experiment. It's not etched in stone that there is ONLY 1 way to mount the H series coolers.

MOUNT IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE, WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR YOUR CASE.

Tweaker · 9 Aug 2010 at 21:22

Yellowbeard, can you confirm if the dimensions of the H70 are a lot different to the H50, here is a picture of my fractal R2 case, the clearance to the top of the fan is 2mm or so, but from the pictures, the top of the H70 is a lot taller, what are the specs please.

Yellowbeard · 9 Aug 2010 at 21:38

The pix in THIS REVIEW might help. I don't yet have an H70 in hand to measure but, IIRC, the rad thickness is 5cm so add 5cm to the thickness of your 2 fans and you'll get a an idea.

Biffa · 9 Aug 2010 at 21:45

mattjd said:
Just need a block, tubing, barbs and clips.

OCZ block £16.99
Tubing £6
Bitpower Barbs x6 £15
Clips £4

Oh yeah fans as well I would probably get the Apache black fans:

x3 £42 (Probably try and get these second hands to drop the price)

If the rad is vertical not horizontal then get Yate Loons is my reccomendation.

Starkiller · 9 Aug 2010 at 21:57

Thanks for the Info
I agree with your statement, it stands to reason coldest air into your cooler will give the best CPU cooling, but not necessarily the best for the rest of the system.

I have a Antec 900 (thinking about 800D-with a triple rad for xmas)

with its 120mm rear Fan and 200mm top its probably not an issue either way and the GPU outputs 2-3x as much heat

So Yellowbeard:
Has anyone ever mounted this type outside
How long are the tubes on the H70?
could they be expanded?

Lastly Any plans for a 480GTX cooler package Version

Yellowbeard · 9 Aug 2010 at 22:07

Starkiller said:
So Yellowbeard:
Has anyone ever mounted this type outside

No clue, I'm sure they have. The first [H]OCP tests were external AFAIK.

Starkiller said:
How long are the tubes on the H70?

Same as the H50.

Starkiller said:
could they be expanded?

Yes but it voids the warranty.

Starkiller said:
Lastly Any plans for a 480GTX cooler package Version

No clue but I doubt it. GPU cooling is VERY expensive due to the plethora of and ever changing block designs. GPU blocks are large, complex, and expensive to manufacture. IMO, GPU cooling units of this type are a very small niche product and doomed to fail.