H60/80/100 worth it?

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I'm looking into replacing my FP13 so I can take piece of mind if and when I decide to take my 2600k a little higher. So far I have it at 4.7ghz (100x47) though voltages are all auto and seem a little high, occasionally hitting 1.4v, I'll address that issue later and try set a manual lower stable voltage.

A large HSF setup (DH-14/silver-arrow) is out of the question as I have high heatsink memory, so my next choice is the corsair sealed loop coolers, I'd just like to know are they worth it? How effective are they with a high SB overclock?

I have done some reading but I'd prefer some 'real world' temps from OCUK members and their experiences with the coolers.

I should be coming into a bit of money shortly (work owe me £1400), so expense is not really an issue, though I would rather not for example splash out on an H80 if the H60 is just as good...A new case may also be on the cards :D
 
I'm running an Antec Kuhler 920 on my i5 which is overclocked to 4.6 24/7 and temps after an hour or twos gaming hit about 60. My case has really rubbish airflow and the silencing lining acts as an insulator! Really rate it as a cooler! When researching them I went with Antec as they had a lot of positive reviews.
 
Hmm I completely overlooked the kuhler, my choice just got harder. I'm seeing some people with 5ghz SB's only hitting high 60's on the H80 while some others with significantly lower clocks are hitting mid 70's with them. I'm going to look over some kuhler reviews vs the corsair series now :)

Edit: one review showed a 2600k @ 5.2ghz, 59c for the kuhler, 58c for the H80 under full load.
 
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Speed said:
Wouldn't it just be easier just to get low profile memory and a D14 cooler?
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It might be easier, but costs more, A d14 with 8GB XMS3 comes in at nearly £120 delivered, the H80/920 and H100 are £80 and £100 Respectably - Thanks for reminding me of that option though :)

buzzlightweight said:
i have an h100, please may i suggest

this h3o wc kit

and case wise

this

i have just bought the top H3O kit and will post my non scientific stats on the H100 and the H3O

i have the the h100 stats if your interested?
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Yes please! I Think the H100 would fit in my current gamma case, as for the 650D how does it stack up against the 600T? both are corsair and in the same price range, I had been eyeing up the white 600T with side window, but I'm open to compromise. I would rather start out things with a sealed loop system before delving into the world of custom loops, but I love how OCUK have a starter kit, and its fairly cheap compared to some I've seen.

What about rad fans? I know the corsair ones are pretty much a no go, though I hear allot of suggestions about using the 1850rpm gentle typhoons, a good option? some comments suggest those GT's are better as push rather than pull fans, if so any other recommendations?
 
corair fan are shocking!, i have 4 vipers on my h100 atm, when my H3O kit arrives i will have 6 vipers push pull.

let me up a screenie.

plz bare in mind this was very none scientific i did 1 hour of idle @ 4.7ghz and @5ghz on fan setting one and three

i then did 1 hour of prime @4.7ghz and @5ghz on fan setting one and three
 
Those temps are really nice, @ 4.7 with my FP13 I have some cores pushing into the low 70s so thats 10+c with the H100 already with your temps. Ahhh vipers I keep forgetting about Vipers! Another fan that seems to come up allot is the Akasa Apaches, anyone had experience with these?

Edit: are those idle temps with speedstep disabled?
 
Thats some impressive temps for those speeds, is the OC more stable with speedstep disabled?

I'm leaning closer and closer to the H100 with a 600T white.
 
If you can afford the extra, I'd suggest the 650D over the 600T. It feels extremely well made and I have a H100 installed in the one I'm working on. It fits very well.
 
Go for the 650D, Evoss did a Build Log with it including a H100

Temps wise your only getting 2/3C change between the H80/H100 I found on a site. Look in my posts for it
 
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I'll take a look hyburnate thanks. After some rough measuring the 650D might just be a little too long for my desk of all things :p though it totally depends how deep those feet are, as long as I can get those on I should be fine.

Is there plenty of room along the top for the 240 rad with 4 fans in push/pull without external fan mounting?

Edit, Found the evoss build log, very very impressed, I'll rip my desk apart tomorrow and measure everything properly, 650D does indeed look superior to the 600T on closer inspection.
 
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Oh OCUK you know how to make life difficult:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18316771

Essentially a H60 without corsair branding, perhaps it would be worth grabbing one of those + 2 silent eagle 2000's and seeing how I get on rather than jumping in at the deep end with a new case + H100.

A quick question on fan direction on rads, would pulling cool air into the case through the rad and exhaust through the top 2 140mm fans be the best layout? I've seen some conflicting reports on what produces the best temps...
 
Yeah I've used a couple of those from a different retailer, they look identical though. Excellent price and good performance for the money.

Depends on the case, for the best temps pulling air is suggested. However for certain cases, the RV02 in my setup it vents air out the top, so thats how I set it up.
 
Thanks speed, the ambiant temps in my gaming room are usually pretty low (sub 20c) too so I may just stump up for one with the silent eagles, though I'm open to change on the fans, I see allot of people using the apache fans so their another option.

The case I have atm has (as is) 1x120mm rear exhaust, 2x140mm top exhaust, my logical way of looking at it would be to pull cool air from the rear 120mm and leave the 140mm's exhausting.
 
I have 2x Apache fans on my alc Eco in push/pull. I have the elite 430 case and drawing air in back and out top lowered temps by another 7'c.

If u exhaust and have top exhaust, they both fight for air flow.

I would either get 2 Apache or two typhoons on a fan controller. Apache benefit is pwm fan, also get a pwm splitter.
 
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