I9 9900k cooled with H80i v2

[azazl187]

Has anyone had experience cooling this CPU with this cooler? Is it man enough for the job and will OCing be OK?

 

[azazl187]

Not even a smidgen of a chance that cooler will work for a 9900k.

Infact I would expect steam to be billowing out of every opening in your case as that thing blows apart.

280mm min, and I would think that you would do better with a 360.

Really? That bad? I have an i7 2600k OCed to 4.6 with 1.3v and it doesn't go above 70c....

 

[azazl187]

Double the amount of cores has to play into ones thinking here.

So far what I'm seeing is that 240mm rads just aren't able to keep up.

One of the top of the line 360's would be preferable, especially if you end up with a High VID chip.

Personally I'd go with a custom loop.

Hmmm food for thought... 360 is just too big so I'll have to go top of the range 240...

 

[azazl187]

well the h80i v2 is a 120mm rad, so i dont think it will quite cut it, but some of the 8 pack bundles with guaranteed overclocks only have the 240mm aio, so i would assume that a 240 would be ok.

Its a pretty thick one though....

 

[azazl187]

I’m using a H150i and it barely cools the 9900k at 5.1ghz (85-90 degrees under full synthetic load).

At stock your h80 might do it in gaming load.

That's crazy, I may as well put the car radiator in my rig! I just don't believe that you need a rad of that size minimum, that's crazy. There seems to be very little liquid cooler reviews on this CPU online...

 

[azazl187]

I went with a h100i pro and temps have not exceeded 75 under load but thats at stock speeds

Are you going to overclock it at all? It looks like my H80i V2 isnt going to be man enough for the job so ill just have to upgrade to a different rad. Im not going over 240mm though as there will be no where to fit the thing!

 

[azazl187]

Ok guys so it looks like ill be needing to invest in some sort of custom cooling loop. What sort of cost am i looking at here? I want minimum maintenance and reliability. No glass!

 

[azazl187]

not gonna happen with a custom loop.


for just a cpu loop (ie: pump, res, 360mm rad, cpu block, tubing and coolant) probably £200-250ish

Thanks buddy. I was looking at doing the GPU as well and it seems that ill need a 360 and 240 rad... does that sound about right?

 

[azazl187]

No it won't be OK.... Unless with 5000rpm fan... Then it's fine...

Cheers 8 pack, always a man of little words with maximum impact . Funny how a small CPU, MoBo and RAM upgrade starts to turn into "custom loop double my cost" territory! At least i know now. Thanks for all the responses peeps.

 

[azazl187]

No need for long winded in many cases incorrect responses... Not in this thread but in many... By people who simply have no experience of testing passed the sample they own...

Quite agree! Do you think the 115i Plat will be man enough with some OCing and mainly gaming?

 

[azazl187]

As with all cooling, (as 8pack correctly implies with his delta fan example - 5000rpm), it is not just cooling the CPU directly, it is getting the heat away from the case.

Good case airflow and fan combinations are key to this.

I have an optimised FD R5 case that maximises airflow in the location it is situated. Im almost certain that the case airflow will not further impede any CPU temperatures and this cannot be improved. I understand that the case will still have a bearing on CPU temps but im just saying that i will not be able to improve it.

 

[azazl187]

The trouble with the Corsair AIO's is the rads. They're cheap and the fin count is too great for the vast majority of silent fans.

A good 120mm custom loop is night and day between a 120mm AIO.

A 120mm Black Ice Nemesis radiator with a basic pump/res combo and block will easily outdo even a 240mm AIO.

http://hardwarelabs.com/nemesis/gtr/gtr-120/ - 500w capacity on a 120mm rad They really are that good.

And how does that compare to the capacity of the H80i V2 with its thick rad and push pull fan config?

 

[azazl187]

I have a push/pull H80i V2 after downgrading from a custom loop - it's awful in comparison.

Again, the Corsair thick rad with high fin count is a terrible combination and more of a bottleneck than an effective cooling solution.

Well i guess that answers that one then

 

[azazl187]

See previous post:

yea i was aware of this but this vid was about maxing the CPU and gaming will not do this. What sort of temps would we see at gaming levels (yea i know different games use difference amounts of the CPU). Like a ball park figure. I wouldnt want it above 80c really while gaming.