My 3rd H80i has died. Need new all in one cooler.

RetrogamerX · 2 Mar 2013 at 08:36

I was looking at Antec Kúhler H2O 920 Series 4 cooler. Is that a good all in one cooler? I don't want the double fan version like the H100i. Only looking for one like the H80i with 120mm fans. Is their other brands out that even ocuk don't stock? The Antec Kúhler H2O 920 Series 4 is the only one here I liked.

RetrogamerX · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:34

IRLeetly said:
The Antec closed loops hold their own from what I've read up on them, would get one myself but my little H50 is still soldiering on (touch wood).

What is it with these H80's? so many people having them die or implode.

My 3rd h80i where the LED has failed. When the LED fails the pump is next really. I had a few air cooler, but their so huge it puts me off them. The antec 920 is the only water cooler I'm thinking about. Maybe I should read a few reviews.

RetrogamerX · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:51

OLDPHART said:
Hi, how about a custom loop for your CPU + Titan when it comes, if your overclocking both as well its money well spent, better cooling more silent.

I run a custom loop the loudest device is my DVD-writer.

I've never done a custom loop before? If I did go for a air cooler my case is a corsair 600T. I wonder what size air cooler would fit in my case? If I did go air again I would like LED fans on the cooler. What's the best air cooler with LEDs? Any idea? Thanks for helping

RetrogamerX · 2 Mar 2013 at 12:40

snips86x said:
Antec 620

Yup! I was looking at the H60/80/Antec 620 but the temps at stock & load were nothing compard to a air cooler at the same price.

These would be the best air coolers available:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £62.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
Total : £204.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

I have the K2 and it's amazing!!!

Those aircoolers are HUGE! I don't know if my RAM would be in the way?

My ram are Avexir Core Series.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-000-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

tbh I might just go with the Antec Kúhler H2O 920 Series 4 cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-AN&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2262

I don't overclock that much. 4.2ghz is enough for me. I would think the Antec Kúhler H2O 920 would be up to the job.

RetrogamerX · 2 Mar 2013 at 13:04

setter said:
Very nice looking ram kit Retro, does look to be ever so slightly taller than the vengeance im using. Tbh, the kuhler would cope grand with a mild oc of 4.2ghz.

That's what I though thanks for that setter. I would OC more if I cared about benchmarking. For gaming 4.2Ghz is the sweet spot. I think I'll go for the Antec Kuhler 920 then

Thanks for your input. Cheers mate

RetrogamerX · 2 Mar 2013 at 13:35

Replacing Antec Kuhler 920 fan a few have said the Akasa Apache Black fans are the best for low noise. I was wondering if the Corsair SP120 would be good also? Are the Akasa Apaches High Pressure?

RetrogamerX · 2 Mar 2013 at 14:38

Kelt said:
To OP, you might want to consider a Swiftech H220.

That cooler looks awesome!, but one issue..... I have a Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH mobo and the rad might not fit because of the heatsink near the top of mobo?

Thanks for the info though of this cooler. It looks very cool

RetrogamerX · 3 Mar 2013 at 05:14

SupermotoMX said:
if a cooler has gone that many times, i would be more inclined to see what voltages your PSU was giving to it, (too less / too much could easily cause damage)

My Corsair AX850w runs fine, it's just the H80i is crap. If you go to the Corsair forums you'll see loads of poeple having the same issue.

RetrogamerX · 3 Mar 2013 at 12:16

Darujhistan said:
I think these air coolers are easily the worst product line that Corsair have ever produced.

Agreed. I can't believe corsair released this product the way it was? I believe that they'll learn from this mistake and come out with a better product. I just haven't seen it yet?

RetrogamerX · 3 Mar 2013 at 16:15

Sorry to hear about your problems with corsair doyll. I'm starting to feel that myself about them. I won't buy another corsair product until they have sorted their R&D out. I just bought a antec 920. I can only hope that works better?

RetrogamerX · 3 Mar 2013 at 17:02

doyll said:
From what I've read the Antec 920 is good.

The new Swiftech H220 is now out too. It's AIO but not CLC. You can open it up and added more blocks, extra radiator, etc. and has a 6watt PWM controlled pump too. That's about 4-5 times the CLC pump wattage.

You have trust mail

I looked at that cooler it won't fit in mu case because of the large heatsink on the top of my motherboard. Otherwise I would've bought that cooler in a heart beat. Thanks for that though. I appreciate it mate

RetrogamerX · 3 Mar 2013 at 18:39

doyll said:
That's a bummer about the pump / heatsink interference.

I know right. I couldn't even install a new fan because the corsair fan isn't very good on the 600t. Got a new fan, but it wouldn't fit all because of that heatsink on the mobo. I love my mobo I wouldn't get rid of it just because I can't install a cooler or fan. Oh well I'm sure the antec 920 will work good enough

RetrogamerX · 3 Mar 2013 at 18:53

doyll said:
I'm sure it will.
I can see you rubbing your hands together dreaming of adding a block on your GPU and thinking if that's not enough I can add another radiator... Then curling up in a ball crying on the floor when you find out the block/pump won't fit. l)
Hope you had your comfort whatever handy.

lol....I sure have

RetrogamerX · 3 Mar 2013 at 20:27

Liamz51 said:
Um, so I just bought and installed a Corsair H80i. It's working fine now. Bit worried by the suggestions in this thread that its an unreliable bit of kit. Will have to wait and see I suppose

Mine worked fine too until all the issues. I went through 3 of them I wont be buying anymore H80i's. I bought the antec 920 with 2 Akasa Apache Black PWN fans today. I hear the stock fans are very loud. When Corsair fix their issues I might come back.

Good luck with your H80i

RetrogamerX · 5 Mar 2013 at 09:17

I just read that the antec 920's LED light stays on after you power down. Is this true? If it is I guess I would have to deal with it. Oh we'll it couldn't be any worse the h80i.

RetrogamerX · 5 Mar 2013 at 14:44

Resident said:
I would only think that could be the case if the LED is powered by the USB connection and your mainboard has the USB 'offline charging' feature. Quite a fair few mainboards do these days.

Is there a way to shut it off? I did read that some guy said it would stay on for a hour after shut down then turn off? I'll wait until I install it and if I have issues I'll post a thread here. I'll be installing it tomorrow.

RetrogamerX · 5 Mar 2013 at 16:53

Resident said:
From what I've read on various sources, options to disable the 'offline charging' seem mainboard dependent. I have an older Gigagbyte and I can't turn it off. Newer gigabyte boards only have a certain header with OLC enabled (if I've read right) allowing users to connect equipment without it being constantly powered.

I haven't really read up on it, but I only have 2 USB headers on my mobo and 1 is red? I guess I could try both and see what happens? Thanks for that info mate

RetrogamerX · 5 Mar 2013 at 21:20

Resident said:
Because I found myself with little to do (missus isn't feeling well and has gone to bed) I opened up your mainboard's manual. The red USB header, marked F_USB1 is the one that supportes'offline' charging, or ON/OFF Charge as Gigabyte call it. I'm not sure if any of the rear ports also support this however I would suspect that if so they are also coloured red.

I couldn't find any reference to the ability to disable this via the BIOS.

Thanks for looking for me Resident

Been very busy with my 2 year old son. Boy is he a hand full

So I shouldn't use the RED USB header then? I will try both and see what happens after shutdown.

RetrogamerX · 8 Mar 2013 at 17:22

Well I've installed the Antec 920 a few days ago and I'm not impressed with it at all. My temps were 8c-10c worse off. I reseated the pump 4 times with different paste and it was the same. Even though the H80i is built like crap it works very well. I RMA my H80i and got replacment yesterday. I installed it a hour ago and my temps are amazingly cooler. Infact their nearly 10c cooler then the antec 920. So in the end while the corsair H80i isn't the best made product it sure works extremely well.

RetrogamerX · 8 Mar 2013 at 19:58

archerz said:
ive been thinking which one of these to get.. i dont have space for the big air coolers and wanted to try the CLC coolers. to be honest anything will be better than my current setup but now going to start looking at the crosair one now.

what's the fan management like for the croshair?

Very easy and simple.

You can make many fan profiles. I only do 2. Quiet mode and Gaming mode.

You can set the fan speed to anything you want. They go up to 2450 rpm I think, but tbh you wont need them that high. I have mine at 800rpm and my Idle temps on my i7 3770k are 27c to 30c. The antec was near 37 to 39c. I was very disappointed with that cooler. Get the Corsair H80i, while it's not the best made cooler, it works very well and easy to install. A 7 year old can install it.