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Ripshod said:
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before you fit it I suggest hanging the unit in your hand by the radiator and gently shake it for maybe a minute before you install. This should send any air to the radiator.
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This is my first Liquid CPU Cooler I've ever bought. I've seen a few installs on youtube and it seems pretty easy to install. The only thing I need to know is which way the fans go? I would think both fans would be outflow? I could be wrong? still leaning this. So Thanks for that tip ripshod;) If you have any others let me know:)
 
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From the corsair forums by a corsair employee:
What are you trying to accomplish? The I series products use the default Windows HID driver and does not require a custom driver to operate. The driver that is packaged with the Corsair Link Dashboard software if for an entirely different product (The AXi series PSU's).
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This applies to Win7 for sure, LET WINDOWS INSTALL IT'S OWN DRIVERS for the H80i/H100i. The drivers included in the CorsairLink2 Software is for the AXi series of PSUs.
Now stop forcing them to install. If you've already done this wind ya drivers back!!

After all this I have a set of drivers that work in win7 for a H80i that work correctly.

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I do not deny there are still some serious hardware issues that need addressing, but with a 5yr guarantee I don't care any more. RMA for any noises especially grinding/bubbling/whining. Corsair assure us that despite the noise these units will easily see the Guarantee expire, but we don't want to live with that do we?
For those with these probs I believe corsair operate a popular procedure where you need a credit card to get an advanced replacement, that or a wait.
 
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My H100i is packed ready to go back fed up of the sound of the fans that sound like they rattle on low speed and a slight buzz coming from the pump.
 
24 hours on with my new H80i and so far I'm very happy with it, I ran Prime for a couple of hours today to monitor the load temps and they peaked at 54c (load temps with the Noctua NH-D14 peaked at 64c) and I'm very impressed, that's with the fans on the Quiet profile (850rpm when idle) and during load they only reached 1050rpm's!

The whine that is now present in the background since the firmware is starting to get on my nerves a little bit as that sound is the only thing which can be heard from the rig but that will soon be resolved by upgrading to the SP120 fans.

In response to another earlier post, surprisingly my H80i did not come with any Corsair software either and the manual did not really state what to do next, but the last step was to link up the USB link connector to the motherboard and visit corsair.com/h80i (which funnily enough, doesn't work as it takes me to a 404 page :rolleyes: )

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Ripshod said:
[...] you hardly ever see anyone posting 'It's FAB'!!
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I've got a H100i, and it's FAB! :D :)

Well, nearly: it did have the grinding fans out of the box. One painless firmware update later, and it's out with the grinding, and in with the high-pitched squeal [which isn't loud by any stretch - merely a bit more noticeable than I'd like].

Like others, I'm confident that it's all down to the fans - or more accurately, the interaction between the Link software and the fans. I'm just as confident that Corsair will fix this pretty soon, and so my blood temperature remains tepid.

Performance-wise, I'm more than happy: Prime95ing my i5-3750K at 36C at stock speeds, and just under 50C at a modestly-overclocked 4GHz [stock volts]. That's with the fans in 'Quiet' mode; it's way below the maximum recommended 105C [though you really don't want to get close to that, I'd have thought!]. There's a lot of potential in this cooler, I reckon, anyway.

The only problem I've had with the Link software is that it crashes on shutdown/restart of the PC. This might be a Windows 8 thing, I don't know. Either way, software problem means that it's fixable. In every other aspect - detection, installation - it's been completely fine. Though I do also have an AXi PSU, which may or may not have something to do with it. Maybe Corsair only tested with these PSUs? It seems unlikely. Then again, you'd have thought they'd have tested the fans, too ;)

RetrogamerX said:
[...] The only thing I need to know is which way the fans go? I would think both fans would be outflow?
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They are exhausts when set up as shown in all the product pics, yes.

Interestingly, this contradicts the manual, which states that they should be set as intakes. Mind you, the manual also states that the fans have flow direction arrows on them [they don't]. Clearly we can all cross off the Corsair PF1000i Proofreader from our christmas lists ;)
 
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Ripshod said:
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I believe in my heart that Corsair are trying their best to help people. My situation is resolved, but I'm still pestering them over the outdated generic (SiLabs) drivers they are expecting to work just fine.
There are also hardware problems, buzzing, grinding and squealing - half of these are down to air in the pump unit.
But the happy people never post do they?
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This is true but I've been reading far too many of the same problems with this new H series between leaks and endless faults from the same people. The H50/60/70 got nowhere near the problems these current 80 and 100 models are showing.
 
simisker said:
They are exhausts when set up as shown in all the product pics, yes.

Interestingly, this contradicts the manual, which states that they should be set as intakes. Mind you, the manual also states that the fans have flow direction arrows on them [they don't]. Clearly we can all cross off the Corsair PF1000i Proofreader from our christmas lists ;)
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wtf? Why would corsair say the fans are intake? you want the hot air from the cooler to be out-flow don't you???? Also I saw a install on youtube and they put this cooler on the back of the case? The back fans are always outflow.

I think I'll put this cooler on the top of my case. I have room for 2 fans, but I'll put the cooler on top as OUTFLOW and still have one other fan on top that's LED:)
 
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RetrogamerX said:
wtf? Why would corsair say the fans are intake? you want the hot air from the cooler to be out-flow don't you???? Also I saw a install on youtube and they put this cooler on the back of the case? The back fans are always outflow.

I think I'll put this cooler on the top of my case. I have room for 2 fans, but I'll put the cooler on top as OUTFLOW and still have one other fan on top that's LED:)
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Corsair says intake because they want the coolest air going to cooler.. They don't care about how hot it makes the case and components in the case. :rolleyes:

Corsair has no heart... and money is their god.
 
I have mine as intake, at the back of my case. In my case I get a 4C benefit from that. Having said that I do have an 8" fan at the top of the case taking the heat straight out.
Horses for courses - every situation is different.
 
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Except the fact that reviewers tend to know what they're doing and test the product mounted with the rads set at exhaust rather intake and the products are still acheiving awards.

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FklTS.gif is childish. I don't like you and you don't like me so let us just live with it. Forum doesn't need posting like that. :rolleyes:

Some reviewers know what they are doing and some don't.. and some worry about keeping their free sources of test products. Very very few actually step on supplier's toes with negative statements regardless.

Even running H2O radiators exhausting instead of intaking still give them a huge advantage over most air cooler installations because the air coolers are not installed in such a way as to expel all heated exhaust air out of case. End result is case temperature and therefore cooler intake temp and also CPU temperature go up.
 
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