Should I upgrade from a H50

Zeebedy · 27 Mar 2011 at 21:48

Hey guys,

Im wondering should I upgrade from a Corsair H50 to a Noctua D14? Is it worth the difference in performance?

RTJ

joxang · 27 Mar 2011 at 21:59

Do you need the extra cooling? The noctua comes with disadavantages too - it's bulky and heavier, and harder to install.

If you need more cooling because you want to get to a higher overclock then by all means go for it, but otherwise save your monies.

vectisitch · 27 Mar 2011 at 22:11

i went from an eco coolit which is about the same as the h50 to a d14 and it was easy to install and lowered my temps by 10 degrees.

joxang · 27 Mar 2011 at 22:32

vectisitch said:
i went from an eco coolit which is about the same as the h50 to a d14 and it was easy to install and lowered my temps by 10 degrees.

10 degrees is a bit drastic. Most official reviews I've seen give the load difference as ~4C. There's no doubt the D14 is the higher performing cooler, but as the OP already has an H50 installed, the question should probably be whether there's any point in the upgrade.

Zeebedy · 27 Mar 2011 at 23:31

Thanks for the replys guys, I will consider it I think as lowering temps by 4-5c will take my peak temps from around 65c to 60c, I have a current overclock on the 2600k to a modest 4.2GHz

RTJ

Ricardox1 · 28 Mar 2011 at 01:46

i'd keep it and add another fan just like the h70

drifting · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:21

Air cooling would usually block one memory slot. If you can afford that sacrifice then D14 could probably be 5C-10C cooler

Zeebedy · 28 Mar 2011 at 16:32

i'd keep it and add another fan just like the h70

Yeah, I have added another fan, and it did help but still getting a little high temps...

RTJ

Toilet-Duck · 28 Mar 2011 at 16:55

According to this the temps different between the H50 and H70 are negligible : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkCgYj7cLy0