splashed out on a corsair h80i worth it?

aachil · 13 Aug 2014 at 20:49

hi guys so I decided I have had enuff with my stock 3770k cooler and have just got the corsair h80i will it run well and keep it cool will there be a big difference.
tbh atm im getting even on idle 45-50c and full load around 95c
and its not even overclocked lol

Superpatsy · 13 Aug 2014 at 21:09

Got one of these on my 4670K with a 4.2GHz OC and my idle temps are low to high 20's and between 45c - 60c in-game depending what game I'm playing. low to mid 70's when running Intel Burn Test.

I think it's a fantastic cooler!

aachil · 13 Aug 2014 at 21:58

fantastic cant wait to put it on lol I really hope it helps as im worried a lot about my temps

NoNameNoNumber · 13 Aug 2014 at 22:00

I'd have spent the money on a decent air cooler if you have space... Much less to go wrong and no difference in performance...

aachil · 13 Aug 2014 at 23:40

im also looking at ram space aswell and my case aint massive either so this seemed like the right fit for me.
do u guys reckon I can overclock my 3770k at all with this cooler?

beasty6 · 14 Aug 2014 at 06:34

I have a h80i cooling a fx [email protected] fine

Theres no reason why you could not do that

Cooper · 14 Aug 2014 at 09:44

There's nothing wrong with as such, it's just noisier and doesn't cool any better than a number of air coolers costing much less.

..I think most people get them for purely aesthetic reasons TBH.

Superpatsy · 14 Aug 2014 at 09:45

I'm the same when it comes to RAM spacing as well so the H80i is ideal. You will definitely be able to get an overclock with this cooler.

scotsdragon · 14 Aug 2014 at 09:52

Cooper said:
There's nothing wrong with as such, it's just noisier and doesn't cool any better than a number of air coolers costing much less.

..I think most people get them for purely aesthetic reasons TBH.

A lot of people get these sort of coolers because you get same performance as the air cooler, without the need to worry about ram heatsinks or space from mobo to the case

anthony566 · 14 Aug 2014 at 14:05

+1 for the H80i from me my 8350 is running at 4.6ghz and the fan profile im running kips it quiet when not gaming at its not loud enough for me to here it when I am gaming .... I did upgrade the fans on it and set them up in push pull. the other point being made is that these do not take up much room over the motherboard so allow for better air flow in my case IMO.

aachil · 14 Aug 2014 at 22:16

hey guys ive just installed my h80i on my 3770k and my idle temp is 39-40c is this correct im abit confused??
I was getting around 45-c just on my stock intel cooler

Tonester0011 · 14 Aug 2014 at 23:56

aachil said:
hey guys ive just installed my h80i on my 3770k and my idle temp is 39-40c is this correct im abit confused??
I was getting around 45-c just on my stock intel cooler

Ambient temp?
it's load temps you want to watch, idle temps don't really mean much.

Doogles · 15 Aug 2014 at 00:30

NoNameNoNumber said:
I'd have spent the money on a decent air cooler if you have space... Much less to go wrong and no difference in performance...

I would have also done this but the H80i will keep it much cooler and does look so much more cleaner than a air cooler so you should be happy

anthony566 · 15 Aug 2014 at 10:18

Remember there are a few different fan profiles you can select for the H80i

aachil · 15 Aug 2014 at 11:58

Yea thats the thing im havin nothin but problems my fan profiles led lights the pump temps nothin is showing up on the link software its so frustrating im on win 8.1

mrham4321 · 16 Aug 2014 at 14:37

It will make a big difference in your temperatures, most likely.