Whats the difference between these 2 CPU coolers?

lawrence281 · 13 Jan 2015 at 22:29

The Corsair has good reviews and all, but this one looks pretty similar and also heard its good, anyone know from expierence or so, which is more quiet/efficient?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-065-CM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-015-CS

vsg28 · 14 Jan 2015 at 00:31

Cooler Master one is their own design of sorts, not Asetek or Cool It. Reviews say it's quieter and performs similar to H100i, but then again Asetek just won a case of patent infringement against Cooler Master. So it may well just be the fans that make it quieter.

Bluntwrapped · 14 Jan 2015 at 13:47

I'd go with the Corsair just because the hose looks a bit nicer than the one on the Coolermaster

foster grant · 15 Jan 2015 at 10:15

Yeah the ribbed tubes are not as flexible as the smooth tubes and as Blunt said the smooth tubes look better too

doyll · 15 Jan 2015 at 16:12

I would go with at premium air cooler for less money, as good or better cooler, way quieter, will last forever except for fans, system still works at low load without fan they are cheap & easy to replace. If CLC pump fails (most common problem), there is no cooling and a major expense of buying a new cooler.

Legend · 15 Jan 2015 at 17:51

I have the Nepton, and I can certainly recommend it. Runs super quiet and keeps my 5820k @ 4.4 mid 30's idle in an H440. If you check out reviews, I'd say the Nepton wins over the Corsair. The tubing may bother some, but not me. Installation was a doddle too, but Haswell-E makes that easy with no backplate.