Corsair revisits CPU cooling: introducing the Hydro Series H50

[mav2000]

This is what I have been waiting for ever since the soft launch....need some reviews/...this is by far the best option as far as I am concerned and if it can beat my current air cooling setup this is it. I just dont have the time or the dollars for a proper WC setup.

[Smartidiot89]

We are sending out a huge lot of review units so you should see a lot of reviews of this thing trickle out over the next few weeks.

Welcome back, and thanks for the update

[Jonny Manc]

We are sending out a huge lot of review units so you should see a lot of reviews of this thing trickle out over the next few weeks.

Good to hear.....

[Redbeard]

Welcome back and thanks for the info. Hopefully the June release is on target despite the review units only going out now XD

Some of the review units have been sent out already, it just takes time to see the results come back. CPU coolers take a lot of time to test because it's largely useless just to test the cooler we send out by itself, they have to have a couple other coolers as a benchmark, in effect, making it like a mini-roundup.

[Jonny Manc]

I forget to say 'Hope your better too'

[Smartidiot89]

Some of the review units have been sent out already, it just takes time to see the results come back. CPU coolers take a lot of time to test because it's largely useless just to test the cooler we send out by itself, they have to have a couple other coolers as a benchmark, in effect, making it like a mini-roundup.

Then you should tell the reviewers if they want more stuff from Corsair they better damn well hurry up cause the XS community is getting impatient

[Jonny Manc]

Then you should tell the reviewers if they want more stuff from Corsair they better damn well hurry up cause the XS community is getting impatient

Liking that

[PhenomII2]

Any reviews ? Those with sample units .. give us a mini - review please !!

[sosna]

I suppose we have to wait for a couple of weeks?

[nsegative]

I suppose we have to wait for a couple of weeks?

A store with a place holder said end of june they'll be getting units.

[Ender17]

http://www.viddler.com/explore/HardOCP/videos/42/

[EagleRock]

disappointing results

[Leeghoofd]

40 minutes while real temp indicates 20 minutes ? :p Also the NB will get far better cooling with the TRUE setup. Results are not valid to me till H get's it properly setup (airflow wise)

Awaiting more results and the sample to test...

[Smartidiot89]

disappointing results

+1

If the results were atleast as good as the TRUE i'd have baught this.

[PhenomII2]

^ Same here
Hoping to check some other reviews as well .. but seems it won't be able to match the TRUE , which is rather disappointing .. was expecting better results to be honest .

[Smartidiot89]

^ Same here
Hoping to check some other reviews as well .. but seems it won't be able to match the TRUE , which is rather disappointing .. was expecting better results to be honest .

TRUE performance is enough, all I want is high-end air performance and clear my socket space for other gemicks

[Leeghoofd]

Look closer into the review, many many flaws there... did they check the mounting ? seems like a rush job to me, just to get it out first.

[PhenomII2]

TRUE performance is enough, all I want is high-end air performance and clear my socket space for other gemicks

Exactly same here ! .. on my CM 690 .. i always end up with cuts on my hand when mounting .. not TRUE's flaw or anything .. just that the case is cramped .. this would have worked out perfectly .. but well

Look closer into the review, many many flaws there... did they check the mounting ? seems like a rush job to me, just to get it out first.

I agree , Corsair has a very good rep .. and generally all their products are great , so yea will wait for a few more reviews .

[Jamesrt2004]

Look closer into the review, many many flaws there... did they check the mounting ? seems like a rush job to me, just to get it out first.

+1 wait for someone respectable to do the review

[Manicdan]

http://www.viddler.com/explore/HardOCP/videos/42/

why is the heat coming out of the back of the case hotter on the corsair than on the true, that alone shows the fan on the corsair is letting heat build up from either being too slow, or there is more heat being removed.

and why the top of the case has cooler air for the true is beyond me. since the corsair should be removing all the heat out the back, while the true may let some cycle through the case.

sadly it looks like they ran them at vastly different fan speeds, and/or couldnt mount it right. (a 20c jump from idle to the first seconds of benching sounds way to extreme. it should take about 5-10 seconds before the copper plate even warms up if mounted right, not 1-2 seconds)

too many weird results

[Ruroni]

why is the heat coming out of the back of the case hotter on the corsair than on the true, that alone shows the fan on the corsair is letting heat build up from either being too slow, or there is more heat being removed.

and why the top of the case has cooler air for the true is beyond me. since the corsair should be removing all the heat out the back, while the true may let some cycle through the case.

sadly it looks like they ran them at vastly different fan speeds, and/or couldnt mount it right. (a 20c jump from idle to the first seconds of benching sounds way to extreme. it should take about 5-10 seconds before the copper plate even warms up if mounted right, not 1-2 seconds)

too many weird results

The corsair was sucking air IN from the back, pumping cool air through the radiator, so hot air from radiator was pushed into the case.

[Manicdan]

The corsair was sucking air IN from the back, pumping cool air through the radiator, so hot air from radiator was pushed into the case.

lol, im at work so i could only watch the video, couldnt listen to it. and that sounds like a really epic failure for a test case. the heat coming out of the top should be identical for both setups as long as the airflow is the same.

still waiting for a good review...

[Dante80]

From the looks of it, the setup left much to be desired...

1> The TRUE setup uses one more fan (the exhaust fan).
2> Not only that, but the "exhaust fan" in the corsair setup was put on push (intake) mode, thus killing airflow and getting hot air from the radiator to hit the mobo.
3> The side fans in the stacker just ed up things more. You do not design airflow this way (that goes for both setups), you just end up adding turbulence to the system. Choose your strategy (positive or negative pressure), and adjust your setup accordingly.

I'm waiting personally for a frostytech review so that we can see the cooler efficiency under clean conditions (bench table, stable watts to dissipate for all solutions). Also, we need to see results for lower rpms and watts (maybe spcr will pick up a sample). This kit is still more suited to a HTPC rig, not an overclokced i7 one (not that it should not aim that category)...

[Baron_Davis]

I'm waiting personally for a frostytech review so that we can see the cooler efficiency under clean conditions (bench table, stable watts to dissipate for all solutions). Also, we need to see results for lower rpms and watts (maybe spcr will pick up a sample). This kit is still more suited to a HTPC rig, not an overclokced i7 one (not that it should not aim that category)...

Agreed. Frostytech is the best

[Dante80]

Agreed. Frostytech is the best

I wouldn't say that, even for them. The reason is that they do not use a reference fan for all comparisons, but change from time to time or use the included fans. That makes for some nasty mistakes, like TRU getting 2c colder than TRUE (due to more CFM from the fan used). You can still guess the differences by adding the dB in the equation, but...the damage is already done. At least they test each setup with different fanspeeds (where applicable)

What is good about frostytech though, is that (bar fan configurations) they use the same procedure for a vast variety of cooling solutions, for both companies, and for 3 different heat (watt) levels. That gives us a rough table to get some hard data without the procedure screwing up with the comparisons....