Corsair Hydro Series H50 NEW REVIEW! Compared with CoolIt Domino and IFX-14

[Leeghoofd]

hmm may not suit for hardcore overclocking

Which is ? It did 4.4Ghz easily here for 3D06 with the 950 DO, does the TRUE handle 4.4Ghz easily ? All depends on the CPU's heatouput.

For hardcore OC'ing go straight to Phase or even LN2. Don't look for miracles in a 60-70 euro cooler... You really seem to be missing the point that it's NOT designed for the hardcore OC'ing community and it's not comparable either with high end watercooling kits. Keep price/performance in mind, always !!

[Machinus]

This device had a lot of promise, but I think the execution has some issues:

- As was noted earlier in the thread, if you are making a self-contained wc device to use ONLY on the cpu, which means the rest of the case relies on airflow and air cooling, you must design it to cooperate with that setup. Basically, I think that means pumping warm air into the back of the case is a BAD idea since that goes against the airflow pattern of the case of just about every person that would consider buying this. If you want cool air, you should go to the front of the case, or at least make it possible to dual mount on the side panel (see the next point). That might also mean possibly trying to take advantage of cooler ambient temps inside the case with fins on the block or some other use of the space above the socket.

- Push/pull yields the most effective radiator performance, and yes it does create a bulkier cooler, but what is the point of using water technology if you aren't even going to beat IFX air coolers? This might mean the mount will have to be all inside of the case, but there are a lot of cases with modular bay setups and room for a 120mm cube with two fans and a rad.

- Some people have said the HS is not flat enough, which if true is just carelessness on the part of Corsair and really inexcusable.

Also, the reviews on this hardware are completely useless. The entire point of watercooling is the high specific heat of water, which means it outperforms air at HIGH chip temps which is why you are buying this in the first place. Why aren't the reviewers pushing the chips hotter? We know air is pretty good at low temperatures, the question we are asking is at what temperature does a standalone water cpu cooler surpass air? The only reviews I have seen show the H50 losing to air coolers, which might be true at these voltages but it is surely the other way around if you get hot enough.