A WC setup with a mere 75ml (could be even less) won't absorp a lot of heat compared to a normal WC setup. Also the total cooling area is a bare minimum. I had one bad unit so I opened it up and tried to refill it, took me a syringe to accomplish that Compared to a 500ml or even a liter of fluid in most common WC loops. A well setup water loop can hold a CPU for maybe 20 minutes at a laower temp , then eveything starts to heat upI took 3.8Ghz as it was as far the stock cooler could prime without throttling. Just to have a reference there to compare the 3 coolers. You absolutely cannot compare this unit with a basic WC setup : it has less fluid, slower pump speed with build in reservoir, amasingly thin tubing, far less contact surface with the CPU ( copperplate is a very very thin ) and far less cooling area (the rad is thinner than a stock 120 rad) yet it sitll accomplishes to hold up against a good air cooler like the TRUE. (my TRUE uses a the washer mod and a faster 1600rpm spinning fan than the stock units)
Ender17 reversed the air flow like you suggested resulting in ofcourse worse temps ( think difference was 5-6 °C ), You can also reverse the way of airflow (then suggested by Corsair) by trying to mount the rad in front of the pc (but not all cases allow that ofcourse)
I use the H50 daily now in PnP config with my 950 at 4.0Ghz with Ht on... keeps the cpu under gaming and co under 60°C, Prime is 72-75°C. I even benched on it at 4.5Ghz with HT off, no sweat...
For the money it's a nice piece of machinery, main target is not us the enthousiasts, but the ones that want to have a good price/performance, easy installation and zero maintenance. It's a bit misplaced here in the WC section...
Saaya yupp, I agree
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