Corsair H50 CPU Cooler Preview.

I ordered it and it's the one without AM3/1156 brackets. It has a 1366 and a 775 setup. Had to order the AM3 bracket for 5$ from Corsiar
 
This might be my next cooler to get some more clocks out of my Q9550 and E5200. With some modding the h50 seems like a good heatsink.
 
I got the h50 for my birthday today :D

Very happy so far! I must have mounted it poorly on my first try as it was yielding poor temps, but after a readjustment I can say I am quite pleased.

I upgraded from a AC7 and am running a q9450 @ 3.33 w/ ~1.25v.
There is probably a ~5-6c difference in idle temp and around a 15-20c for max temps.
Extended prime/IBT used to take my cpu to ~80c and now it seems to top out at 60-65c, and it used to idle at 42-44c.

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these temps seems okay?
It has been on the cpu for all of 30mins now :p
 
I can also recommend this cooler. I just installed it yesterday with 2 Noctua NF-P12 fans and this is really keeping my Core i5 cool. I am averaging in the low 30-35C degree for standard browsing activity. This along with extremely quiet operations and making me really like this cooler.
 
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cbb77 said:
I can also recommend this cooler. I just installed it yesterday with 2 Noctua NF-P12 fans and this is really keeping my Core i5 cool. I am averaging in the low 20-25C degree for standard browsing activity. This along with extremely quiet operations and making me really like this cooler.
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I have my fans on the h50 as a push/pull setup in-taking cool air into the case w/ the corsair fan and one noctua p12.
I just moved back from xmas break, and I cannot believe how much hotter my room was at home than my house here. Look at the temp diffs haha. 33 v 39 idle and 54 v 65 max... wow
I think I gonna have to oc this q9450 to 3.6 now w/ that much overhead temp room.

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and now my pc is nearly silent w/ only noctua p12s and sflexs in it


cbb77 said:
I can also recommend this cooler. I just installed it yesterday with 2 Noctua NF-P12 fans and this is really keeping my Core i5 cool. I am averaging in the low 20-25C degree for standard browsing activity. This along with extremely quiet operations and making me really like this cooler.
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You have a really cold house o_O 68° is freaking icy!
 
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oops. ;) definitely a typo. Just fixed it. Meant to say btw 30-35C. Averaging btw 30 & 32 when I run my i5 at stock speeds. Just increased it a bit to run my DDR3 memory at 2000Mhz. Now temps are running btw 33 & 35. Still relatively cool. :p
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It appears that this cooler came with a layer of pre-applied thermal paste covering the entire contact area. Is this good enough, or do you guys replace it?

From what I read about thermal paste, we're suppose to have it fill the gaps only rather than forming a layer between the heatsink and the CPU. Is that true?

Please advice, thanks
 
IMO- Leave the Corsair applied TIM. Its machine applied ultra thin.
The mounting system allows for very tight even pressure. Just go from screw to screw, in a star pattern. Like your lug nuts on a auto wheel. This resulted in my cores being much closer thermally than with the stock cooler. Whether its the tim/the superior mounting pressure/the copper block or all of the above. I have a i5 750, antec 300. I'm using the stock rear exhaust fan, with the Corsair fan pushing out through the rad in to the exhausting Antec fan. I can throw voltage for up to a 4200 o/c 1.47 and not hit 72c after hours. At 4ghz 1.42 mid 60'c.
I give this a 10/10, the whole experience is very fun.
 
Is this thing better than my Noctua?

Ambient: 65-70 degrees F
Idle: 30 degrees C
100% load (prime95 30 minutes): 67 degrees C
 
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Is this thing better than my Noctua?

Ambient: 65-70 degrees F
Idle: 30 degrees C
100% load (prime95 30 minutes): 67 degrees C
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Those temps are fine and this cooler isn't going to much if at all improve them.
 
I find that by changing the pwm fan speed which the pump plugs into, the "ticking" noise of the pump is now good. However this means it is probably pumping slightly slower than it was at full speed (it's@80% now). CPU temperature is about 0-1C different with pump @ 100% and 85%.. pump stops functioning if fan speed is lower than 55%.
 
beats the snot out of my Scyhte Mugen 2 on core i7 oced to 3.6 Ghz (all settings stock HT on).

Previously in linpak 80 C

With Corsair 60 C after 24 hours straight of linpak....(this can also be attributed to what appears to be my new evga X58 running my cpu at a much lower stock voltage than my old asus p6t).
 
not at all if you want a slient cooler...it is a pia to install unless you have a case that has a cut out on back under cpu. If your getting decent temps and plan on running stock though it probably a waste of 60 bucks.
 
What would be the ideal setup for someone who has 1 exhaust, and 2 intake fans? Can you use the push(push air out exhaust) and pull(pull air from intake fans) method for the exhaust, and be fine, or will this just not work out for decent temps?
 
My case is an NZXT apollo and I have 2 intakes and 1 exhaust. Due to this and the layout of my fans I have my h50 pushing air from inside the case out. Opposite of what corsair recommends, but am very happy w/ my temps. My case has never really had heat issues, though. If I had a case w/ a top fan exhaust, I would have the h50 pull air in from outside.
 
My Corsair H50 runs perfectly fine however I have the pump plugged via molex to the CPU. I tried plugging it into a SYS_FAN header but for whatever reason as locking up my system. I presume having the pump hooked up to the PSU means its running at full tilt all the time? Does having it plugged to a mobo fan header mean the pump speed is variable depending on load?

As an aside, I also have the rad fan plugged directly to the CPU and not the CPU_FAN as I’m not using a PWM fan anyway.
 
I have mine set up in a Silverstone SG-01 in a push-pull arrangement and this works very well even given the constraints of the system size.

I have a i7 overclocked to 4.2 at 1.35v running full load under stress at about 60o. Not brilliant but more than tolerable given the SFF and overclock. This drops to about 40o on idle.
 
great HS, love corsair everything but man, just the thought of liquid spillage. i rather just get a megahelm and run air. same performance, little more expensive.
 
im thinking about getting the H50 and replacing my darknight..would i see any drops in temps. right now im not overclocked but tempted to try it out. cpu is i7 c0 stepping btw
 
Though I have a proper waterblock / pump / res / triple rad setup for my main Q9650 system, I did randomly buy the H50 at Fry's one day for use with my Q6700 box (family box, only stress is 1080p h264 encoding). I've been pretty happy with it - admittedly a single 120mm radiator isn't exactly great, but the temps with the h50 @ 3.6ghz have been better than the temps when I was using a Xigmatek 1283. Or my old Tuniq tower. low - mid 30s idle, mid 60s after a few hours of 1080p h264 encoding - and we're talking 1.52V on a 65nm Quad. So that's acceptable to me.

When I rebuild my main box this weekend w/ the i7 920, I'll probably move the existing Q9650 to a new case (say, Antec 900 or something) and get another H50 for it. I won't be running it at 4.2ghz anymore, but definitely mid to high 3s as upping the vcore only happens around the ~4ghz area.

Perhaps this time, I'll replace the stock TIM with the good stuff .

But anyway, I've been happy w/ the h50 so far - but no, it's no substitute for a proper setup.
 
prasvt said:
But anyway, I've been happy w/ the h50 so far - but no, it's no substitute for a proper setup.
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And I’m not sure it’s meant to be a substitute if by proper setup you mean a full blown water cooling application. I don’t know anyone in their right mind that would propose the H50 as superior to even high end air cooling.

I think it’s purpose to provide effective, quiet cooling at a relatively accessible price point – it just happens to employ water cooling to accomplish this.
 
Looking at some of the reviews on the Corsair H50, it performs better than a good number of air coolers and on par with the lga1366 TRUE on a i7 920 @ 3.5ghz under load. Idle temps are in the low 40s which is higher than most good air coolers, but load temps are comparable. Also, it looks like if you go push/pull on the rad, both idle / load temps drop 5-6 degrees C.

Granted I'm getting those specific #s from one review (legitreviews), but it looks pretty decent - superior to some air coolers definitely, inferior to others definitely. I don't think either of us are wrong, it just depends on what particular product you're comparing it to, and the environmental variables you have to deal with in your particular setup.

I'm pretty sure I'm in my right mind, so why don't you leave those blanket statements out of this discussion.
 
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on airflow with the H50 and Antec 900.

By default, the Antec 900 has two front 120mm fans pulling air in, a top 200mm fan pushing air out, and one rear 120mm fan pushing air out. I installed the H50 fan/rad to pull air in from the rear (according to Corsair's installation instructions), and moved the old rear fan to the side port. Currently I have the side port fan pulling air in. Basically I've got four 120mm fans pulling air in (2 front, 1 side, 1 rear), the three that came with the case are all set to "medium," while I have the top fan set to "high."

This definitely creates positive pressure, as a tissue held up to any open holes (such as the empty PCI slots) is pushed away. However, if any of you have experience with air flow, could you advise me as to the effectiveness of my fan configuration? Perhaps I should have the side fan pushing air out?

Thanks in advance.
 
Have you tried just exhausting the H50 rad fan and seeing if there’s any significant deterioration in temps? I think you’ll find that any, if at all, will be negligable.
 
I had the H50 on my system until yesterday. It was set up to intake air from outside the case (from a bottom-mounted fan), through the H50 rad and into the case. I tried it as push-push (bottom to top: case fan, H50 stock fan, H50 radiator) and push-pull (bottom to top: case fan, H50 radiator, H50 stock fan) in that location.

@3.4 GHz, push-pull dropped idle temp by 6C and peak temp by 3C. Changing to a high-CFM Scythe fan dropped peak temp by an additional 4C. Initial peak temp was 69C ==> 66C with switch to push-pull ==> 62C with Scythe fan replacing stock Corsair H50 fan.
 
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Have you tried just exhausting the H50 rad fan and seeing if there’s any significant deterioration in temps? I think you’ll find that any, if at all, will be negligable.
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Quite interesting, I'm actually getting lower max temps on a prime95 blend torture test. My hottest core peaks at 61* C while it was peaking at 63* before (even with a higher ambient temp. in my room today). My other cores are all below 60* C (59*-55*). Seems like with the Antec 900 it's beneficial to exhaust the radiator fan.
 
Does anyone know if it's possible to use a 120mm x 12mm fan with the H50 instead of the stock 120mm x 25mm one?
 
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Does anyone know if it's possible to use a 120mm x 12mm fan with the H50 instead of the stock 120mm x 25mm one?
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It will fit for sure but that 12mm better have some serious pushing power to effectively cool the rad.
 
Disappointed with this cooler, got it cheap and test it and my temp are out there, on idle I get 39c and at full load I get 79c

on my therm ultra extreme (older version) lapped I get better temps than this 32c on idle and 65 full load. Might be time to pack this POS back up and get a refund.

I ordered another fan like another op here 120mmx12mm to have push and pull on my antec 1200 case.

so well see what happens.
 
Nokia said:
Disappointed with this cooler, got it cheap and test it and my temp are out there, on idle I get 39c and at full load I get 79c
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I was getting similar temps – stock clock – using crappy TIM. I used better TIM and started seeing far better temps under OC full load. Are you already using quality TIM?

I personally haven’t seen significant differences in using a push & pull nor exhaust vs. intake fan configuration. Therefore, I just use a single fan (Scythe S-Flex) in push / exhaust.
 
the.ronin said:
I was getting similar temps – stock clock – using crappy TIM. I used better TIM and started seeing far better temps under OC full load. Are you already using quality TIM?

I personally haven’t seen significant differences in using a push & pull nor exhaust vs. intake fan configuration. Therefore, I just use a single fan (Scythe S-Flex) in push / exhaust.
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yeah I clean out the heat-sink with artic cleaner got the stock tim out, now I slapped some as5 on it and see when it totally cures my temps go down. One can only pray.;)
 
the.ronin said:
Actually the stock TIM is pretty high quality Shin Etsu.
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didn't know that. Thanks for the information. I have always used as5 that why I slapped it on.
Aside from that whats the avg of rpm on the pump it's supposed to be? I read that some people built in pump died after a couple of months.
 
Got the same temps with the stock stuff as I'm getting with MX-2 after I moved to another mobo.

My pump RPMs are around 1400 and the stock fan speed just gets into the 1700s
 
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