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Question for H50 owners.

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merc68

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I've been considering getting the H50 but am wondering about the sturdyness of the hoses and connections. Obviously wouldn't want it to spring a leak a few months after purchase. Any thoughts?
 
I own one of these units and they seem pretty sturdy. That being said though I believe that the only true comfort that you could get is from building your own setup being as you build it and clamp everything together...... but like I said above the unit that I have been using is very solid and projects good craftsmanship
 
Mine was amazing. I've heard that one leaked, but the person got his costs covered, as it is supposed to be a sealed system.
 
I've got one coming in and I plan to set it up on a bench and run it off a spare MB for a while just to make sure it's not leaking before I install it in a new i7 build.

Probably something to consider if you have the ability to do it.
 
Limahl said:
I've got one coming in and I plan to set it up on a bench and run it off a spare MB for a while just to make sure it's not leaking before I install it in a new i7 build.

Probably something to consider if you have the ability to do it.
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If you have some alligator clips you should be able to connect the pump power (I assume it's 12v) to a 9v battery. The battery won't last very long but you'll be able to see if the system will leak under pressure.

It's actually how I filled my current watercooling setup :)
 
Interesting info. I googled H50 leaks and only came up with the one story on a forum too.
 
I think I've seen at least 2 on forums. As far as I know, Corsair covered the damages.
 
Wanted to let you guys know I bought an H50 and I love it. Max load temps in IBT are mid to upper 50's. And it does feel like a very solid piece. Thanks for all of your replies.
 
This is reassuring. I'm used to having my computer running 24/7 and thinking about that thing pumping water that whole time over 40C idle kinda freaks me out. And yes, the H50 is my first water cooling.
 
i just got my H50 today and i must say i love it. no more Huge heatsink in my case and its Quiet. the reason i got the H50 is because the large air coolers ovetime stress the boards with this there is no stress.
 
Corsair is a good company... and it's a well designed system.

The tubes are fairly stiff, but flexible enough you can move them around, but I probably would recommend installing it last next time around, I installed it half-way through my build (I had a removable motherboard tray so it was a bit easier) but once I got to installing HDD's it was a bit of a pain. (very small mATX case)

I've been pretty impressed with the temps. The idle temps are based on ambient but once I put a load on it, it barely goes up 10c on the i5 750... I haven't OCed it yet but I'll be doing that soon.
 
I've been using one on my overclocked i7 920 for a while, it cools fairly well and holds its own against high end air coolers.
 
parelem said:
I've been using one on my overclocked i7 920 for a while, it cools fairly well and holds its own against high end air coolers.
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What temps are you getting at what clocks? I just got my 920 and haven't OC'ed yet. I;m idling 39-44 and under Prime95 as high as 68.
 
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