What do you guys think of this CPU cooler?

If you're going to get that, you might as well just do your own custom loop. Personally, I would just pick up a new hxxxi or go air.
 
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Do not know if I want to play with going full custom loop. Just looking for something a bit more quiet, and newer than my current.

The concept of that cooler just really intrigued me because I have never seen anything like it.
 
You've had a lot of replies already, but I'll go ahead and give my 2 cents.
Go with Corsair, go with their H110i GTX. I can't say the performance will be better, but if you want the best liquid cooling you have to do a custom loop. Period. Why corsair? Customer support. I've never seen a company with the level of care and support for computer tech that Corsair provides. If your AIO H110i is faulty and leaks, even a year after purchasing, they will replace every single broken component. There's a lot of evidence of this being true, not just their statement. Also, the cooler itself is pretty dang high quality. I'm using it in a system I purchased/built for my brother and it's working great, I've overclocked a 5820k to 4.5GHz and don't see the temps pass 60 degrees. That's pretty solid for AIO cooling.

I also suggest using their high pressure fans for even better cooling than the stock fans on the radiator.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/air-se...rmance-edition-high-static-pressure-120mm-fan you would need two.
 
So, looking at the different Corsair coolers out right now, most reviews I read just say things like the H110i GTX are just newer re brands. Some with less features than other.

Insight?
 
Polygonals said:
You've had a lot of replies already, but I'll go ahead and give my 2 cents.
Go with Corsair, go with their H110i GTX. I can't say the performance will be better, but if you want the best liquid cooling you have to do a custom loop. Period. Why corsair? Customer support. I've never seen a company with the level of care and support for computer tech that Corsair provides. If your AIO H110i is faulty and leaks, even a year after purchasing, they will replace every single broken component. There's a lot of evidence of this being true, not just their statement. Also, the cooler itself is pretty dang high quality. I'm using it in a system I purchased/built for my brother and it's working great, I've overclocked a 5820k to 4.5GHz and don't see the temps pass 60 degrees. That's pretty solid for AIO cooling.

I also suggest using their high pressure fans for even better cooling than the stock fans on the radiator.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/air-se...rmance-edition-high-static-pressure-120mm-fan you would need two.
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The cooler quality at Corsair has not much to do with Corsair itself.
 
It's a good kit, but cooling will be limited with additions on a smaller radiator like that one. But, if you want to play with liquid cooling without doing a custom loop, it's a great option.
 
sixer9682 said:
It's a good kit, but cooling will be limited with additions on a smaller radiator like that one. But, if you want to play with liquid cooling without doing a custom loop, it's a great option.
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That being said, would I be able to add say another radiator if I choose to go more? Or would that have to entail a larger pump and what not?
 
Is there a difference between the Corsair H110i GTX and the H115i?
 
bot102 said:
That being said, would I be able to add say another radiator if I choose to go more? Or would that have to entail a larger pump and what not?
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You should be able to add another radiator just fine with that pump. But at that point you might as well just get the gear for a custom loop :) Seriously, this is $199 to $229 depending on where you buy, or if you trust ebay get it for $175. That's a $45 difference for better cooling with very good parts you won't have to change unless you physically break them.

Hell at that point this is all you need at $220: http://www.performance-pcs.com/ek-kit-s360-premium-watercooling-kit.html#Features

It includes all the fittings, tubing, reservoir, pump, and fans with a 360 radiator to cool your cpu. You can add a video card to the loop with 2 more fittings, a water block for the video card, and extra tubing....Maybe $150 more but most likely less. Anyway, this is a very good kit to get set up and running your own water cooling. The only thing I'd add is a bottle of PTNuke for $8.00

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/peptpcobi1.html
 
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sixer9682 said:
You should be able to add another radiator just fine with that pump. But at that point you might as well just get the gear for a custom loop :) Seriously, this is $199 to $229 depending on where you buy, or if you trust ebay get it for $175. That's a $45 difference for better cooling with very good parts you won't have to change unless you physically break them.

Hell at that point this is all you need at $220: http://www.performance-pcs.com/ek-kit-s360-premium-watercooling-kit.html#Features

It includes all the fittings, tubing, reservoir, pump, and fans with a 360 radiator to cool your cpu. You can add a video card to the loop with 2 more fittings, a water block for the video card, and extra tubing....Maybe $150 more but most likely less. Anyway, this is a very good kit to get set up and running your own water cooling. The only thing I'd add is a bottle of PTNuke for $8.00

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/peptpcobi1.html
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To tag along I'd like to add that contrary to popular belief among enthusiasts, you can just use distilled water for your liquid. I feel the need to point it out because a lot of people considering custom loops are mislead into believing that the coolant will become expensive and time-consuming.

The process of installing and maintaining a custom loop is pretty straight-forward and it will yield the best results. The only thing you lose is any kind of hardware warranty (to my knowledge).
A well configured custom loop is highly unlikely to leak, even over extended periods of time (many years). The initial filling of the loop is really the one time you want to be extra vigilant and there are plenty of easy steps to take to avoid any problems if a leak were to occur (paper towels under weak spots and running the pump with the entire system off, if it gets wet from a leak just let it dry off).

If you don't want to do that, though, I stand by the Corsair AIO products. Just understand that with AIO cooling, even the nicest, it will yield only marginally better results than a nice heatsink/fan.
 
He's correct. I use distilled water...annual cost maybe $ 0.40 for a half gallon.
 
sixer9682 said:
He's correct. I use distilled water...annual cost maybe $ 0.40 for a half gallon.
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Then if you want it to look neato it's like what, roughly $12 dollars for an eye-dropper bottle of good dye that will last you basically forever since you only need a few drops in the average system.

It's seriously low cost after your initial cost of the components (even those don't add up to too much unless you're going for a full system loop here and hardline tubing etc.) the EK kit that sixer recommended is very high quality, low cost, reputable, and nothing is stopping you, or blaming you, if you throw some reputable dye in there for cheap.
We're not talking about a massive radiator/multi massive radiator system here with a huge res/pump and GPU blocks. For even the hottest CPU a simple 240mm rad would have extremely high results, I doubt you'd have better results by doing more rads or a larger one save a 1-2 degree difference.
Hell, a 120mm rad with a nice high pressure fan would suffice for most CPUs in a custom loop to be perfectly honest.
 
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