What is the difference between this one vs. the Corsair Hydro Series H50 Quiet Edition Water/Liquid CPU Cooler, 120mm
1066153
I'll assume the fan is quieter, but in both specs the fan seems to be the same. Old Model (the one I have) is 1700RPM, 29.75 dB(A) with a max airflow of 59.05CFM. This matches the manufactures site specs for the Quiet Edition.
545924
It comes standard with a rear 120mm fan, but has space for two up top, one in the front and one down at the bottom. Having fans at the top isn't a problem if you use the right one to avoid vibration. Being able to fit the top fans also depends on you're mother board, as the space in there can get quite tight. One other thing too note is that you can't mount water cooling radiator, such as a Corsair H80, a there isn't the clearance room. Over all though a good case for the money.
1528261
depends on your setup. watercooled with h100i intake front,back,side, exhaust top. With something like a evo 212. intake front. exhaust back. intake side. 1 fan top intake.
249105
I agree with Shane K Chavda's answer. The obvious differences between the stock H80i's fans and these fans is that these have rubber-like insulators at the screw mounting points and of course the included accent color rings. Spec-wize I believe they are close if not the same as the stock ones, I replaced my stock fans because one was defective (had a horrific buzzing noise at all RPMs).As Shane K Chavda pointed out, these fans are loud at their max speed and very quiet down in their lower speeds, I set up a custom fan speed curve in the Corsair Link software and let it manage the fan speed vs radiator temp in the background. I agree with Shane K Chavda's answer. The obvious differences between the stock H80i's fans and these fans is that these have rubber-like insulators at the screw mounting points and of course the included accent color rings. Spec-wize I believe they are close if not the same as the stock ones, I replaced my stock fans because one was defective (had a horrific buzzing noise at all RPMs).As Shane K Chavda pointed out, these fans are loud at their max speed and very quiet down in their lower speeds, I set up a custom fan speed curve in the Corsair Link software and let it manage... » Read More I agree with Shane K Chavda's answer. The obvious differences between the stock H80i's fans and these fans is that these have rubber-like insulators at the screw mounting points and of course the included accent color rings. Spec-wize I believe they are close if not the same as the stock ones, I replaced my stock fans because one was defective (had a horrific buzzing noise at all RPMs).As Shane K Chavda pointed out, these fans are loud at their max speed and very quiet down in their lower speeds, I set up a custom fan speed curve in the Corsair Link software and let it manage the fan speed vs radiator temp in the background. « Show Less
1662379
I agree with the other two answers: I would choose one or the other. There's no real reason to use both of them. If one doesn't work for you, switch to the other. In any case, there shouldn't be any kind of system fan warning. Didn't happen to me on the 120mm, so I don't see why you'd get one. If you do, check the BIOS to see if you can find a way to turn off the warning. I don't know your BIOS, but I'd bet there's a fan control in there somewhere. Check that out.
345575
That will depend on many variables, such as how hard you push you machine, the clock speed you run it at, the amount of air circulation, as well as the ambient air temperature in the location you are pulling the air from. That being said, my H60 does an excellent job of cooling my AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (Thuban) cool even while gaming and overclocked to 3.6+GHz, never exceeding 120F while playing BF3 or ARMA3 and just a few degrees F over ambient when idle.
1816441
well it's not apples to apples when it comes to air vs water anadtech says the h80i takes the lead http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/937?vs=915 but what really made me buy a dual tower instead of an h80i or h100i was simplicity, at the end of the day i can run my cpu at 4.5Ghz stable (55 C max temp, and yes i know amd temp probes are crazy but it's what i have on hand) all the time (fx-8150 which is like a room heater, trust me i know), and i don't have to worry about pumps, leaks or cleaning the rad.... you just blow the thing with a hair dryer or something and done... but like i said and anandtech benched the h80i is superior but only because it's water vs air (water takes longer/more time/energy to change temperature than air)
349884
From my understanding the stock 120's that come with the h100i have a higher rpm but are basically the same
791934
10mm is my guess. The cooler is 50mm if your going to upgrade get a 50mm and modify it. The CPU fan is about the size of a 50 cent coin.
2173970
When you say quieter, I would agree to that, but you need to consider the fan you use, you can use whichever fan you want, the stock cooler is junk, always get an aftermarket cooler unless you're using an i5 or i3 and never plan on pushing your CPU with anything, the 92mm cooler is one of the biggest coolers you're going to fit in this case and you can comfortably game with it if you have a solid gpu
860856
Really a silly question. Better for what? Performance or quiet? The performance is better at cooling while the quiet cools also but not as well since its are to be smaller and quieter. If you don't overclock or use cpu heavy programs/tasks (like editing or conversions) then the quiet will be more than enough while also being cheaper. If your a gamer than you should already have gpu with its own cooling that doesn't tax the cpu.
500523
they make a H110i and a h100 which I have in a corsair 650d and yes plenty of room, and the scew holes line up for a quick easy install. To be honest the H100 is set to lowest settings it will go in a i52500k overclocked to 4400mhz and it wont get hotter then 26c.
495458
The H70 cools better, but it also is noisier. For most people the H50 is still the best choice.
544813
It will be fine if you dont plan on overclocking it and you will be happy running it around 50C. Think about it, youre trying to cool 200+ watts with 120mm of radiator space; a radiator that is not very thick. The only 120mm radiator that Ive found that works well with this is the Alphacool Ut60 (60mm thick). But Id always suggest a 240mm. Ive tested the Corsair h60 on thisd cpu and I wasnt even comfortable getting a stable bench/burn in at stock clocks. I shut it down and put the Swiftech h220x on it.
1871070
There's no way the H100i will fit.BUTI was able to fit a Corsair h60 Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 with this motherboard ASUS P8Z77-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard The only thing though was that it needed a lot of wiggling around and it wasn't able to be screwed onto the case. It's pretty much free flowing near the back left of the fan window. Surprising enough it has been working for the last 3 months no problem with no vibration. Silent.-Richard There's no way the H100i will fit.BUTI was able to fit a Corsair h60 Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 with this motherboard ASUS P8Z77-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard The only thing though was that it needed a lot of wiggling around and it wasn't able to be screwed onto the case. It's pretty much free flowing near the back left of the fan... » Read More There's no way the H100i will fit.BUTI was able to fit a Corsair h60 Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 with this motherboard ASUS P8Z77-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard The only thing though was that it needed a lot of wiggling around and it wasn't able to be screwed onto the case. It's pretty much free flowing near the back left of the fan window. Surprising enough it has been working for the last 3 months no problem with no vibration. Silent.-Richard « Show Less
1482614
I too had a large heatsink (Artic Cooler Pro) before switching to a low profile closed loop water cooler (Corsair H80I). Should fit no problem, but will be major dust magnet, the reason I switched.
1523017
I did the same thing with the Corsair H80i, and then I replaced my stock case fans (Obsidian Series® 750D) with these - was very pleased with the results. My system is super quiet - and gets superb airflow. Unfortunately, I don't have temperature data to compare with - so I can't honestly say it was a net gain with regard to cooling. The premise for me changing the case fans was simply that I regard Noctua as a best of breed in the world of fans.