Corsair H80i & H100i Review Comment Thread

[Liu Kang]

Nice to see Corsair continuing to improve this product. I have an H80 and couldn't be happier given the price point...

That being said, I wouldn't call it water cooling ;)

Thanks for the write up, AKG.

[Soullessone21]

Originally Posted by Liu Kang

Nice to see Corsair continuing to improve this product. I have an H80 and couldn't be happier given the price point...

That being said, I wouldn't call it water cooling ;)

Thanks for the write up, SKY.

SKY:O did you change you name :P

Give credit where credits due :P

Author: AkG
Date: January 29, 2013
Product Name: H80i & H100i
Part Number: CW-9060009-WW / CW-9060008-WW
Warranty: 5 Years

[Liu Kang]

Edited ;)

[Phill]

Originally Posted by stoanee

I swapped out a NH-D14 for a H100i on my 3930K and it is worth every penny.

Really? Would you please further explain why it is worth every penny? You see I own two NH D14's and have been tempted to move to H100i or Swiftech H220.

Thank you

[AkG]

Thats easy. No more couple pounds of metal hanging off the mobo. All the CPU heat is exhausted OUT of the case - ignore Corsair's recommendation on air direction its....suboptimal. Easy control over the fan speed/noise profile. As good to better cooling potential. Ease of installation. Ease of swapping ram. Bragging rights. The list does go on and on. ;)

[Phill]

Originally Posted by AkG

Thats easy. No more couple pounds of metal hanging off the mobo. All the CPU heat is exhausted OUT of the case - ignore Corsair's recommendation on air direction its....suboptimal. Easy control over the fan speed/noise profile. As good to better cooling potential. Ease of installation. Ease of swapping ram. Bragging rights. The list does go on and on. ;)

I was hoping that I would hear that the h100i would out perform the D14 by a decent margin. 5C or more would be nice under load.

It would be nice to have a NH D14 or ___________ best air cooler vs the h100i/X60/H220 comparison. Personally I have not touched my D14 for a long long time. It is in my case and it keeps hot things cool. I use ASUS Fan Xpert to manage fan speeds.

[AkG]

Then you will most likely want to look at the NZXT X60 (and maybe H110). Its even bigger and better. Should easily beat a D14. /whistle

[Phill]

Linus ran the X60 through his test bench. It narrowly beat the H100i. I was not impressed. I expected more. :(

[Phill]

It it okay to post this here? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...GSFZNRmc#gid=0

[AkG]

Lets just say that when you stick four good fans - like the stock NZXT fans- on a 280mm rad...its a beautiful thing. The H100i is a beast, but the X60 is a bigger beast. ;)