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Member Reviews: Corsair Hydro Series H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CWCH80)

Captain Nemo

Chillin' out with my H80

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By Captain Nemo

Pros: Quiet, easy to install.

Cons: Speed control limited to unit.

After updating my 5 year old system, i thought it was time to "put my big boy pants on" and go for the water cooled option. My previous air cooler was HUGE, and LOUD. This Corsair H80 is really quiet and is super easy to install, especially for an AMD chip. This keeps my CPU nice and cool (running at about 38-39c), and will be tested when I overclock this CPU. System: AMD FX-8150 CPU ASUS Sabertooth motherboard 16GB Corsair 1600 DDR3 RAM Coarsair AX-850 Professional Series PSU 2 X 500 GB HDD's 2 X Nvidia GTS 450 GPU's Corsair H-80 Water Cooler
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gnarlybug5

Great cooling upgrade

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By gnarlybug5

Pros: Pretty quiet! Takes up less space than most air coolers! Pretty easy to install! FANTASTIC at keeping my CPU cold!

Cons: Can't directly control fan speeds unless they are plugged into a seperate fan controller.

This is an amazing cooler! This was one of my best purchases for my computer! I had a big air cooler before. It was big and heavy and it would scratch the crap out of my hand if i needed to reach anywhere near it. And it wouldnt cool my i7 860 to where i could run it past 3.63GHz properly. The H80 can get my CPU to run over 4.1GHz and stay under 77C while staying quiet and not getting in the way! Fantastic cooler! I recommend this to anyone who doesn't want to go up to the hassle of a water loop, but wants better than air cooling!
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Kittencake

Very Pleased with this unit

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By Kittencake

Pros: Cool temp, easy to install, saves on room and makes the case look neat on the inside

Cons: fans get loud under heavy load(but tolerable and welcome) and the push pull config takes up a lot of room

I bought this unit as it came highly recommended, I had no idea how much of a treat I was in for. For the most part the box was a tad bit confusing on how to open at first, but once I got it open, that fresh smell of electronics that we all love hit my senses and made me smile, its a little beefy but not overly heavy the smooth , but to my dismay there where a couple of bent fins in the rad, but I thought the fans are gonna cover the area so who gives a rats behind. I sat mulling over this unit for a couple of days scared to install it but at 3 am I decided to throw on my big girl pants and not be scared of installing it, cause the instructions in the manual are something left to be...
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Tarnix

Great chilling for mid-case, but needs sacrifices

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By Tarnix

Pros: ease of install vs custom water cooling, cooling efficiency

Cons: size, bundled fans efficiency. tubes flexibility, instructions graphics not reliable for AMD

I bought this thing when I started running my Phenom X6 at 3.5GHz on daily basis and started actually doing temperature monitoring. The box is quite odd to open, and the CPU block is pre-assembled with Intel brackets. I personally would have packaged it not pre-assembled for the following reasons: This is the first time I actually upgrade my cooling solution from stock, and I used 4 computers before. So this was the first time I had to figure out the mounting brackets affair and all the vendor and socket-specific jazz. I don't consider myself as technology-challenged in much ways except networking and security, but I really poked the CPU block, instructions and my own motherboard before...
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Mod Duck

Great cooler, great customer support

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By Mod Duck

Pros: great cooling, easy to install, great support

Cons: speed control, some models are noisy

I bought my first H80 last year. By my mistake I broke a screw during installation Corsair send me a new full package of mountings. But it was for other model I asked again and they send me a new package of mountings. I managed to mount it but the H80 was noisy. But after few months the pump, suddenly, stopped working RMA was super fast and the best of all, the new H80 is silent! Now it works like a miracle. The only "problem" I find is that I have to open case anytime I want change the speed.
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iARDAs

A very nice Water Cooling Solution for CPUs.

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By iARDAs

Pros: low heat levels,

Cons: noise

When I built my current rig I had my Zalman CNPS11x on top of my i5 3570k. However the thing was huge and was not cooling the 3570k as it cooled my previous 2500k so I decided to retire it and get a popular Corsair water cooling solution.   The H80 is extremely easy to mount. My Zalman CNPS11x required 2 people and lots of time to mount it on the CPU however the H80 was almost as easy as the stock Intel fans that comes with the CPUs. When I installed it, i immediately noticed 10-15 degrees of difference, even more at times compared to my Zalman CNPS11x, which is also a good air cooling unit. I am to this date extremely happy with the cooling of my CPU. I currently have my 3570k...
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DSgamer64

Great cooler, with the right fans

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By DSgamer64

Pros: Solid overclocking potential, multiple configurations, aftermarket fans improve value greatly

Cons: Stock fans are loud and have poor airflow

I bought my Corsair H80 back in April and have been quite happy with this product overall. The biggest drawback is that the stock fans from Corsair are something left to be desired, and if Corsair were to release a new design of the H80, it needs to have better fans, just like their cases need better fans. Corsair's fans are insanely loud and have poor airflow, however a couple of Scythe Slipstream 120mm fans and this thing is ready for some overclocking action. I wouldn't advise buying one unless it's on sale, that way you can get a pair of better fans right off the bat. I have pushed my i7 2600k to 4.6Ghz with the H80 before stress test, it will stay stable at 4.5Ghz under Prime95 no...
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Ironman517

H80

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By Ironman517

Pros: Small, compact, works well, nice for beginners

I bought this cooler a while back when I bought by 2500K. It's a great cooler, I never used the default fans on it. I immediately switched to some GTs and it has been working great, It is nice and quiet and keeps my CPU cool. Easy to setup, took maybe 10-20 mins tops.
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