[erik257]

link to UPDATE 4

link to UPDATE 5

link to Kdude6's h80 result

link to EM2J's h80 vs nh-d14 vs nh-c14 result

link to KaHuNaZ's h80 vs zalman cnps9700nt result

link to Munkypoo7's h80 vs h70 result

link to beefdog's h80 vs h50 result

link to lucas4's h80 result including scythe ap15s!

been holding out for an h-series cooler for a while now, was originally considering the h50, but got the frio instead. then it came h70 and h60, almost pulled the trigger on the h60, but heard h80 was coming out. so after weeks and weeks of waiting, bang, bought the h80 yesterday, and it's in store to pick up from today!!! would love to get it today, but i'm away from the city with family, so it'll have to wait till tomorrow.

not sure how the h80 will compare to the likes of nh-d14 or silver arrow, i know those h-series coolers aren't that amazing, but always wanted to give them a try, guess i will find out pretty darn soooooooon!

for those who are interested in the h80, stay tuned, i will test it as soon as i have it installed. shame i don't have anything to compare with other than my frio, but it's something at least

oh i'm getting pretty excited already, wish the coming 24hrs will fly-by

UPDATE 1 - UNBOXING PHOTOS

so finally got the time to go to store and get my h80, literally just got home and took some photos for those who are interested. gotta go for a football session soonish, so not gonna have time to install and test it until later tonight or early tomorrow (have a day off on monday

) will update more photos once i have the h80 installed

so here are some photos i've took just now, enjoy! and if anyone wants any different angled shots or whatever requests, just leave a reply, i'll try my best to answer!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23857814/PC/H80%201.jpg
brand spanking new unopened box

back of the box, it states 10'c improvement over h60, which worries me a little coz it's 2 fans vs 1 fan...i don't know how h60 performs with 2 corsair stock fans

maybe later when i get to test the h80, i will do a 1 fan test so for those who has an h50 or h60 you can compare the actual block/pump+rad better

packaging...standard i guess...

box content

block/pump unit, the button in the centre switches between the 3 performance profile, white led light will indicate which performance level is currently being set. the little man will only lit up when the h80 is paired up with the corsair link unit

the corsair digital link...need to do some reading on that, not sure how it all works yet. 3-pin motherboard fan connector and molex

2 4-pin fan headers to connect the two fans provided. the block/pump unit has a built-in pwm controller i believe

pre-applied paste, i will be using this to do the testing first, then i will probably use mx-3 or mx-4 i haven't decided yet

radiator fins, for those who are interested in how dense the fins are, i never owned any other h-series cooler so i can't really compare, i'd assume they're all the same to be honest

corsair fan, only 3-pin connector, but as i mentioned already, the block/pump unit has a built-in pwm controller so 4-pin fans are not required here

so, that is that, hope it's been an interesting read for you guys thus far. like i said already, if you want more photos or have questions, just leave a reply

out for now...more to follow later, stay tuned

UPDATE 2 - INSTALLATION PHOTOS

so here it is, i was gonna take photos as i install the h80 step by step, then decided to just show you guys the complete product, it's not a rocket science to install those h-series cooler anyway...

for comparison purpose, i threw in my frio setup, personally i still like the frio's look, but in my opinion it makes the rig look a 'little' crowded

so, took off my frio and top exhaust fan, ready to install! one note, due to the fact that my case only has 4 fans, 3x180mm intakes at the bottom, now that the top exhaust is gone, which leaves me no option but use the h80 fans as exhaust. i will see how temp goes, maybe later on i will turn the fans around

for those who expressed worries about cable management, i'd say there isn't much you have to worry about, the molex and the cpu fan connector can be easily 'hidden', well....semi-hidden, i think it doesn't look that bad. then there are those 2 fan cables that go into the block/pump unit, again, you can make them look ok-ish, i think they way i did it is not that bad, you guys may have better ideas too

and here is the final look, pretty happy with the way it looks this far, makes the rig looks quite a bit more spacious...

alrighty then, photo time is OVER, time to get some numbers up, next update will be i7 950 stock clock idle and ibt max + i7 950 @ 3.82 idle and ibt max...

sorry for those who have been itching to see some 4ghz+ overclocks, i'm having problem getting my 950 stable at 4, but strangely it did before, oh well, i guess it will have to be 3.82 for now, i will tweak some settings a bit more later on and see if i can get it to 4+ again.

also, since corsair tested the unit at 3.8 with a 920, would be interesting to see how my setup compare to that.

enough said, stay tuned, give me a bit more time, results will be up soon

UPDATE 3 - NUMBERS

ok, before i go any further, just to say this again that i used both stock fans as exhaust, and pre-applied paste was used.

first up, stock i7 950 performance with some voltage tweak. exact voltage settings can be found in any of the h80 stock screenshots on asus turbo v.

idle first...

this is my frio with stock fans in push/pull at approx 1800rpm

h80 at low setting

h80 at medium setting

h80 at high setting

now, intel burn test max, ht on, 8 threads, 5 runs, custom ram set at 4800

frio, same setting as idle

h80 at low setting

h80 at medium setting

h80 at high setting

now move on to 3.82ghz, i've only done the high performance settings on the h80, as i have a dentist appointment, so other tests will have to wait...

frio, same fan settings, idle temp

h80, high setting, idle temp

frio ibt, same setting as before

h80, high setting, ibt temp

sorry guys, i don't have time to leave my thoughts here right now, really need to run for my dentist appointment, but i'm sure you all understand numbers...

long words put short...disappointed so far...

UPDATE 4a, 4b, 4c & 4d

link to UPDATE 4

link to UPDATE 5

link to Kdude6's h80 result

link to EM2J's h80 vs nh-d14 vs nh-c14 result

link to KaHuNaZ's h80 vs zalman cnps9700nt result

link to Munkypoo7's h80 vs h70 result

link to beefdog's h80 vs h50 result

link to lucas4's h80 result including scythe ap15s!

 

[FREELINE57]

I sure would like to here some specs on this after you get it installed. Stock settings temps and of coarse overclocked temps. I have the H50 and it dose ok for what i do but, was looking for a beefier all-in-one solution. I'll check back and see what you come up with.

 

[llantant]

Looking forward to hearing what you think Im in two minds what cooler to get and its between the corsair h80 or even h100 and the noctua nh-d14. Im not a fan of the size of the noctua tho >< even in a big case.

 

[linkin93]

Nice

I love my H60

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FREELINE57;14080430
I sure would like to here some specs on this after you get it installed. Stock settings temps and of coarse overclocked temps. I have the H50 and it dose ok for what i do but, was looking for a beefier all-in-one solution. I'll check back and see what you come up with.

i think the h50 with a pair of good fans in push/pull can still do the trick, but yeah, i sure hope the h80 won't be a huge disappointment.
Quote:

Originally Posted by llantant;14080471
Looking forward to hearing what you think Im in two minds what cooler to get and its between the corsair h80 or even h100 and the noctua nh-d14. Im not a fan of the size of the noctua tho >< even in a big case.

i would get the h100 if my case has the space, but for what i do i think 80 should be ok, i least i hope...same for me, the aircoolers are just way to big nowadays, and i wanna try something a bit more compact

will report in with temps as soon as i have time to do it, this weekend is event packed coz it's my bday

, so might not be able to upload test results until monday

BUT before tuesday for sure

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkin93;14080495
Nice

I love my H60

lol, i was sooooo close to pull the trigger on the h60 last night actually, but did a quick search on h80 just before i did it, and surprise surprise, it was in stock!

to me the h80 looks pretty much the same as h60, i like the squarish look on the block/pump unit. i know the h80 is equipped with a built-in fan controller and all that corsair link stuff, but i don't know if it actually use the same pump as the h60 or not? i'm not entirely sure...

 

[linkin93]

Not sure, but the only thing that annoys me about the H60 is that the pump is a little whiny when on full. I leave the pump on full for good idle temps and the fan ramps up to feel speed at anything over 45c.

 

[junsunn]

haha.. Lucky you.

Keep us updated on the news.

 

[sp4wners]

You'll get it on sunday? Sure, good luck with it BTW. Nice, I'm glad You're happy

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkin93;14080626
Not sure, but the only thing that annoys me about the H60 is that the pump is a little whiny when on full. I leave the pump on full for good idle temps and the fan ramps up to feel speed at anything over 45c.

hmmmm, i guess i'll find out how loud is the h80's pump....

what fans are you using with your h60 if you don't mind me asking?

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by junsunn;14080639
haha.. Lucky you.

Keep us updated on the news.

yup will do
Quote:

Originally Posted by sp4wners;14080640
You'll get it on sunday? Sure, good luck with it BTW. Nice, I'm glad You're happy

hehe, not sure if i will be happy after i tested it, but i'm pretty excited as of now, fingers crossed really

 

[$ilent]

$120? Id go one step further and buy XSPC rasa kit.

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by $ilent;14080784
$120? Id go one step further and buy XSPC rasa kit.

yeah, i'm aware of the rasa kits, but first off, i can't get it from where i live right now, and shipping cost of water kits cost a bomb as they are heavy. secondly, i don't like the fact that my graphics card is in between the 5.25'' drive bays and the cpu, which means the hoses will have to go across my graphics. i think it won't help with temps and it complicates things when i want to do something with my graphics. not to mention i have no plans to water cool my graphics at all.

but yeah, i am fully aware that the rasa kits are very good temp wise, still, i'm keeping optimistic about the h80 until results tells me differently ...

 

[Majin SSJ Eric]

Where did you find an H80? I was under the impression they weren't going to be available until August?

Anyway, I went with an H60 a couple of weeks ago and its working great for me. A definite upgrade from my Hyper 212+. I'm now seeing the same temps at 4800MHz as I was at 4500MHz with the 212+. I installed two Gelid Silent 12 PWM fans on mine...

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majin SSJ Eric;14081039
Where did you find an H80? I was under the impression they weren't going to be available until August?

Anyway, I went with an H60 a couple of weeks ago and its working great for me. A definite upgrade from my Hyper 212+. I'm now seeing the same temps at 4800MHz as I was at 4500MHz with the 212+. I installed two Gelid Silent 12 PWM fans on mine...

i had the link in my original post, it's in stock on newegg i believe

not sure since when, but i first realised it last night

i bought mine in prague though, since i currently live here

i'm not sure how 2600k compares to a 950 on temps, but my 950 runs pretty hot at 4ghz with my frio, will see how the h80 copes with my chip

i suspect the h80 might have the same pump as the h60, so, if that's the case then the h80 will only improve temps due to the thicker rad, but i'm not sure :S

if stock fans are noisy, i'm considering 2 akasa apache fans

 

[jprovido]

nice! I'd love a h100

hopefully corsair can watercool gpu's too. the thing with cool-it didn't kick off

 

[Majin SSJ Eric]

Be sure to post pics! I might jump on one of these anyway for the thicker rad...

 

[linkin93]

I'm using the stock fan as intake but I plan on getting some Gentle Typhoons.

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jprovido;14081171
nice! I'd love a h100

hopefully corsair can watercool gpu's too. the thing with cool-it didn't kick off

since corsair are selling coolit stuff now, i'm suspecting the next step will be working on the original omni products. i think was a good idea, but just didn't think they were effective enough, or simply the pricing wasn't right

i never heard that much about omni either, but once something has corsair branding on it, people automatically will be more interested, so if they do decide to improve omni, i think we will hear more about it at least

 

[erik257]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majin SSJ Eric;14081190
Be sure to post pics! I might jump on one of these anyway for the thicker rad...

yup, lots of pics will be posted, you have my words

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkin93;14081197
I'm using the stock fan as intake but I plan on getting some Gentle Typhoons.

oh i see, so you're using just the stock fan. i heard they are pretty good with static pressure, is it noisy at all? i think the h80 is using the same fans

ever considered using some shrouds between rad and fans? i heard they help with temps a fair bit