Just got a corsair H70 hydro cooler

[lovewin7yea]

must say im impressed, anybody else have one? how do you feel about it? installation was the easiest for a CPU cooler EVER. keeps everything running frosty.

 

[Brink]

Very nice.

What temps are you getting with it?

 

[DarkXeno]

Sweet, I keep thinking about one of these for my system.
Have you done any temp readings yet before and after the system was put it?

 

[lovewin7yea]

well i went from an athlon II x3 to a phenom ii x4 955BE

i had a cooler master v8 on my x3 and according to core temp i was getting about 30C


switched to the phenom and the H70 and im getting to core temp 24c idle, never reaches past 33c on full load

not sure if core temp is a proper temp reader, but my case is ice cold. well worth it in my opinion

 

[pparks1]

What about noise levels? I'd easily trade a few degrees for a very quiet heatsink/cooler

 

[lovewin7yea]

absolutely silent.

 

[Brink]

Interesting. That may be worth taking a look at if it's fan doesn't make any noticable noise like that.

 

[Zepher]

Why did you choose the H70 over the H60?

 

[lovewin7yea]

i got the H70 from a buddy who got two by accident from newegg, i paid him 60 for it, so i didnt really have a choice.

 

[pparks1]

absolutely silent.

Huh, I might have to check that out, as the H50 was far from silent.

 

[essenbe]

I have the H50. I put 2 Noctua fans on it and it is dead silent.

 

[lovewin7yea]

yea the fans that came with the H70 are quieter than my other fans, i actually ended up removing 2 cause its so cold in my case. i have to put my ear right near to the fan to hear anything.

 

[python134r]

Great choice for a "no choice" For the $$$ and the simplicity its a no brainier, I come from a long line of water coolers and for years I looked down at kit's of any type. Today, I am about to purchase one too...... The cooling is way more than adequate which is fine by me....I am getting old.....damm....mid life crisis.....

 

[Zepher]

yea the fans that came with the H70 are quieter than my other fans, i actually ended up removing 2 cause its so cold in my case. i have to put my ear right near to the fan to hear anything.

That makes absolutely no sense at all.
Do you live in an icebox?

 

[lovewin7yea]

yea the fans that came with the H70 are quieter than my other fans, i actually ended up removing 2 cause its so cold in my case. i have to put my ear right near to the fan to hear anything.

That makes absolutely no sense at all.
Do you live in an icebox?

well i live in southern california, where its 70-80 at all times i have an air conditioner in my room

i have 6 spots for fans, im using only 4 120mm now. if i take the cover off, and stick my hand in my case, its cold as shit.

 

[jeepmann4x4]

must say im impressed, anybody else have one? how do you feel about it? installation was the easiest for a CPU cooler EVER. keeps everything running frosty.

edit pic in

Yep I got an H70 on my 2600k build. Works great,quite(low humm) but that could be because I set mine up a little different. I put a 140mm fan outside of case, The rad inside then put the 120mm on it.(exhausting) (see pics) My temps are great IMO (see pics) The temps are while running @ 4.5Ghz.

 

[lovewin7yea]

thats a pretty nice build, ill post up my temps and everything when i get home. i had checked out your thread and was impressed. what kind of case is that? i want one. ima eventually upgrade my board to an AM3+ socket so i can get a BD in the future, need a nice big case like that.

 

[lovewin7yea]

heres my work computer, i do auto cad 3-d rendering

i was gonna use my H70 on my work unit, but decided i wanted it at home since i use my home computer more.

Intel Core i7 970 6 Core with HT @ 3.2Ghz
Asus Rampage III LGA1366 Socket
Crucial c300 128GB SSD Sata III drive
1TB WD cavier black 7200 32mb cache
Patriot 24GB DDR3 1333Mhz memory
Nvidia Quadro 4000 256bit 2GB GDDR5 GPU
Kingwin Lazer 1000w 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply


i ended up sticking with the stock intel 970 cooler cause it was so big and keeps it cool.

total of mine plus the case came out to 2944.76

 

[essenbe]

Good job Jeepman, and a great wiring job. HAF X makes it a little easier doesn't it. Congrats on a good build.

 

[lovewin7yea]

yea i dont really get to into the hole wire hiding. seems like a hassle