I will be setting this new Corsair H100 cooler up over the weekend in a push pull configuration. I comes with (2) 120mm as you can see and I'll speed control those as exhaust fans and run two Noctua's NF-P12's as pushers wide open. Hoping the mobo won't need to come out and I can just work from the back of the Element V case.
My mobo will have to come out and if that's the case I may as well order some other little widgets to clean and tiddy the wiring.......it's all good !
Please let us know how you make out with the install and how it operates. I am considering getting one of these.
The mount for the AMD uses the original base but as I've replaced that to mount the H50 Corsair I'll have to reinstall it which requires the mobo removal as the base plate opening on my Element V case is just slightly to far offset and a quick call to Corsair proves this out.
Both the AMD and Intel mounts look very easy to accomplish via all the hardware provided, if people would like I can scan the install instructions for both and attach?
From this review, it seems the push/pull configuration only amounted in about a 1 degree drop in temperature from the standard push setup.
Testing Results - Corsair H100 Extreme Perf. Liquid CPU Cooler Review | [H]ard|OCP
The noise of 4 fans in a push pull would drive me nuts. But then again, I'm attracted to a simply setup using the least necessary measures.
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