I've finally pulled the trigger on an i7-4790k and thought upping my cooler would be a good idea due to the 600MHz jump in clock speed on my i5-4670k, so I chose the Corsair h80i. They seem to have very good reviews so I'm pretty comfortable with the choice, my only question is about the thermal paste that comes pre-applied. Is it good enough or should I opt for some Arctic MX-4/Silver 5?
Gav, I have the smaller H60, and just used the pre-applied stuff. Had no issues at all, even after the overclock.
Sounds good Col, appreciate the input mate. If the install is as easy as the BIOS flash it's only the credit card bill that's been painful in this upgrade.
The Paste they use is supposed to be Shin Etsu, which is supposed to be very good. It should do a good job. I always change it. Mostly because I'm OCD. But I have used what comes on the cooler and had good results with it.
Can't argue with those two inputs. Pre-applied it is. I'll order some Arctic anyway just to shove in the drawer, fail safes and all that.
I might ship you over here one day Steve to put me custom loop in.
One more quick question lads. I took a look at the H80i earlier today (I'll be fitting it and the new CPU tomorrow) and it recommends having the fans draw air in over the rad which makes sense, but as my front fans are pulling air in over my hard drives won't that just leave warm air collecting inside the case?
My current airflow is this:
Using Corsair's recommendation my airflow will then be:
Would you go with their recommendation or have the fans pushing out of the case?
Yes I would and always do. I understand your concern. But I have tried it both ways and have had better results pulling the cooler air through the radiator. I'm not familiar with your case, but could you mount the Radiator in the top?
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