by J_Th4ng » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:03 am
That's the same case that we built Stu's new rig into. It's pretty decent, I must say.
I agree that you shouldn't need extreme cooling (particularly for CPU) for normal operation in a well ventilated case. Water cooling or other high end coolers are really there to allow for decent CPU overclocks. If you don't plan on overclocking, then there's no need in installing expensive aftermarket coolers.
Regarding the H70 (and the other H range coolers from Corsair), they do seem to perform very well. There is however one thing about them that I don't like. In order for them to work properly, they disrupt the normal airflow path through the case i.e. they need to be configured to pull air in from the back of the case, rather than pumping it out. This is kind of a 'cheat' compared with normal w/c radiators that use warm air from inside the case to cool the water. Not that I care about this, it's smart design to use cool air for the radiator. However, the knock on effect is to leave you with more hot air inside the case. This can only really be vented out of the top of the case, assuming that the case has a vent/fan on top. this will increase the temperature inside the case, effecting all components (graphics cards, chipset, hard drives etc.).
Lee, what's your experience with inside case temps since you've installed your H70? I've heard from some people that have had real problems with motherboard temps by using an H50. Have you had any issues?
That's the same case that we built Stu's new rig into. It's pretty decent, I must say.
I agree that you shouldn't need extreme cooling (particularly for CPU) for normal operation in a well ventilated case. Water cooling or other high end coolers are really there to allow for decent CPU overclocks. If you don't plan on overclocking, then there's no need in installing expensive aftermarket coolers.
Regarding the H70 (and the other H range coolers from Corsair), they do seem to perform very well. There is however one thing about them that I don't like. In order for them to work properly, they disrupt the normal airflow path through the case i.e. they need to be configured to pull air in from the back of the case, rather than pumping it out. This is kind of a 'cheat' compared with normal w/c radiators that use warm air from inside the case to cool the water. Not that I care about this, it's smart design to use cool air for the radiator. However, the knock on effect is to leave you with more hot air inside the case. This can only really be vented out of the top of the case, assuming that the case has a vent/fan on top. this will increase the temperature inside the case, effecting all components (graphics cards, chipset, hard drives etc.).
Lee, what's your experience with inside case temps since you've installed your H70? I've heard from some people that have had real problems with motherboard temps by using an H50. Have you had any issues?