CORSAIR CWCH50-1 High Performance CPU Cooler

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Installed in 2yr old CoolerMaster case on Asus P6 MB. Case did not have rear fan opening large enough so I mounted the fan on the outside using existing opening in left-side and the radiator on the inside of panel. Absolutely quiet! Only cool air now exits rear of case. My only small nit would be inabilty to adjust hose length.

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I -love- this thing. This is a great solution for people who want water cooling without the hassle of having to buy all the parts and case etc.. I used to have a Koollance case back in the day, but this makes it so much easier. It was a bit of a pain to install because I had to take the motherboard off to put the right backing plate on. The Radiator and fan are pretty thick, so make sure you will have clearance. I have a new K9N2 Diamond MB from MSI and it nearly did not fix with the secondary heatpipes and radiator flanges but just managed. Keeps my AMD X4 955 BE nice and cool.

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bought it to replace my coolermaster Hyper z600 in the tempest and it was a wise decision my temp dropped it went from 42 at an idle to 27

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Installed in push-pull configuration using two identical fans that I already had. Used Arctic MX-3 instead of supplied pad. Saw a difference of 18C-28C. Had problems before of Tcore rising to 80C, now the max I've seen is 61C. Tcase max of 54C.

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this is by far the best thing I ever put in my computer. it dropped the temp from 10c down to 5c at idle. forget air coolers. buy this one and you cant go wrong.

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Case issues turned a 15 min install into 5 hours! This thing works excellently, BUT (and this is a BIG but!) - Make sure you have extra clearance at the 120mm fan mount site! The radiator overextends the fan on both sides by about half an inch. I eventually gave up and had to drill new mounting holes in my case to drop it down enough to get it to clear my power supply. Also I had to tear down my pc completely to get to the back of the motherboard to mount the support bracket for the pump and then rebuild it. So if you have a cheap case like mine, you better do some measuring first if you don't want to deal with the same hassle.

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This is a great cooler and I highly recomend it. Just make sure you mease where it will go in your case. It was just a hair to wide for the Antect Mid tower. Looks and works great.

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Just finished putting together a new rig and i love it.. Best part of the whole assembly.. Easy and rewarding. The warmest i can get my cpu is 35 c and that is really trying. If your gonna buy a cpu fan do yourself a favor and just buy this one.

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This CPU cooling kit was so easy to install I kept thinking that I must have missed something. As long as your motherboard backside is accessible even an inexperienced person can install this unit. The cooling it provides is more than I could have ever expected. Plus, it is maintenance-free in that no liquid has to be added over time like an open reservoir system. Great product.

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easy to install cool and quite even with push and pull dual fans as intake low priced compact great!!

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This cooler droped my cpu temp by 15-20F!!!!! With stock air cooling I was running at Idle about 95F now It 76-81. Running a AMD 6000 3GHz now overclocked to 3.2GHz. It even lowed my North Bridge chipset 5F. Didnt take long to Install maybe 15mins. STOP looking for air cooling and go with this one

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Just got this In today and WOW. What a GREAT cooler. Installing was a breeze. Was Iffy bout going with liquid cooling but from tech support and great people at this site I said what the heck. BUT BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN INSTALLING THE PLATES AND BRACKETS!!! I put the radiator on top of my case and It runs GREAT. Installed and had up and running In bout 15mins. Keeps my X2 dual core 6000 at 27C. That's 10C then stock air cooling. If your stock fan Isn't doing the trick,STOP looking and go with this!!

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IT's cooling My i7-920 2.6 OverClocked to 3.6GHz at 58 degrees max when playing full graphic game like Dragon Age. And it's getting my case one fan less then if I had the CPU cooled by air. For less then a 100$, go for it. Had no prob at all to install it but take care of all the steps when installing, go slow but perfect instead of installing it fast and all wrong.

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Installed this in a system I built for my little brother. Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R, Intel I7 920, and OCZ 6 gig 1333mhz ram, with the H50 cooler. First impressions, great, fan pull is a little weak, can probably be more efficient with higher CFM. Overclocked this rig to 3.98mhz with 1.30v Core. Burn in test with SiS Sandra yeilded an 81degree C ceiling, and outpaced Intels most expensive processor. With a lower vcore, better fan, and better ram, this rig could easily see 4 plus Ghz. **Update- Now running wtih a SilverStone 110cfm fan and idle temps are 33 degrees @ 3.98ghz.**

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This cooler is Great. Keeps my Intel I7 920 very cool. 30c idle 50c full load. Thinking about adding a fan on both sides of the rad for a push-pull effect will see if that drops my temp more. Also gonna try a higher quality paste as i dont think the stock paste compairs at all to Nocturas paste that i have coming

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It was easy to install and droped my CPU temp 30c from a high end air cooler.It cost the same as the air cooler!

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I did not want to get into an elaborate water cooling setup but the h50 provided an excellent alternative to going that route. In particular my xigamatek hdt-s1283 did not provide enough clearance to use 4 sticks of dominator ram. The smaller footprint of the h50 pump/water block does not interfere with the ram slots and actually allows more air to circulate in that area. There is a great install video on corsair's web site and lots of info in the forums. For optimal cooling intake fresh air through the rad into the case. Two fans can be set up on the rad in a push/pull config. Great cooling can be achieved exhausting air as well if your case has good air flow.

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Love it it is keeping my 965 at 33c

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Awesome CPU Cooler! Brought my temps down dramatically. The only flaw is that if you have a regular mid tower case, with PSU on top, the radiator would not fit at the back! need a full tower or PSU on the bottom! Otherwise, great product.

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I love this cooler. It was a little harder to install than the Corsair website might lead one to believe, but not by much. The hoses were more rigid than expected. This made installation more difficult (I had to rig them a little to keep them out of a fan.), but the rigidity prevents kinking. Despite this it is wonderful. The exhaust air from my case is so cool. (2x 120mm in (incl. radiator) and 1x 120mm out)

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ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW! BUY IT! BUY IT! BUY IT! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS EVER SINCE I STARTED BUILDING AND WOW! PRICE IS PERFECT! AND ITS A CORSAIR! IF YOU BUY, PLEASE CONSIDER IN BUYING ANOTHER 120MM FAN AND DO THE PUSH PULL AS THE VIDEO SAYS AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY! THE ONLY CON IS, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE LIQUID INSIDE DRIES OUT? DO YOU REFILL? OR BUY A NEW ONE? EITHER WAY, ITS AN AWESOME PRODUCT! DON'T PANIC WHEN THE DAY OF IT DRYING UP COMES IF IT DOES, YOUR MOTHERBOARD WILL DETECT THE HEAT FROM THE CPU TO HIGH AND SHUT DOWN BEFORE ANY DAMAGE IS DONE. CORSAIR HAS DONE IT AGAIN! THANKS TYOUR GGGGGGGREAT!!!!

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I built my new system and tried the stock fan. I got 39c at idle and 52c while under full load after 24 hrs. I installed this and WOW! at idle 26c and under load 34c. I couldnt believe it!. I reccomend replacing then fan or running in in-out setup. I just replaced the fan and I was impressed! BUY IT! Seriously best investment I made on this machine!

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Overall this is a great product for someone who doesn't want to spend the money or time on setting up a full water cooling rig. That being said, don't expect this to give you the performance of a full on water cooling set-up. It dropped my temps about 10 C on idle and about 15 C on load for an Intel i7 920 overclocked to 4GHz. I've been happy as I needed this to fit in a smaller case and wanted silent cooling and good performance. This was the best choice to me, it does what it says it will and lowers temps while still being extremely quiet. I would highly recommend this product! Very easy to install as well.

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I was very pleased with this cooler. Its smaller than some cpu heatsinks and does a pretty good job. Quality is it great,but of all things it is quiet, very quiet for the performance it has.

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I am very impressed with my H50. Instructions were very clear and it was quick and easy to install on an AM3 motherboard. Corsair also made a great installation video on their site, watch and follow that and you can't go wrong. Will certainly purchase again if building another system.My stock AMD cooler with stock clocks and voltage would run temps at idle around 29C and max out around 54C under heavy gaming. I cleaned off factory paste and applied my own Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound before installing the H50. My cpu now runs 20C at idle, and after 96 hours of Prime95 I maxed out temps on the cpu at 31C. (*note* my room temperature is only 18C). I have now turned up my CPU multiplier and NB Frequency a little bit and kept very low voltages and only added 2C to my max temp. 17xz1.325v / 2400NBz1.15vI'm using this in an Antec NINE HUNDRED TWO case, with an AMD Phenom II X4 955BE on an Asus M4A79T Deluxe motherboard.