CORSAIR CWCH50-1 High Performance CPU Cooler

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Can't say enough good things about this cooler - under ~70% load (haven't had a chance to really test it yet) my q6600 g0 (stock speeds) didn't break 40 Celsius. Contrast that against ~52 Celsius in the same games with the stock cooler.This is only with a 1 fan pull setup - will throw on a "push" fan as soon as I can get down tot he hardware store to pick up the proper screws (shame they didn't include 4 extra ones just in case :|)

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I've got an i7 930 clocked at 4.05ghz and I idol at about 35 degrees. I was a little disappointed with that stock fans so I'd suggest getting 2 additional high quality fans to install in a push pull system.Highly recommend installing this as an intake cooler vs exhaust it makes about a 10 degree difference. If you're getting a cooler like this.. get a case with top exhaust vents.

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Nice bang for the buck. I bought the H50 to cool down my i7 system and it does it very well. Recommended.

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Absolute pain in the butt trying to find a spot for the radiator in a cooler master elite 355. It sits under my CD drive wedged in to the bay. Otherwise, awesome low end water cooling! Only real downside is that the rad fins could use a filter to keep them a bit cleaner... Mine is a total dust magnet.

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There was a lot of talk about this little cooler when it came out, the concern about airflow into the case, etc.. I have now used it for over six months, it installed easily, with a great array of adapters, one for my 1156 socket, and many others. I have only moderately overclocked my system, an i7 860 running at 3665 MHz, and the unit keeps the CPU under 30 Celcius at idle and under 60 at full load. I am running single fan, in recommended air-in configuration, with three ultra quiet fans exhausting at the top of my Obsidian 800. Even at full price this is a great cooler, on sale, its a no-brainer, works better than air, and is a lot smaller the a big air cooler. I guess I could get even better performance if I added an additional fan, or swapped both of them out for Noctua/high performance fans, or even upgraded to the pre-configured push pull/ fat rad H70, but as i see it , it is doing its job as is, doing quite well, so I will keep my money for another gadget, maybe a scythe fan controller to control case fans...If you buy an OEM CPU without a cooler, do yourself a favor and pick one of these up, you will not regret it.

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used it for about 2 months or maybe more, it's a great little unit.if you want better cooling I suggest you ditch the stock fan and go for aftermarket replacements. Currently using gelid wing12 and coolermaster sickle flow, push and pull setupkeeps temp lower than the stock fan + aftermarketstock thermal paste is the shin etsu.I think over all if you want some proper cooling for high overclock you would need some modification on this other wise, go for it just don't pay the full price

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I bought this cooler to replace the stock Q9550 cooler and it is much quieter and MUCH cooler! At 2.83GHZ I cannot get my core temp above 40C! I guess it's tome to overclock!100% awesome!

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I've had this for a few months and I have never been so impressed with a cooler in my life. It keeps my cpu cool and noise down. But it does take some time to get everything setup and the positions right.I would recommended this to everybody. I don't know about the H70 version, but I am very content with the H50 version. This is my first move to hybrid cooling and I will never go back to pure forced air cooling.

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They suggest to put the fan as a intake , to keep my air flow setup i installed it as an exhaust and i still get good performance.You probably get the same results with a High end air CPU cooler but will gain much more space around your motherboard with this.

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Great product meeting all my expectations. Provides superior cooling especially when putting a push pull fan configuration. Can put silent fans on the radiator and still get great performance.The black ascetics match most high end cases and so will not kill your color scheme.Though some air coolers can compete on similar levels with this they are HUGE and would detract from the appearance of the mobo.Buy this product... You won't be disappointed!

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I love this cooler. Liquid cooling without the hassle. I get 28 Degrees Celsius on idle, and 36 on load with my Core 2 Quad Q9300. Pipes are quite flexible and durable. Radiator is easy to clean although it was a bit big for my case. This cooler beats several high end air coolers for a slightly less price.

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will recommend it definately. it saves lots of space comparing with a regular tower heatsink.very nice and quite, does the job pretty well, at least for this price, it's better than big air cool

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temperature does not impress, had the hyper 212+ before this, and it does not beat it by much, or at all. even with dual fans as intake, although, the fans iam using are not that great. does not fit in a nsk 3480 without modification.

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I built this rig with an an Antec twelve hundred, it didn't quite fit unless I removed the other 120mm exhaust, so I made a makeshift mount for one of the hard drive bays where there is a 120mm intake w/ a dust cover. If you can be a little innovative and make the radiator placement work with your airflow, then this cooler will do a better job then most air.

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Managed to squeeze this inside a Silverstone Sugo SG05 case. The rad is the coldest part of the case when it's running. I've got external air pushing through the rad to the inside of the case. There are no other fans in the case except for the power supply but the CPU stays very cool.Overclocking my i3 530 to 4.4GHz, full load temp was only 54°C, ambient 25.Corsair may have made some changes to the unit as i don't hear a thing from this unit except at startup. But i move my machine around a lot so the water needs to settle, sounds like a fish tank when i first boot up though.Overall i'm impressed. In fact, i want to replace the CoolerMaster V8 in my i5-750 rig with one of these.

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I read somewhere that both the H50 and H70 produced the same results so I took the cheaper option.What can I say? I'm using an i7 930 OC'd i 4.01GHz with 29C at idle. This is my only water-cooled unit; the rest of my components are all air-cooled.I definitely love how Corsair make their products.

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I picked this up to cool an I5 760 as i was getting sick of the noise of the stock cooler. It does a really nice job dropping temps about 15 C while greatly reducing the noise. The hoses are fairly long considering most cases placement of the rear 120mm against placement of processor so they tend to curl and stick towards the side panel. If you have a skinny case or a side panel with a fan be warned that the hoses may hit. Also something to note is that when you first start it it will make some bubbly movement sounds but eventually it works itself out so don't be alarmed.

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if your afraid about the pump making noise, I cannot hear it, other fan make more noise than this kit. It's a closed circuit, so no air to remove or add and no water to change. Perfect. It's like a small car radiator. i7-920

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I love it!!, I've overclocked my core i7-860 to 3,8 ghz and it keep it under 40C!! Incredible! I love it!

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Great product meeting all my expectations. Provides superior cooling especially when putting a push pull fan configuration. Can put silent fans on the radiator and still get great performance.The black ascetics match most high end cases and so will not kill your color scheme.Though some air coolers can compete on similar levels with this they are HUGE and would detract from the appearance of the mobo.Buy this product... You won't be disappointed!

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Provides excellent cooling with minimal stress for a vertically mounted motherboard.I found the hoses to the radiator to be relatively inflexible (for a good reason) but because of this, mountinglocations are limited.

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it cools amazingly well and compared to its new big brother it only cools 1-3 degrees less BIG WHOOP, and on push pull (which the h70 comes equiped with) the h50 is almost identical for me where my haf x has so many fans on the h50 rad that it cools better than most h70 benchmarks, go H50 push pull over H70 CHEAPER AND ALMOST NO DIFFERENCE IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SETUP

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If you want to get into water cooling, this is an easy and reasonable way to do it. This cooler is quiet, and in spite of what appears to be counter intuitive airflow INTO the case, it works exceedingly well. My case temps are not bad (although I have a fan-boosted top vent).I installed the cooler in a Thermaltake V3 mid-tower. The only problem was interference with the header tank, which didn't allow the fan to align with the pre-drilled holes for the 120mm fan. however, I used other holes and only two screws and all was well. The installation of the coolant pump retaining bracket under the motherboard is a bit tricky. You have to play with it to get the alignment right. Installing the pump with the retention clip is also a little nervewracking, but it does all align and when you tighten the screws... piece of cake. Just folow the directions exactly. I installed this on an ASUS P5Q PRO with zero issues. I had upgraded my processer from a Q6600 to a Q9650. The H50 cooler allowed me to comfortably overclock the CPU to +4.2 GHz stable from a stock 3.0 GHz with no problems, just be running the FSB from the stock 333 to 473 . Max temp was 71C on the cores. BF:BC2 was fine with all the eye candy turned up to the max at that speed. If you are looking at a worthwhile addition to your setup, and want to explore some serious overclocking, this is an easy entry.

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Everything I read said this performs about as well as the better air coolers except it won't be as loud--I haven't tested other air coolers but I can say it is very quiet with the default 1700 RPM fan and pump on full 1400 RPM (just a slight whir and whoosh). I removed that fan and put on two Scythe SFF21Gs in push/pull on a fan controller so I can run them at equal but lower than 1700 RPM to keep it even quieter and at the same time probably have better airflow.I managed to completely strip one of the four mounting screws. Corsair impressed me by sending a free complete mounting kit for just $5 shipping. The second time I did it I used Arctic Cooling MX2 and had somebody help hold the pump. I have achieved 4.2 GHz on a 920 D0 at 75 C under load with this cooler.Finally, you might consider the H70 though apparently it is only slightly better and costs a good chunk more.

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I have had the H50 since December 11th and am very impressed.I run a Q9550 b 3Ghz, not overclocked much but these processors (in my experience) tend to be hot. While I was using a case that had very poor airflow I had the fan set as intake (corsair recommends this)and I would idle around 40C and hit 60C at load. I've now gotten two gelid fans on it in a haf932 set as exhaust (6-32 1¼ inch for extra screws by the way)I now idle at 35C and hit around 50C at load. Unfortunately I would no longer recommend this product simply because the H70 is now out and includes two fans and a bigger radiator.