Advice for Fans and Water Cooling System?
So I need some advice on two topics for upgrading the cooling within my computer desktop case (NZXT Phantom 820). 1. Which water cooling system should I get? Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX OR Therm...
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"cybereality" wrote:
I just replaced my water cooler with an air cooler. It was the Corsair H55 and it died after a little over a year (pump failure). I'm pretty disappointed by this, I know it was low-end but it should last longer than a year. You would not believe the horror of looking at CPU temps and seeing 90 degrees Celsius!!!
The one I'm using now is the Cooler Master Hyper D92, which has been great so far.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835103108
I think the temps are even better than the cheap water cooler it replaced. Getting around 32 idle, 35 web browsing, and 42 in game. The price is decent too and it fit well in the case I have (even with fans mounted on the inside of the door).
The higher end Corsair water coolers may be better, but it seems like unnecessary hassle (especially if you don't plan on overclocking). I also used an all-in-one water cooler years ago (from Cooler Master) and had a bad experience at the end. So I'm not sure I'd do water again, but that's just me.
Agreed one year is not acceptable. I've had good luck with the H80 and H80i though. I have one in each of our computers. The H80 is 4 years old (i7-920). The H80i is about 1.5 years old. The H80i keeps my CPU (i7-5820k) at about 28C at idle and 35C under gaming loads with no issues and it's overclocked from 3.3Ghz to 4.5Ghz.