Joined in 2023 
82 
63 About this deal
I don't know why but in these days fans are reaching speeds (and noise) like they never did before… ambient temperature has risen but not to that level… and it's not my first summer in this house.
In addition to a 240mm radiator, the kit comes with Corsair's new AF Elite fans. These are high-performance 120mm PWM fluid dynamic bearing fans that combine a low-noise design with the company's 'AirGuide' technology for powerful cooling, quiet operation, and exceptional durability. They also support Zero RPM and Variable Pump Speed specialized cooling modes in iCUE to keep noise to a minimum when your system is idle or under light loads. https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Liquid-Cooling/Single-Radiator-Liquid-Coolers/Hydro-Series™-H60-%282018%29-120mm-Liquid-CPU-Cooler/p/CW-9060036-WWPersonally, I think those are good gaming temperature for Summertime and a H80i that is likely rear mounted above the GPU. The problem most users run into in that configuration is warmer than expected CPU temps during gaming as the GPU waste heat raises the baseline H80i coolant temp, simply through proximity to the GPU. What you are seeing is your own worst case scenario and yet you still have a fair amount of head room. As for the CPU only stress benchmarks, it is a Haswell so your CPU will always be the limiting factor in your cooling attempts, not the heat dissipation of the cooler. Be careful using BF1 as a diagnostic tool. There are too many variables in that one to make it reliable and it is clearly a peaky type of load. Hmm, yeah you're right. Using HWINFO64 I can see the temps up around 100C at max load, the CPU starts to thermal throttle at exactly 100C.
From there, proceed with your typical Hydro Series cooler installation (don't forget to plug in your power and USB cables). The Corsair H80i v2 driver runs on your operating system and enables it to communicate with the CPU cooler you use. If the driver hasn’t been properly installed on your computer, your Corsair cooler won’t fully function. I find out my H60 pump speed from a third party utility known as Speedfan. It is denoted as CPU Fan probably because the cable of the H60 is connected to my mobo's CPU fan header. It is 4299 rmp! Miraculously high!! The side plates are really nicely finished and a Corsair badge that matches the design of the pump, giving it a nice uniform appearance.Please note: For iCUE 4 on macOS, currently only HID and audio products (listed below under HID gaming peripherals) are supported. Someone asked same question 4 years ago about 1 fan vs 2 fans on CPU cooler and one tested it with H80i cooler similar as your cooler.
Made some tries… first of all I cleaned the filters of my case (I found something I can barely assimilate to wool rather than dust), and that made me gain some degrees. But I got that getting around 10 degreed over CPU temperature is a reasonable range of functionality. If you want to see diagrams or more detailed installation instructions, consult your cooler product manual. If you cannot find your product manual, you can use this manual for the H100i Platinum. I fitted an old H80i I had laying around to an Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4 motherboard with an i7 12700 CPU and it works very well. The copper plate still covers the entire CPU heat spreader, even though it's quite a bit bigger than an LGA1200 one. I get more than decent temps, and very low noise on idle.That depends on several factors. The pump that moves the liquid in the cooler is typically silent or at least inconsequential compared to other PC noises. AIO models usually have fans, which will get noisy if they operate at high speed or are dirty. You can decrease fan noise by keeping them free of dust and monitoring their settings via the BIOS if possible. The good news is that, with liquid cooling, fans usually don't have to work as hard and are less likely to make lots of noise. I got this image from guru3d review of the H60 . My motherboard doesn't have the CPU_OPT header. What do I do?
Great Deal 
New Comment