Corsair Hydro H70 All-In-One water cooling for CPU

Author: Jouni 'Jipa' Vasama Published: 03.11.2010 Manufacturer: Corsair Product Group: Cooling - CPU In English Suomeksi

Performance

The coolers were tested in an open air test bench environment. All were installed using the same thermal paste. For some extra heat output the AMD Phenom 965 BE C3 processor was overclocked to 3,8 GHz and overvolted to 1,45 V.

For comparison we also tested the temperatures using the previously reviewed Corsair Hydro H50, Zalman CNPS-10X Extreme and an Arctic Cooling Freezer Extreme. The Freezer Extreme clearly isn't in the same league with the other four in terms of performance, but other than that the results are pretty even.

The H70 comes first, keeping the CPU at just under 50 C in load and at 28 C when idling. Losing by only one degree to its bigger brother comes the H50 paired with the H70's push-pull fan config. The H70 manages to take a 3 C lead on the stock H50. The Zalman loses by another degree in load temperature and two when idling.

Noise

With the both fans spinning at full 2000 RPM speed, the H70 is loud. There's no other word for it. Anyway it is still marginally quieter than the Zalman Extreme, and the tone of the noise isn't as annoying. When a fan controller is added to the mix, the noise is no longer a problem, so overall there's a setting for every user.

Conclusion PROS  Performance Low profile block/pump CONS  Price (?) Gold Award! Overall then the H70 is a nice successor to the already good Hydro H50. The larger fin area coupled with two fans makes it one of the most powerful all in one-coolers on the markets today. The installation isn't the easiest we've experienced and definitely trickier than the one of the H50. Still it's not impossible and does a good job at keeping the cooler in place. Really there are no massive minus sides about the H70. One could argue the price is too high, but it's worth remembering that unlike some high-end coolers, the H70 does come with two high quality 120 mm fans.

Additional Information

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