Corsair H110i GT or Corsair H115i?

[Iver Hicarte]

I have done a lot of research about two coolers specifically, the corsair h110i gt and the corsair h110i gtx. It turns out the gt version is better. so now....which cooler is better? h115i, which is just a rebrand of the h110i gtx as most people say or the h110i gt, which is better than the h110i gtx. Some people also said that the h115i has some minor tweaks in it, they say it's in the tubings and the pump and also the block thing in the middle.(what do you call that?)That's why they say it's just a more improved version of the h110i gtx.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

 

[Faktion]

I never understood why people would spend $100-$150 on a closed loop cooler when they don't do that great of a job.

You could run a real loop for ~$25-$75 more. Then include your GPU(s) in the loop as well.

 

[Fryseboks]

I never understood why people would spend $100-$150 on a closed loop cooler when they don't do that great of a job.

You could run a real loop for ~$25-$75 more. Then include your GPU(s) in the loop as well.

I bought my H100i (the older version) on sale, was substantially less than 100 burgerunits.

Either way, the justification falls within ease of use and time investment. If all you want is "good enough" cooling for your medium high overclocked gaming rig that you can simply slap on and it works out of the box, then why not.

Building your own custom loop requires a lot more research and installation time compared to that procedure, in addition to that people whom are less "practically inclined" might be put off to the idea of themselves having to secure and fit tubes that'll carry liquids right on top of their precious hardware. I am a chemical engineer so for me personally it boils down to being criminally lazy, but I could see why people rather not get into all that.

 

[Faktion]

I never understood why people would spend $100-$150 on a closed loop cooler when they don't do that great of a job.

You could run a real loop for ~$25-$75 more. Then include your GPU(s) in the loop as well.

I bought my H100i (the older version) on sale, was substantially less than 100 burgerunits.

Either way, the justification falls within ease of use and time investment. If all you want is "good enough" cooling for your medium high overclocked gaming rig that you can simply slap on and it works out of the box, then why not.

Building your own custom loop requires a lot more research and installation time compared to that procedure, in addition to that people whom are less "practically inclined" might be put off to the idea of themselves having to secure and fit tubes that'll carry liquids right on top of their precious hardware. I am a chemical engineer so for me personally it boils down to being criminally lazy, but I could see why people rather not get into all that.

Is it so you can tell people you have water cooling with minimal effort?

It seems silly to pay such a high price for such a sub par cooling solution.

 

[Fryseboks]

I never understood why people would spend $100-$150 on a closed loop cooler when they don't do that great of a job.

You could run a real loop for ~$25-$75 more. Then include your GPU(s) in the loop as well.

I bought my H100i (the older version) on sale, was substantially less than 100 burgerunits.

Either way, the justification falls within ease of use and time investment. If all you want is "good enough" cooling for your medium high overclocked gaming rig that you can simply slap on and it works out of the box, then why not.

Building your own custom loop requires a lot more research and installation time compared to that procedure, in addition to that people whom are less "practically inclined" might be put off to the idea of themselves having to secure and fit tubes that'll carry liquids right on top of their precious hardware. I am a chemical engineer so for me personally it boils down to being criminally lazy, but I could see why people rather not get into all that.

Is it so you can tell people you have water cooling with minimal effort?

It seems silly to pay such a high price for such a sub par cooling solution.

No, it's because my old Lynnfield i7 Intel Core 860 went to 90C+ in certain CPU-heavy games with the intel stock cooler at stock frequency, and there was a 30% sale on the H100i. Now it runs at 60C max during full load, clocked from 2.8GHz stock to 3.7GHz with frequency headroom still available, massive performance boost in games as it was very badly bottlenecking my GPU.

Sub par cooling? Liquid cooling efficiency is mostly a function of radiator surface area and the air flow speed across the radiator surface (assuming you're not willing to turn off heating to decrease the ambient temperature of course), i.e how much liquid to air convection you can generate over the radiator. Now with a custom loop you can get as many radiators as you'd ever want, but apart from that's it's very much the same.

My GTX1060 is already doing fine on the stock air coolers clocked to the maximum stable frequency, and my motherboard isn't exactly getting hot either. In my case, why would I bother hooking up the entire computer to a custom built loop system when I could get the results I needed for my purposes both cheaper and with much less effort? I understand that tinkering with your computer can be a hobby in itself, but for me it isn't and is rather a means to an end to facilitate my gaming hobby.

As with any project, the best choice is the one that fits your needs while also being the cheapest and the most practical to implement. For me that was an H100i, and that might also be the case for the OP, even though more powerful/efficient solutions exists than the CLC's from Corsair.

 

[MeanMachine41]

I have done a lot of research about two coolers specifically, the corsair h110i gt and the corsair h110i gtx. It turns out the gt version is better. so now....which coolers is better? h115i, which is just a rebrand of the h110i gtx as most people say or the h110i gt, which is better than the h110i gtx. Some people also said that the h115i has some minor tweaks in it, they say it's in the tubings and the pump and also the block thing in the middle.(what do you call that?)That's why they say it's just a more improved version of the h110i gtx.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

Couple of good discussions re the above Iver Hicarte in case you have not read them.
Go here: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=156901
And here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/537195-corsair-h110i-vs-h115i-vs-h110i-gt-vs-h110i-gtx-whats-the-difference/

 

[Iver Hicarte]

I have done a lot of research about two coolers specifically, the corsair h110i gt and the corsair h110i gtx. It turns out the gt version is better. so now....which coolers is better? h115i, which is just a rebrand of the h110i gtx as most people say or the h110i gt, which is better than the h110i gtx. Some people also said that the h115i has some minor tweaks in it, they say it's in the tubings and the pump and also the block thing in the middle.(what do you call that?)That's why they say it's just a more improved version of the h110i gtx.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!

Couple of good discussions re the above Iver Hicarte in case you have not read them.
Go here: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=156901
And here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/537195-corsair-h110i-vs-h115i-vs-h110i-gt-vs-h110i-gtx-whats-the-difference/

The answer I'm looking for is not in the links that you have provided. I already visited these sites.

 

[rubix_1011]

I never understood why people would spend $100-$150 on a closed loop cooler when they don't do that great of a job.

You could run a real loop for ~$25-$75 more. Then include your GPU(s) in the loop as well.

I bought my H100i (the older version) on sale, was substantially less than 100 burgerunits.

Either way, the justification falls within ease of use and time investment. If all you want is "good enough" cooling for your medium high overclocked gaming rig that you can simply slap on and it works out of the box, then why not.

Building your own custom loop requires a lot more research and installation time compared to that procedure, in addition to that people whom are less "practically inclined" might be put off to the idea of themselves having to secure and fit tubes that'll carry liquids right on top of their precious hardware. I am a chemical engineer so for me personally it boils down to being criminally lazy, but I could see why people rather not get into all that.

Is it so you can tell people you have water cooling with minimal effort?

It seems silly to pay such a high price for such a sub par cooling solution.

No, it's because my old Lynnfield i7 Intel Core 860 went to 90C+ in certain CPU-heavy games with the intel stock cooler at stock frequency, and there was a 30% sale on the H100i. Now it runs at 60C max during full load, clocked from 2.8GHz stock to 3.7GHz with frequency headroom still available, massive performance boost in games as it was very badly bottlenecking my GPU.

Sub par cooling? Liquid cooling efficiency is mostly a function of radiator surface area and the air flow speed across the radiator surface (assuming you're not willing to turn off heating to decrease the ambient temperature of course), i.e how much liquid to air convection you can generate over the radiator. Now with a custom loop you can get as many radiators as you'd ever want, but apart from that's it's very much the same.

My GTX1060 is already doing fine on the stock air coolers clocked to the maximum stable frequency, and my motherboard isn't exactly getting hot either. In my case, why would I bother hooking up the entire computer to a custom built loop system when I could get the results I needed for my purposes both cheaper and with much less effort? I understand that tinkering with your computer can be a hobby in itself, but for me it isn't and is rather a means to an end to facilitate my gaming hobby.

As with any project, the best choice is the one that fits your needs while also being the cheapest and the most practical to implement. For me that was an H100i, and that might also be the case for the OP, even though more powerful/efficient solutions exists than the CLC's from Corsair.

You also must consider flow rate, pump head pressure vs loop restriction, heat transfer potential of the radiator (ie; aluminum vs. brass vs copper) as well as number of radiator tube runs and the FPI of the fins. Considering that most AIO coolers cost much less than equivalent watercooling components would cost for pump, tubing, fittings, block, radiator, fans, etc....you're looking at bottom basement prices for AIOs vs. quality components.

 

[Faktion]

Seeing as the majority of them do a less effective job than some air coolers (which are cheaper) it seems like the only reason someone would buy a AIO water cooler would be to be able to tell people they have water cooling -_-

 

[rubix_1011]

Yep, this is pretty much it.