Cryorig H7 vs Corsair H90?

[Link_7802]

which one do you think would be a better cooler for the price to cool either an i5 7600k or an i7 7700k? the H7 i would be planning on getting a higher CFM fan for, but for the price of a new cooler+PWM fan would it just be cheaper/better to just buy the h90?

 

[lumineZ]

Are you going to overclock or leave it at default speeds?

If default: Cryorig H7
If OC: Go even higher than the H90

 

[JackNaylorPE]

There are no CLCs that perform as well as a comparably priced air cooler.... but you do get to tell your friends "you have water cooling". If that's not the driving force, then the air cooler or OLC water is your best solution.

The Cryorig H7 is Cryorig's low budget offering coming in at $35 and you want to replace the fan... say $55 by the time your done. The H90 is just under $100. So not exactly in the same price category.

The Cryorig R1 Ultimate is Cryorig's top of the line offering and comes in at about $90.... However the Scyth Mugen Max matches the R1's performance and you can get that for $2 more than the H7.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9ZH3S91415

Another option is the Scythe Fuma ($45) which tops the C7 by 15C and beats everything but 2 x 120 / 2 x 140 open loop coolers and the 2 x 140mm Cryorig A80 which doesn't seem to be available anywhere

If ya want water, and want to avoid the numerous pitfalls of CLCs, then the Swiftech AIOs would be my recommendation. With the 2 x 140mm and 3 x 120mm coolers, you can even cool ya GFX card and additional blocks and even radiators can be added to the loop.

GFX cards with preinstalled full cover water blocks are available, and right now cheaper than many air cooled cards.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127952

 

[geofelt]

I5-7600K and I7-7700K are 91w TDP processors.
More if overclocked.
What cooler you need will be determined by your case and how high you plan to overclock.

I say case first because any cooler, including AIO coolers need a good supply of fresh intake air to do their job.
Two 120mm/140mm front intakes are plenty for a hot cpu and a hot graphics card.

Noctua has a nice TDP chart:
http://noctua.at/en/tdp-guide

For modest oc potential, a NH-U14s @$65 or similar is about right.
For max oc potential, a NH-D15s @$80 or similar is about right.

The H7 is a nice budget cooler, particularly if you have restricted space available.
But, if you will be overclocking, and you should, at least with the 7600K then buy something better.

H90 @ $97 is a non contender in my opinion.
The NH-D15s is cheaper, quieter, cool better, and will not leak.

FWIW:
As of 6/19/17
What percent of samples can get an overclock
at a vcore around 1.4v.
I5-7600K
4.9 72%
5.0 52%
5.1 27%
5.2 16%
5.3 samples exist, unknown % of occurrence

I7-7700K
4.9 83%
5.0 62%
5.1 29%
5.2 6%

Both oc to about the same limits.
The extra $100 for the I7-7700K buys you 4 extra threads.
Most games can effectively use 2-3 threads, If you are heavily multitasking, go with the 7700K.
If the extra $100 is not that important to you, do it anyway or you will forever wonder if you should have.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

1. If installing a radiator as per instructions, they will always have a supply of fresh air since the fans will be intakes.

2. You need a 3rd party cooler when overclocking and once done, the TDP is no longer 91 watts ... more like 135

3. The rule of thumb for case cooling is:

(1) 120mm 1200 rpm fan per every 50 - 75 watts of component power
(1) 120mm 1200 rpm fan per every 75 - 100 watts of component power

Typical build / OCs = 135 watt CPU + 250 watt GFX + 35 watt MoBo + 40 watt everything else = 460 watts