H100i Vs. H110

[Leamon]

Should I get the H100i or H110? They are exactly the same price on Newegg, and I just want to know the benefits of each, as well as your personal opinion. I have a Carbide Air 540 and a 4770k. Thanks!

 

[Flightsimluke]

Dear Leamon,

This is, admittedly, slightly off-topic, but I would like to take this opportunity to give you a few pointers when posting on the Toms Hardware forums.

1) Please be more polite. Do not call someone 'Dyslexic' just because they made a small mistake partially down to you.
2) Accept the advice of Forum members. They will sometimes have far more knowledge than you, so do not disregard their advice.
3) Don't throw hissy fits. It makes you look like a young child.

Please take these into account before posting.

Best Regards
Luke

 

[tiny voices]

i mainly like the fact that it takes up such a small portion space... it looks so much tidier then having a huuuuuuge(heavy) heatsink strapped to mobo

This is incorrect. A radiator + water weighs 2x more than a HUGE air cooler. Liquid coolers weight alot more than air coolers.

 

[crooked windows]

Great advise for everyone but for those loyal to the big "C" I suppose (take it or leave it) but Im as green as it gets at this stage but I do have common sense. So pull me up where I go wrong please.
500 gm and above for an aircooler bolted to a mobo is nuts. Cantilevering less than 500gm is acceptable unless you are sticking it onto a flimsy ASRock board or such.
Circuitry boards hate flex, vibration and extreme heat. and they are getting worse as manufactures cut costs, especially the lower end boards, this is where intermittent failures crop up and drive you nuts thinking it's something else. So the water block solves all this (maybe block pump vibration should be measured for quality of build too ?)
Am I correct in saying that the CPU produces the highest heat, then dont blow that heat over the cooler parts in the case heating them up - object of all this is to keep your cool.
So take the CPU out of the case lol or isolate and transfer the heat out and up (heat rises so dont fight it)
This is where the rad is in its element, also when the power is off, the heat in the rad will continue to help drawing cool air in from the bottom for some time.
All rads need to vent out only and preferably at the top. I read about putting rads into the bottom of the case sucking in the cooler air, why? its not a vacuum cleaner but your floor will probably appreciate it.
Forget those silly small box rads and go for as big as will fit. triple and up
then you can slow the fans down even further and will draw less current from the PSU further reducing heat and noise levels too.
From what I have read , C is out, (the H100i is only written about so much as something had to be chosen as a bench mark for others as it was one of the first (down side is the competition only had to better it by 1 degree temp to be king) anyway Aquacomputer is my suggestion
😀C.W.

 

[tiny voices]

Everyone who is talking about boards flexing is 100% wrong.

There was a test done where MANY different motherboards were tested when properly fastened to the case for flex. The CPU socket was strained in EXACTLY the same manner it would be when you have a CPU cooler installed. ALL boards required multiple lb/ft of tension for the board to crack or he CPU socket to de-laminate. Yes POUND/FEET of tension. No CPU cooler is going to do that. A properly installed motherboard can support many times more tension that the heaviest CPU coolers without batting an eyelash or flexing at all. Its just a fact.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Great advise for everyone but for those loyal to the big "C" I suppose (take it or leave it) but Im as green as it gets at this stage but I do have common sense. So pull me up where I go wrong please.
500 gm and above for an aircooler bolted to a mobo is nuts. Cantilevering less than 500gm is acceptable unless you are sticking it onto a flimsy ASRock board or such.
Circuitry boards hate flex, vibration and extreme heat. and they are getting worse as manufactures cut costs, especially the lower end boards, this is where intermittent failures crop up and drive you nuts thinking it's something else. So the water block solves all this (maybe block pump vibration should be measured for quality of build too ?)........
😀C.W.

Before Asetek came along, large coolers were standard fare (they still are) and there has been no epidemic of failures or problems, I am far more worried about leakage than I am about MoBo flexing. Not that the risk of leakage is significant, just that the risk or damage from warping is even smaller. The scientific method involves examining the data and drawing a conclusion that fits rather than picking a conclusion and trying to find data to fit. That data just isn't there.

 

[crooked windows]

Everyone who is talking about boards flexing is 100% wrong.

There was a test done where MANY different motherboards were tested when properly fastened to the case for flex. The CPU socket was strained in EXACTLY the same manner it would be when you have a CPU cooler installed. ALL boards required multiple lb/ft of tension for the board to crack or he CPU socket to de-laminate. Yes POUND/FEET of tension. No CPU cooler is going to do that. A properly installed motherboard can support many times more tension that the heaviest CPU coolers without batting an eyelash or flexing at all. Its just a fact.

Flex does not happen? wrong, seen a video review of an ASRock mobo flexing being taken out of the box. try adding 800 gm weight to it and then
sorry but please dont say 100%. its like people saying they tried 110% ,
The reviewer even commented he heard a crack but it still worked to his relief . would any one be interested in buying that board ?

 

[tiny voices]

Motherboard are DESIGNED to flex. ALOT. You can bend a motherboard a long way before it fails. Once it is fastened down to the motherboard standoffs there will be no flex even with a heavy cooler.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The video confirms Asrock quality but does not address the question. Your MoBo is tied down with screws.... your cantilever is therefore reduced from MoBo width to the spacing between the screws. Then ya have the backplate which spreads the load over the entire area....further reducing ya cantilever to the distance between the mounting screw and the hold down screws. From an engineering standpoint, the argument is without foundation.

If ya worried about cantilever issues, the area to focus on would be GFX cards which have one corner wholly unsupported.

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, totally agree. Even though a GPU is screwed the the case, a GPU will create more torsion on the board than any CPU cooler will.

 

[Liam Joyce]

i mainly like the fact that it takes up such a small portion space... it looks so much tidier then having a huuuuuuge(heavy) heatsink strapped to mobo

This is incorrect. A radiator + water weighs 2x more than a HUGE air cooler. Liquid coolers weight alot more than air coolers.

yeah but its bolted to the case.. or externally so its weight doesnt matter .. either way im still having a debate with myself wether i should by water or air .. like i understand the nh d14 is a great cooler but its SO BIG.. its a hard one .. but i also have the problem of .. if i mount a rad internally im going to have to do some custom work so its not just pulling hot case air through it.. and if i set it as an intake then ill have too many intakes and not enough exhaust .. ai ai ai.. but this is another thread lol so ill just keep reading everyone ones advice!

 

[Liam Joyce]

this thread is so highjacked.. lol..

 

[crooked windows]

try typing these into youtube search
Corsair H100 vs H100i Performance Test Linus Tech Tips - YouTube
Corsair H90 H110 Liquid CPU Coolers Performance Review - YouTube
should have what you are after, no opinions just facts

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Don't forget these two:

Both here for convenience:
http://martinsliquidlab.org/2013/03/12/swiftech-h220-vs-corsair-h100i-noise-testing/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTf0Vq1j4Ec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSKSVKv3Sxk

 

[Leamon]

Dear Leamon,

This is, admittedly, slightly off-topic, but I would like to take this opportunity to give you a few pointers when posting on the Toms Hardware forums.

1) Please be more polite. Do not call someone 'Dyslexic' just because they made a small mistake partially down to you.
2) Accept the advice of Forum members. They will sometimes have far more knowledge than you, so do not disregard their advice.
3) Don't throw hissy fits. It makes you look like a young child.

Please take these into account before posting.

Best Regards
Luke

Yeah, totally my bad, I didn't realize I made the error, and was really annoyed I wasn't getting my question answered. But it was totally my fault. Sorry everyone I appreciate your help. 😀

 

[Flightsimluke]

Dear Leamon,

This is, admittedly, slightly off-topic, but I would like to take this opportunity to give you a few pointers when posting on the Toms Hardware forums.

1) Please be more polite. Do not call someone 'Dyslexic' just because they made a small mistake partially down to you.
2) Accept the advice of Forum members. They will sometimes have far more knowledge than you, so do not disregard their advice.
3) Don't throw hissy fits. It makes you look like a young child.

Please take these into account before posting.

Best Regards
Luke

Yeah, totally my bad, I didn't realize I made the error, and was really annoyed I wasn't getting my question answered. But it was totally my fault. Sorry everyone I appreciate your help. 😀

It's great that you accept this, many aren't wise enough to see what they've done wrong. I know, I used to be like that myself.

I reckon we'll make a forumite of you yet!

 

[KingKnight]

i mainly like the fact that it takes up such a small portion space... it looks so much tidier then having a huuuuuuge(heavy) heatsink strapped to mobo

So true, lol. exactly the reason why I bought a water cooler. +1

 

[KingKnight]

i mainly like the fact that it takes up such a small portion space... it looks so much tidier then having a huuuuuuge(heavy) heatsink strapped to mobo

This is incorrect. A radiator + water weighs 2x more than a HUGE air cooler. Liquid coolers weight alot more than air coolers.

Yes, but a radiator and fans and pump combo is not all strapped to the mobo at the same time xD

 

[yukapuka]

here is my opinion

the noctua which is what i currently have is LARGE so it blocks your ram slots, if there is an issue with ram you would have to take the cooler off first to deal with it

it also takes alot of space, and in reality less space means less air which means more heat

also , the noctua has these big ass fans and grills which gather dust

in my opinion ignore those thumpers insisting on noctua or air cooling ...bad idea

secondly when it comes to either h100i or h110

the realist is that they are both same, the h110 is newer though, but does the same thing

so if you want to be up to date with the latest technology then go for the h110 otherwise the h100i is just as good

also on the website corsair claims that the piping in the h110 is better than the others, or the best they got to offer so perhaps that could tip the scales

 

[Flightsimluke]

here is my opinion

the noctua which is what i currently have is LARGE so it blocks your ram slots, if there is an issue with ram you would have to take the cooler off first to deal with it

it also takes alot of space, and in reality less space means less air which means more heat

also , the noctua has these big ass fans and grills which gather dust

in my opinion ignore those thumpers insisting on noctua or air cooling ...bad idea

secondly when it comes to either h100i or h110

the realist is that they are both same, the h110 is newer though, but does the same thing

so if you want to be up to date with the latest technology then go for the h110 otherwise the h100i is just as good

also on the website corsair claims that the piping in the h110 is better than the others, or the best they got to offer so perhaps that could tip the scales

You're only a year too late 😀

 

[JackNaylorPE]

the realist is that they are both same, the h110 is newer though, but does the same thing

so if you want to be up to date with the latest technology then go for the h110 otherwise the h100i is just as good

also on the website corsair claims that the piping in the h110 is better than the others, or the best they got to offer so perhaps that could tip the scales

Wow ... we woke up an old one .... but no, they are not nearly the same.

-H100i i s 2 x 120mm / H110 has 35% more surface area 2 x 140mm
-H100i uses 2700 rpm 120mm fans / H110 uses 1500rpm 140mm quiet fans
-H100i produces sound levels > 60 dbA / H110 is as quiet as a Noctua at about 39 dBA ... that's < 1/4 as loud.

One good thing about the thread resurfacing is that the Swiftech H220-X (wide availability expected August 31) makes all AIOs (Corsair / Asetek's / NZXT, whatever) completely irrelevant:

-It thermally outperforms every other AIO made
-It does so at 20 dbA below the current AIO "champs" ... (again that's 1/4 as loud)
-Its copper not aluminum
-It's not a CLC (Closed loop Cooler), you can "open the loop" and add more water blocks
-It has a powerful pump which allows you to add water blocks for MoBo, GPus, RAM, whatever, if you'll excuse the pun, "floats ya boat".
-It's actually quite aesthetically pleasing
-You can monitor coolant
-Reviews are universally 'glowing"
http://www.swiftech.com/H220-X.aspx#tab5

 

[JFitz1980]

Should I get the H100i or H100? They are exactly the same price on Newegg, and I just want to know the benefits of each, as well as your personal opinion. I have a Carbide Air 540 and a 4770k. Thanks!

you will need to change the fans on those , they are noisy and annoying so be careful you will pay alot more than you think for 2 fans. around 40$ more.

Gee, thanks for answering none of my questions!

Haha. What did you expect? The guy can't even spell "a lot" correctly...

 

[bmacsys]

Should I get the H100i or H100? They are exactly the same price on Newegg, and I just want to know the benefits of each, as well as your personal opinion. I have a Carbide Air 540 and a 4770k. Thanks!

you will need to change the fans on those , they are noisy and annoying so be careful you will pay alot more than you think for 2 fans. around 40$ more.

Hilarious!

 

[Ralph Jerome San Pedro]

The difference between a corsair h100i and a noctua nh-d14 is 1-2 degrees. So basically nothing. No point to buy it. Water coolers are just noisy and expensive. They are a fad. Proper watercooling is the way to go if you want water cooling. Otherwise air is the obvious choice unless you are trying to spend extra money for noise and the ability to say you have water cooling. (although these closed loop coolers don't really qualify as actual watercooling)

actually you are correct their is no big difference between aircooler and watercooler like the one you mention.comparing those noctua nh-d14/15 or h100i. like me im focusing on getting the noctua but the problem ive encounter was case compatibility. those air cooler needs huge heatsinks to cool the cpu not like the h100i that can easily fits most of the case that has twp 120/140mm fan mounts. thats why i end up using h100i for my system. i just changed the fan put low noise adaptor and it is quiet and cool at the same time. im running my cpu at 4.2 ghz i5 4690k

 

[tiny voices]

4.2ghz is nothing for that CPU. What are your temps under load? If you can't get past 4.2 you lost ALOT of cooling power my changing the fans.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The H100i w/ quiet fans provided cooling comparable to the Hyper 212..... A 212 will can give you 4.4 - 4.4 Ghz .... better air coolers will get ya 4.4 - 4.5. At 4.6 and above, I recommend custom loops, tho if ya get lucky w/ a low voltage CPU, you can do better.