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Hey guys, Ive been going back and forth fighting some heat with my 955 BE C3 processor.

With the Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 92mm HSF, I was getting 40C Idle, and 59C Maxed with my standard clock and 1.35 vCore

This gave me very little headroom for OCing.

So I switched back to the stock HSF and managed to OC to 3.8 GHz with the same readings 40C Idle and 60C Max with 1.45 vCore

I found it strange that the Stock HSF would perform better than the after market HSF

Today I just installed a Corsair h50 with a Push/Pull fan set up (Sidenote, in an Antec 1200 Case, the radiator/fans have to go in the lower 120mm fan slot, the 200mm topfan prevents a top 120mm fan install)

I started it it up and got 33C idle with stock vCore/Clock

I OC'd to 3.9GHz with 1.5 vCore and Im getting 39C Idle and 51C Max.

Needless to say Im extremely happy.
 
Good to know. However, IIRC, the max of the Phenom II X4s were 62C, and you were pushing it at 60C - remember in the future you shouldn't get above 55C, anything above that is critical. Somebody correc me if I'm wrong about >55C being bad for Phenom II Quads.

Do you really need 1.5 vcore, is it stable at lower voltages? Someone here got 3.8GHz on 1.28 vcore, C3 Phenom II X4 965 lol.
 
^The max temp of the X4 955 is 63C (that says AMD's web page).

Now, if you want run your processor OC 24/7, stay below 60C, but if you only want OC for a little, with 70C is fine.

For voltage, for the C2 revision is 1.5V and 1.4V for the C3 revision, but you can rise the voltage above that limit, but be sure that is not for 24/7 or could be a problem.

Finally, IMO I think that you waste your money in that junk LCS. I have a CM Hyper 212+ and I have the same temp that you have, even, with 4GHz my temp is 47C at 1.576V
 


You obviously did not do something right if you were getting the same temps with aftermarket + stock.



Anyone else find it funny the abundance of Corsair supporters have found their way on the website lately...? Huh... weird.

Back to topic: H50 is a ripoff you could have saved a lot of money and had the same temps as what its giving you.
 


Seeing as this is my 1st Corsair product, Im not sure if I consider myself a "supporter"

All I was doing was giving information to those that cared.

From alot of reviews on the Freezer Pro 7 HSF, it is compatible with AM3 but it doesnt have good coverage for quad cores. In fact when I removed the FP7 I notced about 5mm box from each edge of the CPU where the HSF wasnt over.

And yeah I coulda got a 212, in fact with an Antec 1200 Case it probably would've rocked. But I had enough of "hoping" I got the right Air Cooler to jive with my system.

Also this room is the hottest in my house, in Arizona so even tho my AC is set at 74 degrees (F) this room stays above 80 until about 10 PM. This is what drives my idle temps of 35-40 but the fact that I cant even bust 51C with 1.5 vCore tells me this is working just fine
 
+1 for the H50. I moved from a Coolermaster 212+ to the H50 just yesterday.

930 @ 3.8 and 1.25 was idling at 36 C on the 212, load average core was 73 C.

Dropped in the H50 last night. Ran it overnight. Min core was 38C, but max at load was only 63 C.

I expect things to improve once the paste settles, then I'll go for 4 Ghz.

Toughest part of the H50 install was figuring out airflow. I ended up reversing the front lower case fan to blow air out the front. Mounted an additional 120 mm exhaust in the front, in 3 open 5.25 external drive slots.

My case's side panel has 2 80 mm fans blowing onto the GPU and CPU area. I left the PSU as is, exhausting out the back. All internal temps are better than before, not just CPU.

Best of all, local BestBuy is selling the H50s for $59. (though in-store pickup lists them at $79 for some reason). Much better cooler than the 212, IMO. More room in the case, less weight on the socket/MB, and better cooling.

This is also my first Corsair purchase.
 
There is a difference between having a bad product and installing a product the wrong way. You guys can claim your opinions however you like but that does not mean jack when there are benchmarks done by reputable sites showing similar cooling for much less than the H50. You can buy whatever you want - be an uninformed consumer like everyone else. While you're at it go buy a 980x for gaming.
 
If you don't like the H50, fine, but why do you have to come into a forum and try to bash it after someone just had awesome success with it? Rather childish if you ask me. I just put a H50 on my Q8200, replacing my AC Freezer Xtreme rev 2. and dropped my temps over 10C, now I'm running at 23 idle and 45 under Prime (also my first Corsair purchase). I've been building systems since I had a Intel 386-40mhz so I think of myself as capable of mounting a HSF.

+1 to the H50, and +1 to all the people who have had success with it, even if the hater doesn't like the fact that the "piece of shiznit H50" is kicking air coolers asses!!!

Last I knew, I joined Tom's for and to support people. Why did you?

Woot!!
 
@scottiemedic:

To be fair, let's compare H50 with Megashadow instead of Freezer extreme which is well known for its worse performance. In addition, don't forget that you have to pay extra for the coolant using H50.

Even H50 performs on par with Megashadow, it would not be a great buy considering the expensive total cost of coolant and H50 itself. Thus, H50 only makes sense to peoples who want to have minimum pressure on their MB even it performs on par with Megashadow IMO. Although I am one of these peoples, I do agree that H50 is too expensive for its performance.
 

Hear, hear! Well said.

My first build was a 286, crafted with love from parts carefully selected from COMPUTER SHOPPER magazine. But I guess the hater is right, I'm just a fumbling noob that needs protecting from myself. lol
 
@Andy - The H50 is a sealed no maintenance system. No coolant costs involved. And I can only compare the AC Freezer Xtreme, cause that's what I had 😛

All I know is I put the H50 on, went into the BIOS, overclocked a poor overclocking chip over 30% (2.33 to 3.02Ghz) at 23 degrees celsius idle, 40 something maxed out, and have a stable, cold chip. It just bothers me how people come in whining and moaning about how bad the H50 is (and probably never tried it themselves), when post after post, I see people singing it's praise and how it's working for what they want. That's the key, IT WORKS for them/us. Sure, there are better coolers out there (and more expensive than $59.00), just like if I got a Core i7 920, someone who "ha ha" me cause I didn't get a 930 or something better.

Today it just got on my last nerve and I felt I had to say something or kick the dog, and the wife doesn't like when I do the latter, haha

Thanks for the venting, I feel better and am going to go kiss my little no good keeps my CPU cool H50 and fire up some FEAR2.

(Oh, and as far as the legitreview link you posted, enjoyed. If it works for me, I'm sticking with it and they're comparing apples and oranges. That review was done on a i7, I have a C2Q and cmcghee, the originator of this thread has a 955 BE).

I should write my own review, post it on the internet, then maybe I'd be credible.
 

CoolerMaster V10 and NH-U12P perfroms better than Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme???
corsair_h50_oc_temps.jpg


I have seen many reviews show that Ultra 120 extreme is far better than V10 and Noctua NH-U12P.
We really need a review of Megashadow v.s. H50 from a reputable site like TOM or Anandtech.


Really?! I didn't know that.
OK. I will definitely sell my Megashadow and buy Corsair H50 if any Corsair Tech support can guaranty that H50 performs on par.
 
Here's what I have noticed:

A bunch of new members with a few posts here and there alongside a new guy claiming to be Corsair technical support have all of a sudden come on these forums and pumped up the H50 like never before. The H50 has NEVER been brought up here because anyone with a decent head on their shoulders knows its far too expensive for its performance. Duh. I call shenanigans on Corsair for assembling a team of idiots to come on forums and hype a product up like they are the average consumer. Screw that.

H50 is a waste and there are benchmarks to prove it. Until you can justify the cost - shut up. Nobody cares if you installed an H50 and got decent temps - for $80+ you better.
 

Why should we? This thread is already about "H50" with its title as "H50". :)
 


I got a new CPU cooler that performs better than stock, or my Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7, and I wanted to share my experience.

I gather from your posts that you have never owned an H50. Fine. Great.

Maybe you got fired today, maybe your relationship is in shambles, I dont know. But you seem hell bent on bashing this product.

The benchmark that was posted earlier, well I don't know too much about all that. You see I never tried every single cooler on there. Have you?

What I am providing here is a personal recommendation, from my own experience.

I recommend a lot of my friends go to Discount Tire here in Phoenix, because they treated me fairly and did a good job. Are you going to dig up consumer reviews of Big O Tires, Pep Boys, Dave's Tire-Mart? Who cares, it's a personal opinion and recommendation.

/shrug
 


Its a STUPID opinion considering the price/performance. You just don't understand anything, do you? It is OVERPRICED for its PERFORMANCE. I'm friggin GLAD you got decent cooling but you paid TOO MUCH for it. Yay. You can get 30+ FPS with a 980x does that mean that everyone should get a 980x to get 30+ fps on crysis? NO. There are much better price/performance products out there. Seriously shut up at this point you are arguing nothing but 'personal opinions'. Your opinion is crap. Benchmarks + $$ talks, not your opinions.
 


I would argue otherwise. Obviously the opinions of owners means quite a bit. Why else do we have Customer Reviews of products?

and lol @ my opinion is STUPID.
 


http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/254811-29-noctua-u12p-corsair-worth-upgrade

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=198071

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/corsair_cooling_hydro_series_h50_cpu_cooler


You can spend $80 and get the H50:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010&cm_re=h50-_-35-181-010-_-Product

Or you can be wise and spend $65 and get the megahalem:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835242001&Tpk=megahalem
Which also beats it.

You are just wrong.
 
And how absolutely quiet it is compared to a tower air cooler. And smaller. and I found them for $66. I'm done. Some people want you to believe their opinion and take it as gospel, but when another point of view comes up, they go into Wonder Twins power activate, in the form of bashing.

So what if we want to pay more for it. I think it's rediculous to spend $300 on a video card and people do it everyday, because they want to.

BTW, I got mine used from a friend for $30, so it was a steal, but I would have spent $80 on it now that I know the performance boost I got.
 

How can H50 be quieter? It also comes with a fan and you would need two high rpm fans for maximum performance.
 
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