HELP With CORSAIR H50

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Hey Guys, have any of U bought CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler - Retail?????
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How Is this?????
Does It Require Maintainnence????
Does IT requires Any Kind Of Liquid to Work?????
And What does Pre-filled, closed-loop system Means????
 
Solution
It's sealed by the manufacturer so you never need to fill it up yourself - in fact you can't fill it up yourself.

What processor are you using, and how far to you plan to overclock it (if at all) - the H50 isn't any special at cooling Core i7 chips with a fairly large overclock.
It's exactly the same as the Corsair - pre-built block going to a single 120mm radiator so I doubt it will perform any better.

Plus your processor is not listed in the "universal design" - you have a socket AM3 chip, and although socket AM3 and AM2+ have the same mounting holes, your CPU can run hotter than the ones listed, so I doubt this cooler will be able to cool enough.


As I've said before, every single one of these sealed water cooling units are EXACTLY the same, so you're not going to find one that is better than the Corsair H50. So, if you are 100% convinced you want to water cool without doing a proper, custom-built loop then just get the Corsair H50 and let us know how it works out for you.

Depending on how much space you have in your case, you could also try putting a second 120mm fan on the Corsair - it's helped some people.