Is the Corsair H60 any good?

[Peejay_]

Hi!

I'm looking into watercooling my CPU so I can do some overclocking. I have done some research and i've chosen the Corsair H60 as ideal water cooling unit. I'm wondering if some of you have any experience with this cooler. I've read some reviews but the opinions on the cooler are very different. Would you advice me this cooler or is there a better option?

Thanks in advance!

Specs:
CPU: I5 4690K
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97 Gaming 5
GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX 960 4GB
RAM: 16GB
PSU: Cooler Master G750M (750W)
Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-01
SSD: Kingston HyperX 120GB
Hard drive: 500GB Western Digital

 

[Deehomes]

It's not bad, for heavy Overclocking you may want to invest in something like the H100i.

 

[Peejay_]

It's not bad, for heavy Overclocking you may want to invest in something like the H100i.

I'm not planning on huge overclocking. I just want to get my i5 4690K to 4-4.5GHz. I also have a spare 120mm fan so I could make a push/pull config on the cooler.
So this one is decent enough for my OC?

 

[Gam3r01]

120mm water coolers are a waste of money, they are easily beaten by air coolers in the same price range.
For just over the price of the H60 you could get an NH-d14, or for much lower something like the CRYORig H7.

 

[Iamsoda]

It's not bad, for heavy Overclocking you may want to invest in something like the H100i.

I'm not planning on huge overclocking. I just want to get my i5 4690K to 4-4.5GHz. I also have a spare 120mm fan so I could make a push/pull config on the cooler.
So this one is decent enough for my OC?

h60 is equal to the corsair 212 in terms of cooling. Those lower corsair loops are pretty much worthless as a decent air works better. Go with the h100 or higher.

 

[Peejay_]

120mm water coolers are a waste of money, they are easily beaten by air coolers in the same price range.
For just over the price of the H60 you could get an NH-d14, or for much lower something like the CRYORig H7.

Will such a cooler fit in my case? I have about 150mm space..
Would the H100i be overkill for this build?

 

[Gam3r01]

The h100i isnt a very good cooler for what its worth, the only water cooler I recommend short of custom is the H240x, and that is far overkill.
The H7 would fit its 145mm tall, the Noctua was just an example for pricing.

 

[TheMailonG]

H240-X
http://www.swiftech.com/H240-X.aspx

 

[Peejay_]

The h100i isnt a very good cooler for what its worth, the only water cooler I recommend short of custom is the H240x, and that is far overkill.
The H7 would fit its 145mm tall, the Noctua was just an example for pricing.

Hmm, the H100i will not fit in my case.. Only compatible ones are: H55, H60, H75, H80i

 

[Iamsoda]

The h100i isnt a very good cooler for what its worth, the only water cooler I recommend short of custom is the H240x, and that is far overkill.
The H7 would fit its 145mm tall, the Noctua was just an example for pricing.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2417605

 

[Gam3r01]

Its expandable and quieter. That is why I recommend it.
http://www.hitechlegion.com/images/cooling/swiftech_h240x/b2.jpg