Rate these coolers

[surya13]

https://www.theitdepot.com/products-Liquid+Coolers_C10SU21.html

From this website, rank the coolers priced under 5000 INR according to their performance

 

[Eximo]

I would almost say they are in the correct order from lowest to highest price.

The H60 is about the minimum for a mild overclock on a given system. The Seidon Plus is about the same, but it comes with an LED fan, if that appeals to you.

The others make an okay replacement for the stock cooler, but unless you are having a computer pre-built and shipped, pretty much any decent 2000 INR air cooler will be better.

 

[surya13]

I have seen reviews that show that the H45 outperforms the H60 and performs on par with the H75. I'm sure that the H45 is the best of the listed Corsair coolers below 5000 INR.

But I I didn't find any satisfactory reviews for the other coolers. That's why I posted here. I wanted to know how they perform.

BTW I'm looking to mount them on my GPU by some modding or whatever it takes.

 

[Eximo]

Yes, I think the larger reservoir gives it a little more thermal headroom over the H60. Just a newer design from a different manufacturer.

If you are mounting to a GPU then the H55 is the better choice. Plenty of brackets out there for Asetek designed pumps like the Kraken G10 and newer G12, and a few from Arctic.

 

[surya13]

I won't be using brackets. I'll fasten it using zip ties. Leave that part aside. I'll take care of it.

I just want to know which is the best cooler.

 

[Eximo]

I would probably still take the h60 myself. It isn't flashy and the footprint of the radiator is smaller. I also like the more square pumps. The bracket on the pump is also more suitable to zip ties I would think.

The Asetek style mounting brackets aren't expensive, and they do offer cooling to the VRMs, and to some extent, the memory, so they are actually a good investment for GPU cooling. Also makes it easier to go from card to card with the cooler.

The H45 has a large reservoir so is a little less versatile, in my opinion. Few mounting options in a lot of cases.

The Seidon isn't a bad choice, just not something I would go out and buy.

 

[surya13]

Actually, I'd like to spend less than 4500 INR though I could stretch the budget to 5000 INR. For me 500 bucks is better than 5°C. I'm fine with any temperature south of 70°C.

Do you think a GTX 1060 at 2050-2100 MHz produce more heat than an overclocked chip running at above 4.0 GHz?

 

[Eximo]

South of 70C is something a quality air cooled GPU should manage. There it would be simplest to pay more for a better cooler up front. Nvidia, and most of the vendors, set the throttle limit at 84C, though the GPU is good to 90C+. They are pretty much accurate with the stock TDP, so at 120W for a 1060, and little voltage changes allowed, they probably don't get past 150W or so.

Depends on the CPU. I know a decent Haswell/Skylake/Kabylake CPU will easily reach 150W real dissipation under a full load and the highest acceptable voltages. FX CPUs can easily break 200W, and the 9000 series comes at 220W. Ryzen is a little new, but from what I have heard the numbers that AMD provides are way too optimistic, I would expect numbers similar to Intel under overclocking conditions.

If cost is the primary concern, don't water cool. Just crank the fans up.

 

[surya13]

Actually I already have a Zotac GTX 1060 Mini. When overclocked it reaches 85°C easily with fans at 100%. So I thought of upgrading the cooling system. Even at stock speeds it reaches the default throttle point of 83°C.

First I was checking out the Arctic Accelero coolers. Then I saw some liquid coolers at a lesser price. I thought the latter would be better. If not better, then I'll brag "Hey see.... I have water cooled my 1060!!" to my friends.

 

[Eximo]

I tried out a much older version of the Accelero, that one came with loose heatsinks rather then the single model one. It did very well on my old GTX580 SLI setup, but that was necessary because I couldn't get airflow to the middle card and there were no full cover blocks available for a custom setup.

I can see where the single fan of the mini might be a problem. So getting the waterblock on it isn't a bad idea. In the long run it probably isn't worth it, but it should be interesting to do.

I still vote for the G12 bracket as you still want airflow over the card (even if it probably will hang off the back)

 

[surya13]

I won't be getting the bracket because:

1)It doesn't fit in my budget.
2)Even if I wanted to get one, it is not easily available in my country.