Corsair H50 closed-loop CPU Water cooler for $29 @ Frys In-Store (low stock) and Frys.com (OOS)

A trick is to seal the hose connections with Silicone Caulk and let it cure before install if you are sketch about it leaking. I've had my H50 for 2+ yrs on an OClocked AMD 945Black system at 3900mhz with no issues. Running two fans in a push/pull setup sucking cool air in from outside.

If you look at the simple physics of it, these radiators are about the same size as a typical heatpipe/120mm fan tower heatsink. The water just moves the heat from the CPU to the radiator. Since the radiator and the tower heatsink are fairly similar in size, they're going to be fairly similar in performance.

These self-contained watercooling setups have the benefit of some mounting flexibility, at the cost of some increased complexity and the extra power draw and heat production of the water pump. You shouldn't see massive differences in performance either way - think of this as a remote-mount version of a 120mm heatsink.

I've had the similar ECO A.L.C. on my overclocked i7-920 for a while, and am completely happy with it. I'm considering picking up this H50 just because it's so cheap, even though I don't have anything in mind to actually use it.

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Like so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNMURyK-sN8

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showt...t=33989257

The only gripe I have about this cooler is the material used for the pipes. There isn't enough flex to be able to route them comfortably, making installation require more work than necessary. Otherwise, a solid closed loop system for $29!

I would install one of these as an exhaust in pull configuration. Push-Pull is unnecessary as long as the fan can produce enough static pressure through the grills. Push-Pull and Push configuration has the issue of dust accruing between the radiator and is a pain to clean out.

Quote from dreamexecution : My Tower lies on its side like a media PC, would that cause any issues with a water cooler?

If the CPU sits below the water line, you're good to go. It'll still work if it isnt, but the air trapped inside the loop will have a tendancy to collect on the block rather than the radiator(while off, that is).

After ordering for pickup twice in the past 3 months, then driving down only to find out the "new" product I ordered was open box, I called ahead this time after I got my pickup confirmation and asked the lady to go see.

Sure enough, open box. Cancel. All hail fry's, King of Dirtbag Electronics retailers.

Quote from KarateB0b : http://images.frys.com/art/ads/01...813_16.jpg Great (albeit a little older) CPU cooler for moderate overclocking, normal price is $50-60 Go get it at Fry's for $29 from Friday til Thursday I'll update this post of it/when becomes available @ Frys.com at this price URL http://www.frys.com/product/60073...ate:011813 Shipping starts at 8.99 for me Good thing for in-store pickup

I put one of these on my gtx 480 and it works great. My 480 is dead silent, the only thing that makes slight noise is the pump but on a fan controller i turned it down a bit and all is good. Gonna buy one for my i5 to replace a scythe mugen 2. My friend will buy my mugen for $20 so this is only $12 for a much cleaner looking case. $30 is a great price Thanks OP rep'ed.

YeS! $30 water cooler. Grabbed one for my htpc

Man there's no store near me

Ordered for pickup. Great price and the newest one is about 1 degree better. Looking forward to using this on an upcoming build.

Fantastic cooler. I ran one on my i7 920(@4ghz) for almost 2 years. I would still be using it if I hadn't gone to a full water loop to cover my two graphics cards.

Quote from AkumaX : How's this vs H212+?

From what I've gathered rather quickly, they seem to be on par. Some state the 212+ is better, others the H50. Apparently the H50 works best with an additional fan. Obviously, the pros for the H50 is that it isn't a massive heatsink attached to your motherboard. For $30 it isn't too bad, but it is old. The 212+ can be found for cheap when the deals come around.

http://www.frostytech.com/article...564&page=4

Quote from thefoggybay : After ordering for pickup twice in the past 3 months, then driving down only to find out the "new" product I ordered was open box, I called ahead this time after I got my pickup confirmation and asked the lady to go see. Sure enough, open box. Cancel. All hail fry's, King of Dirtbag Electronics retailers.

Microcenter does the same crap to me. Both MC and Fry's reseller ratings are horrible.

People are missing the point when comparing this cooler. At $30 this thing is a beast. It's not the greatest thing in the world at it's full retail for $60-70. At $29.99 it is better than anything else and competes with the $40-70 range air coolers.