CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i High Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

Pros: Definitive and quantitative step up from the H60i. This unit is hands down better and preferred than those huge metal heatsinks that put unneeded stress on your motherboard, are a pain to install, and take up lots of room. If you have room for a 240mm radiator then go with the H100i. If not, this is the next best thing.

Cons: The included fans aren't the best static pressure fans that Corsair has. The Corsair SP120 High Performance edition or the Silverstone AP122 are examples of what to use when pulling air through a heatsink, radiator, or pulling intake air into your case.

Overall Review: With a good and proper Static Pressure (SP) fan you only need one in pull configuration exhausting out. Using two fans in push-pull really doesn't add anything unless you're using two regular air flow fans to compensate for each other's inability to create good pressure.

Pros: Once seated correctly. It performs well. Keeps my I7 4790K at 55C at full load during PRIME95 stress test.

Cons: Doesn't come with the full hardware to be compatible with all motherboards. Corsair is aware of this issue and does nothing about it. The CPU mounting bracket was tremendously loose during installation and I thought it tightened up after the install. Running a stress test I have found that I was incorrect in that notion. Upon taking off the water block I have found only about 1/5 of the CPU was even covered in thermal paste.

I called corsair to resolve this issue as I searched the internet and found this problem was actually pretty common. Their solution ? They have a "kit" for thinner motherboards but they were out of "stock" Instead I was advised to go to the hardware store and pick up plastic washers. and re apply new thermal paste.

After wasting time and money fixing THEIR product it finally works. This will be my last corsair product.

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