Corsair's Hydro Series self-contained liquid cooling solutions have hit the mark and filled a void in the market. While the Corsair Hydro Series was not the first to market, it has easily gained the most traction with consumers due to the marketing and the Corsair brand identity. CooliT and Asetek have been there and have actually partnered with Corsair on the Hydro Series build-ups — Asetek on the H50 and H70, with CooliT on the H60, H80 and now H100. The Hydro Series H50 and H70 were the first of the series, offering the consumer significant improvements over the stock cooling solutions from both AMD and Intel.
The heart of the Hydro Series H100 is the unique pump/coldplate combo. This combo is the same one that has proven successful on the Hydro Series H60, then the H80, and now on the H100. The low-profile, advanced cooling block incorporates a split-manifold design to pump the liquid through the internal micro-channel copper base that sits over the warmest part of the processor, then out through the sides and into the radiator for the most efficient cooling possible. On top of the pump is a push-button switch to choose between three distinct cooling profiles: Quiet, Balanced, and Performance. Each profile adjusts the fan speed between the low and high limits based on the coolant temperature in the cooling loop. Quiet is the lowest profile and adjusts the fan speed between 900 and 1300RPM. Balanced ramps the speed up a little higher at 1300 to 2000RPM, while Performance toggles between 1600 and 2500RPM.
Much like the Hydro Series H80, the H100 steps further up the performance ladder than its predecessors and offers the best cooling of any self-contained liquid cooling solution I have tested to date. Read more »
Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CWCH100)The heart of the Hydro Series H100 is the unique pump/coldplate combo. This combo is the same one that has proven successful on the Hydro Series H60, then the H80, and now on the H100. The low-profile, advanced cooling block incorporates a split-manifold design to pump the liquid through the internal micro-channel copper base that sits over the warmest part of the processor, then out through the sides and into the radiator for the most efficient cooling possible. On top of the pump is a push-button switch to choose between three distinct cooling profiles: Quiet, Balanced, and Performance. Each profile adjusts the fan speed between the low and high limits based on the coolant temperature in the cooling loop. Quiet is the lowest profile and adjusts the fan speed between 900 and 1300RPM. Balanced ramps the speed up a little higher at 1300 to 2000RPM, while Performance toggles between 1600 and 2500RPM.
Much like the Hydro Series H80, the H100 steps further up the performance ladder than its predecessors and offers the best cooling of any self-contained liquid cooling solution I have tested to date. Read more »
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