Corsair Hydro Series H50 Cooling Club

[stevorob]

Here's a screen of 15 mins of prime temps - i5 @ 4.0 1.3v

 

[Gryfalcon]

Thermal paste

OK well I checked out the websites to the stores near me and I can get some Scythe Arctic MX-3 Thermal Compound for $19.99 from microcenter. Hoping I can have this build ready to get and put together soon. Is that the MX-3 compound you guys were talking about? Oh and do you happen to know what type of compound their using on the H50?

 

[stevorob]

The stock H50 tim is garbage - it's wayyyy too thick. Definitely replace it with some MX-3

The MX-3 we're referring to is the Arctic Cooling MX-3

If THIS is what you found, then it appears to be the same thing... dunno why they labeled it "scythe"

 

[Gryfalcon]

Fans

Also was thinking of using the combined fans from the h50 and back fan of the Antec 900 two case in a push pull combo. Hope this will be decent and quiet enough for me if not I intend to get some Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F or the D models. Do you guys think the top 240mm fan might interfere with the h50? I hope not.

 

[stevorob]

The H50 does work great in a push pull - as far as it interfering with the top fan in the 900 case, I couldn't tell you, but you can check out some pics in this thread of people's setups.

 

[blkhogan]

Get a couple of good 120mm fans and do a push/pull configuration. Made a big difference how mine cooled.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

anyone wanna answer my question?

how long screws do i need for PP on a H50 if i dont wanna use only 2 screws on each side?

must be in millimetes, i'm thinking 34mm long and m4?

 

[stevorob]

31.75 is corsair's stock length for a 25mm fan. so 32mm is what you're looking for if you're gonna use a 120x25 fan

 

[(FIH) The Don]

thx man, gonna go with 34mm, there is only 30 and 34, and then put some spacers on it to add up for the missing space

 

[pjladyfox]

thx man, gonna go with 34mm, there is only 30 and 34, and then put some spacers on it to add up for the missing space

Sorry I missed this earlier. I did some digging for you and got you some measurements:

For mounting a 120x25mm fan to H50: 6-32 screws, 1 1/4 inches
For mounting a 120x38mm fan to H50: 6-32 screws, 42mm in length.
For mounting a 120x25mm + 120x25mm shroud to H50: 6-32 screws, 55-60mm in length to get as close to 2 1/4 inches.

Also, 3x30mm machine screw, also known as "M3" will probably not be as good for attaching a second fan. However, here is a place where you can get the correct screws if you are in one of the European countries:

http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/unc_cap_screws.htm
Scroll down to 6-32 1 1/4"
£1 for 5 with £1.50 shipping to Europe

Also, for anyone using the H50 for an AMD system, I STRONGLY suggest getting the newer mount over at FrozenCPU over the flimsy plastic one. This one is all metal and the screwing system is setup to mount at the correct distance rather than guessing how much to screw on the factory plastic one so no worry about over-tightening.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

thx lady, but are they 4mm or what?

 

[stevorob]

I'm not sure what the metric is for the thread size. All I know is that it's a 6/32 thread/pitch. I heard somewhere that it might be an M4? Don't quote me on that though...

 

[pjladyfox]

thx lady, but are they 4mm or what?

I edited my post as soon as I noticed I left that information off. The one's you are looking for are M3's since I think the M4's are a bit too big to fit and I pointed to a website where you should be able to get the right screws for the job.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Here's a screen of 15 mins of prime temps - i5 @ 4.0 1.3v

http://img.techpowerup.org/100307/i5.jpg

Those are good bro

OK well I checked out the websites to the stores near me and I can get some Scythe Arctic MX-3 Thermal Compound for $19.99 from microcenter. Hoping I can have this build ready to get and put together soon. Is that the MX-3 compound you guys were talking about? Oh and do you happen to know what type of compound their using on the H50?

Not sure if this was answered, but the stock TIM is Shin-Etsu, supposed to be very very good paste, but I hate it!

 

[Chicken Patty]

Looks like the TIM is curing a bit

 

[Gryfalcon]

Tim

Found this website while looking online has some surprising results on it about thermal compounds
http://www.hwreviewlabs.com/index.p...-up&catid=32:round-ups&Itemid=47&limitstart=3
Makes me definitly think about getting the Thermalfusion 400 compound.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Found this website while looking online has some surprising results on it about thermal compounds
http://www.hwreviewlabs.com/index.p...-up&catid=32:round-ups&Itemid=47&limitstart=3
Makes me definitly think about getting the Thermalfusion 400 compound.

Interesting find

 

[pjladyfox]

Found this website while looking online has some surprising results on it about thermal compounds
http://www.hwreviewlabs.com/index.p...-up&catid=32:round-ups&Itemid=47&limitstart=3
Makes me definitly think about getting the Thermalfusion 400 compound.

That's what I'm using now myself and I'm pretty pleased with it so far. Not bad for a last-minute change thinking "why not?".

 

[pjladyfox]

Wanted to post up some new pics after doing some fiddling this weekend. ^_^

 

[King Wookie]

thx lady, but are they 4mm or what?

Ok. I tried 3mm, they don't hold. The thread is too small. 4mm is too big, so you'd have to tap out the threads. Not something I was willing to do.

I'm finding imperial thread screws can be a pita to find, but a little searching will turn up something.

 

[TheMailMan78]

There is course thread and fine thread. You need course thread. You can buy them at Home Depot. Thats what I did.

6-32 x 1-¼ inch

 

[Chicken Patty]

Wanted to post up some new pics after doing some fiddling this weekend. ^_^

Looks neat

There is course thread and fine thread. You need course thread. You can buy them at Home Depot. Thats what I did.

6-32 x 1-¼ inch

http://blog.corsair.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Screws.png

yep, I got some longer ones from Home Depot to try and mount through my Torture Racks somehow, but that didn't work.

 

[Gryfalcon]

Fans and screws

Went out and bought the thermalfusion 400 paste and also 2 scythe S-Flex SFF21f fans they are 1600rpm fans pushing 63.7CFM and are 28dBA. Also bought a package of 6-32 1 1/4 and 6-32 1 1/2 screws just in case Chose not to get the fans that go at 2000rpm because they are as loud as 38dBA and the F fans were a good compromise doing decent air and low dBA. Though the G version does push around 120CFM.

 

[Chicken Patty]

Woot, idle temp got as low as 28ºc

 

[pjladyfox]

Ok. I tried 3mm, they don't hold. The thread is too small. 4mm is too big, so you'd have to tap out the threads. Not something I was willing to do.

I'm finding imperial thread screws can be a pita to find, but a little searching will turn up something.

Darn. Sorry about that.

Do please keep us updated here if you are able to find a source for them so that others in your area can benefit as well.

Woot, idle temp got as low as 28ºc

http://img.techpowerup.org/100309/Capture030.jpg

Grats on that! Sheesh, you've got to have a/c or the ability to channel the colder air around you than I do. -_-