Watercooling

[Timbercottage]

Simple question - Is it worth it?

I recently got a new rig and am looking at overclocking the i7 930 I got to around 4GHz, obviously I need some pretty extreme cooling to keep the temperatures in check. I was looking at either the Corsair H50 watercooler or the Corsair A70. The H50 is around £15 more expensive and I just wondered if anyone's using one now and if it's worth the extra cash? I've never used watercooling before so I'm a little in the dark.

Cheers,
Timber

 

[PCS]

The H50/ECO ALC are definitely worth getting for £15 extra, as they;re quiet and will keep your CPU running cooler than the fan version can.

 

[Meds]

I have the H50 in my PC at home and definitely give it the thumbs up! I have taken my old Q6600 to 4GHz+ but only for benchmarks though, back to 3.6GHz now as I got a bit scared! The PC became unstable way before the temperatures got too high.

 

[Timbercottage]

Thanks for the feedback guys, I'm ordering my H50 now

 

[steveuk87]

the H50 is defo worth getting mate although its relativly new tech its good if your thinking of pumping up the specs!!

Steve