corsair hydro series h80i v2 aio liquid cpu vs h55

#Corsair hydro series h80i v2 aio liquid cpu vs h55 plus

Pump failure and leaks are more likely to be the source of problems for closed-loop systems like the Corsair H series. Put the thought of galvanic corrosion out of your mind. I’ve been an overclocker for many years, but I had always used monster air coolers before I got the EK system. I’ve just been using this as a test bed since I first became curious about water cooling a couple of years ago. They recommend draining, cleaning, and re-filling the system once a year. Note that the EK system isn’t designed to be no-maintenance.

The water level in the reservoir has dropped about an inch or so since I first filled it, but that kind of evaporation is to be expected when using the standard thin-wall clear tubing that came with the kit. There has been no loss in cooling efficiency, and temps have been stable the entire time. The system runs 16-18 hours per day, every day. No cleaning has been done, and I haven’t added any water to the loop. I filled it with distilled water, added Feser Base Corrosion Blocker and a silver coil for bio-cide, and that’s it. Like the Corsair closed-loop systems, it has a copper water block and an aluminum radiator (note that 99% of water cooling systems are like this). I have an EK-KIT H3O Supreme HF 360 water cooling system that’s been running for over two years now with no maintenance whatsoever. Obviously, Asetek and Cool IT and other companies have been doing this for a while and know exactly what needs to be done to avoid the problem. Galvanic corrosion is easily avoided with a cheap bottle of corrosion blocker chemical. The only thing good about AIO is that it makes for a clean setup and is easy to setup as there’s nothing you need to maintain… Reply AIO’s are non-expandable, somewhat unreliable/cheaply made (especially the little plastic hoses used on the H50/70/80/100 etc.) and poor bang for the buck when compared to high-end air, and also have worse noise profiles than huge air coolers. For the price of TWO AIO’s, you can build a great loop. Why? Because once you buy an AIO, a better one comes in and you replace the entire kit to buy a new one again. Building your own is the way to go period. Corsair has some serious worries about it already. Not to mention that it’s going to be priced head-to-head with the H100i. Though, the Swiffy H220 IS going to blow and kick the dog shit out of these coolers out of the water… it has a pump similar to the MCP35x, which pushes A TON of more head pressure and GPM than the weak arse 50-75 GPM pumps of the Corsair AIO’s. I haven’t had a single issue with either my H100 nor my H80 I’ve been using on my secondary machine for 1.5 years, they’ve been pretty nice so far. Which is why a number of Corsair AIO’s (especially the H50 and the H80) have either had their pumps fail or leak in months time… very high quality my ass.

This is why those who are into getting the real low-down should not trust “buyer” review sits like those, and only put their trust in Genuine Reviewers who obviously have integrity like PCPER.

#Corsair hydro series h80i v2 aio liquid cpu vs h55 plus

If you read the reviews on Newegg, and Amazon though I think people were on Drugs or just plain lying because out of the hundred plus units we have gone through I have to admit, there should be 100% satisfaction. We have yet to get a single unit that has an issue. We have been testing some of these for a while now, and man are we happy with them. We are very proud of Corsair for improving on the few area’s that were of concern to us. With that being said, we are gearing up to include all of these units in our Corsair Combo Kits because of those two main reasons.

And two, these units are of VERY high quality. One, they are one of the rare companies who actually stand behind their products 100%. Okay let us just say this, we almost exclusively sell Corsair Coolers for two reasons.