The Corsair Cooling™ Hydro Series H50 CPU Cooler gives you the power of liquid cooling in a compact, easy-to-install package. You get superior cooling for higher overclocking performance without the complexity of traditional liquid-cooling systems.

Air-based CPU coolers simply aren’t as efficient as water coolers, and can take up too much valuable space. The compact, closed-loop Hydro Series H50 takes your CPU’s temperature to new lows and takes up less room doing it.

Features

• Pre-filled, closed-loop system is easy to install
• Copper CPU cooling plate for maximum cooling performance
• Integrated pump and reservoir is sealed for zero maintenance and improved leakage protection
• Large 120mm radiator for fast heat dispersion
• High-efficiency, low-noise 120mm fan for drawing cool air across the radiator
• Two-year warranty

Compatibility

Includes mounting brackets for Intel LGA775 and LGA1366 socket motherboards. Brackets for AMD socket AM2 and AM3 motherboards are available for a nominal shipping and handling charge by contacting Corsair Technical Support.

 

Performance

Tests performed in the Corsair Lab show significant improvements over traditional air-based CPU coolers. Using a test system built using a popular gaming case and an Intel Core i7-965 processor overclocked to 3.46GHz with a vcore of 1.3V, the following results were obtained:
 

Cooler	Corsair Hydro Series H50	High-performance air cooler	Standard CPU fan
Temperature Idle (°C)	38.375	43	47.95
Temperature 50% load (°C)	42.5	49	57.55
Temperature 100% load (°C)	55.85	62.5	79.85

 

Specifications

Model	CWCH50
Cold Plate Material	Copper
Fan Specs	120mm, 1700 RPM
Radiator Material	Aluminum
Tubing	Low-permeability for near-zero evaporation
Warranty	24 Months

Awards and Reviews

ThinkComputers - September, 2009 Think Computers gives the H50 a 10/10 and their Editor's Choice I didn't dream that the little H50 would outperform the Zalman air cooler, much less perform every bit as well as a complete liquid cooling system with a reservoir and a pair of radiators cooled by eight fans!

TechGage - August, 2009 The H50 exceeds expectations at Techgage As it is, the H50 is an excellent piece, and I'm pleased to award it a 9 out of 10 on our Techgage scale. There were no real downsides to this product and it performed at and above my expectations.

Metku Mods - August, 2009 Metku Mods finds the Hydro Series H50 Golden The simple and solid construction with care-free tubing, coupled with easy installation is definitely the way to go. The performance is also top-notch for a cooler in this price range, taking a close win over the comparison in our performance tests.

Ninjalane - August, 2009 The H50 impresses at Ninja Lane Sometimes we get a product in the Ninjalane Lab that actually performs better than expected; the Corsair H-50 is one of those items. Don't let the small size or all-in-one design fool you. We were continually impressed by the results and it definitely outperformed our expectations.

DriverHeaven - August, 2009 Driver Heaven makes the H50 their preferred liquid cooling solution ...when we saw that the H50 easily outperforms the Domino in all of our tests we have to admit to being more than a little surprised. Rarely do PR and marketing claims of performance turn out to be true. In addition to this the H50 was outperforming the Domino at much lower noise levels. It is therefore great to see that the H50 actually retails for ?62/69.99, cheaper than the Domino, and as a result it becomes our preferred liquid cooling solution for Intel and AMD processors.

Bit-tech - July, 2009 Bit-tech reviews the Corsair H50 In the right conditions the Corsair H50 is a great performing product. It not only actually makes low cost liquid cooling functional and reliable, it's also a similar price to many high-end air coolers at �56. That's a killer combination.

LegitReviews - July, 2009 Legit Reviews values the Hydro Series H50 In our test system the Corsair H50 liquid cooler, setup per Corsairs instructions, performed on par with the beloved Thermalright Ultra120 eXtreme-1366 RT, or TRUE 1366 as some like to call it. When we paired the H50 with two Noctua NF-P12 fans for a push/pull arrangement and exhausting air from the case the normal way, we found that the Corsair H50 did very well.

MaximumPC - September, 2009 Maximum PC gives the Corsair Hydro Series H50 their Kick Ass award! The H50 lowered full-burn temperature nearly 35 degrees from the stock cooler, and almost five degrees below the Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme, our champion air cooler.

Informaticaeasy - July, 2009 Informaticaeasy prefers the Corsair Hydro Series H50 over the Coolit Domino Speaking of noise, the Corsair was positively surprised by the low noise during operation was almost imperceptible as covered by the noise of the fan case (same content). Even running the fan at maximum speed (12V fixed) the noise level remained almost unchanged.

MadShrimps - July, 2009 Mad Shrimps reviews the Corsair Hydro Series H50 Bang for the buck there's no discussion possible... This is it! The results clearly show that it can handle the nuclear i7 CPU's with modest OC's quite well.