R1P5AW Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) I'm currently using the Corsair H-50 and the temps are so-so. I'm in a quest to find the best aftermarket cooler and I picked up a Noctua NH-D14 to see how it fares. The NH-D14 is coming in the mail in the next few days and I'm going to post the results of multiple stress tests to determine which cooler works the best. My i7 920 is currently at 4.0GHz at 1.30625 V-core. I want to push this chip further, and until I can do watercooling we're going to need the best cooling solution. I will be using the manufacturer supplied TIM (Shin-Etsu on H50 and Noctua NT-H1) Tests: 1. LinX 20 runs problem size 25,000 2. OCCT 1 HR (using Coretemp to measure CPU temps) Test subjects: 1. Corsair H50 (mounted as intake with fans in push/pull--stock Corsair fan + XION 120mm) 2. Noctua NH-D14 (with stock fans) Ambient Temps: 67'F TEST RESULTS (link to Screenshots): Corsair H50 OCCT max temps: 76, 73, 72, 68 LinX max temps: 80, 77, 74, 72 Noctua NH-D14 OCCT max temps: 68, 66, 63, 62 LinX max temps: 72, 71, 67, 66 Summary: The Corsair H50's hottest temp was 80'C while the Noctua NH-D14's hottest temp was 72'C. In all of my stress testing (Intel Burn Test, OCCT, LinX and Prime95) my LinX temps are always the highest, therefore I think that it is the best to point out while testing. Furthermore, the Corsair H-50 is a solid cooler and definitely a space saver, but it did not provide results as good as the Noctua NH-D14. So... There you have it...the Noctua NH-D14 is our winner!! Edited March 25, 2010 by R1P5AW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
insan3 Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 i am thinking of getting rid of my water cooling for 1 one of these. not sure on which 1 yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 i am thinking of getting rid of my water cooling for 1 one of these. not sure on which 1 yet. Maybe my testing will help :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
insan3 Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 yeah defently Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatochobit Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 do you know what the term stabilization means? It is very obvious which cooler is better at load. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) do you know what the term stabilization means? It is very obvious which cooler is better at load. Wait...stabilization.... Is that when I download more ram and/or fix my bad overclocks? http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.p...howtopic=173658 Edited March 22, 2010 by R1P5AW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
insan3 Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 i think h50 will be pretty close making it more bang for buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 i think h50 will be pretty close making it more bang for buck Yeah I'm really interested to see the outcome. The H-50 is definitely a space saver but if the Noctua can drop my temps significantly I'm going to keep that to try and OC to 4.2GHz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
insan3 Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 what temps are u getting with the h50 ? maybe i can buy ur h50 :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rourkchris Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Wait...stabilization.... Is that when I download more ram and/or fix my bad overclocks? http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.p...howtopic=173658 That was the funniest thing I've read all day. Are you going to attempt to compare apples to apples as well-switching fans on the H5o for a true comparison? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirro Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 That was the funniest thing I've read all day. Are you going to attempt to compare apples to apples as well-switching fans on the H5o for a true comparison? apples to apples means what comes out of the box. even if the H50 would perform better with Noctua fans, thats not what it comes with. thats comparing apples to candy apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzlenitch Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Wait...stabilization.... Is that when I download more ram and/or fix my bad overclocks? http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.p...howtopic=173658 Freakin' classic. Really, I don't know what else there is to say other than... pwned? (And believe me, it pains me to use such overplayed gaming pseudo-terms, but really, it's all I'm left with) R1P5AW, you're my new hero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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