Corsair H-50

Do you think the Corsair H-50 water cooler would out perform the Alpenföhn Nordwand

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-018-AL&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

I'm dithering between the two.

Similar - ish priced but i'm just wondering which do you think would perform better?

 

I know nothing of that Air cooler.

Here are a couple of reviews on the H-50 and of interest is when they create a "push/pull" set up on the rad they lower temps by 13C :

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/corsair-h50_7.html#sect0
Pic:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=6&artpage=4215&articID=939
http://blog.corsair.com/?p=987

The IFX-14 gives it a good run but a problem arises in they don't discuss the set up of the IFX-14 pre-test (most reviews indicate these things need lapping "majorily" as the base is poorly finished and not "flush") furthermore these beasts can add a 3rd fan and potentially perform "slightly" better still. So with about being able to resolve these 2 issues the comparison is impaired imho (the IFX-14 can do even better!):

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-071-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-069-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Looking for a better shootout as these things are solid as well:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-PL&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

Thankyou for the reply but I went for the corsair water cooler in the end!

Burrell

 

Well after looking into it you have me very interested as well (for a minimum fuss cooling solution) especially if the pricing is similar. It takes a lot of work and effort to get IFX-14 upto a beasty standard due to the rubbish "build quality" leaving a poor finish.

Did you do a "push/pull" setup?

Make sure you still have some system fans to provide cooling for HDD (I had 2 die last year from lack of cooling), RAM, Video Card and Chipsets in general.

What results are you getting?

 

I am using the push pull setup, and it works a dream!

I have an amd athlon 620 @ 3.6 ghz idle - 33 load - 50

no air cooler I have had in the past has matched these results!

I have 5 system fans, but thankyou for the thought!

Burrell

 

UPDATE

I just got a new case,

NZXT Gamma (It's awesome)!!!! :-D

And my idle temps are 20-23 degrees!!!!! i suppose it is quite cold in my room Due to the freezIng temps outside but still impressive at 3.6Ghz on a quad!

Load - barely gets above 47

I have a 120mm intake, the cooler takes up an exhaust space as an intake, another 140mm exhaust and 2x120mm intakes on the side panel!

Burrell