XSPC watercooling loop review (MyGaming)

Really nice review.

Just one thing. You can't ever compare aircoolers and sealed loop coolers to a proper watercooled system.

Especially comparing a full loop vs a shitty H50.
Why not compare the loop to a H100 or a Kuhler 920 with push pull fans.

A couple of other things.

The Price of a proper watercooling setup is immense compared to a closed loop or a high end aircooler.
The weight of a full watercooling kit is not ideal if you plan on lanning.
The chances of a leak is immense.
Maintaining, cleaning of the watercooling kit sux..Did I mention it leaking?
Watercooling is only effective if the ambient room temp is low.

There are a ton of factors to take into account..Not just the temps.

Edit: Should also add, even while running a highly overlcocked cpu under a proper watercooling setup there can be some bad effects. So even though its running cool you are still most likely degrading the cpu and shortening its lifespan, depending on the overclock and voltage used ect.
 
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Nice review, quite informative.

I do have a question though.... the review temperatures seem to be rather high?
I have a 2500k with an H60 and I get the following: (my room is around 26C):
idle @ stock: 28-32C
BF3 @ 3.7GHz turbo: 47-51C
BF3 @ 4.5GHz : 57-61C (even after 3-4 hours of gaming)
Prime95 @ 4.5GHz @ 100C% load: 70C
 
The Joker said:
Really nice review.

Just one thing. You can't ever compare aircoolers and sealed loop coolers to a proper watercooled system.

Especially comparing a full loop vs a shitty H50.
Why not compare the loop to a H100 or a Kuhler 920 with push pull fans.

A couple of other things.

The Price of a proper watercooling setup is immense compared to a closed loop or a high end aircooler.
The weight of a full watercooling kit is not ideal if you plan on lanning.
The chances of a leak is immense.
Maintaining, cleaning of the watercooling kit sux..Did I mention it leaking?
Watercooling is only effective if the ambient room temp is low.

There are a ton of factors to take into account..Not just the temps.

Edit: Should also add, even while running a highly overlcocked cpu under a proper watercooling setup there can be some bad effects. So even though its running cool you are still most likely degrading the cpu and shortening its lifespan, depending on the overclock and voltage used ect.
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I was going to ask this as well. The H50 is SHIT. But nice review none the less, appreciate it. Hopefully SA can get more variety in the local market than having to import from PPC.
 
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