Corsair H70 vs CoolIT Vantage vs Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Cooler Comparison Linus Tech Tips

[TheCanio]

GTS 450 FTW! What you think of the card as i am hoping to get a eVGA super overclocked version.

[starwarsfan76]

Use the Noctua fans on the noctua heatsink and you'll see the temps drop. Those fans are epic.

[oIBBEo]

woops

[CrASYmUZIk]

Is it worth buyin the h80 pre filled cooler or what do you guys recommend me a goo liquid cooler for my i7 950?

[MindOfVacuity]

Apples to apples my ass. Apples to apples would be each product as it is shipped. Total Garbage. Especially considering the selling point for Noctua products are their FANS. This is totally biased and I wouldn't be surprised if he purposely made the Noctua look worse.

[EaqIe]

"Wops!" XD

[ReturnBaconSquad]

@Uphaggotroll

dragonfly

[ReturnBaconSquad]

I enjoy your video's,

But in reality not everyone is going to be using tech benches to test temps,

1.there are two different type of temps for closed water cooling kits. water and CPU temp, ( people always confuse the two who are not savvy to water cooling.

2.most normal people have a closed case without consistently leaving their side panel off, so temp review will be completely different from tech benches.

luv the reviews and unboxing but alot of information is left out that is important

[LongReach]

@ReturnBaconSquad Wow............I agree with you. To test coolers, test benches(open air enviroments) are not a true test. Would love to see a closed case test of a NH-d14 vs a H70, also a test of a h70 with decent fans as the standard ones are a joke and do the h70 no favours in tests.

[mooman219]

@ReturnBaconSquad I disagree with you. In these comparison videos, you get an Idea of what is better and what it not as good. When he tests 3 different products on the test bench, they will all have lower temps then in the case. But the temperature differences will stay the same. No mater where they are. If he did the temperatures on the sun, you will still see the same cooler cooling better then another, every time.

[ReturnBaconSquad]

@mooman219

lol rite on. to be exact on cooling, clock to clock, you would need to have duplicate boards with the coolers on them for comparison.

second -thermal compound or paste doesn't even set in until hours or evens days before you will see a true noticeable difference in temps

.third -without an initial temp on the coolers before overclocking a review is if anything premature.

testing with tech benches in a unrealistic environment will yield different results

[ReturnBaconSquad]

@mooman219

I'm going to also disagree with you that open benches will yield lower temps, i know for certain that is not true. i've proven time and time again to people with case flow regulated properly and the right amount of past and so forth. its even been shown on some coolers without any paste "metal to metal contact only" have yielded low temps. and no the temp differences do not stay the same. take in consider the liquid temp generated itself in the liquid coolers and the cpu.

[cod1933]

@mooman219 i agree everyone else is a dumb noobs

[jchambers2586]

Does not beat my Noctua NH-D14

[ReturnBaconSquad]

@jchambers2586

Noctua NH-D14 are big ugly pieces of junk. they are more for people spending extra money to OC.

if you build a good system you will have no need for ugly things and no need to OC.

I'd rather build a pc right, that will last longer than build one the is consistently needing attention with OC'ing. and the true fact the there really isn't a difference in visuals when OC'ing unless you max out setting which most people do not notice anyways.

[GuMpAkC]

Put a Scythe fan on that Vantage, just a cheap $15 one. I bet it would make the corsair look like shit.

[ab3raham]

@dig6dog Correct.

[Tzeny15]

Me likes apples

[TheAppleRock]

Linus 0

Fan 1

FAN WINS

[ultragaming1993]

THANKS DUDE!

[MetallicAus]

dude can you stop touching the cooler while the pc is on?

it's metal and it might get you elec shocked.

Do not touch it newbies like he did

[bendikn]

@MetallicAus he can afford it

[DXXDgame]

@MetallicAus that is very unlikely

[desertman123]

@MetallicAus No current is running through the cooler...

[MetallicAus]

@desertman123 I touched the noctua heat sink once and almost died that day :)

newbies may touch everythings.. pretty sure there are 12 years old kid out there trying to overclock now

[alexbeast14]

@MetallicAus Im 14 :) Achieved a 4.6ghz OC on my friend's i7-950. Custom made liquid cooling for him. Yay

[t4k3k4r3]

Corsair 70 h this is a waste

[VaultTechGaming]

is it worth getting the h70 over the h50? It seems like the h70 isn't much better at all. And surely it can't be worth the extra ~$30

[demon6937]

which is the best motherboard for u: asus sabertooth,asus maximus 3 formula or asus rampage 3 formula?

[tyler84]

i wondered if Corsair is one of their sponsors.. 

[TheIrredeemable]

Why the hell would you not use the noctua fans?

[caranddriverMing]

3.5ghz peak 65c with arctic cooling freezer 7 pro rev 2

[kokfah]

3.8ghz with 75C full load?? may i ask what is the room temps?i am planning to buy this.. but seeing the results makes me doubting of buying. because currently i am using V6GT, i get like 75C at 4Ghz full load. am using i7 930.

[demon6937]

wat f the thermal compound applied to the corsair h70 is gone? shud i need to apply thermal compound?

[ishtimal]

@demon6937 ...really? alrighty, dont add anymore, just put it on your CPU and go.

[vilag001]

@demon6937 Yes

[2006KANISHKJAISWAL]

whoops

[stalkerchernobyl]

hi m8 would u help me i got a intel 990x and i dont know what to get for it the H70 or D14 witch is better? im not gonna clock tho just play at is.. and if u pick D14 would it take over 1 spot at the ram im useing G1 assassin motherboard with coolmaster HAF X case plz help :P witch cools the best?

[JeemOfRunescape]

epic "whoops"

[YTmurphy]

0:44 "Compare the radiator size .... rrrRRRRzzZZZZTT ... whoops!"

#LMFAO !!!

That had me crackin' up harder than on any other of his videos! xD

[blackendheart1s]

I would like my girlfriend to be 24 feet away from Tj max 0:39

[savator408]

Why didn't you use the Noctua fans on all of them instead of the cheap corsair fan? But then again the h70 i think still will out peform the Noctua but i believe the Noctua will run better with the noctua fans.

[rravi89]

This guy just reduced the performance of Noctua and calls this a head to head test. "Apples to Apples" right?? I was ROFL'ing!!!

[eduarderro]

lol i have lower temp with noctua nh-d14 on the same processor

[thunderflash55]

@eduarderro no sh1t

[kaysniper]

awesome review, high temps though

[SexyCoCoBoy]

i have the h50 in my antec p180 mini...

[carlje54]

what software can I use to monitor cpu temps on my amd phenom II X4 955?

[ichbeziehStellung]

@carlje54 "Amd overdriver" , "speedfan" for example

[ichbeziehStellung]

@carlje54 "amd overdrive" without r at the end sorry

[123dodgecharger]

@carlje54 use Hwmonitor

[mgbon2]

How about a NH-D14?? Cheaper and better performing than the H70.

[iamextremelyawesome]

for the h70 are you supposed to have the fan blowing out of the case or in. good video.

[TheTazzyT]

"Compare the radiator size, *GRIND* woops."

LOL

[smeghead617]

if i buy the corsair H70? will it fit in my case? i have the "Coolermaster HAF 922"

[ichbinein123]

@smeghead617 I just bought the H70, and it fits Perfectly within my CoolerMaster CM690 II Advanced, which have approximitly the same internal dimensions as the HAF 922, so i see no problem whatsoever (:

[natarakiatoy]

i got noctua nhu12p se2 with my phenom x6 1090t overclock to 4004Mhz and its been stable.full load all 6 cores running 100% the highest temp is 56degree c using prime 95 for 5hrs. noctua HSF simply amazing.

[xyxstradus]

lol Noctua fans are good, but overrated and overpriced.

[mathias921]

2:13 - 2:27

ADHD

[acogscopepwn]

can you replace the h70 fans with different 120 mm fans

[YmCmbZ]

im so glad i bought the noctua

[X41N3]

linus, can u do a test with other fans on the H70?

like silenx 25/38mm or the tfc triebwerk 55mm, ultra kaze 38mm etc

i want to get most out of the h70 without re-tubing the thing.

[FantasyX3I]

guys HELP me, so what should i buy for my AMD 1090T cpu the H70 or the NH-D14 ?

in the country i live in they dont have the NH-D14 but they do have the H70?

so should i spend extra $80 for shipping + the NH-D14 original price or just get the H70 ?

is there a big difference in temps ?

[Japsenliebhaber]

@FantasyX3I the Nh-D14 is better but it doesnt worth the extra 80$... look up the thermalright silver arrow it is a bit better than the nh-d14 but just a little bit

[elmasduro780]

do you need to add water to the cooler

[442paul]

@elmasduro780

No, Its a sealed loop, they come pre filled

[CastAway421]

@elmasduro780 nope

Self contained..

[drmurda]

thx Linus.... was going to buy the vantage... but shit, even if the x70 is a bitch to install, i want that low temp. definitely goin with corsair

[Japsenliebhaber]

@drmurda well you could go with one of the newer coolit products which are using a 120x 240 radiator... but i am gettign the h70 too

[1moreTech]

I'm confused, I see you did the Vantage temps but did you replace the fans too???? and well it would be nice to see the Vantage mounted and all.....

[iceCOLDkillaxDLoL]

Linus relaxxxx you watch too much porn :D

[koalabear2]

0:55 Thats what she said.

[Brue2]

I got one question Im going to be building a new pc to "replace" my 775 Q9300 system

Base Specs

Corsair Graphite 600T Case

Intel i7 950

Rampage III Formula

Corsair H70

(no idea on ram yet)

Well im wondering if i can front mount the H70 on the front in the hard drives bays (will it fit) Also if the Rad would reach im thinking of attaching a Scythe 120mm Ultra Kaze 3000rpm Fan from my old system onto it its 38mm wide if i use that as a push fan and another as a pull will that help it reach

[arminjrdn]

@Brue2 no.enough said

[Brue2]

@arminjrdn bugger i saw a couple people front mounting them with the h50's but the h70 wont hit and i was wishing it would

[GotenSSJ1]

Then buy a h50 instead or get a better case.

[Brue2]

@GotenSSJ1 The Corsair Graphite 600t is a epic case...ill be buying it all tomorrow so if it doesnt good up how i want ill back mount it

and ill try for the ultra kaze or get a old 120mm fan and clear out the motor and fins and use it as a spacer

[Japsenliebhaber]

@Brue2 jesus ultra kaze 3000rpm are you deaf^^?

[Brue2]

@Japsenliebhaber What was that?

[Japsenliebhaber]

@Brue2 i was just wondering because you want to use those ultra kaze fans which are 46 db loud at full speed

[TheWuHu1]

i went with the h70 and performs realy good with my i7 960

[bvestationfan]

do a Corsair H70 vs CoolIT ECO ALC

[Jorgie0101]

Cases make a big difference also... for example the Corsair 800D is an awful case for air coolers because it's so big but excellent for water cooling.

[TheNerdAdventures]

why are all the temps in only Fahrenheit? we use Celsius in australia

[Gamer08ful]

My coolit advantge didnt come with an amd bracket? why?

[freeckykiller]

Corsair H70 or CoolIT Vantage what should i buy?

[TheProjectrgx]

@freeckykiller h70

[manchesterfc007]

hey dude. i'm not much of a tech wiz but i really love comps. i am 13 years btw. here's my specs. Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit Core i5-750 2.66 Mhz Intel DH55TC motherboard Corsair 2GB DDR3 1333mhz x 2 Western Digital Caviar Blue 320 GB Asus Nvidia EN9800GTX+ 512MB DDR3 Thermaltake V3 Black Edition casing Mushkin 500w Power Supply 20" Samsung 2043SW is it good enough for the latest games like cod black ops, batman arkham asylum, crysis, medal of honour? thanks.

[TheProjectrgx]

@manchesterfc007 yes!but upgrade to a  Radeon HD 6970 when its out

[manchesterfc007]

@TheProjectrgx thanks. but i dont have a good budget for now. do u think i should buy a gts 250 1gb card? is it better than a 9800gtx+ or what?

[DiDolRuChagi]

@manchesterfc007 Hold onto your 9800GTX. The prices for the better cards will be going down. The GTS 250 is a good budget card, but you wont see better results with it. Keep your eyes out on deals for the GTX 260. Check on newegg.com for cards and prices, then check Amazon.com for the same card. On Amazon.com, you can buy Brand New and Used cards.

[TheProjectrgx]

@manchesterfc007 Keep your 9800gtx or get a Radeon HD 5770 on newegg.com$139.99 was: $149.99 run game like crysis Amazon.com, you can buy Brand New and Used cards. O.o

[manchesterfc007]

@TheProjectrgx thanks man. i might be buying one during christmas. btw where are u from? i am from malaysia.

[DiDolRuChagi]

@manchesterfc007 Change the Graphics Card...Thats getting dated.

[manchesterfc007]

@DiDolRuChagi thanks. but i dont have a good budget for now. do u think i should buy a gts 250 1gb card? is it better than a 9800gtx+ or what?

[allvids4life]

You forgot to mention that liquid cooling is much more silent, better performance at lower rpm. And besides, saying your cpu is water cooled sounds way better that saying you've got an aircooled cpu sounding like a jetengine. Just an example :P

[xxvi3tboi5o4xx]

What about the Noctua DH-14?

[yogman10]

Where can you buy a computer test bench?

[yogman10]

@yogman10 One more thing.

What test bench are YOU using?

[Japsenliebhaber]

@yogman10 every shop that sells cases will sell bench tables too.

[Macsimus007]

That H70 cooler is not impressive at all. Linus wanted to go apples to apples, but the truth is that the Noctua would preform far better with the fans that it comes with, and those numbers would be much closer or about the same.

[sxyphatboy]

@Macsimus007 your basically saying that the corsair fan was the culprit for the not so good temps of the noctua heatsink, which is very true becasue the noctua fans are better. Now just imagine if the corsair used the noctua fans? Would the temps be better, or equal to that of the noctua heatsink?

[Macsimus007]

@sxyphatboy Yes but noctua fans cost about $20 USD. Adding 2 of those would dramatically increase the price of an already overpriced item. You can get the noctua for $60 and it comes with 2 fans, and with the proper fans it would prefer as good or better, for much cheaper.

[sxyphatboy]

@Macsimus007 ok so your saying again that because of the noctua fans the noctua heatsink performs better? Linus says this in the video. I think that fans should exemplify the heatsink. What I mean is that the heatsink should perform awesome with any fan, while adding the specific noctua fans would make it better. I don't like this noctua heatsink I like the NH-D14. Final words: noise wise I choose the noctua, temps wise I choose the h-70.

[Macsimus007]

@sxyphatboy The spacing of the fins are designed to work optimally with the fans they design for it. You don't seem to be understanding what I'm saying. Let's use your example of the D14. The d14 will run you around $80 or so and will perform better than the h70, hands down. The h70 will cost you around $110. In order order to add some noctua fans you'll add about $40 onto the price. That's nearly double the price for and for what. The temps will not be better, despite what you say.

[Macsimus007]

@sxyphatboy You could also add on a 3rd fan to the D14, still be cheaper than an h70 with stock fans, and cooler better than an h70 no matter what fans you add. Unless you're going to go with something stupid like 4krpm fans. It's just completely and all around fail, and is only good for those who want to say they have watercooling. The heatsink with 2 fans makes it rather large as well, so the advantage of the h50's small size is pretty much gone at this point. This product is a gimic.

[sxyphatboy]

@Macsimus007 good points. I have the H50 with push pull config, one fan of the h50 and the other a case fan I had, Q8300 @ 3.2xx idle at 34-37 with 1.27 vdrop controlled, max load is 60 for 6 hours of prime95. I fell into the gimic but it works. I WANT LINUS TO COMMENT ON OUR DISCUTION.

[blobrockster]

0:46 "woops!" XD rofl

[ik1371995]

i have a question...

does the Noctua NH-U12P SE2 fit in a Cooler Master Storm Sniper with the huge Side fan???

(i have one, with a ASUS PT6E SE Motherboard, and an i7 930 and don't know, if it will fit???)

thx

Ian

[Schmidteren]

should have been against the noctua nh-d14!

[Roly702]

I wouldn't mind seeing you do a video with the h70 using the silverstone air penetrator fans :).

[mrbyam64]

I've got the Corsair H70 in an AMD X6 1090T and I get 17c lowest on idle and 30c on max load :)

[Macsimus007]

@mrbyam64 You're ambient temp must be like 13c. Do you live in the arctic :o

[CABdosdos]

WOW WHY did you change the fans on the noctua?! dude you gotta be like retarded to not realize that noctua fans MAKE their cooling products as good as they are. Cmon dude get it straight.

[cssful]

@CABdosdos he said why.. he wanted this test to be apples to apples test..

[gerry410]

@CABdosdos He says in the video " He's using the same 2 fans because he wants this to be as much an apples to apples comparison as possible". DDDaaaa who's the retard, take the shit out of your ears dummy.

[ssorangetomato]

@CABdosdos listen to 2:27 you fool

[mgbon2]

@ssorangetomato Then he should also try the H70 with the Noctua fans right? 

[Drebln893]

@CABdosdos ...LOL, I was thinking the same thing. This review test is wack

[MrChefCook]

OMG ! Why CPU reach's 75*C @ 3.8 ghz ???? I have H50 - push-pull setup on my Core i5-750 @ 3.7ghz & temps is not going over 38*C...

[Macsimus007]

@MrChefCook 'You lie

[TikiShootah]

still think coolit rocks. Normal airflow. price/perfomrance. ect ect,  and your not paying 90% for the box like corsairs

[blakelocati]

Why wouldn't you use a noctua nh-d14 in this test?

[Hassasin195]

I think you should use the stock fans that came with the noctua I have the se1, and the stock fans work better than any other fans that I have tried (shot of deltas). Apples to apples, put 252.85CFM deltas on all the coolers and basically remove airflow as a variable :P Just make sure to wear ear protection around the deltas :P

[MrInsanityInBlack]

Hey LinusTechTips, I would just like to know.

Where can one DL these progs you use to check CPU Temp, etc. And all that kind of stuff. Would be nice for you do a little show on all of those things.

Thanks

[9Deda]

all this modding linus does....is he going to be expecting a crazy electricity bill?

[faceplantcharlie]

The $20 difference between the H70 and the NHU-12P could explain a bit of the 5 degree difference. Big Air out performs small water for the price point in every test I've seen.

[3dkiller]

why not using the Noctua NHD14 instead of NH-U12P SE2 ?

[GingerPainter]

haha That fan got PWNED!!! 

[crazyprime]

How do you put the sealed units outside of a case, most cases have holes for water cooling but you cant slide the rad or pump threw them. So unless you hack your case you can not put those sealed units on the outside. Can you?

[B00h44]

I'm realy content with the V8 cooler, looks great cools great, fan in de middle of the fins, add an exhaust fan in the case itself and i7's at 4ghz run cool al a syberian summers breeze :)

[ArtDamage911]

bzzzt... Whoops!

[Oniongamer]

Corsair H70 is just way too big lol. Once you put it on your case, you won't be able to reach the the 8 pin mobo power connector or the 3/4 pin fan connectors because it completely blocks it (so plug those in before you do anything lol)

[iExD]

I never get bored watching Linus' videos. It's like watching a show on TV, instead.. on the computer. (Keyboard)-Types Channel : Linus' Tech Tips

[MMMoNsT3R]

@iExD yea me to.. idk y. he needs to upload more.. like once a week would be nice.

[GameBigc]

Noctua d14 vs. Corsair H70?

[nagdlee]

Meh...I'd rather get a real water cooling kit or buy the Silverstone Raven 02 (Fortress 02) and the Noctua NH-D14 then getting these gimmicky all in one water cooling kits, or just stick with the stockcooler and replace the fan. I personally feel like the all in one solutions give false impressions.

[movies1239]

Wait lemme get this straight. So that's air cooling? So it basically blows colder air in, while removing the old hot air, is that how it works? I always thought that was liquid cooling :O! Please some one reply back to let me know if I'm correct.

[Flashlabs]

@movies1239 the liquid transfers the heat from the CPU to the Radiator where heat can be better dissipated by the fans then it could on a regular cooler. The fans are sucking cold air in and blowing it past the radiator fins and the blowing the hot air away.

[movies1239]

@Flashlabs OHH!! So it was liquid cooling after all :O! Okay, thanks man for clearing that up for me. I'm considering purchasing this =P!

[drumsrule786]

Thats strange my H50 doesn't go much above 75 C with push pull fans at a medium speed and a core i7 clocked at 4 Ghz, and the H70 here got the same temps with high speed push pull and a core i7 at 3.8 ghz

[tiu007]

That is in F or C?

[MachineMezziah]

@tiu007 In C degrees.

[toymachinethunder]

@tiu007 yes

[chickenwingbro]

those ram heatsinks look epic!!

[falubii]

@chickenwingbro Those RAM heatsinks are meant for liquid cooling.

[chickenwingbro]

@falubii yea i know, but they just look so sweet

[Sosodeflol]

A true comparison should be with the h50 not h70

[TheFirm34]

Pee on the bench =/

[Heat6666]

Thumbs up if you said whooooops first?!

[NaGranicy]

1 question to You! ;) Are you Bill Gates's member of family? Where the hell do you get money from to do this? you have like 560 videos with unboxing expensive things...

[militant123]

LMAO LINUS AND FANS EQUAL EITHER PAN OR DAMAGE HAHA

[Cyberoverdragon]

That Ram is freakin Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tsubodzuka]

What was the 875k's VID?

[xiaopengyou13]

great video..this was exactly what i was looking for..i was wondering if the vantage was any good..i guess i'm sticking with the h70

[GreenyPoop]

I get better temps with my megahalems, and its a year old... Still good.

[xXJOEVXx]

wait, what hapends if there's a diffect in the pre filled liquid cooling units for example leak or something and your pc gets screwed.

Ive been wondering what happends....

[selyss12345]

@xXJOEVXx

best case - simply needs cleaning up; worst case - machine blows up and caught house on fire....

but at least Cosair's unit is pretty reliable, there is no CONFIRMED case of leaking. So safety wise, it should be as safe as the liquid capacitors still being used on lower end motherboards.

[Lynx2171]

Sorry, all in one water systems are pointles. Silver Arrow, NH-D14, Venomous x will all do better. If you want water cooling buy a kit!!!!!

[MrGENOCIDEGeorge]

@Lynx2171 You're better off buying your parts seperately.

Cheaper, more defined for your usage, et cetera.

[Neomis01]

@Lynx2171 tell Corsair, the other Compact liquid cooling Manufacturers, and the millions of dollars they made that "all in one water systems are pointless"

[LShiznit]

what cpu and clock does he have on it?

[MrGENOCIDEGeorge]

@LShiznit Core i7, 3.8GHz

[ComandnConquerFreak]

thumbs up for kingston RAM!

[shalomyo]

nh-d14 just laughs at this coolers