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Old 11-14-2009, 03:41 PM
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Default H50 vs Megahalem Battle Royale Results

The Heavy Weight Mega Vs The Light Weight H50

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[LEFT]I have owned a mega, but wanted to test it against the H50. I have finally finished all the tests and the graphs have been updated with the new info. Based on my results I got better results by pulling air from inside my case and exhausting it out the rear even though Corsair suggests you to do it the other way around.

IBT has been run at High to ensure the same amount of ram is used in every test.

I tested 3 settings:Stock, 3.9ghz with HT on, 4.1ghz with HT off
I ran 4 variations to these 3 tests: Idle, Window Panel, Fan Panel, Gaming
I even threw in the GPU temps so people could see how the panels and coolers affected the temps of the GPU during normal game play. I don't think the gaming/GPU results were very accurate though, I feel they varied some based on the maps played. I should have just ran vantage, but o well.
UT3 was the game used in all the gaming tests


This was not a stability test, the testing was only done to see temps.


Test System:
i7 860
CM Storm Sniper
Asus Maximus III
Geforce GTX 295
Windows 7
IC7 thermal paste
Ambient temp 20c
2x Ultra Kaze 3k @ 100% Push/Pull used on mega and H50

Pics of the system:


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...0pics/mega.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...nishedside.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...s/sidefans.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...20pics/IC7.jpg


What I did was averaged the 4 cores temps to give a straight average for each test, however the detailed results are in the 2nd post. I took screenshots of every test ran with temps, cpu verification, IBT verification, and GPU temp verification.

I put together graphs for easy reading, but as I said before if you want detailed results just read the 2nd post.






Quick Brake Down:


Stock
IBT- Mega wins
Gaming- Mega wins
Idle- H50 exhaust wins


3.9ghz Hyperthreading On
IBT- H50 exhaust wins
Gaming- Mega wins
Idle- H50 intake wins


4.1ghz Hyperthreading Off
IBT- H50 exhaust wins
Gaming- Mega wins
Idle- H50 exhaust wins


As you can see they both trade blows, the mega does better while playing games and only part of the cpu is used, the H50 exhaust does better during the Intel Burn Tests and they swap blows on Idle but Idle results are very inaccurate no matter how you look at it.



Pro's and Con's

H50 Pro's
*Small- Good for smaller cases and ram with high heat spreaders
*Good for window cases- Temps are the same in IBT with side fan & window
*Easy to Install
*Good price/performance ratio

H50 Con's
*Push/Pull on 38mm fans difficult to mount- had to use zip ties


Mega Pro's
*Better cooling if running your cpu on stock settings
*Had lower temps while gaming
*Easy to Install
*Good price/performance ratio

Mega Con's
*Big- May not fit in all cases
*Need for good airflow- If your case has bad airflow it might not cool as well
*May have to pay extra for mounting brackets for your cpu
*Have to pay extra for 38mm fan clips or make your own if using 38mm fans



Conclusion:
Both coolers appear to do great for the money. I think it just comes down to case airflow, case size, ram size and personal taste in looks. I do not see either of these 2 coolers achieving a higher overclock then the other.





Discuss freely and enjoy looking over my results :)

Keep in mind these results only speak for the i7 860 and results may vary based on case airflow and cpu type.

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Old 11-14-2009, 03:42 PM
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Picture Album of every screenshot taken of every test ran


Detailed test results:

Megahalems Push/Pull

Stock
Megahalems side fan on Idle: 34-34-32-28 =32avg
Megahalems side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 50-50-50-49 =50avg
Megahalems side fan on Load games 10min: 39-39-40-37 =39avg
GPU: 62
Megahalems side window Idle: 32-33-38-29 =33avg
Megahalems side window Load IBT 5 loops: 50-50-51-50 =50avg
Megahalems side window Load games 10min: 43-42-43-40 =42avg
GPU: 66
3.9 ghz HT on 1.375v
Megahalems side fan on Idle: 48-55-54-44 =50avg
Megahalems side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 88-92-84-93 =89avg
Megahalems side fan on Load games 10min: 63-62-57-57 =60avg
GPU: 63
Megahalems side window Idle: 51-55-46-47 =50avg
Megahalems side window Load IBT 2 loops: 88-90-82-91 =88avg (attempted 5 times, failed each time)
Megahalems side window Load games 10min: 65-66-59-60 =62.5avg
GPU: 66
4.1 ghz HT off 1.375v
Megahalems side fan on Idle:41-53-46-49 =47avg
Megahalems side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 86-87-80-88 =85.5avg
Megahalems side fan on Load games 10min:59-60-59-60 =59.5avg
GPU: 62
Megahalems side window Idle: 39-44-55-42 =45avg
Megahalems side window Load IBT 5 loops:86-89-81-88 =86avg
Megahalems side window Load games 10min: 61-63-60-61 =61avg
GPU: 66



Corsair H50 Push/Pull (pulling cool air from outside of case)

Stock
Corsair H50 side fan on Idle: 35-31-38-29 =33avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 53-51-53-51 =52avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load games 10min: 43-42-45-40 =42.5avg
GPU:63
Corsair H50 side window Idle: 34-35-39-33 =35avg
Corsair H50 side window Load IBT 5 loops: 53-52-54-50 =52avg
Corsair H50 side window Load games 10min: 43-42-45-40 =42.5avg
GPU:64
3.9 ghz HT on 1.375v
Corsair H50 side fan on Idle: 41-40-49-39 =42avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 88-90-87-90 =89avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load games 10min: 69-66-61-59 =64avg
GPU:62
Corsair H50 side window Idle: 42-44-44-42 =avg43
Corsair H50 side window Load IBT 5 loops: 90-89-89-90 =89.5avg
Corsair H50 side window Load games 10min: 66-68-66-60 =65avg
GPU:63
4.1 ghz Ht off 1.375v
Corsair H50 Caseless Load IBT 5 loops: 85-84-83-84 =84avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Idle: 43-48-44-45 =45avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 85-85-83-85 =85avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load games 10min: 65-64-65-63 =64avg
GPU:62
Corsair H50 side window Idle: 41-46-43-38 =42avg
Corsair H50 side window Load IBT 5 loops: 86-85-83-86 = 85avg
Corsair H50 side window Load games 10min: 63-63-65-62 = 63avg
GPU:61



Corsair H50 Pull/Push (blowing hot air out rear of case)

Stock
Corsair H50 side fan on Idle: 35-33-35-31 =33.5avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 50-51-52-50 =51avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load games 10min: 46-44-47-44 =45avg
GPU:63
Corsair H50 side window Idle: 31-30-33-28 =30.5avg
Corsair H50 side window Load IBT 5 loops: 54-53-55-52 =53.5avg
Corsair H50 side window Load games 10min: 44-43-45-41 =43avg
GPU:65
3.9 ghz HT on 1.375v
Corsair H50 side fan on Idle: 45-40-48-41 =43.5avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 90-89-84-89 =88avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load games 10min: 67-66-65-60 =64.5
GPU:63
Corsair H50 side window Idle: 40-43-47-39 =42avg
Corsair H50 side window Load IBT 5 loops: 86-89-85-91 =88avg
Corsair H50 side window Load games 10min: 67-60-61-63 =63avg
GPU:64
4.1 ghz Ht off 1.375v
Corsair H50 side fan on Idle: 40-38-42-43 =41avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load IBT 5 loops: 85-85-82-85 =84.5avg
Corsair H50 side fan on Load games 10min: 66-63-67-63 =65avg
GPU:62
Corsair H50 side window Idle: 47-43-46-44 =45avg
Corsair H50 side window Load IBT 5 loops: 85-85-83-85= 84.5avg
Corsair H50 side window Load games 10min: 61-60-61-59 =60avg
GPU:63

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Old 11-14-2009, 03:47 PM
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Just curious, what is your retail cost for each cooling setup as tested here?
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H50 - $65 (On sale @ bestbuy +tax)
Mega- $81 (Mega+1156 brackets+38mm clips+shipping)
2x Ultra Kaze fans - $25 (newegg 10 each + shipping)
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Old 11-14-2009, 04:12 PM
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Dollar per dollar, the H50 is a winner for sure.
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dude, u need to get a feather duster going over ur case. :P

nice set up btw, i like how u positioned the fans in the front bays - gave me a couple of ideas.

the reason i went for the h50 is that it puts less pressure on the motherboard. good air coolers are very heavy and tend to bend the board in a way that scares the **** out of me, and really it performs more or less exactly the same as those beasts.

i notice also you are using the h50 as an exhaust, not an intake. would it be possible for you to give another run of results in the same way for the h50 as intake?

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The tests I ran were done with the fan as an intake. I have now turned it around and will start testing it as an exhaust after the Auburn game.

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dude, u need to get a feather duster going over ur case. :P?
A lot of what you see if paint.




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I have now turned it around and will start testing it as an exhaust after the Auburn game.

Auburn game?

You mean the Georgia Bulldog game!
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nice computer man! look pretty almost like mine, hahaha

What kinda ram u have

im using the new Dominators for i7 and i5s

and im getting lots of crashes

i need to set the ram at 1333 instead of 1600
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G.Skill ripjaws 2000 running at 9-9-9-25 @ 1960
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Updated with added test results, updated graphs and pro's and con's
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whats the voltage at 1.65
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what model did u get
im wanting to get F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH

right now im running CMD4GX3M2A1600C8 and im getting lots of crashes. Kyleax do u have a email contact, id like to ask u a few questions. Im running the same set up as you perhaps you can answer a few questions of mine?
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whats the voltage at 1.65
Look at the graphs, they state the voltages.

on Stock everything is set to auto
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