xvartframtid Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Hello! I'm new. I've planned to write a post about a problem that I have encountered with my computer (which I suspect is the result of my H60 cooling system breaking down after 7 years of hard work), but am currently at work, so I will start with this question: Does the H60 and the H80i v2 (roughtly the same dimensions if i'm not mistaken) require the same amount of power? I am not very well-versed in power and voltage, but I have a 450W SFX power supply in my pc (it's a lil guy) and so do not want to replace my broken (?) h60 with something that will draw too much power. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 None of these AIO pumps draw more than a handful of watts. It's not a significant drain on the PSU, regardless of size. However, the dimensions and operation of the H80i v2 are quite different to your H60 (2013). It's still a 120x120mm square, but it's 50mm thick on the radiator plus two more 25 fans for an effective 100mm thickness. That is a lot to account for. It's also an "i" cooler so it was mean to be used in conjunction with the Corsair CUE software. There is also a revamped H60 (2018) that would be very similar to what you have now and work in the same way. The exception is I believe the newer H60 now gets it's power directly from the PSU via SATA rather than pull it from the motherboard headers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvartframtid Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Thanks a lot! That's quite useful to know. I think I will try to obtain an H60 (2013) or the newer version (I can't quite tell which one is for sale on my local "craigslist", but I will try to pick it up later today). I haven't yet had a chance to examine how my H60 is powered (if it's SATA or PWM), but i think it's probably the latter, given it's age.. hopefully i'll have the right cables to hook up a new one! I will update later, either here or in a new post. For now, thanks a lot for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 You surely have the 2013 version with power from the MB header. One way to tell the 2018 version apart is will have a grey/silver bezel around the block and it lights up static white. Your 2013 version should be plain black. https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Liquid-Cooling/Single-Radiator-Liquid-Coolers/Hydro-Series%E2%84%A2-H60-%282018%29-120mm-Liquid-CPU-Cooler/p/CW-9060036-WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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