alank Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hi. I'm considering the H70 for an adventure into WC. Will it fit successfully in this case and with the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9? Also, I see the H70 is guaranteed for a couple of years. What would be an estimated life span of this product? I haven't set up this system yet as I'm awaiting case and Corsair PSU. Initially I'll running my 980X with the accompanying DBX-B heatsink. I would assume that installing the H70 will give me better temps than the DBX? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnervateD Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 It'll fit in the HAF-X. If it doesn't your doing something very wrong. The HAF-X is one of the largest desktop cases on the market. It's able to fit a full 360mm Radiator internally, hell, I don't think there's anything out there that won't fit in this beast unless your going with a double 360mm rad setup. The back exhaust fan on the HAF-X is a stock coolermaster 140mm fan, but if you take out that fan there are holes for both 140mm and 120mm holes, so you can mount the H70. Life span of the H70 I'm not sure, it's a completely sealed closed loop system and it doesn't seem like there will be much of any loss of water over time. I'll say probably 3-4 years my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alank Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Thanks...all good to know. Just wondering about the benefits? I've seen a review of the PBX stock heatsink and of course the H70. I don't plan to overclock, so do you think it worthwhile putting this in? On this review: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Intel-DBX-B-CPU-Cooler-Review/1000/5 They took a 980x overclocked to 4.2 and showed on idle: Intel DBX-B (P) 44 dBA 850 RPM 25 ºC Intel DBX-B (Q) 42 dBA 800 RPM 31 ºC ....and on load Intel DBX-B (P) 62 dBA 2600 RPM 59 ºC Intel DBX-B (Q) 54 dBA 1750 RPM 70 ºC I would guess even lower temps N/OC. That seems pretty good. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CristiM74 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I'm running a H70 in a Cooler Master HAF-X / Asus Rampage III Extreme, so you should be allright as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alank Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Cristim74 are you O/Cing? What sort of temps are you returning (idle/load)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CristiM74 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Yes I'm, but I'm not very happy with the temps. I'm pulling fresh air from outside and I'm using 2 Noctua 140mm fans. OC'd to 4GHz, and in prime95 after about 10 mins. I get 80'C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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