Corsair H60 Compact Watercooler Review

In this review we looked at the latest edition of the Corsair H60 watecooler.  This is a self contained watercooling unit with a pump and block assembly on the CPU and 120mm radiator that can be mounted almost anywhere.  

Overall cooler construction is quite good.  The pump and block assembly are extremely well built and feature a multitude of screws to ensure there are no leaks.  Coolant is moved from the pump to the radiator using large diameter rubber tubing that is very flexible and resists kinking.  The radiator is a simple two tank design that is split down the middle to increase surface area and cooling.

When testing watecoolers you must make sure you don't over overpower the cooler as this will cause the system to collapse.  A cooler collapse is the point where temperatures will never level off and continue to rise.  Along the same lines to get accurate CPU temperatures you must run the tests long enough to ensure the entire system has warmed up.  At default speeds the H60 offered extremely good temperature numbers at the expense (or pleasure) of a reduced noise profile.  However, when it came to the overclocking tests the C/W number started to rise indicating that the cooler was approaching its saturation point.

While this may sound like a bad thing the Corsair H60 did provide better load temperatures at 4.4Ghz than you could attain using the OEM cooler at default speeds and which is the point of this product to begin with.

Self Contained Watercooler
Silent Operation
Large Diameter Hoses
Micro Fin CPU Block
Easy(ish) installation

Fan is underpowered
Could benefit from a thicker radiator