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oh. Well it takes 2 120mm fan mounts so that was what i meant

Either case go with the h100i, better cooling and well worth the money.

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Hi im building my first PC in May next year and im going to overclock the i7 4790k(my first time overclocking) but i can't decide whether i should go for single radiator(corsair h80i) or dual radiator(corsiar h100i). Is dual radiator overkill and is single radiator enough? Single would also allow for some more exhaust fans but i can't decide.

 

 

EDIT: I meant 240mm vs 120mm radiators

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Hi im building my first PC in May next year and im going to overclock the i7 4790k(my first time overclocking) but i can't decide whether i should go for single radiator(corsair h80i) or dual radiator(corsiar h100i). Is dual radiator overkill and is single radiator enough? Single would also allow for some more exhaust fans but i can't decide.

Um the h100i isn't a dual radiator?

My Rig :  Case: Cooler Master HAF X ,Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H,PSU: Seasonic SS-750KM3,Processor: Core I7 4770k (overclocked 4.7ghz),Cooler: Corsair H100i, GPU: EVGA GTX 780 with acx cooler, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16gb DDR3 1600 (overclocked to 2000mhz), HDDS  Samsung 840 EVO 250 gb SSD , Western digital  2tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache, Old 1tb laptop drive I had , 320gb for os backup daily, 80gb external for weekly backups,Drives 2x Lg Blu Ray burner WH16MS40,MISC: Tp-Link dual band wireless card, Logitech g510s, Razer Deathadder 2013, Acer G236HLBbd 23" monitor, Old tv I had 23" for secondary monitor, old 32" samsung tv third monitor

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Um the h100i isn't a dual radiator?

It's dual 120 (240mm) so you could see it as a dual rad

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Um the h100i isn't a dual radiator?

it has 2 fans though?

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It's dual 120 (240mm) so you could see it as a dual rad

Dual rad is more than one radiator, it is just a 240mm rad. The size is bigger, it is not multiple radiators.

 

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My Rig :  Case: Cooler Master HAF X ,Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H,PSU: Seasonic SS-750KM3,Processor: Core I7 4770k (overclocked 4.7ghz),Cooler: Corsair H100i, GPU: EVGA GTX 780 with acx cooler, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16gb DDR3 1600 (overclocked to 2000mhz), HDDS  Samsung 840 EVO 250 gb SSD , Western digital  2tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache, Old 1tb laptop drive I had , 320gb for os backup daily, 80gb external for weekly backups,Drives 2x Lg Blu Ray burner WH16MS40,MISC: Tp-Link dual band wireless card, Logitech g510s, Razer Deathadder 2013, Acer G236HLBbd 23" monitor, Old tv I had 23" for secondary monitor, old 32" samsung tv third monitor

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Dual rad is more than one radiator, it is just a 240mm rad. The size is bigger, it is not multiple radiators.

 

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oh. Well it takes 2 120mm fan mounts so that was what i meant

Specs: Pre-built   CPU: Intel Core i5 2320   Cooler: Stock   GPU: GTX 760  

 

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oh. Well it takes 2 120mm fan mounts so that was what i meant

Either case go with the h100i, better cooling and well worth the money.

My Rig :  Case: Cooler Master HAF X ,Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H,PSU: Seasonic SS-750KM3,Processor: Core I7 4770k (overclocked 4.7ghz),Cooler: Corsair H100i, GPU: EVGA GTX 780 with acx cooler, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16gb DDR3 1600 (overclocked to 2000mhz), HDDS  Samsung 840 EVO 250 gb SSD , Western digital  2tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache, Old 1tb laptop drive I had , 320gb for os backup daily, 80gb external for weekly backups,Drives 2x Lg Blu Ray burner WH16MS40,MISC: Tp-Link dual band wireless card, Logitech g510s, Razer Deathadder 2013, Acer G236HLBbd 23" monitor, Old tv I had 23" for secondary monitor, old 32" samsung tv third monitor

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Either case go with the h100i, better cooling and well worth the money.

the price doesn't matter so im going for that then thanks!

Specs: Pre-built   CPU: Intel Core i5 2320   Cooler: Stock   GPU: GTX 760  

 

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the price doesn't matter so im going for that then thanks!

It made a 20 degree difference between my hyper 212 evo, it's that much better. If you can't afford a custom loop it gives you the satisfaction of a custom loop without the cost. I don't regret the purchase except the corsair link software is buggy as can be, it's a pos. Just set everything up once and forget about the software, it isn't worth using regularly.

My Rig :  Case: Cooler Master HAF X ,Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H,PSU: Seasonic SS-750KM3,Processor: Core I7 4770k (overclocked 4.7ghz),Cooler: Corsair H100i, GPU: EVGA GTX 780 with acx cooler, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16gb DDR3 1600 (overclocked to 2000mhz), HDDS  Samsung 840 EVO 250 gb SSD , Western digital  2tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache, Old 1tb laptop drive I had , 320gb for os backup daily, 80gb external for weekly backups,Drives 2x Lg Blu Ray burner WH16MS40,MISC: Tp-Link dual band wireless card, Logitech g510s, Razer Deathadder 2013, Acer G236HLBbd 23" monitor, Old tv I had 23" for secondary monitor, old 32" samsung tv third monitor

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It made a 20 degree difference between my hyper 212 evo, it's that much better. If you can't afford a custom loop it gives you the satisfaction of a custom loop without the cost. I don't regret the purchase except the corsair link software is buggy as can be, it's a pos. Just set everything up once and forget about the software, it isn't worth using regularly.

would an average user ever benefit from Corsair link?

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would an average user ever benefit from Corsair link?

Well you use it to set the blocks led and use custom fan curves or use the default ones. It's good to use to set the color to match your theme then set the fan curve to quite or performance. I found the difference between quite and performance to not be that great (5c) wasn't worth the extra noise.

 

Basically that's all it is good for, your initial setup with the leds and fan curve. Find what you like, set it and forget about it.

My Rig :  Case: Cooler Master HAF X ,Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H,PSU: Seasonic SS-750KM3,Processor: Core I7 4770k (overclocked 4.7ghz),Cooler: Corsair H100i, GPU: EVGA GTX 780 with acx cooler, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16gb DDR3 1600 (overclocked to 2000mhz), HDDS  Samsung 840 EVO 250 gb SSD , Western digital  2tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache, Old 1tb laptop drive I had , 320gb for os backup daily, 80gb external for weekly backups,Drives 2x Lg Blu Ray burner WH16MS40,MISC: Tp-Link dual band wireless card, Logitech g510s, Razer Deathadder 2013, Acer G236HLBbd 23" monitor, Old tv I had 23" for secondary monitor, old 32" samsung tv third monitor

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