Posted May 8, 2019 I’m looking at the Corsair h115i, not so much for performance more so aesthetics, but would hope it’d cool better. Any insight or personal opinions with this case and aio? Case- NZXT H500 Prcessor- AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Ram- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB(2x8GB) 3000MHz Cooling- AMD Wraith Stealth Storage- 240GB Kingston A400 SSD, 4TB WD MyPassport external drive(probably getting a Samsung EVO 860 1TB and 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 soon.) Motherboard- MSI Gaming Plus X470 Video Card- EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC Ultra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 Just dont do what I do and not replace it after 8 years. It leaked all over my system, killing my MoBo. i5 8600 - RX580 - Fractal Nano S - 1080p 144Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 No: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 Just now, NineEyeRon said: Just dont do what I do and not replace it after 8 years. It leaked all over my system, killing my MoBo. Not recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 Are you planning the place the rad on the top? If it's the standard H500 you might choke it for air if you place it in the front -Phoenix- -VouwFabriek- -SolidNAS- BlackMac Woody Clack Virtuality Lil'Lad Plot-Device Boerderij all your proteins are belong to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Slfullerjr said: I’m looking at the Corsair h115i, not so much for performance more so aesthetics, but would hope it’d cool better. Any insight or personal opinions with this case and aio? Case- NZXT H500 Prcessor- AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Ram- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB(2x8GB) 3000MHz Cooling- AMD Wraith Stealth Storage- 240GB Kingston A400 SSD, 4TB WD MyPassport external drive(probably getting a Samsung EVO 860 1TB and 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 soon.) Motherboard- MSI Gaming Plus X470 Video Card- EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC Ultra Ryzen 2600 doesn't need an AIO at all, so it's purely aesthetics you're going for. Since that's a 100% subjective thing... your call. It'll cool it fine, the chip can't OC to a point where you need an AIO tho. "Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself. Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU - Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L - Samsung 27" 1080p Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p Steam Deck 512GB OLED OnePlus: OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green Other Tech: - 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified. - Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen - MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti - Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, LmnSour said: No: OP mentioned he wanted one for looks tho -Phoenix- -VouwFabriek- -SolidNAS- BlackMac Woody Clack Virtuality Lil'Lad Plot-Device Boerderij all your proteins are belong to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, RollinLower said: Are you planning the place the rad on the top? If it's the standard H500 you might choke it for air if you place it in the front The H500 has fine airflow, not great, but better than the old S340. OP: if you like the looks and have the cash, then sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 It won't cool any better than an aftermarket aircooler, but at least itll perform better than the included ryzen cooler. I think the h100i actually cools better than the h115, if you want to save a buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, RollinLower said: OP mentioned he wanted one for looks tho If its for looks then why ask in an open forum. That's purely subjective. If for performance, the more objective consensus is "no". Even if they did perform, they mix Cu and Alu and after a few years, not even the anti-corrosive fluid can't stop the inevitable corrosion. AIO's are just overpriced, under-performing time bombs. If you have the money and want looks + performance, get yourself a proper watercooling setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 Dont bother, AIOs are only really a decent buy if you either cant fit a large air cooler or need the performance of a 280+mm one. Looks are subjective but AIOs are always going to be a pretty shit buy in my eyes I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays... nothing, it just sits there collecting dust... Builds: The Toaster Project! Northern Bee! The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0) Spoiler "Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. #1. Treat others as you would like to be treated. #2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt. #3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place. Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said: The H500 has fine airflow, not great, but better than the old S340. That just means my point still stands. Putting a rad in front of the S340 is a bad idea aswell. 2 minutes ago, LmnSour said: If its for looks then why ask in an open forum. That's purely subjective. If for performance, the more objective consensus is "no". Even if they did perform, they mix Cu and Alu and after a few years, not even the anti-corrosive fluid can't stop the inevitable corrosion. Sure, but that's something everyone knows what you get when buying into a AIO. Doesn't mean you shouldn't get one. -Phoenix- -VouwFabriek- -SolidNAS- BlackMac Woody Clack Virtuality Lil'Lad Plot-Device Boerderij all your proteins are belong to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 Just now, RollinLower said: That just means my point still stands. Putting a rad in front of the S340 is a bad idea aswell. So you want him to dremel a hole in the top for the 280mm rad? a H500 only fits a top 240mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 Author 13 minutes ago, RollinLower said: Are you planning the place the rad on the top? If it's the standard H500 you might choke it for air if you place it in the front Maybe I need to look at the smaller one then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, RollinLower said: Are you planning the place the rad on the top? If it's the standard H500 you might choke it for air if you place it in the front I can second this I have an h500i and use a corsair h100i pro, the only 240mm rad support on the h500 series cases is in the front where you would normally mount the intake fans, so unless you're using a 120mm aio you can mount on the outtake it's going to be a bad time, I literally just bought a Fractal Design Meshify C because I'm sick of the airflow issues with the h500i. Honestly a dark rock pro 4 would be my recommendation if you want a case like the h500. Main Desktop: CPU - i9-14900k | Mobo - Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR4 | GPU - ASUS TUF Gaming OC RTX 4090 | RAM - Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 64GB 3600mhz | AIO - H150i Pro XT | PSU - Corsair RM1000X | Case - Phanteks P500A Digital - White | Storage - Samsung 970 Pro M.2 NVME SSD 512GB / Sabrent Rocket 1TB Nvme / Samsung 860 Evo Pro 500GB / Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2tb Nvme / Samsung 870 QVO 4TB | TV Streaming PC: Intel Nuc CPU - i7 8th Gen | RAM - 16GB DDR4 2666mhz | Storage - 256GB WD Black M.2 NVME SSD | Phone: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 - Phantom Black 512GB | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Slfullerjr said: Maybe I need to look at the smaller one then The H700 and H400 series are the only two that have 240mm+ radiator support on the top, the rest will all need to be mounted vertically in the front. If you want an H series NZXT case your best bet would be either those two or to go for a decent air cooler. Otherwise the airflow will be pretty crap. Main Desktop: CPU - i9-14900k | Mobo - Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR4 | GPU - ASUS TUF Gaming OC RTX 4090 | RAM - Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 64GB 3600mhz | AIO - H150i Pro XT | PSU - Corsair RM1000X | Case - Phanteks P500A Digital - White | Storage - Samsung 970 Pro M.2 NVME SSD 512GB / Sabrent Rocket 1TB Nvme / Samsung 860 Evo Pro 500GB / Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2tb Nvme / Samsung 870 QVO 4TB | TV Streaming PC: Intel Nuc CPU - i7 8th Gen | RAM - 16GB DDR4 2666mhz | Storage - 256GB WD Black M.2 NVME SSD | Phone: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 - Phantom Black 512GB | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 8, 2019 1 hour ago, RollinLower said: Sure, but that's something everyone knows what you get when buying into a AIO. Doesn't mean you shouldn't get one. Not everyone. There are those that take "anti corrosive" a little too literal. The only way to keep AIO's from corroding away to nothing is if you change the fluid regularly like you should with your car. Unfortunately, AIO's, by nature, don't exactly allow this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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