Podcast #273 - Corsair 750D, a XSPC Watercooling Kit, the Steam Controller and more!

Subject: General Tech | October 17, 2013 - 06:35 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, corsair, halloween, costume, contest, XSPC, watercooling, radiator, steam, SteamOS, Steam Controller

PC Perspective Podcast #273 - 10/17/2013

Join us this week as we discuss the Corsair 750D, a XSPC Watercooling Kit, the Steam Controller and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, and Allyn Malventano

1. PC Perspective Halloween Hardware Giveaway - Brought to you by Corsair and Gigabyte

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3. Week in Review:
   1. ORIGIN PC Millennium Custom Gaming Rig - Ivy Bridge-E, GTX 780 SLI
   2. Corsair Obsidian 750D Full-Tower ATX Case Review
   3. XSPC Raystorm 750 EX240 Watercooling Kit Review
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5. News items of interest:
   1. Valve confirms Steam Machines not NVIDIA exclusive
   2. Rumor: Web Developer Tools Leaked the R9 290X Price?
      1. Amazon price
   3. Valve's Steam Controller Demonstration... 001... .avi?
   4. Fujitsu's 'All New In Touch' Mobile Laptop/Tablet Lineup
   5. MS confirms AMD Mantle not compatible with Xbox One
   6. PC Shipments Fell Less Than Expected. Tablets Grew Less
   7. AMD cards get an unexpected boost from the Linux 3.12 kernel
   8. Corsair Graphite 230T
   9. Poor yeilds will delay 14nm Broadwell chips
      1. Skylake (2015) reportedly not affected
   10. Lenovo Miix2 Tablet (Bay Trail-T, Win 8.1, etc)
   11. Altera FPGAs at Intel (14nm) programmed in OpenCL
6. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week:
   1. Jeremy: CastAR Goes Live on Kickstarter
      1. with unlimited screen size
   2. Josh: Get while the goin's good
   3. Allyn: http://www.fullscreenmario.com/
   4. Morry: Windows 8.1 - the way its meant to be played
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10. Closing/outro

Corsair Super-sizes Hydro Series Liquid Coolers with 280mm and 140mm Sizes

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 17, 2013 - 02:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: water cooling, radiator, Hydro Series, H90, H110, corsair, 280mm, 140mm

Corsair is thinking big with their Hydro series of self contained watercoolers, the $130 H110 model sports a 280mm radiator while the $100 H90 is a smaller 140mm, both using Corsair's high static pressure 140mm fans for cooling.  That should keep the noise down as well as your temperatures and as long as your case supports 140mm fans you should be able to mount the radiators with no problem. 

^{My hero!}

FREMONT, California—January 17, 2013—Corsair, designer of high-performance PC hardware components, today announced the Hydro Series H110 and H90 liquid CPU coolers. With huge radiator cooling surfaces areas of 280mm and 140mm respectively and specially designed 140mm low-speed, high static pressure fans, the new coolers deliver superior CPU cooling and quieter operation than smaller 120mm designs.

The Hydro Series H110 is a low-noise, high-performance liquid CPU cooler with a double-length 280mm by 140mm radiator. The H110 radiator's large surface area provides more contact room for heat dissipation and for side-by-side mounting of dual fans. Each fan is a specially-designed low-speed 140mm static pressure fan, which moves much more air per decibel of noise than 120mm fans. Combined, the larger radiators and lower fan-speeds produce better performance with much lower noise levels than smaller 120mm dual-fan coolers. The H110 fits cases with dual 140mm top fan mounts and 20mm screw spacing.

The Hydro Series H90, like the H110, is a low-noise, high-performance liquid CPU cooler, but with a more compact square 140mm radiator and a single 140mm static pressure fan. The large radiator and spacious surface area combined with lower fan-speeds produce better performance than smaller 120mm single fan coolers with lower noise. The H90 is compatible with many cases with a rear or top 140mm fan mount.

The Hydro Series H110 and H90 liquid coolers feature an enhanced copper cold plate with soaks up heat more efficiently than previous generation designs. Both coolers are compatible with most modern CPU platforms including AMD AM2, AM3, AM3+, FM2 and FM1 and Intel LGA 1155, LGA 1156, LGA 1366, and LGA 2011.

"Many PC enthusiasts choose liquid cooling for its extreme cooling efficiency and quiet operation," said Thi La, Senior VP and GM of Memory and Enthusiast Component Products at Corsair. "To take liquid cooling the next level, we super-sized the Hydro Series H110 and H90, providing users our best cooling-to-noise ratio ever."

Pricing and Availability
The Corsair Hydro Series H110 and Hydro Series H90 liquid coolers are immediately available from Corsair’s worldwide network of resellers and distributors. Suggested retail prices in the United States are $129.99 for the H110 and $99.99 for the H90.

For more information on Corsair Hydro Series Liquid CPU Coolers, please visit: http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooling-kits/hydro-series-water-cooling-cpu-cooler.html

Swiftech's H2O-X20 Edge watercooling kit is effective, if a little loud

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 29, 2011 - 01:14 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: watercooling, radiator, pump, swiftech, H2O-X20 Edge Liquid Cooling System

Swiftech has assembled a full water cooling kit, including the waterblock, pump and radiator for just over $300.  This is not a self contained cooler like you have seen recently from Corsair and others, this is a more traditional watercooling kit.  That also means it is more powerful when properly set up, in this case you will need to have all three fans on the radiator running or the heat will not be properly dissipated. That need did prompt the only negative comment X-Bit Labs made, which is that for a watercooler this system is rather loud.

"A high-performance liquid-cooling system will definitely cool off any overclocked processors in summer heat. A system like was recently released by the American Swiftech Company. Read our new review for more details!"

Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:

CASES & COOLING

• Corsair Hydro Series H80 Liquid CPU Cooler Review @ Legit Reviews
• Xigmatek Dark Knight CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
• Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Air Cooler @ [H]ard|OCP
• Cooler Master Hyper 612 PWM Heatsink @ Benchmark Reviews
• Zalman CNPS7X LED CPU Cooler Review @ Techgage
• In Win BUC @ techPowerUp
• Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix
• SilverStone Temjin TJ11 (SST-TJ11B-W) Tower Chassis @ Tweaktown
• Thermaltake Level 10 GT: Monument to Excess @ AnandTech
• Fractal Design CORE 3000 @ techPowerUp
• BitFenix Shinobi Window Mid-Tower Case @ Bjorn3D
• Corsair Obsidian 650D: Transmuting Graphite to Obsidian @ AnandTech