New Swiftech H220 All In One CPU Cooler Question

[Moddy]

Hey guys, I was in the market for a new CPU cooler and was looking to buy a Corsair H100i. After a bit of research I found a new product from Swiftech, called the H220. It's an all in one system, with a better pump that actually allows you to add in other radiators and graphics card later into the loop.

http://www.swiftech.com/H220.aspx

For nearly the same as the top end all in one systems, you can get one far superior, it just makes sense. AS I am currently waiting for a store to come back in stock I am debating the fan setup. I know for a fact I want it to pull in air from the top of my Haf-X, but do I want to do a full push pull configuration with my cougar PWM fans?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835553002

I've heard people say the Noctua NF-F12's are ideal, and the best fans ever made but I am not fully convinced yet to go spend 50 dollars on 2 fans, lol.

So what do you guys think? I ran a push-pull with a friend's system with the same fans and it ran pretty good. Do you really need 4 fans for push pull? I could use some advice.

[n0cturnal]

The Cougars have 2.2mm H2O, while the Noctua has 2.61mm H2O. So yes the Noctua fans are better but if it is worth the extra money is up to you.

[Moddy]

How much better is the question. How many degrees C do you think it would differ?

[vesseblah]

There was a longer thread 3-4 weeks ago about H220 with lots of opinions for and against, including plenty of links.

Could start from here if you don't want to bother dig it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPfLKkyIJOI

[Rennadrel]

All I can say is don't waste your money on a Corsair H series cooler. My H80 died in January and I bought it last May. The pumps on them suck ass and you are better off getting the H220 which is supposed to have pretty darn good stock fans from what I have heard.

[Xs]

All I can say is don't waste your money on a Corsair H series cooler. My H80 died in January and I bought it last May. The pumps on them suck ass and you are better off getting the H220 which is supposed to have pretty darn good stock fans from what I have heard.

My H60 died about 2 weeks out of warranty, but they just replaced it, not a huge deal really

[Faithh]

Uhm they're releasing soon a H320 with a 360mm radiator and a sata connector instead of a molex plug which is just awesome. The H220 is getting that as well.

The H220 is a great cooler but it's noisy at full rpm so it's advised to drop it down to around 2K rpm orsomething. NF-F12 pwm's are fairly loud at full rpm for me but this can be notched down as well.

[Lemmiwink]

Uhm they're releasing soon a H320 with a 360mm radiator and a sata connector instead of a molex plug which is just awesome. The H220 is getting that as well.

The H220 is a great cooler but it's noisy at full rpm so it's advised to drop it down to around 2K rpm orsomething. NF-F12 pwm's are fairly loud at full rpm for me but this can be notched down as well.

Seriously? When? That's like enthusiast level, almost.

[Faithh]

Seriously? When? That's like enthusiast level, almost.

It's going for like months on the OCN forums :P Hence why I didn't buy the H220 yet.. I've read earlier as far as I can remember Q2 2013