1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:07,839 This Techquickie is all about the Corsair H110, an extreme performance 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:10,719 liquid cooler that uses two 140mm 3 00:00:07,839 --> 00:00:13,759 cooling fans on a massive 280 mm radiator. We're going to tell you what 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:18,000 you need to know about it and show you how to install it in your gaming system. 5 00:00:15,759 --> 00:00:22,320 Your CPU needs cooling, and as the transistors get smaller and smaller and 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:26,240 the die sizes shrink, we need even more efficient ways to move the heat away 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:30,720 from the CPU and dissipate it to the surrounding air. Modern systems won't 8 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:34,719 run at all without some kind of cooling. So, odds are if your computer's working, 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:38,320 you have a cooler in it, but it's probably a stock cooler. These are 10 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:43,760 designed to be compact for maximum compatibility and low cost, so they can 11 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:47,440 easily be mass-produced. And that, my friends, is where high performance 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:52,719 liquid coolers come in. You can use a small compact CPU cooler and pump combo 13 00:00:50,399 --> 00:00:57,199 unit to move the heat away with the efficiency of water to a large radiator 14 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:02,879 where it can then be dissipated to the air. Smaller liquid coolers using 120 mm 15 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:08,799 fans already leave many aftermarket air coolers in the dust, preventing CPU 16 00:01:05,119 --> 00:01:11,920 overheating and aiding in overclocking. 17 00:01:08,799 --> 00:01:14,960 Just like that. However, what if you 18 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:19,040 could have 36% more surface area by 19 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:22,320 using 140 mm fans instead of 120 mm 20 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:24,320 fans? The H110 is easy to install if you 21 00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:27,520 have a Phillips head screwdriver and you're comfortable opening up the side 22 00:01:25,759 --> 00:01:33,119 panel of your case. It comes with not only the cooler, but also two 140 mm 23 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:37,840 fans and all of the mounting hardware that you need to mount it on an Intel or 24 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:41,840 an AMD system. The first step is to remove your stock cooler, either by 25 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:47,320 removing the clips on AMD or turning each of the four pins on your Intel 26 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,320 system counterclockwise. 27 00:01:50,399 --> 00:01:59,680 Then remove the CPU fan header from the motherboard and clean off the CPU using 28 00:01:56,799 --> 00:02:03,600 a lint-free cloth and 99% isopropyl alcohol. 29 00:02:01,439 --> 00:02:08,160 Last but not least, if your case has any fans pre-installed in the holes that you 30 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:12,480 intend to install the H110 in, you'll have to remove those as well, but the 31 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:16,000 C70 does not. Since this is an Intel platform, we're using the universal 32 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:22,800 Intel back plate, which has mounting holes for 775, 1155, 1156, and 1366. 33 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:26,640 2011 is done without a back plate. So, all we do is put the mounting tags 34 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:32,150 through the back, apply the adhesive strips, then remove 35 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,760 the covers, 36 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:39,280 then position it on the back of the motherboard so that the pegs stick 37 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:43,360 through the holes in the board. The adhesive keeps it in place while you're 38 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:47,680 installing the CPU cooler from the other side. Now, installing the fans can be a 39 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:52,000 little bit tricky, but I'm going to show you guys the way that I find is best. So 40 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:56,480 rather than having the case right side up, I've moved it either onto its side 41 00:02:53,920 --> 00:03:00,720 or onto its back so that I can support all of the screws in place and all of 42 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:05,360 the fans in place at the same time. Because this case has rubber grommets in 43 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:10,319 the 140 mm mounting holes, I don't need to use the optional washers that are 44 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:15,680 included with the H110. Once I have the fans in place, it'll be 45 00:03:12,879 --> 00:03:21,920 less difficult to position the H110 correctly up against the fans. Then all 46 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:26,640 I have to do is fine-tune it until the screws go into the holes on the radiator 47 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:31,120 itself. I recommend handtightening them at first 48 00:03:28,879 --> 00:03:34,879 in order to avoid crossthreading the mounting holes. 49 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:39,120 Once a few of them are threaded in, it becomes much simpler to go ahead and use 50 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:43,120 your screwdriver to tighten everything up. 51 00:03:40,959 --> 00:03:48,799 I've opted to install the included fans as exhaust fans because the C70 is quite 52 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:53,760 a well ventilated chassis. However, if I had a tighter chassis that's not as open 53 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:59,519 inside, I might use them as intakes to get better temperatures for my CPU. 54 00:03:56,879 --> 00:04:03,920 The flexible tubing on the H110 allows the CPU cooling unit to be easily 55 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:08,799 positioned over the CPU socket. I recommend handtightening the thumb 56 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:14,400 screws first after carefully aligning them over the back plate and then using 57 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:17,519 the screwdriver. This helps you avoid damaging your motherboard by 58 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:22,000 accidentally driving a screw into the PCB. Once it's time to tighten with the 59 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:27,280 screwdriver, tighten in a cross pattern to avoid putting excess pressure on one 60 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:32,080 side of your processor. Corsair's mounting mechanism is designed 61 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:35,440 to screw in until it stops. That's when you're putting the right amount of 62 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:38,560 pressure on the mounting mechanism. You're almost there. The system looks 63 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:42,880 great compared to having that stock cooler in there. However, these loose 64 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:47,040 wires are probably going to be an issue. Plug the three pin fan connector coming 65 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:51,360 out of the pump unit into the CPU fan header on your motherboard. Each of the 66 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:56,160 radiator fans then need to be plugged into available headers on the 67 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:58,160 motherboard or on a fan controller. If 68 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:01,440 you don't have any available headers, then you can plug them directly into 69 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:05,520 your power supply using adapters as well. If you've been following along 70 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:10,160 with our installation guide, then congratulations. 71 00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:13,919 Your CPU is now water cooled. If you haven't been following along, then try a 72 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:17,840 Corsair Hydro Series cooler today to find out why Corsair is the number one 73 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:21,280 seller of CPU liquid cooling systems worldwide. This has been another Tech 74 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,160 Quickie. I'm Linus and I'll see you again next time.