WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:07.839 This Techquickie is all about the Corsair H110, an extreme performance 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:10.719 liquid cooler that uses two 140mm 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:13.759 cooling fans on a massive 280 mm radiator. We're going to tell you what 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. 00:00:15.759 --> 00:00:22.320 Your CPU needs cooling, and as the transistors get smaller and smaller and 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:26.240 the die sizes shrink, we need even more efficient ways to move the heat away 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:30.720 from the CPU and dissipate it to the surrounding air. Modern systems won't 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:34.719 run at all without some kind of cooling. So, odds are if your computer's working, 00:00:33.040 --> 00:00:38.320 you have a cooler in it, but it's probably a stock cooler. These are 00:00:36.480 --> 00:00:43.760 designed to be compact for maximum compatibility and low cost, so they can 00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:47.440 easily be mass-produced. And that, my friends, is where high performance 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:52.719 liquid coolers come in. You can use a small compact CPU cooler and pump combo 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:57.199 unit to move the heat away with the efficiency of water to a large radiator 00:00:55.440 --> 00:01:02.879 where it can then be dissipated to the air. Smaller liquid coolers using 120 mm 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:08.799 fans already leave many aftermarket air coolers in the dust, preventing CPU 00:01:05.119 --> 00:01:11.920 overheating and aiding in overclocking. 00:01:08.799 --> 00:01:14.960 Just like that. However, what if you 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:19.040 could have 36% more surface area by 00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:22.320 using 140 mm fans instead of 120 mm 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:24.320 fans? The H110 is easy to install if you 00:01:22.320 --> 00:01:27.520 have a Phillips head screwdriver and you're comfortable opening up the side 00:01:25.759 --> 00:01:33.119 panel of your case. It comes with not only the cooler, but also two 140 mm 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 00:01:35.360 --> 00:01:41.840 an AMD system. The first step is to remove your stock cooler, either by 00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:47.320 removing the clips on AMD or turning each of the four pins on your Intel 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:47.320 system counterclockwise. 00:01:50.399 --> 00:01:59.680 Then remove the CPU fan header from the motherboard and clean off the CPU using 00:01:56.799 --> 00:02:03.600 a lint-free cloth and 99% isopropyl alcohol. 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 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:12.480 intend to install the H110 in, you'll have to remove those as well, but the 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:16.000 C70 does not. Since this is an Intel platform, we're using the universal 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:22.800 Intel back plate, which has mounting holes for 775, 1155, 1156, and 1366. 00:02:20.640 --> 00:02:26.640 2011 is done without a back plate. So, all we do is put the mounting tags 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:32.150 through the back, apply the adhesive strips, then remove 00:02:29.200 --> 00:02:33.760 the covers, 00:02:33.760 --> 00:02:39.280 then position it on the back of the motherboard so that the pegs stick 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:43.360 through the holes in the board. The adhesive keeps it in place while you're 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:47.680 installing the CPU cooler from the other side. Now, installing the fans can be a 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 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:56.480 rather than having the case right side up, I've moved it either onto its side 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 00:02:58.480 --> 00:03:05.360 the fans in place at the same time. Because this case has rubber grommets in 00:03:02.640 --> 00:03:10.319 the 140 mm mounting holes, I don't need to use the optional washers that are 00:03:07.440 --> 00:03:15.680 included with the H110. Once I have the fans in place, it'll be 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:21.920 less difficult to position the H110 correctly up against the fans. Then all 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 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:31.120 itself. I recommend handtightening them at first 00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:34.879 in order to avoid crossthreading the mounting holes. 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 00:03:37.040 --> 00:03:43.120 your screwdriver to tighten everything up. 00:03:40.959 --> 00:03:48.799 I've opted to install the included fans as exhaust fans because the C70 is quite 00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:53.760 a well ventilated chassis. However, if I had a tighter chassis that's not as open 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:59.519 inside, I might use them as intakes to get better temperatures for my CPU. 00:03:56.879 --> 00:04:03.920 The flexible tubing on the H110 allows the CPU cooling unit to be easily 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:08.799 positioned over the CPU socket. I recommend handtightening the thumb 00:04:05.920 --> 00:04:14.400 screws first after carefully aligning them over the back plate and then using 00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:17.519 the screwdriver. This helps you avoid damaging your motherboard by 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:22.000 accidentally driving a screw into the PCB. Once it's time to tighten with the 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:27.280 screwdriver, tighten in a cross pattern to avoid putting excess pressure on one 00:04:24.320 --> 00:04:32.080 side of your processor. Corsair's mounting mechanism is designed 00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:35.440 to screw in until it stops. That's when you're putting the right amount of 00:04:33.280 --> 00:04:38.560 pressure on the mounting mechanism. You're almost there. The system looks 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:42.880 great compared to having that stock cooler in there. However, these loose 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:47.040 wires are probably going to be an issue. Plug the three pin fan connector coming 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:51.360 out of the pump unit into the CPU fan header on your motherboard. Each of the 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:56.160 radiator fans then need to be plugged into available headers on the 00:04:52.960 --> 00:04:58.160 motherboard or on a fan controller. If 00:04:56.160 --> 00:05:01.440 you don't have any available headers, then you can plug them directly into 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:05.520 your power supply using adapters as well. If you've been following along 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:10.160 with our installation guide, then congratulations. 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:13.919 Your CPU is now water cooled. If you haven't been following along, then try a 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:17.840 Corsair Hydro Series cooler today to find out why Corsair is the number one 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:21.280 seller of CPU liquid cooling systems worldwide. This has been another Tech 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:24.160 Quickie. I'm Linus and I'll see you again next time.