![]() ![]() CPU(s): Intel Core i7-3930K and Intel Xeon E5 8-core 16 thread CPU 3.1GHz.The test configuration for this series is going to be my single-processor LGA 2011 test bed. The Corsair Hydro Series H80 CPU Cooler Review is the first cooler being reviewed in this series. I decided to purchase a few different LGA 2011 coolers just to try them out, specifically looking at the server/ workstation market as opposed to the fairly standard overclocking segment that is covered elsewhere. AMD’s G34 platform that STH covers quite a bit generally requires very specific coolers (my personal favorite of which is a Dynatron A1 solid copper heatsink with a custom mounted fan or passively cooled with chassis airflow.) On AMD AM2/AM3, the Intel LGA 1366 side and the Intel LGA 2011 side, things are a bit trickier since one has higher power consumption and additional heat to dissipate and retail coolers (if available) tend to have decent compromises. Those that can use Intel’s LGA 1155 CPUs (either Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge versions of an Intel core) were fortunate enough to be able to use Intel’s retail HSF CPU Cooler which operated in a fairly quiet fashion and can cool stock clocked LGA 1155 CPUs and even very lightly overclocked “K” series CPUs that are not using the onboard GPU. Most users in the server/ workstation market look at air cooling for their CPUs and for good reason. ![]() ![]() Today we are looking at the Corsair Hydro Series H80 CPU cooler. ![]()
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