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We often see Corsair's line of all-in-one liquid coolers used in PC builds these days, and while you can cram one in to a Mini-ITX case, it isn't always the ideal or easiest solution. However, Corsair is looking to make things easier on those with small form factor rigs, with a low profile CPU cooler, the H5 SF. The cooler could be seen as far back as Computex this year as part of the Bulldog range of pre-built systems.
Now though, Corsair is launching it as a standalone product with up to 150W of thermal dissipation and a blow style fan that pushes air across the compactly designed radiator.
The idea behind this is to offer a liquid cooler that can fit on to any mini-ITX motherboard without the need for external fan mounts or brackets. The extra cooling should also help with overclocking in such a small rig. The CPU block uses a copper plate for heat transfer, while the 120mm blower-style fan will take care of the rest.
Here is the full list of specifications from Corsair:
- Socket Support: AMD: AM2, AM3, FM1, FM2, Intel LGA: 115X, 1366
- Cold Plate Material: Copper
- Radiator Material: Aluminum
- Radiator dimensions: 167mm x 40mm x 57mm
- Total cooler height: 84mm
- Fan dimensions: 120mm x 32mm
- Fan speed: 1000 – 1800 RPM
- Fan airflow: 12 – 24 CFM
- Fan pressure: 2.5 – 8.3 mmH2O
- Fan noise level: 36 – 42 dB(A)
- Tubing: Low-Permeability Tubing
- Warranty: Five years
KitGuru Says: This should make liquid cooling a little easier in those tiny ITX cases. Do any of you use a small form-factor rig? Would you use Corsair's low-profile cooler?
I’d love to have this in an expandable form to use in a custom loop. I’m currently using a set of stacked radiators for a GPU and CPU in my Raijintek Metis case, and I’d love to have a custom loop for it without keeping the sandwiched radiators.
I’d love to have this in an expandable form to use in a custom loop. I’m currently using a set of stacked radiators for a GPU and CPU in my Raijintek Metis case, and I’d love to have a custom loop for it without keeping the sandwiched radiators.
I actually have that motherboard with a 280x and 4790k with an h80i in a thermaltake core v1. I think most 120mm rads would work in any case this fits in
I actually have that motherboard with a 280x and 4790k with an h80i in a thermaltake core v1. I think most 120mm rads would work in any case this fits in
If you have Skylake. I’d be extra careful. Double check with Corsair because Skylake is turning into ‘Bendlake’.
– http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Luftkuehlung-Hardware-217993/News/Skylakegate-Kuehler-zerstoeren-Sockel-1151-CPUs-1179237/
I like it, I would like more pictures of it, like I would like to know what kind of fan (radial, axial) I may build a rig using this cooler, I would enjoy having a high powered CAD and video editing rig I can throw in my backpack and use it in the heat of the desert or Florida without issues. It would be nice if a radiator for a liquid cooler (this would be a hypothetical all in one system, or a 2 in one system, one for a cpu and one for a video card) would drop right in place of a 120mm fan with all screw holes lining up rather than it using a 120 mm fan with the radiator end tanks extending past the perimeter of the fan frame. My rig I have the unique problem of a spacious case, case comes with an 80mm fan and a 120mm fan and I run out of space fast for a CPU cooler (I swear Apevia, if you designed one girder differently, I could use a fully height cooler), I can’t use a liquid cooler without making a custom loop using a tiny radiator (which I can’t as the machine gets moved a lot) as the space for a 120 mm fan can’t hose anything larger unless I use a narrower power supply (Apevia X Qpack2 if you want to look it up), I could mod the case to take an all in one cooler and side draft the radiator, but then I am cutting acrylic, which, is not fun nor easy,
Nifty idea
dat language sir … hail hitler
I squeezed a H105 into a bit fenix phenom – cool idea though, perfect for a HTPC.
My case has a height limit of ~60mm. A truly low profile AIO liquid cooler would need the block to be built into the middle of the rad, but then you couldn’t use off the shelf components which would make it rather expensive 🙁
too big
just shut it lol
pliers
Thats kinda interesting, although it be nice to see it smaller. Its still kinda big.
Purchased Skylake have we? Enjoy your cardboard CPU.
Not if your HTPC is any good as it’ll have to be mATX – GPU and dedicated sound card.