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Corsair Hydro H110i GT CPU Cooler Review

Cooling/Water Cooling by leeghoofd @ 2015-02-10

Corsair is one of the leading brands in the All In One liquid cooling solutions market. By teaming up with Asetek and Cool IT they are able to use the latest technology and add to these provided cooling solutions their own little trademarks. Lately the AIO market is closing the gap on the Do it Yourself market performance wise. The generated noise to deliver the best cooling can still be somewhat over the top, though by introducing the 140mm fan versions a better performance versus noise ratio was achieved. Nevertheless in this market one can never rest on its laurels. Other brands alike Fractal Design and LEPA introduced some interesting products that gave similar specced Hydro products a decent run for their money. Though Corsair is back in 2015 with revamped versions of the H80i, H100i and H110. Today we test the flagship model the H110i GT. Later this month the samples of the H80i GT and the H100i GTX should become available.

H110 versus H110i GT

We already mentioned it on the previous page that a comparison with the previous 280 flagship, the H110 had to be logically made. Since both units retail at the same price, we can directly mention we see no reason to opt for the older model at all, just the aesthetics tell the tale. On the left the pump unit of the H110, on the right the new H110i GT. The H110i GT pump unit provides the power to both the 140L fans, thus no hook up to any of the motherboard Fan connectors is required for both the fans. The new Low Evaporation Tubing also looks way beefier than the one from the H110 Asetek version.

Take note that both Hydro versions in the picture set were taken after being tested. Thinking about a total of 5 hour testing under prime95 load with an overclocked Intel i7-3960X at 4500MHz. Just look at the color difference of the H110, versus the scratch free base of the H110i GT one. The two below pictures again clearly show the difference between both radiators and the used tubing. This time the new H110i GT is on the left and the predecessor, the H110, on the right.

Last but not least two pictures of the new 140L PWM torque H110i GT fans versus the ones of the H110. The difference in blade design directly tells half of the tale doesn't it? Specification comparison time:

Fan speed: 2100rpm (H110i GT) versus 1500rpm (H110)
Fan airflow: 113CFM (H110i GT) versus 94CFM (H110)
Fan static pressure: 3.99mm-H20 (H110i GT) versus 1.64mm-H20 (H110)
Noise level: 43dB(a) vs. 35dB(a) for the H110

So the new fans win hands down versus the older ones on all fronts beside the generated noise level where they are one of the noisiest releases on paper from Corsair over the last generations.

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