Corsair H60 CPU Cooler Review - PAGE 1

Corsair has played an important role in the recent success of self-contained water cooling units with their Hydro (H) series, and their popular H50 was the starting point for it all. However, even with the H50 being a commercially successful product it still had setbacks such as a bulky cooling block, restrictive tubes and less cooling efficiency than top rated air coolers. It didn’t take long for Corsair to address these issues with the second release in the series, the highly efficient H70 cooler.

In this review we are going to be looking at the third iteration in Corsair’s Hydro series, the H60. What makes this cooler different from both the H50 and H70 is that it is the first to be released under a partnership between CoolIT Systems and Corsair.

With this new partnership, CoolIT has worked extensively with the Corsair product team to develop a highly efficient cooler to be part of the Hydro series. In addition the partnership also allows the teams to work on the Corsair Link technology, which essentially links all the components in a system together via software connected control system.

With the H60, Corsair and CoolIt has created a cooling solution that is well suited for both the high performance and low noise market segments. They have done this by incorporating new technologies into the Hydro series, such as a micro-channel cold plate design with a split flow manifold, a low-profile cooling block and an improved high static pressure 120mm fan. The combination of these technologies improves the cooler's overall efficiency and allows it to perform better than the previous generation coolers in the Hydro series.

With the enhancements to the design, it is going to be interesting to see just how efficient the Corsair H60 really is, and how it performs in comparison to some of the top rated coolers on the market.