Corsair Hydro H5 SF review

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When we flip it around the unit we can see it a bit better. Ehm, I am not sure in what chassis this unit would really fit. However, I do know which Corsair chassis are compatible, these would be the Corsair Obsidian Series 250D (which we'll use today), Carbide Series Air 240, and Graphite Series 380T. So, the CPU block leads to the motherboard with rather stiff tubing. Hovering above it will be the unit, which functions as radiator with an exhaust at the backside and at the bottom a fan intake. Let me show you that. 
 

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Here is the backside, this segment will point to the rear of your chassis where normally you'd have an exhaust fan installed. The radiator is covered at top and bottom so the unit can control airflow direction.


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Exhausted by the H5 SF’s low-noise tuned 120mm blower fan. What’s more, the H5 SF’s blower fan also draws air over other heat producing motherboard components such as VRMs and chipset heatsinks, helping to keep your whole system cool.
 

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Here we have the cooling block. Inside is the pump as well. There is some cabling tied to the unit though, a fan power cable that leads to the motherboard to power the pump. A copper cold plate draws heat away from your processor, where it’s then transferred into the integrated 120mm x 40mm radiator and then exhausted at the rear. When we flip the CPU cooling block/pump around we see an all copper base, with TIM (thermal grease) already applied for you. Not exactly a mirror / lapped finish; though the performance really is good as you'll find out soon enough. 

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