Corsair H110 in Cosmos 2

[manager00104]

Hi,

I had a question if the "Corsair Hydro Series H110 High Performance 280mm Liquid CPU Cooler" was compatible with the "Coolermaster Cosmos 2 Ultra Tower Case" ?

Any ideas or answers would be appreciating !?

Thanks,

Kind Regards,

Manager00104,

 

[PEXON]

If you so this, am I allowed to be the first one to laugh at you?

 

[jamesriley94]

If you so this, am I allowed to be the first one to laugh at you?

At least it doesn't have a window!

 

[SeekaX]

will it fit? yes.
is it a waste of money? yes
should you do it? no.
get a cheaper case, no need to pay 400€ for a case when you are going to use a AIO cooler.

 

[alienware]

Hmm I dunno. If OP likes the case then I don't see what's wrong with it. I mean let's face it he's going to have to sit and look at it for the foreseeable.

I kind of think that people buy cases they actually like rather than ugly boxes they can't stand to look at. Every one has different tastes I guess.

 

[Lystfiskern]

Yes U could use a H110 in this case in the same way u could fit a 3 cylinder VW Lupo engine in a Lamborghini Aventador. No space issues but just plains silly for all other purposes.
This case and the awesome system normally put in it deserves way more than a simple all-in-one watercooling solution. What hardware are u planning to use in the Cosmos2 build?

 

[tinytomlogan]

I think you all need to be less personal and maybe just offer advise rather than insults.

Be aware that alienating new members is not a good look for the site so everyone that has posted negatively can consider this a warning.

 

[PEXON]

You can fit one in there, but it completely pointless. The Cosmos is a proper W/C case and it will only be wasted on a small CPU loop, unless you intend on expanding it. I'm sorry, it wasn't meant to cause any offense.

 

[alienware]

You can fit one in there, but it completely pointless. The Cosmos is a proper W/C case and it will only be wasted on a small CPU loop, unless you intend on expanding it. I'm sorry, it wasn't meant to cause any offense.

I'm pretty sure when the OP posted he didn't want your opinion on how it would look or whether it would be wasted. He just asked a simple question and that was that.

TBH? looking around I don't see people clocking the 3570k any higher on dedicated loops than they do on the H100. Fact is it's a pretty solid solution that offers very good cooling, more than enough for the usual target overclocks.

I would imagine that it comes down to one thing - taste. The OP likes the look of the Cosmos 2 and wants one. As I said above he has to sit and look at it and we all like to have different things. A H100 and H110 is more than sufficient to cool even a high end socket 2011 CPU (Tom uses them all the time) so I fail to see why it's any sort of waste.

 

[Lystfiskern]

I think you all need to be less personal and maybe just offer advise rather than insults.

Be aware that alienating new members is not a good look for the site so everyone that has posted negatively can consider this a warning.

True TTL, and AlienALX has a valid point - I would never "judge" anyone if they really wanted the case just for the way it looked.
So I`ll be the first to retract commentary if it offends anyone as it was not ment to offend - merely to suggest that this monster of case would look so much better with a large custom vc solution.

 

[ToffieBoer]

I own a Cosmos 2 and I would say yes it does support a 280mm radiator in the top. Although The Two carry handles have screws that extend into the case. My H100 was only able to mount with the radiator barbs to the inside of the case. I'm not sure how far the H110 extends past its 280mm fin arrangement. I can do some measurements if you are still interested.

 

[leathart123]

why would you want a h110 i thought tom had proved that the h100i would do a better job

 

[ToffieBoer]

I'm sure the test temps were better on the H100i...but if you had to consider the noise as a factor the H110 will win in noise/performance graphs! I cant prove this but I'm sure others will agree.

 

[manager00104]

Hi

Yes U could use a H110 in this case in the same way u could fit a 3 cylinder VW Lupo engine in a Lamborghini Aventador. No space issues but just plains silly for all other purposes.
This case and the awesome system normally put in it deserves way more than a simple all-in-one watercooling solution. What hardware are u planning to use in the Cosmos2 build?

well tbh, I just started to build my own desktop pc after 10 years, once again and I've decided to consult advice from people in general see what the majority thinks on putting this water cooler, I may upgrade and customize my desktop pc, definitely in the future and max it all out, but probably put in 2-way SLI instead of 4-way that would be a waste of money I think... I really don't wanna make it a too expensive built... the parts I'm considering to assemble are as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 Hydro CPU Cooler for Intel and AMD Processors CPU Cooler
Power Supply: CoolerMaster Silent Pro M2 850W
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) Motherboard
RAM: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8Gb) HyperX Beast DDR3 2400MHz DIMM CL11
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II NVIDIA Graphics Card - 2GB
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion
Network Card: Asus PCE-N53 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless-N PCIe Adapter
HDD: Western Digital Red 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6gb/s 7200rpm
SSD: Corsair Force Series GS 128GB SATA 3 2.5"
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40.AUAU10B 16x BDRW SATA
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit (Upgrading to Windows 8 soon !)

That's it for the starter's kit !

(I haven't chosen an OC'ed version of GPU cause I want it to last for a longer period of time !)

PS: I also had a question about the top part of Cosmos 2 would I need to place 2 more 120mm x 25mm fans on top cause on the specs of the case I've seen its (optional) !, does that water cooler H110 need to be installed on that area instead of placing 2 optional 120mm fans ?

I'm going with the Corsair H110 CPU Cooler because its larger and it can provide more air flow, basically although tomshardware says that it's better to go with H100i, except I wanna have the most out of my case with its components...

I'll hopefully be done assembling my whole desktop built around end of June this year ! (missing components: CPU, CPU Cooler, RAM, GPU !)

 

[ToffieBoer]

2 optional means you get 1 x 120mm fan and can add 2 x 120mm extra(optional). If you're going for a H110 (2 x 140mm) you can not fit an extra 120mm on top.

manager00104 I think most people will agree that you rather get an asus xonar sound card instead of the Creative Blaster. Tom has mentioned in a lot of threads that there is no comparison.

As for H110 a waste in the cosmos 2: There is nothing wrong with these smaller AIO water coolers. Some people aren't comfortable with water cooling PC's them selves!

This post asked for help on the H110 so accept the fact that this is what he is getting.

 

[manager00104]

2 optional means you get 1 x 120mm fan and can add 2 x 120mm extra(optional). If you're going for a H110 (2 x 140mm) you can not fit an extra 120mm on top.

manager00104 I think most people will agree that you rather get an asus xonar sound card instead of the Creative Blaster. Tom has mentioned in a lot of threads that there is no comparison.

As for H110 a waste in the cosmos 2: There is nothing wrong with these smaller AIO water coolers. Some people aren't comfortable with water cooling PC's them selves!

This post asked for help on the H110 so accept the fact that this is what he is getting.

Ahm.. I see thx for the info I'll probably look more into it ... although I don't understand the fact why the blaster is bad according to asus xonar well maybe the price and the performance is a little higher in comparison and etc.. but nvm with that ...

I actually wanted to know the difference between 120mm fans and 120mm x 25mm fans cause on the cosmos 2 case it said x2 optional fans on the side of the case is that suppose to be a 120mm one cause it just says 120mm not x 25mm next to it, I've seen these "Corsair SP120 Low Noise High Pressure Fan, 120 mm x 25 mm, 3 pin, Dual Pack" fans which I was going to get now ... but I don't know if they are compatible with the sides ? sorry if I'm being a novice here lol ... if you can help me out there cause I wanna get the part right in one go instead of having to return the item back, thats why ...

Thanks alot in advance !

Kind Regards,

Manager00104,

 

[Lystfiskern]

The H110 uses 140mm fans. So u cant fit 120mm on the radiator.
However u could use four 140mm fans - 2 on both sides of the radiator for a push/pull configuration. The case has plenty of room for this.
Otherwise as CASE-fans go - use whatever diameter fan is required by the openings on the case. The 25mm only points to the thickness of the fan - most are 25mm but some are slightly thicker...or thinner. Coolermaster says u have to use a 120mm x 25mm when mounting it on the HDDbay as an example (se case specs)

Note: The Corsair SP fans are built for use with radiators - for case fans use the 120mm AF series (Quiet or Performance edition).

 

[ToffieBoer]

There is 2 mounts for 2 x 120mmx25mm mounts in the side door if that is what you were also asking! My advice would be to get a hold of the case and you will easily find all the fan mounts there are a lot of options. Then you can get all the fans you deem fit

 

[paulstung]

+1 for the Xonar over a creative. I have first hand experience in both makes, within a day of each other. The Creative sucked, to be blunt. Whilst it was working you couldn't change any settings, whilst what ever application you were using was open, you had to close lets say media player, then change a setting and then re open media player. If you tried to change anything it would just simply stop working. You would then have to realocate, the card as default again. Mine only worked for all of about 3 weeks, and just stopped working, for no reason at all.

In the end I settled for the Xonar DG, wich was half the price of the Creative and it is great. I don't think I would ever willingly pay for a Creative product again.

 

[Arioch13]

H110 and a Cosmos II ultra are Incompatible.

Just to let you know and provide an actual answer among the opinions and gibbering of the mindless masses.

I can tell you it DOESNT FIT.

Brought one a couple of days ago and messed about trying to install it. A mixture of bad design by corsair and even worse design on the case mean that without a little chopping you cant align the pre made screw holes any way you do it. The bracing for the handles on the case are so close to the aperture for the radiator the brace gets in the way just enough that you cant fit it. You can:

Manually elongate the screw apertures with a good drill and a metal bit as we are talking about 2-4 mm out. Or you can chop out the top handle brace or remove the handles completely. Actually because of the annoying way the handles are fitted its actually easier to get the metal saw out.

Personally I am fitting another product tomorrow and getting rid of the H110. Was a freebie for me from a vendor I use a lot for business anyway and I have lost faith in Corsair after a terrible time with the H100i so more than happy to move on.

If anything though, this really illustrates some design weaknesses in the Cosmos II ultra case that are not obvious until you try for the bigger radiator sizes. Found some similarly illogical design choices in the past when putting water cooling in. I chop kit around in various cases a lot so I give up with more specific water based solutions and hoped it would be worth changing what I had in there for this. It wasnt. The big ends on the radiator combined with the poor design choice with the handle fixing make it a non starter. Toying with getting the drill out but that means taking everything out to avoid metal dust somehow getting into the pc and frankly, I don't think its worth it for a current corsair product I don't much trust anyway after the H100i. This isnt the first time the CII Ultra case has caused me an annoying issue so I think I will probably get shot of it soon if I can find a more flexible option. Suggestions welcome.