Corsair has been a strong force in liquid cooling over the past couple of years, and the H75 gets off to a good start with its slim radiator depth of just 25mm.
That measurement is a little slimmer than most of its rivals, and it means the radiator is barely any thicker than a standard case fan.
A pair of 120mm fans is included with the H75, and the installation process is unfussy. The mounting arms for Intel sockets are preinstalled, and the backplate’s nuts are preinstalled too you just have to slide them into the right position, depending onto the socket.
Once the backplate is installed, standoffs need to be attached, and then thumbscrews thread through the mounting arms to lock the copper baseplate onto the CPU’s surface. The thermal paste is preapplied too – a design choice that makes firsttime installation simple.
The process is just as easy for owners of AMD chips, although the Intel mounting arm needs to be removed, but that’s achieved by simply rotating the arm, removing it from the cooler and slotting the new hardware into place.
The two included 120mm fans have 4-pin cables that connect to a splitter, so only one motherboard power header connector needs to be used.
None of the cables is braided, which would usually cause concern, but the discreet, flat style finish used looks just as good, and it makes cable routing easy too.
The H75’s $78 price also makes it one of this month’s cheaper coolers, so there isn’t much room for extras – there’s no software, and customisation is kept to a minimum. There isn’t an LED on the pump either. Build quality is kept solid though the H75 is as strong as many of its more expensive rivals.
Plus, despite its price, the H75’s performance still managed to impress. In our LGA1150 test rig with its fans running at maximum speed, the H75 delivered a solid delta T of 54°C sitting in the middle of this month’s results, and 10 °C cooler than the warmest performer on test.
The H75 continued to impress with PWM activated too; despite the fans’ slower speeds, the delta T remained at 54°C. The noise wasn’t bad either – it’s discreet in PWM mode, and it’s still tolerable with the fans running at full speed too it’s certainly quieter than the H105.
The H75 occupied a similarly mid range position when tested on LGA2011 too, but there’s a 15°C difference between the H75’s result and that of this month’s best LGA2011 performer.
Conclusion
At just $78, the Corsair H75 is significantly cheaper than many of this month’s competitors. It’s a good performer too, especially on LGA1150, where its results saw the H75 punch above its weight.
Those benchmark scores were enough to give the H75 an Approved award when running on LGA1150, as it’s a good, cheap alternative to our Premium Grade products. However, there are much cooler options available for cooling LGA2011 CPUs.
VERDICT
Affordable, good-quality benchmarks mean this cooler takes home an LGA1150 award.
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