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Performance Hardware
User’s Guide
C o r s a i r H 5 0 C P U
C o o l e r — S u p p l e m e n t a l
M o u n t i n g I n f o r m a t i o n
A pictorial guide illustrating different mounting options for your Corsair H50
High-performance CPU Cooler.
Version 1.0 March, 2010
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Corsair H50—Supplemental Mounting Information H50 Stock Mounting Information 1 The Corsair H50 High-Performance CPU Cooler is designed and tested to be mounted in its stock configuration using a single fan attached to the radiator. This single fan is configured to draw cool air from outside the computer case and blow it through the radiator for optimum CPU cooling. Our developmental testing sup- ports this and we recommend a single or dual fan set up bringing cool air into the radiator
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Corsair H50—Supplemental Mounting Information “Push” and “Pull” Defined 2 Many users ask about the terms “push” and “pull”. This simply refers to a fan push- ing air into the radiator or the fan pulling air through the radiator. The stock single fan configuration is a push setup with the single fan pushing cool air from outside the case into the radiator. Adding a second fan, as seen below, results in the second fan pulling the air through the radiator. A push-pull set up bringing cool
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Corsair H50—Supplemental Mounting Information A Single Externally Mounted Fan 3 Due to space or other restrictions, some users choose to mount a single fan out- side the case. This can be useful in smaller cases or in configurations where the motherboard impedes single or dual fan mounting.
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Corsair H50—Supplemental Mounting Information Push-Pull With External Mount 4 With one of the fans externally mounted, a push-pull set up can be used in con- figurations where both fans and the radiator may not fit internally. This allows for more clearance around the radiator.
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Corsair H50—Supplemental Mounting Information Internal Top Mount - Single Fan 5 Many cases have 120mm mounting points at the top of the case. This configura- tion can be used with the single fan as an intake or exhaust. The fan can be placed below the radiator as shown here or above the radiator.
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Corsair H50—Supplemental Mounting Information Push-Pull Externally Top Mounted 6 In configurations where a top mount is used, a single fan can be mounted exter- nally. This top external fan could also be a second fan in a 2 fan push-pull mount. Conclusion: We hope that this guide is useful to any users, or potential users of the H50 CPU cooler. The illustrations shown here are intended to show the versatility of the H50 mounting options. As noted, most of these are not ideal and we reco
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Corsair H50—Supplemental Mounting Information Resources Corsair H50 Product Page: http://www.corsair.com/products/h50/default.aspx Corsair H50 FAQ Page: http://www.corsair.com/faq/default.aspx#H502 Corsair Mounting Instructional Video: http://www.corsair.com/cinema/movie.aspx?id=1233870 Corsair H50 Push-Pu
