[Amazon.ca] [Amazon Canada] CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i v2 - $109.99

Great price for one of the best coolers.

Does it comes with fans? description says "cooler only"

tetris wrote: ↑ Does it comes with fans? description says "cooler only"

Yes, it comes with two 120mm fans.

Great price. Makes it hard for me to sell my unused one.

The deal is still on for those who need it

Great cooler. Easy to install. Never had a single problem with it.

I would not like to speak poorly of the deal as it is a solid price, but I would caution against closed loops if one is thinking of reusing the cooler in a later build. AIO watercoolers have their advantages over air coolers which are primarily in size, mounting and slightly lower load temps (temps are practically the same at the highest end). However, after 5 years on my H100i I was experiencing significantly worse temperatures due to fluid that has naturally evaporated in the loop during use and although one may try to disassemble their cooler, usually disassembly and reassembly will lead to other problems in the future because most AIO coolers are not meant to be serviced. Despite air coolers being bulky and tedious to get ram clearance. They present a better long term value if you have the real estate in your case. You could also go for a custom loop, but the performance per dollar drastically diminishes and they require regular maintenance.

Jeclub wrote: ↑ I would not like to speak poorly of the deal as it is a solid price, but I would caution against closed loops if one is thinking of reusing the cooler in a later build. However, after 5 years on my H100i I was experiencing significantly worse temperatures due to fluid that has naturally evaporated in the loop during use ...

in a closed loop, where does this "naturally evaporated fluid" go?

You can get worse temps due to dried up paste, which happens with any air or liquid cooler. It isn't hard to open up the case to clean + reapply thermal paste.
Things can happen with liquid coolers: pump goes bad, leaks... but naturally evaporated liquid?

konsensei wrote: ↑ in a closed loop, where does this "naturally evaporated fluid" go?

You can get worse temps due to dried up paste, which happens with any air or liquid cooler. It isn't hard to open up the case to clean + reapply thermal paste.
Things can happen with liquid coolers: pump goes bad, leaks... but naturally evaporated liquid?

Tubing is not glass/metal but plastic/rubber and coolant will evaporate but very slowly. In fact it does not really evaporate but permeate in the tubes.

konsensei wrote: ↑ in a closed loop, where does this "naturally evaporated fluid" go?

You can get worse temps due to dried up paste, which happens with any air or liquid cooler. It isn't hard to open up the case to clean + reapply thermal paste.
Things can happen with liquid coolers: pump goes bad, leaks... but naturally evaporated liquid?

Yes. It's [kinda] a thing...even in what's considered as a closed-loop (consumer grade).

http://blog.nzxt.com/2017/07/does-aio-liquid-evaporate/

(...and CPUs could age: https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductor ... stor-aging)