Corsair Hydro H50-1 Custom Water Cooling Loop Modification
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- A attempt to create a custom water cooling loop using the pump and radiator from a Corsair Hydro H50-1.
When my Corsair H50-1 stopped preforming, I decided to replace and tubes and coolant. I documented the experience.
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I just bought exactly that same reservoir from China to mod an old Corsair AIO. Glad to see it works just fine. This is a low cost way to recycle a perfectly good AIO pump head for use in an expanded customized system. You can easily run two radiators this way tied to a single reservoir. Many older PC cases don't allow for the newer 240/280 or 360MM radiators. In my case, I can fit a 120MM on the back of my PC case and 140MM up front for 260MM of cooling that I couldn't otherwise fit without a buying a new case.
is it do able? i have 120 AIO that my plan is to mod it to open loop by adding a water reservoir and change to 240mm radiator
@@hendrasiswanto805 That should be no issue at all. 120 vs 240mm AIOs use the same pump head, only difference is the radiator. The most difficult part is getting the flow started, the loop completely full, and all the air out. I've found the easiest way to do this is to connect everything, fill the reservoir, and hold it above the pump head, using gravity to help the suction side get things going. Once you have good flow, you can put everything where it belongs in the case and add more water to the reservior as needed.
@@bluethumbdiy4735 hi I have minor problem, my open loop is in reverse. when my pump suck directly from radiator and dump hot water to reservoir it has no problem, but when it suck from reservoir it don't flow fastly and make my CPU overheating and force shutdown. is it ok to reverse water flow that suck directly from radiator like that?
@@hendrasiswanto805 It doesn't matter how the water goes through the radiator as long as long as you get good flow. If your water is overheating, and you have a good flow rate, then you don't have correct airflow across the radiator. Sometimes AIOs don't have enough power to flow correctly, which could be an issue.
By undoing the screw between the two nipples in the pump module, the nipples can be easily pulled out. They have two o-rings each.
No need to fiddle around with the knife or any other tools on/in the pump module.
For those wondering, the Water cooler has a mix of Propylene Glycol and distilled water (battery water). The Propylene Glycol serves two purposes, to prevent freezing in transport and to act as a biocide (to kill agile).
You CAN use Ethylene Glycol (antifreeze) in the same ratio (usually 1part EG to 10 parts water), however remember Ethylene Glycol is deadly toxic (unlike Propylene) if ingested enough, not recommended especially if you have pets (when kept undiluted).
Thanks mate had the exact same idea as you I upgraded from a kuler 620 to a h100i gtx after a long time using my kuler, left it in a box in my garage for a long time decided to upgrade my GPU with the nxzt adapter as I'm using a reference gtx 1080 the temps are pretty bad, but my kuler had managed to get a blockage in the barb of the rad cleaned that out and did the same thing you did, would've just gone out and got a new one without this vid giving me some confidence in doing this
Use a cable tie and put it around the radiator tubes so u can get a more tighter fit, hense less chance of leakage
theres a thing called hose clamps that would work 1000x better
"cable tie"? You have got to be kidding.
@@christopherjames9843 tweezers ^^
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This was a riot...thank you for posting.
When it comes to do mine...probaby soon, I will be buying a slightly larger copper radiator to replace the aluminum one my corsair H100i comes with.
anyone else cringe when he was resting on the radiator, AWESOME VIDEO BTW
Sven Carlson no
great video mate got same cooler on my x58 board cooling my x5650 definitley will do same mod
perfect video dude, this is very helpful !!!
Hmm, cool video, but i have a feeling that either the pump will fail in a short amount of time or it just wont be powerful enough to push that much water. I mean its only a pump for a 120mm rad and a slim one at that, so I don't think it will be that effective at pumping all that water.
cracking vid mate, very informative looking to do something like this myself.
thank you for doing this i was thinking about doing this i have a few laying around i'm going to try it
You need an anti corrosive add on, else the aluminum radiator and copper plate will corrode. Best to get an ekwb premix!
Never understood why AIO do not have clear tubing or allow you to change them without modding it.
Thanks you, can be usefull when a AIO is empty.
1st of; allow me to say that this is a very nice video and saw exactly what i was looking for. for a question tho; would you be able to add some color to the loop? i know you can but i guess the correct answer is if it's recommended to do it.
great video but can you remember if you felt the plastic of the pump when cutting through the tubing as I may be doing something similar in the future and am curious as to if you could tell how deep your cut was ? thanks
Wonder if you could change the radiator for a 240mm?
i have same ide ... well have you done it ??
Great vid man. Is this setup still working?
Chris Arellano , yes all still going strong. It's been installed on a file server for the moment. it's back to its former glory.
Would you think that the integrated pump could be strong enough to be used in a system with a 360mm radiator? I have an AIO with a 120mm radiator and was thinking if it was possible to increase the radiator or add an additional radiator using this technique.
A little late but yes it would my guy. The pump is usually the same throughout a given brand and model. But the size of the radiator and cost changes. So your good to go. Be sure to add proper coolent.
Hello, how is you H50 story ended up, is it working properly?
One tiny note: sometimes over time water block internal structure becomes clogged with slush, which prevents it from working properly. It might be liquid components decomposition or may be oxidation.
Hi, Its still going strong and cooling my old test rig. Im still not 100% sure what was wrong with it when I took it out but now ive done this mod, its working like a dream. Given it a new lease on life for sure
Ascendingfog Comparing how much liquid came out of it with how much you put back in, I would suggest to much of the original fluid had evaporated and not enough remained to run the radiator as designed.
Thanks for sharing 🐨
Maybe my understanding of the tube dimensions are off, but what does 6mm x 8mm 1/4 mean? I thought 6mm was inner dimension and 8mm was outer.
so if I'd do similar mod with my AIO would you recommend it? I'd go for the copper radiator though for a bit better hear transfer, just in case I want to add GPU to the loop :D
I have seen reports that when adding more to this loop you can over load the pump. Its not really designed to take much more load. I wouldnt do more than just add the res and change the radiator.
Great video. Thanks!
thanks same problem with my seidom and thanks for your liink
Nice work! I recently uploaded a video where I do something similar but with a few updates. I hope you don't mind that I used your video as a reference. Mine is in Spanish, but I added subtitles so that anyone can follow along. I'd love for you and others to check it out and let me know what you think!
im doing the same thing but my only concern is how did you get the tank with same 5-6mm inner diameter ? as i cant find it anywhere
I read that the pump for the Corsairs AIO's all are very weak, can you just use the CPU block as just that, a CPU block and add your own pump? Then just not plug in the Corsair pump. Would it flow or would it not ?
good question, I'm also curious to the answer..
well then better run two pomp :)
You're better off just buying an actual water block for your CPU. Probably wayyy less hassle lol.
They don't manufacture their own pump but most of these AIO uses Asetek pump
Nice one! I was wondering about to do the same with my new i7 coming. Just a question, the hose are 12/16mm or 16/22mm?
6mm by 8mm 1/4 inch tube was used. I used Aquarium Tube :)
Ascendingfog Nice, thank you very much!
Ascendingfog what screws did u remove.I want to so it w my h55 and i dont know which to remove
Here is the phone guide I used.
i50.tinypic.com/i3bhi9.jpg
How remove air inside the loop?
Hi is it possible to connect these series of tube to a gpu water block? Thanks!
This helped, thank you!
i brought new thermaltake water 3.0 performer but im thinking when the warranty goes down to change the radiator for for tripple fans but can the pump in the block push that much coolant ?
You still have it ?
i tried to make the same with my H60 without reservoir but i didnt had goog flow fromt the pump, dont know why, my idle temp was 60c and the uper top of the radiator was cool, so was the out tube from the radiator. i thought the pump was warking well, i have no clue what went wrong.
Sounds like air trapped in radiator.
Where's the link?
your tube is not a 6mm because it really is a 8mm and you also need at least a 240mm rad to make a difference in cooling.
His intentions were not to "increase" his cooling ability, but to fix what was not working properly. He noticed it wasnt cooling even remotely like it should, and you should NEVER almost "burn" yourself when you touch your hoses. I've had my H50 for close to 7~ years, never had an issue, for the first 6 I never even touch or removed it. But never once have I even been uneasy about the temp. of the hoses or anything.
Other than for the fixing aspect, I also enjoyed this, wondering (why not right) if and how you would turn a All-in-One cooler into a "custom" loop look, clear hoses, florencent or UV lighting on some good colors of coolant would be nice.
Im actually REALLY considering doing this just for the Custom Loop look. Some blue coolant would complement.
Makes me wonder if I could incorporate hard lines into it.
We all know its probably easier and "ALMOST" cheaper to just buy a cheap kit. BUT SCREW THAT, I have a perfectly good Corsair pump i've trusted for a long time. Why not use what works. And make it cooler looking. :)
Not bagging on you at all. Just saying.
@@vicariousclouds2340 I have a h115i pro, works really good, but i'm thinking about getting an used aio and mod it..
@@greggreg2458 I ended up upgrading CPUS since this, so I opted to get another AIO, weirdly enough I didnt go with Corsair, I went with the Thermal-Take Floe Ring 280 (I believe it was that one 100%, been a while now)
I've still contemplated on using my old one to water cool my GPU with the simple ziptie method for mounting. BUT I have a vertical mounted GPU, so idk if I have the space for the pump and hoses. Haven't tried yet, seeing this post again, I may just try to do something.
I had thought about trying something like this
hello？ what kind of water?
I know its an older video but was wondering if it's still working? I've wanted to do this but a lot of people have told me it won't work and if it does it's not going to last long.
It still working, running now in a 24/7 server. Mileage will vary with things like this and I did need to change up the fluid to something anti corrosion in it. Otherwise it's been perfect.
whats the diameter of the silicone tube you used sir?
can we add a gpu with water block in the loop and may be a bigger radiator or an additional radiator....?
Where arethe links?
4:06 what song is this?
Will doing this invalidate my warranty?
Yes for sure.
Very good Video.
im wanting to do this with the kraken z63 but i havent seen anything ever mod nzxt aios
Any leaks?
what hose did u used?
6mm by 8mm 1/4 inch tube was used. I used Aquarium Tube :)
Soft tubing is easier to work with. Stop giving wrong advice Lyralei.
PETG cannot be connected with the barb fittings on the radiator and the pump. PETG is good when you use it for a custom liquid cooling system.
if you can't get "aquarium" tubing you can also buy Food Grade Vinyl tubing (way cheaper too), it doesn't seep into the water like cheap vinyl (hence food grade), I'd wager its the same as whats used for aquariums.
I've been running it in my loop for over a year and it hasn't discoloured or gone cloudy.
Where can I get that container ?
How does it work?
Anyone know the average L/H flow rate of these AIO block+pump combos?
Thank u verymuch sir
New link for the tubes?
How well does it cool though? I have the same cooler and I'd consider trying this if it could keep my old x5650 cooler for more overclocking.
can i use distilled water?
and i find a nice reservoir wich can be easily fix in pc case stay in touch ..
Ebay Link for reservoir is dead. Takes me to home page or something.
VicariousClouds Look at this on eBay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172385432313
Im horrible with Ebay, so forgive me, but can it ship to USA? Or is there an NA link?
Thanks for the reply!
Wont happen with them pipes
they are used so it dont evaporate
FYI: the cooling fluid in these units is usually under some pressure. Be mindful of this, you could get this crap all over you! Dunno exactly what all the ingredients are, but probably not good for your eyes, or your internal organs.
can you build non reservoir version?
non reservoir way it connects directly between pump and radiator like it was before
The water will lead to chopper oxidation :(
Educational perpuses ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Need some bigger snips! Why do I see a jaws meme in there somewhere.
I'd just hook it up to my mains water supply and have done with it.
Dude your volume is too low... I had to turn my speakers all the way up.
Those stock tubes are the worst, most inflexible tubes. I hate them.
Corosion
not for beginners definitely
que hacento mas raro
Cant see anything, your back lighting sucks.
The next time you make an educational video please speak a little bit slow, 'couse you're speaking too fast, seriously ? I don't think that there is necesity for that, it's like if somebody were waiting for you or something like that....I had to put the subtitles, despite that, great video.
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