Product Comparison: Corsair H45 vs Corsair H55

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Corsair H45 Liquid CPU Cooler

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General Specifications

Brand

Corsair

Model

H45

H55

Origin

China

About the Product

The Hydro Series H45 makes your PC run cooler and quieter when you replace your CPU’s stock heatsink. The compact components and flexible tubing make the Hydro Series H45 easy to install even if you’re cramped for space.

The Hydro Series H55 is the easy cooling upgrade for your Intel CPU. The efficient, self-contained liquid cooling system is quieter and more efficient than stock CPU fans, and the compact design makes it ideal for smaller cases.

Key Specs

Cooling Type

Water Cooling

Max. Airflow

94 CFM

57 CFM

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Corsair H45 Liquid CPU Cooler

The cooling is absolutely fantastic. Great cooling system.
This is a very good CPU cooler which runs very quite and keeps the i9 around the low 60’s (degrees) under full load.
The device has proper contact and is cooling great.
Even during intensive gaming, my case stays so cool.
The build quality, cooling and noise levels are amazing.

Corsair H55 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

Everything is running nice and silent and cool.
The Corsair H55 keeps my i7-3770 nice and cool. Installation was easy and took about 20 minutes.
This cooler did an excellent job and with the card being heavily overclocked.
Very good and effective CPU cooling.
The cooler works great in my computer.

Size & Weight

Height

6.63 in.

5.98 in.

Width

4.72 in.

Depth

2.79 in.

1.06 in.

Weight

2.2 lbs.

1.99 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Corsair H45 Liquid CPU Cooler

The size fine and as stated, the tubes are fairly flexible to an extent.
The size is great for cooling the CPU down.
Very quite considering the size of the fan.
This product is unlike anything I've seen before, it is slick, compact and durable.
The sizing of the stand off screws is wrong they are simply too long resulting in the water block not making good contact with the CPU.

Corsair H55 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

Its low Profile Grill makes it great for mid ATX Cases. Ease of Install.
This thing really does a good job for its size.
The H55 cools very well for its size.
It is so easy to install on the CPU. The cooler unit was fit well to the mid size tower case. Great size.
It's great for its size. Amazing cooler.

Features

Socket Compatibility

Intel:, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1200, 1366, 2011, 2066, AMD:, AM4, AM3, AM2

Intel:, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1200, 1366, 2011, 2066, AMD:, AM2, AM3, AM4

Speed

2300 RPM

1700 RPM

Cooled CPU (Max. TDP)

95 W

Noise Level

31 dBA

30.32 dBA

Number of Coolers

Bearing Type

Fluid Dynamic Bearing

Heat-Exchanger Material

Aluminium

Power Connector Type

3-pin

Extras

Self-contained cooling system, Low permeability rubber tooling, Low-profile pump, PWM

Great for Smaller Cases, Self-contained cooling system, Tool-free mounting bracket kit, Low permeability rubber tooling, Low-profile pump

What customers say about "Features"

Corsair H45 Liquid CPU Cooler

Really easy to install. Works great.
Fantastic cooler for the price. Very easy to install and provides great temps and noise levels.
Easy to install and quiet when not under load.
The unit is well made and just feels good quality.
The cooler works fine and is as easy to install as any other AIO cooler that I've done before.

Corsair H55 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

It's amazingly quiet, and cool. My whole computer is faster.
All in all I'm pretty impressed with the cooling I got for the size and noise level of this cooler.
This CPU cooler runs a lot more quiet than my stock CPU fan.
Very quiet, easy to install.
Very loud at full speed. High noise level.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

5 year(s)

Certifications

Other Information

Manufacturer

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Manual

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