Corsair iCUE H100i RGB Elite Liquid Cooler

The Corsair H150i elite is a good cooler. Idle temps in the 40s, 60s under load, and very quiet. One thing that is bad is there are no installation instructions at all, not even a wiring diagram. These computer parts manufacturers are getting cheaper and raising prices. I know you can find info online, but you should not have to do that. BTW, I replaced a H115i (280mm) that cools better than the H150i (360mm).

Lo compre para un i7 14700f. Mantiene las temperaturas por debajo de los 70°C. En videojuegos a 4k @ 60fps y hasta en 120fps se mantiene en 60°C, solo con Cyberpunrk y raty tracing al maximos llega a los 70°C de ahí nunca lo he visto llegar a más temperatura. Y que decir del ruido, imperceptible. Eso sí, con el iCue puedes personalizar la velocidad y si es necesario subir las velocidades cuando esté en alto rendimiento el CPU, ahí si se escuchan los ventiladores, pero no es tanto para lo que mantiene refrigerado. En estética mantiene el interior más libre y como el monitor donde está el logotipo de corsair tiene RGB se ve genial con las luces apagadas además que puedes controlar el RGB con el iCUE y uno que otro software; aunque es una lástima que no se pueda sincronizar con el resto de RGB con aura. No se si alguien sepa que tipo de mantenimiento hay que darle, cada cuando y que tipo de agua hay que ponerle para cambiarla, y sobre todo que riesgo hay que una manguera tenga una fisuar donde pueda derramarse el líquido, ya que he visto que es el único inconveniente de este tipo de refrigeración.

Excelente producto, mi procesador se mantiene bastante fresco, lo malo es que no quedo donde deberia, no lo combinen con una tarjeta madre Aorus con Memoria Ram RGB de Corsair, no permite instalarla en la parte superior del gabinete

Pros:
With a focus on cooling and less on RGB, the CPU cooler performs well, so far. The pump housing is aesthetically pleasing with soft round fillets and mild RGB accent – a nice balance. Someone with taste designed this one. This is unlike the prior generations or the current Capellix RGB Gamer-Gaming Bling versions in your face.

The 240 mm radiator is compatible with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 none-RGB RAM modules in a Corsair 4000D. There is about 3 mm of clearance between the RAM and the rad fan(s).

Cons:
> Corsairs proprietary fan cabling/wiring is messy for wire management. If wire management is not your thing than you have no problems.
> And having to install and mess around with the unintuitive iCue software, just to make the singular RGB light go to a color I want. Then to check a dozen times to see if the profile took over or not under the hardware settings. I still don’t actually known what I did differently that it finally uploaded the lighting profile to the hardware. And finally, uninstall the iCue.

I don’t know why iCue cannot work as simply as the SSD Tookit from Corsair, but it does not. Every time, it’s a struggle, whether it’s for a keyboard or a mouse. Having bought Ducky keyboard and mouse recently, it was a breath of fresh air to be able to control the RGB set-up thru the hardware only, no silly software. [Ducky’s latest full size keyboards with swappable switches are awesome.]

I got this to replace my aging original generation H100i. The old one lasted quite long (around 5 years now), and actually still works. However, I replaced it because I run my PC 24/7 and I dont want it to die on me randomly at night. This is a much better design in every way and costs less than my old one did (which was around $150-$200 from what I remember).

Design:

The USB C cable is super convenient, as my old one had a micro USB along with a 2nd non-removable cable for power. The USB C cable is the only connection point here, and splits off into separate cables later for much easier cable management. Because you can completely separate the USB C cable from the pump, this makes installation a lot easier. Also, I have an AM4 board, and its really nice to see that this one has a proper 4-point screw down mount. The old H100i design had used the stock AM4 plastic mounts and this sketchy 2-point mount system which had terrible mounting pressure and commonly would cause CPU boot errors if mounted improperly. I hated the old design but this new one is foolproof. Another thing to note is that the corsair logo on the front of the pump can actually be rotated to support different mounting orientations.

Its also worth noting that I got this one over the Capellix version so I can still use my Commander Pro to control my fans. To swap the old AIO out, I didnt really have to change any of my fan cable management which was nice. My existing fans plugged right into the fan power plugs and everything works just fine in ICUE. All I had to do was remake my CPU fan curve which wasnt much of a big deal.