It's always nice to see someone who knows how to fit the pump and rad the correct way round. I have been building custom water loop pc,s for around 17 years and have tested every orientation possible and having the tubes higher than the pump where they enter the radiator is a must. I run a i9 10900 and a rtx 3080 my temps are 25 idle and 38 to 45 full load.
Another great vid Graham I fitted a H100 platinum (white) with LL120 fans to my build 2 years ago...it seemed fine but there was a recall by Corsair of 1 batch due to possible leaks and mine was in that batch number. To cut a long story short it took them over 3 weeks of constant to and fro messages (they usually take 3 to 4 days to respond to each message) before I finally got a replacement.....then the next day another arrived!....I got back in touch with Scan (their UK RMA agent where it was sent from) and they said as an apology from Corsair I could keep it......So good result in the end as I got a spare cooler :) Since then I have had 2 other RMA's to Corsair (LED's faulty in 5 LL120 fans and a PSU) and again they took 2 weeks or so to sort each out .....EVENTUALLY you do get a satisfactory conclusion with Corsair but they get you pulling your hair out in the interim.
A lot of people often bash me for focusing too much on looks and RGB, but I'm like "uh yea that's why you buy stuff like this? If you don't care about looks and RGB, go buy a Liquid Freezer II, it's hideous but it destroys all."
150MHz for 130 pounds. 30 pound 4 heat pipes air cooler would do the same job. Sure its up to you where you want to spend your money. Looks nice, good quality, I like synchro lighting.
I relay think people overthink the AIO placement thing, the CPU puts out so little heat that I find it hard to believe it's going to make a meaningful difference on case temp. it's a AMD 3600 so 30-100W max heat output spread over the entire radiator, id be amazed if there was more than a few C change in front and behind the radiator. Now going from 2 fans to 4 fans will make a masive change in air flow and temps.
The reflection in the glass at the end is unfortunate. I'm glad to see that Corsair have solved the massive performance issues that iCue used to cause.
You didn't install the spare fan as a top mount exhaust! I have the Phanteks case too, so same issue as the AIO hoses being up there, but going to change to a Corsair 5000D to overcome that issue. Great video.
I bought this same aio and didn’t realize I no longer had my AM4 retention bracket because I have the wrath stock cooler for my 5600 x been waiting almost a month to install this part but the bracket should be here tomorrow so should be able to install the aio by the weekend 😈
Had one ... yeah, I said had one and reverted back to an air cooler. This Corsair cooler doesn't work well, due to it's 2-point mount (although the new 4-point mount for AM4 is available (but watch out as you easily overtighten this system)) and it's use of the watercoolant sensor to control the fans and pump. Resulting in a bad cooling. My CPU, Ryzen 5 3600X dropped 5 to 10 degrees with a simple Deepcool AS500 Plus vs this H100i Capellix cooler.
I also agree fully, the Arctic liquid freezer II is awful to look at but the performance/money -ratio is amazing nevertheless. Personally I've always used Corsair AIOs and will continue to do so, although if I'm aircooling then it's Noctua all the way. ^^ Edit: Saw that you said that this AIO comes with Corsair Lighting Node CORE, it's actually named Corsair iCUE Commander CORE, which is based on the fuller version iCue Commander.
VERY NICE!!! Thank You!! I'm currently returning my Razer Chroma and some 'NEON Strips' that I just couldn't get to work right and eventually it just stopped working... I wanted to get a AIO but the ones that I wanted were a few dollars more than had, so I went with an air cooler.. but the RGB o that stopped working too.. I think I'm doing something wrong cause all the RGB I get seems to die :( lol - I'll figure it out one day LOL Thanks Again
have the H150I Capellix have to run it front with tubes up no other option and no issues. also, you can't buy those fans separately only the 4 LED version.
I always had problems with Icue. It would crash and be hard to keep running. A buddy had Icue brick a Corsair mouse when he tried to set it up in the software. I think he eventually gave up trying the software also.
Twist and pull!... Yes, I learnt that the hard way 😅. Although it wasn't very bad and I could bend the pins back with a credit card 🙈... It still works fine! 😄. And by the way, every day I'm more glad that I don't care one bit about aesthetics 😄. I go for bang for buck (with a minimum of quality, of course), checking performance, features, etc., but nothing else 😂.
I was stuck between buying this and the Kraken Z73, but I went for the Kraken because I do not like the way the plate+pump combo looks. Its too blocky. Now my main issue is that I'm getting a custom watercooling itch but I don't really want to give up the LCD on the Kraken.
can't go wrong with Prime95 for a simple cpu/ram burn in software. As someone who games in a dark room the obsession with RGB is lost on me... but it does look very nice.
Not forgetting if you do put the fans into the controller in the wrong order you can always change the order in the iCue software. Just click on and drag to swap them over.
From my own experience i can say with certainty that corsair led strips are incompatible with the commander core, they require the lighting node pro to work... the connector is smaller and incompatible with the fan rgb connector.
@@Adamant_IT yeah i was very annoyed by that fact, figured i could buy the add on strips and skip having ANOTHER rgb controller in my case lol... oh well i guess its the price of rgb.
I wanted to get one of this cooler But I took your ADVICE and didn't get it BECAUSE you didn't like the name of the model number ... So can you recommend a model number that YOU like ????
Sorry for the noob question but when you mount the fans to the radiator using the long screws…is that the only screws you used? What happened to the short screws?
Yup, you can use just the long-screws and bolt everything together in one go. The other method is longscrews and fans on one side, then short screws to bolt to the case on the otherside. It depends on where and how you're mounting it for what works best.
Of course the cheaper alternative water cooling solution comes with a downer, sometimes they gunk up,and because you can't see the condition of the liquid inside the unit you don't know it's condition?!? What's so good with separate parts is that you can see the liquid, flushing is easier and then replacement of liquid just adds peace of mind😌🌈
Honestly I haven't really got to grips with it myself. It's useful for monitoring in situations like this, but I don't feel like it's very useful for trying to apply a 'daily' tune, as it has to run on startup and in the background. For Ryzen 5000, I've found that Curve Optimiser in the BIOS (look for AMD Overclocking section, and then PBO settings) has been the most help. An all-core negative offset of 10 or 20 lowers the voltage set across the boost curve, which lowers temperatures and lets the CPU naturally boost a bit harder. But even still, it's diminishing returns, and if you go too hard, you run into Clock Stretching, which is when the CPU is running faster, but not _working_ faster.
Thanks for this Graham, it will assist as I have purchased the the H115i. I too considered the Arctic Freezer II, however I was severely put off by its large CPU block (fan and all) and stories of motherboard incompatibilities.
I’ve been looking into changing my stock AMD cooler into an AIO too. There’s one thing that I don’t know yet: Do I need to remove the old thermal paste before applying the AIO? I don’t know whether the current paste quantity would make it too much? Thanks a lot
Yes, clean off the old paste. You don't need to use any fancy removal fluid. I use isoprophyl alcohol to make it easier, but just a wad of tissue will also do the job.
P400a has fan mounts dead-centre with the middle of the case, so the radiator will almost certainly hit VRM heatsinks. Your mileage may vary, but I've wasted hours trying to make a 240mm rad top-mount in one of these before, on a mobo with only modestly sized VRM heatsinks.
@@Adamant_IT I use chrome because I’ve always used it for the most part. I used Firefox with my windows 7 laptop though and really liked it so I wonder why I stopped to begin with lol
Running an experiment to see how long a Kraken M22 will survive in a Thermaltake Tower 100. The pump is at the highest position. I give it less than a year. Time will tell.....
Hello Nice video :) I have a Problem with my system I'm wondering if you can help or try to trouble shoot it with me? Ryzen 5 3600 RTX 3060ti 2x8 GB 3000mhz Ram Aorus A520 Elite Mobo AIO for CPU My computer runs phenomenally in Battlefield games however on GTA V & Minecraft My system only pushes 40 to 50 fps no matter the settings (1080p). I'm not sure what it is but I've re flashed gpu and up to date drivers. Also my Mobo is at the newest Bios and is running XMP for my RAM. Pls can someone help? or give advice. Thanks
Do you have anything running in the background like discord my son had same issue he had discord running in the background and he had horrendous lag in some games and not others as soon as I closed discord the games ran fine. Other things to try is run ccleaner you will be amazed how much crap builds up.
![Corsair iCUE H170i Elite LCD XT AIO Cooler [420mm]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QmLMj6getnc/mqdefault.jpg)
It's always nice to see someone who knows how to fit the pump and rad the correct way round. I have been building custom water loop pc,s for around 17 years and have tested every orientation possible and having the tubes higher than the pump where they enter the radiator is a must. I run a i9 10900 and a rtx 3080 my temps are 25 idle and 38 to 45 full load.
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Another great vid Graham
I fitted a H100 platinum (white) with LL120 fans to my build 2 years ago...it seemed fine but there was a recall by Corsair of 1 batch due to possible leaks and mine was in that batch number.
To cut a long story short it took them over 3 weeks of constant to and fro messages (they usually take 3 to 4 days to respond to each message) before I finally got a replacement.....then the next day another arrived!....I got back in touch with Scan (their UK RMA agent where it was sent from) and they said as an apology from Corsair I could keep it......So good result in the end as I got a spare cooler :)
Since then I have had 2 other RMA's to Corsair (LED's faulty in 5 LL120 fans and a PSU) and again they took 2 weeks or so to sort each out .....EVENTUALLY you do get a satisfactory conclusion with Corsair but they get you pulling your hair out in the interim.
This is the first review that mentioned the white swappable front plate which makes this thing a whole lot more interesting to me. Great work!
A lot of people often bash me for focusing too much on looks and RGB, but I'm like "uh yea that's why you buy stuff like this? If you don't care about looks and RGB, go buy a Liquid Freezer II, it's hideous but it destroys all."
Thank You Graham, great video and very well explained. I love the new intro music.
Great video. I get my h100i elite capellix tomorrow!
I'm going to build my first pc tomorrow with it !
@@itachi6336 awesome! Hope it goes well. I'm still a ways away from getting mine built but this AIO will get me 1 step closer!
WoW a perfect video. You say everything about the pump. 👍Now you have a fan from France!
Woah new into music!!!
good to see more content 👊
Very nice cooler. Lian Li Galahad are great as well
FYI - there is a version 4 of iCue that looks dramatically different :)
Great video!
150MHz for 130 pounds. 30 pound 4 heat pipes air cooler would do the same job. Sure its up to you where you want to spend your money. Looks nice, good quality, I like synchro lighting.
Congrats on the 100K subscribe i remember the 40K vid love the channel awesome keep it coming
I relay think people overthink the AIO placement thing, the CPU puts out so little heat that I find it hard to believe it's going to make a meaningful difference on case temp. it's a AMD 3600 so 30-100W max heat output spread over the entire radiator, id be amazed if there was more than a few C change in front and behind the radiator.
Now going from 2 fans to 4 fans will make a masive change in air flow and temps.
The reflection in the glass at the end is unfortunate. I'm glad to see that Corsair have solved the massive performance issues that iCue used to cause.
You didn't install the spare fan as a top mount exhaust! I have the Phanteks case too, so same issue as the AIO hoses being up there, but going to change to a Corsair 5000D to overcome that issue. Great video.
Thanks for the video I have since bought this cooler and it`s great super quiet.
Very thorough thank you so much for this !
I bought this same aio and didn’t realize I no longer had my AM4 retention bracket because I have the wrath stock cooler for my 5600 x been waiting almost a month to install this part but the bracket should be here tomorrow so should be able to install the aio by the weekend 😈
Had one ... yeah, I said had one and reverted back to an air cooler. This Corsair cooler doesn't work well, due to it's 2-point mount (although the new 4-point mount for AM4 is available (but watch out as you easily overtighten this system)) and it's use of the watercoolant sensor to control the fans and pump. Resulting in a bad cooling. My CPU, Ryzen 5 3600X dropped 5 to 10 degrees with a simple Deepcool AS500 Plus vs this H100i Capellix cooler.
I also agree fully, the Arctic liquid freezer II is awful to look at but the performance/money -ratio is amazing nevertheless.
Personally I've always used Corsair AIOs and will continue to do so, although if I'm aircooling then it's Noctua all the way. ^^
Edit: Saw that you said that this AIO comes with Corsair Lighting Node CORE, it's actually named Corsair iCUE Commander CORE, which is based on the fuller version iCue Commander.
Great video!
VERY NICE!!! Thank You!! I'm currently returning my Razer Chroma and some 'NEON Strips' that I just couldn't get to work right and eventually it just stopped working... I wanted to get a AIO but the ones that I wanted were a few dollars more than had, so I went with an air cooler.. but the RGB o that stopped working too.. I think I'm doing something wrong cause all the RGB I get seems to die :( lol - I'll figure it out one day LOL
Thanks Again
I like the new intro music Graham
have the H150I Capellix have to run it front with tubes up no other option and no issues. also, you can't buy those fans separately only the 4 LED version.
I always had problems with Icue. It would crash and be hard to keep running.
A buddy had Icue brick a Corsair mouse when he tried to set it up in the software. I think he eventually gave up trying the software also.
Twist and pull!... Yes, I learnt that the hard way 😅. Although it wasn't very bad and I could bend the pins back with a credit card 🙈... It still works fine! 😄. And by the way, every day I'm more glad that I don't care one bit about aesthetics 😄. I go for bang for buck (with a minimum of quality, of course), checking performance, features, etc., but nothing else 😂.
I was stuck between buying this and the Kraken Z73, but I went for the Kraken because I do not like the way the plate+pump combo looks. Its too blocky.
Now my main issue is that I'm getting a custom watercooling itch but I don't really want to give up the LCD on the Kraken.
can't go wrong with Prime95 for a simple cpu/ram burn in software. As someone who games in a dark room the obsession with RGB is lost on me... but it does look very nice.
great video keep it up i love how you doing it
Not forgetting if you do put the fans into the controller in the wrong order you can always change the order in the iCue software. Just click on and drag to swap them over.
De los pocos vídeos que me ayudaron y eso que tengo Intel. Muchas gracias thank You so mucho
I like the 4 bolt system better then 2 hold down points, scary.
Great review
From my own experience i can say with certainty that corsair led strips are incompatible with the commander core, they require the lighting node pro to work... the connector is smaller and incompatible with the fan rgb connector.
oh my heck you're right, I've just looked it up and they have a 3-pin plug. Nearly had it, Corsair... nearly had it.
@@Adamant_IT yeah i was very annoyed by that fact, figured i could buy the add on strips and skip having ANOTHER rgb controller in my case lol... oh well i guess its the price of rgb.
I have no issues with 80 degrees under load on AM4.
I wanted to get one of this cooler But I took your ADVICE and didn't get it
BECAUSE you didn't like the name of the model number ...
So can you recommend a model number that YOU like ????
Sorry for the noob question but when you mount the fans to the radiator using the long screws…is that the only screws you used? What happened to the short screws?
Yup, you can use just the long-screws and bolt everything together in one go. The other method is longscrews and fans on one side, then short screws to bolt to the case on the otherside. It depends on where and how you're mounting it for what works best.
Of course the cheaper alternative water cooling solution comes with a downer, sometimes they gunk up,and because you can't see the condition of the liquid inside the unit you don't know it's condition?!? What's so good with separate parts is that you can see the liquid, flushing is easier and then replacement of liquid just adds peace of mind😌🌈
I love it! Regards, Nico.
Do you have an Amazon affiliate link please.
Ah, thanks for the reminder - I've updated the video description with links!
mine is noisy af one year after install. rattling noise and ramping up
thanks this helped
Corsair. Not supporting products in iCue 4 that are still under warranty (such as the H115i per example) IS A REAL COOLDOWN!
Thank you, helped me with fan setup, been thinking about more fans in my pc but been to worried about buying the wrong thing
That name just rolls of the tongue.
Hoses down - Nope
Hoses up - Pog
can you plug other brand names to the commander core?
Adam can you possibly do a show on how to use AMD Ryzen master to it's full potential please, as it can be somewhat daunting! Cheers Clive
Honestly I haven't really got to grips with it myself. It's useful for monitoring in situations like this, but I don't feel like it's very useful for trying to apply a 'daily' tune, as it has to run on startup and in the background. For Ryzen 5000, I've found that Curve Optimiser in the BIOS (look for AMD Overclocking section, and then PBO settings) has been the most help. An all-core negative offset of 10 or 20 lowers the voltage set across the boost curve, which lowers temperatures and lets the CPU naturally boost a bit harder. But even still, it's diminishing returns, and if you go too hard, you run into Clock Stretching, which is when the CPU is running faster, but not _working_ faster.
Do you know why i cant turn down the rpm on cpu punp i cant get it under 2200 rpm?
After the first hour playing with the colors. Eventually it’s performance is what matters.
Thanks for this Graham, it will assist as I have purchased the the H115i. I too considered the Arctic Freezer II, however I was severely put off by its large CPU block (fan and all) and stories of motherboard incompatibilities.
can this aio hold temperature under 70 degrees for 12600k ?
How does it compare to EVGA CLC 240 ?
I’ve been looking into changing my stock AMD cooler into an AIO too. There’s one thing that I don’t know yet:
Do I need to remove the old thermal paste before applying the AIO? I don’t know whether the current paste quantity would make it too much? Thanks a lot
Yes, clean off the old paste. You don't need to use any fancy removal fluid. I use isoprophyl alcohol to make it easier, but just a wad of tissue will also do the job.
good video
is it the ram clearance that's the issue? because it looks like the top 240mm rad mount is offset to me.
P400a has fan mounts dead-centre with the middle of the case, so the radiator will almost certainly hit VRM heatsinks.
Your mileage may vary, but I've wasted hours trying to make a 240mm rad top-mount in one of these before, on a mobo with only modestly sized VRM heatsinks.
Do you always use Firefox over Chrome? I haven't used it in a while and am wondering if you see any significant improvements?
I kinda use Chrome out of habit. I should switch to Firefox though because it does everything chrome can do and FF are a 'better' company to support.
@@Adamant_IT I use chrome because I’ve always used it for the most part. I used Firefox with my windows 7 laptop though and really liked it so I wonder why I stopped to begin with lol
I installed these, turned on my unit and no fans spinning and no rgb lights??
You have to "tell" icue that a new fan is installed.
@@AuronFFX how?
Can it fit am5 ?
Works on 1700 i7-12700k?
case?
its not a node core its a commander XT
Running an experiment to see how long a Kraken M22 will survive in a Thermaltake Tower 100. The pump is at the highest position. I give it less than a year. Time will tell.....
It will last longer
@@WASD-MVME I hope so. It was an oversight that turned into an experiment.
well, since the pump is in the radiator it really shouldent be too much of a problem, so its gonna last longer than a year id assume
@@postal69-420 The radiator is the highest point in the loop on a Thermaltake Tower 100. Only one way to mount it in that case.
@@dakoderii4221 Even then, the rad is gonna act as a res for the pump in a way, so i think it should last
twist, don't pull...
Yeah, let's just say I'm glad I have a AMD CPU
fresh cpu paste > glue
100% on rad placement
Hello Nice video :)
I have a Problem with my system I'm wondering if you can help or try to trouble shoot it with me?
Ryzen 5 3600
RTX 3060ti
2x8 GB 3000mhz Ram
Aorus A520 Elite Mobo
AIO for CPU
My computer runs phenomenally in Battlefield games however on GTA V & Minecraft My system only pushes 40 to 50 fps no matter the settings (1080p).
I'm not sure what it is but I've re flashed gpu and up to date drivers. Also my Mobo is at the newest Bios and is running XMP for my RAM.
Pls can someone help? or give advice. Thanks
Do you have anything running in the background like discord my son had same issue he had discord running in the background and he had horrendous lag in some games and not others as soon as I closed discord the games ran fine. Other things to try is run ccleaner you will be amazed how much crap builds up.
@@robstrains8711 yes i do. Ill try this
@@robstrains8711 I have tried only running The game and Task managering other apps and to no avail. thanks anyways.
Am I high or is the video upside down???
Edit: high af
The update iCue is one crap piece of software, iCue 4. Not intiutive at all.