This time around, CORSAIR have coloured the pump housing in black, which should contrast really nicely against the multi-zone RGB lighting once it’s plumbed in. Other than the colour though, it doesn’t look any different to the Platinum H100i, and it shouldn’t, in fairness.
The Micro-USB cable still plugs into the left edge with the rest of the connections leaving out of the top to, hopefully, be connected up behind your motherboard tray for tidiness.
At the other end of those cables is a 3-pin fan connection, to allow the motherboard to monitor the pump speed, a SATA power connector the RGB lighting, pump power and fan connections, and of course, a pair of 4-pin PWM fan headers to control the two ML120 cooling fans through CORSAIR’s iCUE software.
The coldplate, measuring at 55mm square, is also the same as the Platinum-series, with a pre-applied layer of thermal paste.
Removing the paste with some rubbing alcohol, you can see how well machined/polished the coldplate is, for optimal thermal transfer. The large size affords it good compatibility with Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs too.
The aluminium radiator, which is a standard 25mm thick, has been improved over the PRO-series, with an enhanced thermal core for better dissipation of heat. A work of art from this angle.
Providing the airflow through the radiator is a pair of ML120 cooling fans, these have been proven time and time again in previous reviews, particularly for their static pressure output, which is a useful characteristic when forcing air through a tightly-packed radiator. No RGB and a lack of rubber damping pads is a shame though.
The fans line up on the radiator without much issue but CORSAIR have changed the screws for this latest iteration which caused us an issue. More on that on the next page.
The Micro-USB cable still plugs into the left edge with the rest of the connections leaving out of the top to, hopefully, be connected up behind your motherboard tray for tidiness.
At the other end of those cables is a 3-pin fan connection, to allow the motherboard to monitor the pump speed, a SATA power connector the RGB lighting, pump power and fan connections, and of course, a pair of 4-pin PWM fan headers to control the two ML120 cooling fans through CORSAIR’s iCUE software.
The coldplate, measuring at 55mm square, is also the same as the Platinum-series, with a pre-applied layer of thermal paste.
Removing the paste with some rubbing alcohol, you can see how well machined/polished the coldplate is, for optimal thermal transfer. The large size affords it good compatibility with Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs too.
The aluminium radiator, which is a standard 25mm thick, has been improved over the PRO-series, with an enhanced thermal core for better dissipation of heat. A work of art from this angle.
Providing the airflow through the radiator is a pair of ML120 cooling fans, these have been proven time and time again in previous reviews, particularly for their static pressure output, which is a useful characteristic when forcing air through a tightly-packed radiator. No RGB and a lack of rubber damping pads is a shame though.
The fans line up on the radiator without much issue but CORSAIR have changed the screws for this latest iteration which caused us an issue. More on that on the next page.
