Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler CW-9060021-WW

I have to say, this is some of the best PC component money I have ever spent.I recommend this to anyone who wants/needs a no fuss, easy to install and highly effective cooling system upgrade. This is a solidly builtpackage all around, and is super user friendly, taking next to zero PC building experience to install this cooling system. If you can read instructions and turn some screws, you can install this easily. I would almost say it is pretty much the perfect cooling solution for the majority of people out there, beginners and experienced builders alike.I also recommend this to anyone like me, who wants to get into liquid cooling, but also like me, was put off by high prices, endless (and often confusing) hardware choices, and all the possible complications that can come with installing a liquid cooling system. I waited and waited for a product like this to hit the market, and this unit was worth the wait. This line of coolers makes it easy to just jump in to next level cooling, and doesso without breaking the bank.Here is my review:I have installed this set up on 2 custom built PCs and one factory Hp PC, with no problems whatsoever, and with all three installs taking less than 10 minutes to complete. I think that even someone who has never even seen inside their case could still install this in under 15 minutes probably, if they familiarized themselves with their motherboard before hand.You don't need to know much to install this, but you will need to know what a USB header looks like at least, and how to connect the units power leads to the motherboard fan connections. Both are really easy to do, and the instructions are clear and have nice pictures to compare to your computers motherboard.The unit comes in a nice looking box set-up that can be re-used for storage, and inside the parts are well laid out and already put together for the most part, in the form of a nice looking black and grey radiator connected to an also nice looking processor cap by way of two dark grey braided hoses. The cap has a nice copper face for connecting to the processor, and they make it easier on you with a preinstalled patch of heat paste. (don't forget to clean the old paste from your processor!).Also in the box with the main unit is 2 nice looking black and grey SP120L 120mm fans, as well as a zip-lock bag containing all of the install hardware for most AMD and Intel processors.What you won't find is the Corsair LINK software on a disc, so you will have to go to their site and download it if you plan to do any tinkering with the fan speeds, etc.Like I said before, the unit comes nicely laid out and set-up in the box, with the bulk of the work already done in a clean looking ready to go sealed water system.This means that the install is mainly just attaching the unit to the frame with just a couple of screws, and then to the processor, this time with 4 small bolt/nut assemblies.After that it is just attaching the two fans and plugging things in.My computer started up quick and quiet and without any problems when I rebooted after install, and so I took another few minutes to download and install the LINK software in case I wanted to mess with it later on.I was happy to see an immediate performance improvement on all three machines after installing this unit, and as of now, all three are still up and running perfectly (24/7) at 30+ days out.Even under heavy loads all three are operating well below their previous heat levels (Vs. previous Evo 212 cooling), all done with no additional tweaking on my part.On all three machines I was lucky and able to install the radiator to existing mounts within the case, and that might also be the case for a lot of people, since this 240mm mounting pattern is fairly widespread now, even on some of your most popular consumer brand PCs like HP. But be safe and check your case for the correct 240mm mounts ahead of time, or at least a place where you can install your own mounting hardware.The cases I used were; one stock Haf XB, one Corsair Obsidian, and one HP elite series stock case.

This is the definition of Plug-and-Play. I purchased this to push my i7 4770k to it's limits. I've had this CPU for 2 years and finally decided to unlock it's potential (haha get it? Cause it's the unlocked version?). It's been running at stock speeds (3.5GHz) every since I purchased it back in 2013. throwing this H100i GTX AIO cooler allows me to push this CPU past 4.4GHz maintaining low temperatures of 30° C.+ Great size for Mid/Full computer cases+ Looks great+ AIO, everything I needed was included (AMD CPU's / MoBo's might need a mounting bracket, check and see if you need one!)+ Instructions were clear, but if they aren't enough there is plenty of media online to walk you through an install.+ Quiet, plugged this in after using a stock cooler for years, no complaints! I've heard some people complain about humming and noise from the fans but I did not run into this problem. Fans can easily be replaced with other models though.- Limited mobility with orientation for the tubes. This is easily avoided if you plan your install.- Screws aren't documented very well, maybe they could add letters to bags/manual.Not very many complaints! I love Corsair's products and this purchase has only helped improve that feeling. I can't stress enough how important it is to plan where you are going to put this and how it's going to be orientated. Everything you need for this to work should be included unless you have an AMD CPU, you may need to buy a bracket for it if your Motherboard did not include one already, they usually do.

Fairly impressed, but the CorsairLink software has some minor issues and is a bit graphically bloaty.PROS:-EXTREMELY easy to install. Way easier than my huge air cooler.-So much room to work around mobo.-More airflow around moboNEUTRAL:-Not all cases will have a place to mount your radiator. I had no problem custom mounting the unit, though.CONS:-CorsairLink software has issues and is a bit bloaty. I have the unit connected exactly as per instructions but the CorsairLink will only read (and control!) the radiator fans if it starts at windows startup. If I disable this option and manually load CorsairLink, my fans shoot to 100%....very annoying.-Fans are really loud at higher speeds.NOTE REGARDING NOISE: The fans are fairly silent at 50% but quite loud at 100%. I have a good case with lots of cooling and air movement, so I only run the fans at 50% even with an overclocked CPU. If I up the fans to 100% I can get an additional 10C (!!) drop on my temps, but my CPU is already maxed on its OC so I have no real way to generate any more heat....I don't need to use them at max. However, I would like to emphasize that my case has extremely above average cooling and air flow (I run a HAF 932 with 3x 230mm, 1x 140mm, 5x 120mm fans and a liquid cooled cpu). Your mileage will vary.

Well it's just so cool, literally. My i7-6700K has very very low temperatures, even under heavy load. The fans can get really loud if you manually override them, bot otherwise, it's really silent.I had a problem that the fans were leaking their lubricant (quite a lot), and I asked Corsair for a fan replacement, but I had to ship my fans to them, and the shipping was $20, so basically like buying 2 new fans. And so I told them that i was just going to buy two new Cooler Master fans instead. The next day I received an email informing me that they had shipped two new fans, so that was great.

Mejora bastante la temperatura del procesador, tengo un fx 8320 y las temperaturas al hacer trabajo normal con navegadores, procesadores de texto, etc. permanece entre 10 y 16 grados. Durante juegos por el ejemplo el Metal Gear V con todo en ultra alcanza como mucho los 30 - 35 grados.El montaje me tomo 1 hora mas o menos y en cuanto al sonido casi no hace ruido.La única contra que le veo es que no he podido cambiar el color del led, he leído en foros que es por la compatibilidad del programa de corsair con windows 10 pero no es algo que afecte su rendimiento.

Davvero un ottimo dissipatore di tipo AIO da parte di Corsair, esteticamente molto gradevole anche se discutibile la scelta di far uscire i tubi in contrasto alla scritta corsair illuminata, semplicemente in quanto non importa da che lato si mette il dissipatore la scritta finirà sempre coperta parzialmente dai tubi, sarebbe stato più saggio un design in stile H110I GT con tubi posizionati al lato e separati dal blocco pompa, ma questo alla fine non intacca per nulla l'efficienza del dissipatore, attualmente raffredda un I5-2500k a 4.6Ghz senza alcun problema mantenendomi temperature medie che oscillano dai 33 ai 36 gradi in idle ad i 60 in full load, la pasta termica pre-applicata suggerisco di non rimuoverla in quanto è davvero ottima, non preoccupatevi se pare inefficiente in idle, una volta a pieno carico darà il meglio di se.Le ventole stock sono ottime di per se, ma abbastanza rumorose a medio/alti regimi, oltre questo fanno il loro dovere erogando la giusta pressione statica.Il montaggio è semplice ed indolore, nulla da ridire per questo punto.AIO Senza ombra di dubbio consigliato per efficienza e silenziosità della pompa !

I've had this cooler attatched to my CPU (4790k) for about a year now, and has not once let me down. My 4790k has a very moderate yet high voltage overclock which peaks at around 4.8 GHz with a very nice temperature with quite a high voltage applied. When I turn on my PC of a morning, I can sometimes expect to see my temps to be somewhere in the neighbourhood of 13-16 degrees centigrade, which is very nice for a 4790k that is overclocked.In my opinion, there is one downside to this cooler which can also be amended if needed. I find that the fans that come with the cooler tend to be on the loud side, even if your custom fan curve has low RPM settings. The sound is eventually ignorable in my opinion, but when your pushing triple monitors with a hot GPU it can really heat the radiator up causing the fans to kick in with a loud but low pitched whine. If you happened to set the Pump to "Performance Mode" (controlled in the software) then it can make quite a noisy buzzing noise, which isnt pleasant at all. I have found absolutely no performance difference between the quiet mode and the performance mode for the pump, so I would just recommend sticking it onto the quiet mode for the pump and leaving it like that.The software that you can download for the cooler (Corsair Link [current ver: 4.1]) used to be quite a buggy program with many flaws including regular crashing or the program just plain ignoring settings that you have set. But, recently they set a new update for Corsair Link (ver 4) which has amended quite a few of those crashing issues, but I still am in need to get the hang of some of the settings, unless they are once again just refusing to apply or whatever. But, the program interacts with the cooler and the way it operates very well, which is something I never expected it to do. I really like how it does this and I think I will most certainly buy another Corsair cooler in the future if need-be.Overall, I would certainly recommend this piece of hardware for your PC, and would also like to say a good Well Done to Corsair on this cooler. Its a very nice piece of art and a very nice piece of hardware.Review by Mr James (You can find me on YouTube for more tech and PC Hardware reviews such as this one)Thanks for reading!

Mein SystemI7 4790k@ 4,4 ghzAsus maximus hero VIIMsi Gtx 97016 GB Ram850 watt corsair netzteilDie H100I Gtx wurde in einen Big Tower von Nzxt Phantom eingebaut.Der EinbauDie Bauteile für den Sockel sind logisch verbaubar und jeder der schon mal einen Cpu kühler Montiert hat kommt auf Anhieb zurecht.Auf dem Kühlkörper ist schon Wärmeleitpaste Voraufgetragen.Diejenigen die weniger Erfahrung haben in solchen dingen kommen sicher mit der bild Anleitung besten zurecht,außerdem gibt es Anleitungen zu hauf als video.Die Montage des Radiators ist leicht und gut anzubringen,je nach Gehäuse. Auch die beiden Lüfter stellen da keine besonderen Anforderungen.Ich habe meine Lüfter in Pull Position.Da die Montage einen Usb Steckplatz auf dem Motherboard benötigt sollte man vor dem kauf prüfen ob ein freier zur Verfügung steht.Auch die Größe nachmessen ob es ins Gehäuse passt.Im BetriebNach dem ich aktuelle Corsair Software Heruntergeladen habe und mich ein bisschen vertraut damit gemacht habe,konnte ich die Lüfter und pumpe sehr gut regeln.Vorher hatte ich einen Dark Rock pro 3 verbaut.Dark Rock pro 3 @ 4,2 GhzIdle 35-40 ° cunterlast (Gaming ,Prime95 27.7) 55-70°cmit der H100i GTX @ 4,4 Ghz und 4,7 Ghz (hinterer wert)Idle 25-35°c 40°cunterlast 55-65° c , 65°c aber nur bei @ 4,7 Ghzunter volllast sind die beiden Lüfter im Performance Mode zuhören und richtig laut,im Balance Mode sind sie ebenfalls zuhören aber bei weitem nicht so laut( normaler pc im vergleich) und im Silent Modus sind sie fast nicht mehr zuhören.Eine Mechanische Festplatte wäre lauter.In vielen anderen Rezensionen werden die Lüfter immer als zu laut beschrieben ,aber mit der Corsair software kann man das prima einstellen.Endlich ein kühler der meinen I7 4790k einfangen kann.Wer nur leichtes Oc betreibt kann hier bedenkenlos zugreifen. Mein 4,7 ghz habe ich nur zum testen betrieben.Fahre die Cpu aber Lieber bei 4,4 ghz weil sonst die Lüfter und pumpe sonst unnötigerweise immer volllast fahren muss um sich zukühlen und da würde mich die Lautstärke schon stören.Für alle die noch mehr Oc betreiben wollen sollten sich eine custom lösung mal anschauen ob die nicht besser wäre.Daumen hoch, Klare Kaufempfehlung.