I purchased the 280mm version of this product and this is the current build I am using it with: I previously owned the Corsair Hydro Series H115i and this is a decent improvement over that model. This is quality all in one (AIO) liquid cooler from Corsair that comes with RGB LL 140 maglev fans that are reliable, quiet, efficient and allow for a lot of colorful customizations for any PC build. If I could give iCue a rating, it'd be a 1 out of 5. Not docking a star cause it wasn't the pump that malfunctioned but iCue. TLDR: Firmware update borked H115i but Corsair support came to the rescue quickly and provided a new replacement unit. Will update this review if anything happens. After install, I was able to update to the firmware that borked the previous unit and the pump is working flawlessly. I thought they would attempt to just fix it but instead sent me a brand new unit. At this point they issued an RMA and graciously provided the shipping costs. They gave me some suggestions (plug usb header onto another motherboard header) but this did not solve the problem. At this point I contacted Corsair support and issued a ticket. Attempting to update restarted this cycle of a disappearing H115i that would go full blast. To my confusion the pump was recognized by iCue on restart with the pending update once again. This was way too loud so I hard reset my computer. I tried restarting iCue to no avail but the H115i fans started to max out and the pump would go full speed. While the update was taking place the H115i disappeared from iCue and remained updating (over 30 minutes) which was irregular as most of the previous firmware updates lasted several minutes. I had an issue with my unit in which the H115i when updating the firmware. Noise could be lower but I can’t hear it over my 3080Ti fans so it really doesn’t matter. It does the job keeping higher watt CPUs cool, but isn’t massive at the same time. (CPU 31*C in HWINFO64)Buy this AIO if you don’t have space/want such a large cooler as a 360 or bigger. It keeps my 5800X nice and cool around 29-31*C coolant temp. Not my least favorite design but definitely they would have done better to have all wiring come out top or side, in my opinion.Lighting is nice, wish it came with LL140 fans though.Wow sounds like I’m complaining a lot here but on the whole I really do like this AIO. But I truly do not like it very much, it’s hard to use and confusing to find settings quickly, huge learning curve for me.Seems like they could have squeezed more wires into a single cable, rather than have stuff hanging off 3 sides of a 4 side CPU block. Quality components, feels really substantial and well made.Icue is not my favorite but I guess it’s not the worst program out there. Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2021 Well made, older model but still a solid option!
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