With most Corsair stuff, you get what you pay for. You pay for the name and its reputation of being one of the top brands (ASUS, Corsair, NZXT etc)
It aint cheap, but then again items like this are usually part of a decent build, with a decent chip to cool, in a decent case . Scrimping on cooling is just stupid and in the long term more expensive.
The fancy LED screen is of course cool, but that doesnt contribute to what this product is mainly bought for, which is cooling.
And it does this brilliantly.
I have a 5800x - with a beefy 5Gz OC on it, and as the pic shows.. idles with about 10% load in the mid 30s.
Under max load, Ive not seen it hit 70... Thats bloody impressive!
Its premium, well built and manages hot chips with ease.
Quiet too with little hum from the pump.
Installation isnt super easy, but most AIOs require a bit of experience to get it right 1st time.
Just Youtube it and you will get a good idea of how to set it all up.
It has a Corsair Commander hub for the fans, but its super simple to do.
If you manged to put square pegs in square holes at school, then you will be fine with this too.
I found the swapping of brackets (It has intel as standard) to AMD was super easy compared to the last H150 I had.
iCue gets better with each update too - making the customising and management of the block a lot easier too
I'd score this a solid 9/10.
Is it worth almost £250? No.... but it looks good doesnt it? :)
| Brand | Corsair |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 45 x 14 x 2.7 cm; 1.39 kg |
| Item model number | CW-9060063-WW |
| Manufacturer | CORSAIR HOLDINGS HONG KONG LTD |
| Colour | Black |
| Voltage | 12 Volts |
| Wattage | 500 kilowatt hours |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 1.39 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
