The new pump looks much more sleek in my opinion and the glossy black is a great look. I was slightly concerned that some of the radiator fins were bent out of the box, but this won’t affect performance and with the fans fitted you won’t see it, so it is nothing major.
Here you can see a closer look at the 240mm Asetek radiator Corsair use. It is a very nice piece, a dense radiator that’s not too thick which makes it ideal for fitting into most cases.
The Corsair H100i radiator measures in at 120mm high, 27mm thick and 275mm long.
With the two 120mm Corsair SP120-derivative fans fitted you can see very little of the radiator. I actually prefer the look of these new fans to the older fans, Corsair have definitely improved the look a lot.
Adding the 120mm fans to the H100i radiator takes the thickness from 27mm to approximately 55mm (25mm for the fans and about 3mm for the tops of the screw heads)
The new pump is a much improved look. You can see the widened tubing for better flow as well as the new LED which allows you to change the colour of your pump using the Corsair Link software.
Connecting the H100i to your computer is relatively simple. You use the provided cable to plug connect the pump (second input from top of image) into a USB 2.0 motherboard header which most people have spares of these days. The other input (first input from top of image) is to connect other devices to your Corsair H100i if you wish to use it as the Corsair Link Commander device aka the Corsair Link Hub.
The other two wide connections are used to connect two fans each for a total of four fans. All of which can be controlled using the Corsair Link software.
Here you can see more closely the USB connection (left) and the Corsair Commander connection (right).
These are the two Corsair 120mm fans provided with the H100i. They are technically not SP120s but they are derived from the same fan design except with a much higher RPM for better performance. It is nice to see Corsair treat the enthusiast to some nicer quality parts.
But the pump is mounted “up-side down” on the Motherboard… That won’t look right in the case, when mounted.
lol you can mount it any way you wish. It depends how your case orientates the motherboard tray, some have reverse mounted motherboards. This was just for demonstration purposes, it fits the same whichever way you choose to position it.
(on page 4 of install) “push that memory in it’s slot properly” ^^
I think after seeing that review and what it can do I’ll try fit one in my budget for next year as we know i need it for my cpu lol but would be great as well as it would future proof me. Those little touches of being able to make it how you want it, be it the colour of the LED’s or the speed of the fans really lets everyone be individual with their cooler and can bring a bit of style to their case with those who like to colour co-ordinate their cases with colour schemes (and who doesn’t ^^). For £100 or what ever it is extra over the purchase you would of made otherwise, if your overclocking it can make the difference between your processor acting like a £150 processor compared to making it perform like a more expensive one, Great review 🙂
Heart to Corsair 🙂 Great Product 🙂
I don’t think that you can change the actual pump speed only the divider which interprets the rpm signal from the pump which then displays a different speed (this facility is included in case you wish to use corsair link with a different pump that uses a different divider)
Im wondering if that will fit in my CoolerMaster Stacker 830 would be an excellant upgrade and mod for it and great cooling!
Not worth it they leak and are shit end of story if you want proper cooling get water cooling its the only way
They don’t leak. End of story.
If you have the 600T and want to install the fans on the top (outside), you’ll have to cut/break some of the plastic grill under the top mesh piece of your case above your fans if you want the top to close, but it’s worth it.
I really want to get one of these, great review eTeknix just makes me want to buy one more when I get the funds for a build! 🙂
“The most important feature is the ability to change the pump speed. This
is done by dividers which give equivalent RPM speeds. The “one” divider
gives you the fastest pump speed and the “six” divider gives you the
lowest pump speed.”
:palmface:
It’s a delta temperature. Therefore if we run it at 24 degrees ambient, and it’s 6 degrees, that means it’s running at 30 degrees. It’s easier to compare in your own environment then.