Corsair H100i Review
If you are into water cooling but aren’t tech savy enough or not bothered to insall your own water cooling block then the H100i will suit you greatly.
The H100i is a CPU water cooler that comes with a 240mm radiator and two 120mm stock fans that can be changed to support the users needs, e.g. having a push/pull configuration on the radiator is a great idea and you are able to with this specific radiator taking into account there is enough space in your PC.
I have been using this CPU cooler for quite some time now and it hasn’t let me down once. The stock fans were extremely quiet although I did change them to two SP120’s just because I like them better and they offer better performance. The cooler keeps the CPU at great temperatures, whilst idle the CPU was maintaining temperatures of 33 degrees Celsius, much better than Intel’s stock fan which has temperatures of 45 degrees and above.
The tubing that comes pre-installed with the radiator and water block is very easy to bend and manoeuvre to suit the user’s needs.
Here is what the cooler is compatible with:
- Intel LGA 1150, 1155, 1156, 1366, and 2011
- AMD sockets FM1, FM2, AM2, and AM3
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler Technical Specifications W/stock fans
- Radiator dimensions: 120mm x 275mm x 27mm
- Fan dimensions: 120mm x 120mm x 25mm
- Fan speed: 2700 RPM
- Fan airflow: 77 CFM
- Fan dBA: 37.68 dBA
- Fan static pressure: 4mm/H20
To allow the H100i into your PC build your case must be able to fit dual 120mm fan mounts with 15mm spacing for a 240mm radiator.
For added control of the fans, Corsair has additional Corsair link software available to download, you must first connect the USB cable to the USB header and install the software then you will be set to monitor and control your CPU cooler and fans from your PC. In addition to this users can purchase an additional fan controller for their cases. Overall this is an amazing CPU cooler, one of the best still currently on the market, whilst being maintenance free nothing can go wrong.111
The product can be purchased here for £97.98
http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/hydro-series-h100i-extreme-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler
