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FeaturesYour Own Personalized LCD Dashboard: Do more with your CORSAIR ELITE Series CPU cooler than you ever thought possible, giving it custom graphics to accent your system"s aesthetics and track its performance in real-time at a glance.
Brilliant IPS LCD Display: Showcase your favorite animated GIF, funniest meme, your team"s logo, or anything you like on a custom 2.1" IPS LCD screen with 480 x 480 resolution and ultra-bright 600cd/m2 backlight.
Decide Your Display Theme: A diverse library of colorful themes let you view vital system information in bold graphic display styles that suit your system and setup.
Easy Installation on CORSAIR ELITE CAPELLIX: Compatible with any CORSAIR iCUE ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler, utilizing four mounting magnets for quick and easy installation.
Powerful iCUE Control: Fully controlled through CORSAIR iCUE software, enabling you to switch between a variety of viewing options such as fan speeds, CPU temps, images, GIFs, and more, while synchronizing RGB lighting with your entire iCUE-compatible setup.
Reliably Radiant: The high-quality LCD display stays bright throughout its lifespan, without suffering from the screen burn-in or luminosity degradation experienced with many OLEDs or lower-grade displays.
FeaturesYour Own Personalized LCD Dashboard: Do more with your CORSAIR ELITE Series CPU cooler than you ever thought possible, giving it custom graphics to accent your system"s aesthetics and track its performance in real-time at a glance.
Brilliant IPS LCD Display: Showcase your favorite animated GIF, funniest meme, your team"s logo, or anything you like on a custom 2.1" IPS LCD screen with 480x480 resolution and ultra-bright 600 cd/m2 backlight.
Decide Your Display Theme: A diverse library of colorful themes let you view vital system information in bold graphic display styles that suit your system and setup.
Easy Installation on CORSAIR ELITE CAPELLIX: Compatible with any CORSAIR iCUE ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler, utilizing four mounting magnets for quick and easy installation.
Powerful iCUE Control: Fully controlled through CORSAIR iCUE software, enabling you to switch between a variety of viewing options such as fan speeds, CPU temps, images, GIFs, and more, while synchronizing RGB lighting with your entire iCUE-compatible setup.
Reliably Radiant: The high-quality LCD display stays bright throughout its lifespan, without suffering from the screen burn-in or luminosity degradation experienced with many OLEDs or lower-grade displays.
So here’s the thing. As a CPU cooler, it is absolutely wonderful, running Doom Eternal on high keeps the CPU cores no higher than about 38’C, with some cores staying as low as 35’C. And for context, I live in Southern California, and it can get crazy hot sometimes, so when the average CPU temp during gaming is about 55-60’C, I cannot understate how ***GOOD*** this is.
However, the software, is an absolute hell. The iCue software that Corsair has developed, while slick and has a friendly UI, sometimes you just want to rip your hair out. For whatever reason, it conflicts with the LCD screen, which is meant to be the main feature of this product, meaning the majority of the time you won’t even get to use it. I got to only a couple times, and it’s really fun to have whatever gif or image you want playing, so it’s incredibly disappointing when it doesn’t work. I know it’s iCue itself, because whenever I reboot the PC or even click to Shut Down, the LCD will briefly spring back to life, it’s only once the computer seemingly detects the iCue software that it suddenly stops working. And now, after about a month of usage, I started getting the problem of iCue no longer detecting the cooler, which is something that I’d heard about, and so far any solution articles that Corsair has available don’t seem to work (it’s not very hopeful to see that on average only about 10-30% of people find the articles helpful). Thankfully, given the fact that I can see the error symbol that I’m all too familiar with at this point, and running high-demanding games while observing CPU temp, I’ve come to the conclusion that the cooler is indeed still working and receiving power (this alone is why I’m so happy to praise the hardware).
However, if you don’t want to deal with the software hellscape that is iCue, not the disappointment of paying extra for a feature that doesn’t seem to work, I’d say get the non-LCD model of this product. Just don’t forget that there is also a chance that it will lose detection.
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FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR), a world leader in enthusiast components for gamers, creators, and PC builders, today announced new, highly customizable additions to its ELITE line of all-in-one CPU coolers: iCUE ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Coolers. With a vivid 2.1” LCD screen on the pump head to display anything from system vitals to animated GIFs, ELITE LCD coolers offer a unique window into both your PC’s performance and your own style and personality. The ultra-bright LCD screen is also available as an upgrade kit for CORSAIR iCUE ELITE CAPELLIX coolers, letting you add a digital dashboard to your existing cooler.
The new H100i ELITE LCD, H150i ELITE LCD, and H170i ELITE LCD are also equipped with new ML RGB ELITE Series fans, delivering powerful concentrated airflow with the performance of magnetic levitation bearings and AirGuide technology, illuminated by eight individually addressable RGB LEDs per fan. ML RGB ELITE fans are also available separately in both 120mm and 140mm sizes and either black or white frames, so you can take advantage of their high performance to cool your entire system as well.
The new ELITE LCD coolers shine with a gorgeous, ultra-bright 2.1” IPS screen able to show off your PC’s stats such as fan speeds or system temperatures in a wide variety of graphical themes and styles. If you’d rather put your own personal spin on your cooler, the screen can also display images and animated GIFs, giving you endless possibilities to show off a team logo, your favorite meme, or unique animations at the heart of your PC. The LCD display is encircled by a ring of 24 individually addressable RGB LEDs, programmable in CORSAIR iCUE software to link with animations and synchronize with the rest of your iCUE RGB ecosystem.
In addition to their eye-catching screen, the CORSAIR H100i, H150i, and H170i ELITE LCD offer everything you need to keep your CPU running at peak performance, including fans, coolant, and radiator, in a single maintenance-free closed loop. Multiple radiator sizes of 240mm, 360mm, or a massive 420mm ensure that you’ll find a cooler that will fit your case, whether you’re building a compact PC or a full-tower behemoth. Each cooler comes equipped with new ML RGB ELITE Series fans, boasting CORSAIR AirGuide technology and magnetic levitation bearings for concentrated airflow and improved low-noise performance. A thermally optimized copper cold plate with pre-applied thermal compound and low-noise pump ensure quiet performance in an accessible all-in-one cooler, while an included iCUE COMMANDER CORE controller makes it a breeze to direct your fan speeds and lighting with iCUE. ELITE LCD coolers provide everything you need to fit them into a modern PC, with full support for the latest CPUs via mounting brackets for LGA 1700, LGA 115x, LGA 2066, AM4, and sTRX4.
Also launching as standalone offerings, ML RGB ELITE fans build upon the ML series’ renowned performance with the addition of CORSAIR AirGuide technology and radiant RGB lighting effects, delivering a winning combination of great cooling and lighting. Their magnetic levitation bearings provide reduced friction, lower noise, better performance, and long-lasting durability. Eight individually addressable RGB LEDs put on a vibrant light show, while AirGuide technology channels airflow into a concentrated cone for superior cooling. PWM control enables precise fan speeds from 450 RPM to 2,000 RPM (for ML120 RGB ELITE) or from 400 RPM to 1,600 RPM (for ML140 RGB ELITE), providing plentiful airflow when mounted to the ELITE LCD radiator or used as intake or exhaust case fans. ML RGB ELITE fans are available in multi-fan packs with an included iCUE Lighting Node CORE controller, or as single fans to further expand your system’s cooling.
Whether you’re keeping a close eye on your PC’s performance or showing off your personal style, ELITE LCD coolers equipped with ML RGB ELITE Series fans offer a unique upgrade to both your system’s aesthetics and cooling capabilities, and put a digital dashboard at the heart of your system.
The CORSAIR iCUE ELITE LCD Display Liquid CPU Coolers and ML RGB ELITE Series fans are available immediately from the CORSAIR webstore and the CORSAIR worldwide network of authorized retailers and distributors. The CORSAIR iCUE ELITE CPU Cooler LCD Display Upgrade Kit will be available from the CORSAIR webstore in North America and Europe. For up-to-date availability information, please refer to the CORSAIR website or contact your local CORSAIR sales or PR representative.
The CORSAIR ELITE LCD CPU Coolers are backed by a five-year warranty, and the ML RGB ELITE Series fans and ELITE LCD Upgrade Kits are backed by a two-year warranty, alongside the CORSAIR worldwide customer service and technical support network.
For up-to-date pricing of the CORSAIR ELITE LCD CPU Coolers, ELITE LCD Upgrade Kit, and ML RGB ELITE Series fans, please refer to the CORSAIR website or contact your local CORSAIR sales or PR representative.
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Customize your screen! The LCD display have brand new enthusiast modes and a special Chibi Time Mode. It also supports playing your own MP4/GIF/JPG formats for even more customization.
A CPU cooler is a vital component of any PC build, and the market has a vast amount of brands and types to choose from. But this begs the question, which CPU cooler should you choose? Should you grab a cheap cooler to leave more cash for a better CPU, or instead get an expensive option with as many features as possible?
To learn more about what exactly a cooler is, check out our dedicated piece below. Here we’ll be looking specifically at the differences between the different cooler types, and what makes them cheap or expensive.
The most well known way to cool your CPU is through air cooling. Before liquid coolers were ever introduced, fans were the only way to provide cooling for your processor. Air coolers tend to sit at the cheapest end of the market, as there is a lot less involved in terms of R&D and materials. The standard design of most CPU coolers involves a heat sink fitted with heat pipes and one or two fans attached to either side.
There are a few factors that can affect the cost of an air cooler, making them more or less expensive. One of these factors is the included fans. Fans that can run silently at a high RPMs, and ones that provide optimal cooling, are expensive to manufacture, thus driving the price up significantly. For example, many of Corsair‘s fans use magnetic levitation technology which allows them to spin faster, without having a huge impact on the noise level.
Other factors that can drive up the price include the size of the heatsink, and the type of heatsink used. Heatsinks consist of 10s or 100s or thin metal fins. The bigger the heatsink, the more fins there are, driving up the manufacturing cost (and also the performance levels!). RGB is also another area to point out. Many modern fans utilise RGB to add some additional aesthetic to a build, and this will add to the price too dependent on how much RGB there is. Generally an air cooler will be much cheaper than an AIO or custom loop, but you can still find expensive air coolers out there.
Liquid CPU coolers or AIOs (standing for all in ones) tend to be situated at the higher-end of the CPU cooler market. Here you’ll find a wide range of coolers featuring different radiator sizes, varying designs of fans and extra features like RGB, LCD displays and more. Although these types of coolers tend to offer plenty of choice with concerns to budget, there are definitely some expensive options.
Liquid AIOs tend to be the coolers that have best options in terms of features. You’re less limited than with an air cooler, where there is not much a manufacture can really tweak, allowing for more custom designs. Recently, the market has seen widespread adaption of LCD screens on AIO coolers, offering further customisation and system monitoring.
The number of features on an air cooler has a direct impact on cost, with certain extras costing more than others. Features like a screen or RGB aren’t going to thermally improve your system, and neither will an LCD. The factors which will make a tangible difference to performance are the number, and size, of included fans, the quality of the pump, as well as the size and density of the included radiator.
Custom water-cooling is the process of installing water blocks to the components you want to cool, e.g. the CPU and GPU, and connecting these up with tubes, a pump, a reservoir and some radiators to dissipate the heat. Sounds simple, right?
With any component there are multiple features that will ultimately determine the price. With coolers this remains a similar situation, whereby manufacturers are providing coolers that can be configured in certain ways to include these extra features.
We all love RGB, and one of the biggest features to be aware of that will make your CPU cooler price tag higher is aesthetic. If you have an AIO that utilises RGB lighting on both the pump AIO and comes with RGB fans this may not be cheap. The same goes for air coolers. An air cooler that has extra RGB will add some great aesthetic, but the caveat is ultimately the cost.
LCD Displays being integrated into coolers is a more recent addition to the market. Brands such as Corsair and NZXT pioneered the technology initially, with others in the space following suit. These screens can be useful for monitoring thermals, fan speeds and other stats, but are a waste if your PC is situated under a desk or out of sight.
Manufacturers are constantly releasing new air and liquid coolers to coincide with new CPU releases from Intel and AMD. Generally speaking, new CPUs will work with older coolers, but it is not a given.
On the AMD side you shouldn’t have an issue, with their long standing AM4 socket a constant design throughout their entire Ryzen lineup. As a bonus, their new AM5 socket for Ryzen 7000 CPUs is set to retain cooler support for AM4 brackets. However, Intel CPUs don’t always follow the same design philosophy. This means every couple of years we tend to get a new socket, and this means new brackets are needed to fit CPU coolers.
Double check that your cooler has support for your desired CPU and CPU socket before buying. Keep current with your cooler choice and you should’t have any issues!
When overclocking your CPU, a good CPU cooler is unfortunately a must have. Because your CPU is maintaining higher voltages to be able to boost its clock speeds, this means higher temperatures. The better the cooler, the more overclocking headroom.
If you plan on overclocking your build, you’ll need grab yourself a substantial CPU cooler. In realty this means a modern 240mm cooler or larger. We find 360mm coolers to be the sweet spot for high performing processors. Air coolers are a little more tricky to recommend, but a beefy two-fan unit will be a must for high power configs.
If you’ve got a smaller form factor build making the jump to liquid cooling, with either an AIO or a custom loop, might be better than a low-profile air cooler. This is because the use of liquid can allow you to efficiently move heat away from your processor and other hot components. This not only allows for better CPU cooling, but also cooler components across the board.
One of the final factors to pay attention to is pure aesthetic and looks. If you have a specific design for your build, then you might need to shop around to find a CPU cooler that fits the aesthetic. If you’re not bothered about RGB and you’re settling for a dark colour scheme, a stealthy cooler, like options from Noctua, might be a worthy shout.
Before recommending some of our favourite coolers, I’d like to make a point about expense vs quality. You might think that the more expensive components are the best, and in some cases this is true. For example Nvidia’s RTX 3090Ti is the best consumer gaming GPU that you can currently buy, but is it required for a good gaming experience? Definitely not. It’s something which we see particularly prevalent with coolers – there are lots of expensive options which aren’t necessarilyoptimal on the price to performance front.
The best way to find out if an expensive cooler is worth the extra cost is by comparing it to other cooler benchmarks within the market. You may find that a $200 CPU cooler which boasts an LCD screen, RGB and a refillable loop actually provides similar thermals to another liquid cooler that is half the price.
With the theme in mind of ‘expensive VS good’ we’ve provided some expensive CPU cooler options that we recommend to use. Both of the choices we provided are on the pricier end, but you’re definitely getting what you pay for.
Noctua’s NH-D15 is one of the most expensive air coolers that you can pick up currently. You would think this CPU cooler is more of a recent addition to the market, but in fact this cooler has been around for over 8 years. Because Noctua made such an incredible cooler in the first place, it is a design that has received many updates in a bid to keep it modern with new processors. If you’re looking to overclock or you want a particularly silent system, this cooler is a great choice.
Corsair’s line-up of liquid AIOs are very good, but the H150i Elite Capellix takes the cake when it comes to performance. In terms of thermals this cooler is virtually unmatched when compared to every other liquid cooler available on the market. (With the exception of some very expensive or 420mm AIO options). If you’re looking to overclock your CPU, this cooler is definitely a great shout. In terms of aesthetic, this cooler leverages Corsair’s iCUE software, and their ‘Capellix’ technology, creating vibrant and bright LED effect that shine throughout your build.
Corsair knows a thing or two about making decent all-in-one liquid CPU coolers and the company has launched a new range of iCUE Elite LCD solutions for Intel and AMD processors. Available as the Corsair H100i Elite LCD, H150i Elite LCD, and H170i Elite LCD, today we"re taking a look at the H150i Elite LCD.
Each CPU cooler comes rocking a 2-inch IPS display that can display temperature readings and more. Corsair bundles the latest ML RGB Elite fans (in 120mm and 140mm flavors), creating quite the compelling range of coolers to go up against heated competition from NZXT, ASUS, and other manufacturers.
Starting from $260 for the Corsair H100i Elite LCD, these aren"t affordable solutions to cool your processor. Is the Corsair H150i Elite LCD worthy of a spot in our best CPU coolers collection?
Bottom line: Corsair"s H150i Elite LCD may be seriously expensive, but this AIO cooler is capable of handling even enthusiast-grade processors without breaking a sweat.
Prices for the Corsair iCUE Elite LCD AIO coolers start from $250 for the 240mm H100i Elite LCD. The H150i Elite LCD we"re reviewing today costs $280-290, which is a substantial amount of money for a CPU cooler, even if it"s an AIO with a 360mm radiator and three premium 120mm fans.
There has always been a premium feel for enjoying the luxury of all-in-one liquid cooling performance compared to air coolers. Corsair"s range isn"t priced out of the competition either. When the 360mm NZXT Kraken Z73 originally launched, it was priced at $280. Corsair does offer some advantages with an IPS display and high-end fans.
Corsair includes everything you"ll require to get up and running, including the pump/radiator, three 120mm ML Elite fans, iCUE COMMANDER CORE RGB and fan controller hub, and a bag of mounting accessories. The iCUE COMMANDER CORE is one powerful hub alone, allowing you to hook up to six RGB channels and fans.Corsair"s iCUE H150i Elite LCD AIO looks the part with its gorgeous IPS display.
It"s possible to connect the three ML Elite fans to your motherboard to let it handle curves and the like, but I"d recommend using the iCUE COMMANDER CORE since you"re going to want to install and use the software to manage the IPS display. If you"ve installed and used an AIO cooler before, you"ll know precisely how everything works with the H150i Elite LCD.
Corsair includes mounting accessories for Intel and AMD (including Threadripper) processors. The fans can be attached to the radiator on either side, depending on how you plan to install the AIO inside the best PC case. Interestingly, the plastic shroud with the IPS display can be detached from the main water block to make installation easier.
The Corsair H150i Elite LCD is more than enough for the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X as the chart below shows, making it overkill for a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 processor. You could get away with the smaller H100i Elite LCD for anything below an Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 CPU. A temperature reading of 56 C on an overclocked Ryzen 9 5950X is a solid score.
The pump is silent in both silent and balanced modes, though you will notice some whine when pushing it to full speed. The same goes for the three ML Elite fans that are fairly quiet until you really ramp up the system load on the CPU. When joined by a few more case fans, you"ll not endure any additional noise with a good pair of headphones on.
This is one expensive piece of tech. Corsair threw a lot into the H150 Elite LCD box, including premium ML Elite fans and a fan/RGB controller hub. The pump and fans are excellent in keeping powerful processors cooled, but you"ll want to mess around with the various settings using iCUE software to really make the most of this AIO cooler.
There are numerous liquid coolers available for both Intel and AMD processors. Displays are becoming a more common sight on water blocks too. Corsair has always produced some of the best fans on the market and pairing them up with a radiator and reliable pump is a sure way of creating a powerful AIO cooler.
A close contender for the Corsair Elite LCD series is the Kraken range from NZXT. If you"re after a white AIO cooler, NZXT may have just what you"re searching for, but both solutions are extremely good with the latest processors. The decision largely boils down to personal tastes in design and how much you"re willing to spend.
Whether you should buy the Corsair H150i Elite LCD depends on a few things. Firstly, you need to be comfortable spending $300 on a CPU cooler. Then you need to have a powerful enough processor to take advantage of the 360mm radiator and thermal cooling capacity. Finally, you need to be running an OS that supports Corsair"s iCUE software to manage the IPS display.
While it"s only available in black, the H150i Elite LCD is gorgeous. The 2-inch IPS display is great for displaying temperatures or animated images. The three included 120mm ML Elite fans are incredible too. They"re capable of pushing volumes of air through the radiator and the latest pump from Corsair is quiet yet powerful.
Whether you"re using an overclocked Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, you"re going to have an easy time keeping the processor cooled. Playing games or running synthetic benchmarks and stress tests, the Corsair H150i Elite LCD is more than happy to keep temperatures low enough without making too much noise.
Bottom line: In terms of performance alone, the Corsair H150i Elite LCD is an incredible piece of kit. It will happily keep an overclocked Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 9 5950X cool enough under load.
It’s IPS, it’s 600cd/m², and its 2.1” diagonal measurement gets us 480×480 pixels. We’re talking about the LCD screen of Corsair’s iCue H100i Elite LCD, and we’d might as well put it right out front that the worst we can say about this $260 complete kit is that its nominal price is $110 greater than Corsair’s iCue H100i Elite Capellix cooler-only kit, and $10 greater than the combination of the Elite Capellix cooler ($150) and CPU Cooler LCD Display Upgrade Kit ($100).
That $260 nominal price gets iCue H100i Elite LCD buyers a 2x120mm-fan radiator, a factory-attached water block with integrated pump and programmable LCD cover, two 120mm ARGB fans, mounting hardware for Intel’s LGA1700, 1200/115x and 2066/2011, additional mounting hardware for AMD’s AM4 and sTRX4/sTR4, a Corsair Commander Core with additional USB internal header splitter cable, and mounting hardware for the radiator/fans and pump.
As described above, the iCue H100i Elite LCD combines its pump and CPU water block into a single component, and caps that component with an LCD-faced cover. The CPU interface at the base of the unit is called a “cold plate”, and Corsair’s copper design uses split pathways with 128 fins per inch in contact with the water above. Corsair adds a blotch of silver thermal paste to the center of the cold plate’s bottom, thereby easing installation for builders who may not have a tube of thermal paste at hand.
Surprisingly, the pump cover requires its own USB connector, in addition to the data link between it and the USB-interfaced Commander Core fan and LED controller. A third cable from the pump sends an RPM (aka tachometer) signal back to the motherboard’s CPU fan header.
Powered by an SATA header, the Commander Core is responsible for controlling up to six fans and six ARGB devices in addition to linking the pump unit and its LCD display.
We thought that the best way to show off a liquid cooler with a built in status display would be to pair it with a power supply that also has a status display. We recently tested such a machine, and replacing its cooler would be easy.
The point of having a programmable display on the top of the water block is that it allows users to put whatever image they want there, and for that you’ll need software. Corsair’s iCue software provides both lighting and fan control, with RGB configurable for both the fans and the lighted ring around its 480×480 IPS display.
While the default coolant temperature display isn’t very useful for system monitoring, users are welcomed to swap out the coolant temperature for something more urgent. We found “Dual Bar” to be the most useful of factory configurations, as it reads CPU temperature from the motherboard as well as coolant temperature from the pump.
The pump’s display is also able to show both static images and GIF animations. We added our own static image, and set the pump and fan speeds to their highest settings to produce the lowest possible temperatures.
This reviewer picked the Celsius S24 years ago as a top-performing, easily-installed option for testing cases. The iCue H100i Elite LCD sacrifices installation ease for configurability, but that shouldn’t have any impact on performance. Both are installed above our motherboard’s passive voltage regulator to aid in motherboard cooling.
The short story is the that iCue H100i Elite LCD cools our CPU slightly better than the Celsius S24, but did a slightly lesser job of cooling our voltage regulator. The longer story is that we had to do extended testing to get these results, as Prime95 small-FFTs are not ideal for load testing the 3700X.
The iCue H100i Elite LCD may cool our CPU a couple degrees better, but it does so with a couple decibels more noise. Note that these are not noise levels for the complete system, but only for each cooler.
With tiny improvements in CPU temperature offsetting tiny increases in noise, most buyers won’t be choosing the iCue H100i Elite LCD for performance alone. That’s OK, because it offers a few features that we’re sure high-end builders are willing to pay for:
Corsair’s iCue H100i Elite LCD combines the features of its H100i Elite Capellix and Elite LCD upgrade kit, for $10 to $20 more than the contributed parts. For ease of installation, it might just be worth the difference.
When faced with the pricing conundrum that this LCD-inclusive model costs more than the combination of the base model and LCD upgrade, we went out on the web and found users whose weren’t able to complete the installation of the LCD upgrade to the cheaper non-LCD model. Given that little hiccup, it’s probably worthwhile for most builders to buy this entire configuration as a factory-completed kit, even if it does cost a little more.
The math is simple: People who own the $150 version of this cooler were already finding value in the $100 LCD upgrade. By nudging the price down to $250 or less, Corsair qualified the combined product for the same award. For those who want even more value, Corsair is offering free shipping through the end of July.