At the beginning of FebruaryCorsair announced new kits water cooling all-in-one with effective availability at the beginning of this month of march. On our side, we received the highest kit of the range, namely the H170i Elite LCD XT. Moreover, with the overhaul of our protocol, we are somewhat late in publishing it, but this time, it’s good… At least in part, the raised Intel section is still missing, but it will come.
In short, what is Corsair billed nearly €400 worth? We tell you everything.
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With this Elite series, the Corsair brand updated its AIO with new fans, the AF Elite RGB. This update is for cooling systems in 240mm, 360mm and 420mm. The American brand then offers us its H100i Elite LCD XT, H150i Elite LCD and H170i Elite LCD.
Of course, as their name suggests, we find here cooling systems equipped with a display on top of the pump. The screen looks qualitative with its diagonal of 2.1″ of type IPS. Ditto, it displays a resolution of 480×480 pixels and a brightness of 600 cd / m². What properly display the information related to your system or your .gif or .jpeg personalized.
The management ofAIO will therefore go through the software suite iCUE of the brand. Via the latter, as well as the iCUE Commander Core controller, you can manage up to six fans, whether it is their speed or their lighting.
Moreover, since we are talking about fans, know that the brand opts for its mills RGB the most efficient. Corsair says its grinders provide intense, focused airflow. In addition, you can count on a semi-passive operation, enough to ensure golden silence when the machine is under low stress.
Regarding the pump, the brand highlights an effective block which, coupled with its homemade paste, from the XTM70, will ensure good cooling of your CPU. This set is supposed to help the processor scrape as many MHz as possible through suitable cooling.
Finally, the installation promises to be simplified, in particular thanks to the presence of a pump retention mechanism that can be mounted without tools. The latter ensures exemplary compatibility with all platforms currently on the market.
Well, all that remains is to talk about the price, which is around 400 € or even more on the internet. There, clearly, Corsair is positioning its kit on a segment premium. The competition is likely to be fierce, since the place is right in front of the sets customs ready to ride that can be found at Alphacool, Thermaltake and even Raijintek.