So, when something goes wrong with your Corsair H80i v2 CPU cooler, updating its driver should always be your go-to option. There are 2 easy and safe ways to do it: Thanks to both and I beg your pardon for replaying so late… but I've been some days on holiday (at last!!!). Personally, I think those are good gaming temperature for Summertime and a H80i that is likely rear mounted above the GPU. The problem most users run into in that configuration is warmer than expected CPU temps during gaming as the GPU waste heat raises the baseline H80i coolant temp, simply through proximity to the GPU. What you are seeing is your own worst case scenario and yet you still have a fair amount of head room. As for the CPU only stress benchmarks, it is a Haswell so your CPU will always be the limiting factor in your cooling attempts, not the heat dissipation of the cooler. Be careful using BF1 as a diagnostic tool. There are too many variables in that one to make it reliable and it is clearly a peaky type of load. It will definitely be adequate, but in terms of noise and temps, YMMV. I'd expect most people to get better temps than me, since I'm running this in an old Corsair 400Q case with the two default 140MM acting as an intake, and the only other fans in the case are the ones on H80i acting as an exhaust. I also replaced the two Corsair 120MM fans on the H80i with Noctua ultra-low noise fans, so I lose quite a bit of cooling capacity but it runs near-silent even at 100% fan speed. If you used a stronger pair of fans like the ones that come with the H80i you would get better cooling performance, and if you had a case with better airflow than mine you'd probably do better still. In Fortnite it gets up to about 80C. In normal use I doubt I would ever get to 100C and activate throttling, but interesting to know, thanks.

As you can see from my screenshot I get about 35-38C idle, and even pegging all 10 cores to 100% it maxes out at 65C, still pretty chill for a CPU and nowhere near thermal throttling. I can run it at 100% for hours and hours and that's as hot as it ever gets. The side plates are really nicely finished and a Corsair badge that matches the design of the pump, giving it a nice uniform appearance. The popularity Corsair enjoys in the PC-cooling market rests almost entirely on the Hydro Series of products which cover nearly every segment of the market from entry to enthusiast—the only thing missing is an expandable option. Then there are the H100i and H110 for extreme cooling purposes as both were until recently the best the cooling line had to offer. When it comes to heatsinks and fans, Corsair really does have a product for just about everyone.

In addition to a 240mm radiator, the kit comes with Corsair's new AF Elite fans. These are high-performance 120mm PWM fluid dynamic bearing fans that combine a low-noise design with the company's 'AirGuide' technology for powerful cooling, quiet operation, and exceptional durability. They also support Zero RPM and Variable Pump Speed specialized cooling modes in iCUE to keep noise to a minimum when your system is idle or under light loads. The NZXT Kraken Elite 280 RGB liquid cooler is an update to the popular Kraken Z63 featuring an all-new LCD display. It is now sharper thanks to higher 640 x 640 resolution and even offers a 60Hz refresh rate for smooth animations. The screen can be used to display custom images, animated GIFs, and system information with adjustable orientation. NZXT claims that the AIO also comes with an updated Asetek pump that offers the best cooling performance and up to 2,800 rpm whisper-quiet operation.

My original point remains, you can use the H80i no problems at all on LGA1700 with the LGA1200 mounting kit, I am writing this post on a machine with that exact setup. The Corsair H80i v2 driver runs on your operating system and enables it to communicate with the CPU cooler you use. If the driver hasn’t been properly installed on your computer, your Corsair cooler won’t fully function. Maximum coolant temperature in regard to the physical system limits? Or how much should you expect to see for your use?"... well, both indeed. Please note: For iCUE 4 on macOS, currently only HID and audio products (listed below under HID gaming peripherals) are supported.K70 RGB, K70 RGB PRO, K70 Lux RGB, K70 RGB Rapidfire, K70 RGB SE Rapidfire, K70 Lux, K70 Rapidfire, K70 PRO MINI Unfortunately, this is likely as good as you can do. You haven't given your room temperature, but I can approximate the case ambient temperature from the drive and coolant data above. Ultimately, that is what really matters anyway. Hmm, yeah you're right. Using HWINFO64 I can see the temps up around 100C at max load, the CPU starts to thermal throttle at exactly 100C.

I find out my H60 pump speed from a third party utility known as Speedfan. It is denoted as CPU Fan probably because the cable of the H60 is connected to my mobo's CPU fan header. It is 4299 rmp! Miraculously high!! From there, proceed with your typical Hydro Series cooler installation (don't forget to plug in your power and USB cables). So i'm building a new Alder lake pc, and I happen to have an H80i v2 from my previous one. I was very happy with its performance and would love to use it in my new H210i, since I gather it would be about the only AIO I could fit on the rear exhaust that could handle my new i5-12600K (I wanna leave the front rad slot open for a GPU cooler). That depends on several factors. The pump that moves the liquid in the cooler is typically silent or at least inconsequential compared to other PC noises. AIO models usually have fans, which will get noisy if they operate at high speed or are dirty. You can decrease fan noise by keeping them free of dust and monitoring their settings via the BIOS if possible. The good news is that, with liquid cooling, fans usually don't have to work as hard and are less likely to make lots of noise.

Since I changed the fans on the radiator and used I custom profile, I was worried about not using the AIO properly. Maximum coolant temperature in regard to the physical system limits? Or how much should you expect to see for your use? question: as I mentioned before, my motherboard is the old P8Z77-I Deluxe which provides only 1 CPU fan header and 1 Chassis fan header, so when I install the pump, by common sense I will connect the fan 4-pin cable to the CPU fan header. But I know there is a pump fan lead cable, to where I should hook it up??