Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT Liquid CPU Cooler – Three AF120 RGB ELITE Fans – 360mm Radiator – Intel® LGA 1700, 1200, 115X, 2066, AMD® AM5, AM4 – Included iCUE COMMANDER CORE – Black
| Weight: | 1.1 kg |
| Dimensions: | 39.7 x 12 x 2.7 cm; 1.1 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Corsair |
| Model: | CW-9060070-WW |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Corsair |
| Dimensions: | 39.7 x 12 x 2.7 cm; 1.1 Kilograms |
Very easy to install, and manages to tame the furness that is my 12700k. Also wisper quiet for day to day use.
cooler got delivered on time,sealed box everything good . unpacked and noticed a few dents in the radiator ,not cool ! .dont have the time to send back so went ahead and installed on a brand new i9-13900K. works well so far even though i haven’t put it through a stress test as of yet..
Used this in my first PC build and it was relatively simple to install, it was a little awkward trying to put it in by myself but that would just be my inexperience with PC building at the moment. Regardless I’ve had the PC for over a year now and had no issues at all with this product, would recommend 😀
Nzxt h7 elite and one usb port on asrock b650 pro motherboard. So make sure you get the same brand cooler and case or two use ports on motherboard. Capiche
Fitted it all, a bit of a squeeze getting it in put works perfectly, the am4 bracket is fine, only issue i had is the bolts, the teeth had a hard time going all the way in, but in the end, it was fixed and works great, thank you corsair.
High quality product from Corsair let down by flimsy wires. Worried about breaking them while installing, but once routed, they shouldn’t be messed with too much. Looks great. Performs well. I have a 9500k which stays at around 20c on idle, highest I’ve had is 53c on full load.
This clips onto the plastic mounting bracket at the sides of the AM4 socket instead of screwing into the back plate like the Wraith stock cooler. I had to order up these plastic brackets which delayed the installation by a few days. Apart from that it’s a great looking quality coole
Decided to switch to an AIO, (All In One), water cooler from an air cooler purely for aesthetic reasons. I had an Noctua NH-D15S which cooled my i7-12700K very well but it is large and makes accessing parts of the PC a little difficult, e.g. RAM and first SSD slot. They can be accessed without removing the cooler, but it is a little fiddly, but the AIO gives easy access. There are so many AIO’s on the market which makes it difficult to decide but decided on this one as I like Corsair products and they tend to have good reviews. I would have liked one in white, but only the model below this one, 100i, and the one above, 150i, come in white. I felt that the 100i would not be sufficient to cool my CPU effectively and the 150i is out of my price range. Fitting was quite straight forward but forget the provided manual as it’s next to useless. However, there are plenty of installation videos on YouTube which are much better. It doesn’t cool my CPU any better than the air cooler, but it certainly looks a lot better. Noise-wise, it’s a little worse as the pump runs at full speed all the time, but it’s not intrusive.
Unfortunately didn’t come with the AMD bracket it was meant to so I can’t Install it.
Update, got in touch with Corsair and they were happy enough to send out the bracke
As a first time PC builder it was fairly easy to install and runs really quietly. The included RGB hub works brilliantly with my other Corsair fans but most importantly it’s keeps my CPU running at extremely cool temps.
Simple and straightforward instructions for fitting and runs a lot quieter than my old h100.
Also the command pro thing that’s included is brilliant, a lot less wires and much better cable management. So far it’s not gone above 37’c (highest cpu temp from benchmarks has been 80’c but only for like a second) but I only game and the rare 3D mark bench. So idk. Anyway. It’s very good. Very simple and quie
Had to replace my old AIO cooler for the H100i straightaway the noise level was significantly reduced, even from new my old cooler was very noisy, The H100i only runs at around 40 degrees, good quality good colours.
Amazing cooler, upgraded from the 240 version as wasn’t getting adequate cooling. No seeing any temps above 60c when gaming on this cooler, does reach 89c when benchmarking but that’s to be expected with the 12900k CPU.
I bought this to work with my Corsair case which came with iCue RGB fans. It is incredibly quiet, including the pump. RGB is nice, especially on the actual pump.
Mounting requires the motherboards original mount for ryzen so be aware! Took me ages to find it as I wasnt expecting it to be needed.
The ryzen bracket is not great having only 2 points to anchor so possible uneven pressure if not careful, other than that my only last gripe was the sensor wire is extremely thin and does fit snug on the 2 pins it needs so be aware may get warning that it’s not detecting.
Very easy to fit, lined up with my P500 case perfectly, time consuming to get everything in place, but worth it.
The instructions on the website along with the video were useful. Only thing to bare in mind is do not overtighten the AM4 mounting screws, I just did mine tight enough there was no movement when pressing the pump slightly to side, so I knew it wouldn’t go anywhere.
Pre applied thermal paste made it pretty quick and easy once radiator was mounted to top of the case.
I mounted the Commander Pro in place of two SSD trays to rear of the case which made it easy to tidy things up a little.
I have some Corsair periferals so I had ICue before, really good software.
And Corsair support were fantastic.
As the port that wasn’t working was on the controller for the pump / fans, I couldn’t remove it to RMA without not being able to use my PC for a week – I could have sent it back to Amazon but again would have a week of downtime.
Corsair Support organised an Advanced RMA for me and sent me out a replacement part before I had to send back the problematic part. Of course, it not working would have been ideal but some problems are bound to happen and it’s a testament to the company for how they handle these situations.
Of course I didn’t NEED to RMA this, it was just an RGB port but I’d already bought Corsair RGB fans.
I’d highly recommend any Corsair product – their support is always fantastic. Besides the excellent support, the cooler and fans are near silent.
Anyway, onto the good stuff. This pump is really, really quiet, I have upgraded from a 3700X using a stock wraith prism cooler, which was loud but did the job. It’s one of the reasons I went for the 360mm version. The thermals are impressive. Idles at around 35oc and on cinebench it showed an average of 67oc for an all core test. I’m using a 5900X so am very impressed with these thermals and leaves room for an overclock. Although for now I am just going to use the PBO feature. The lighting on the pump looks great with the pre-applied cover and links up to all my third party lighting (wallpaper engine). I’ll upload some pics soon but it really does look stunning compared to my old setup. Highly recommend!! Especially if you have a toasty chip and you don’t want a bulky air cooled solution.
This cooler was quite easy to set up, and the temps have been incredible, even under heavy load they don’t exceed 55 degrees c on my i5 12600k which is very impressive. The pump head looks amazing with the clear head and of course syncs perfectly with the iCUE software, would definitely recommend for new and experienced PC builders as it is the best for the price!
Fan noise is a bit louder than what I would expect, but they are great otherwise, so a little bit of noise is hardly worth complaining about in the long run.
Got this one as I wanted a cooler I could fit at the top of my case, looks great and works perfectly with suitable noise levels though I believe it was missing a few screws. Luckily had some spares so it wasn’t an issue but just a warning to anyone who may not have spares to hand.
My Ryzen 9 5950x is very toasty and my air cooler struggled hard to cool it, idle temps were at 70 degrees Celsius. This AIO goes so well with it, idle temps are now at 30 degrees Celsius!!! With iCUE you can make the fans nearly silent which is a big bonus
I bought this cooler to replace a Corsair Hyper 212 in order to get the best performance out of my gaming pc. The previous cooler was quiet and this is pretty much on par. Installation was easy enough and I’d never installed a water cooler before. Performance is where this cooler shines and keeps AMD CPU for max settings, AAA games well below 70 celsius, and helps airflow within the tower.
I am happy with this product but it is not essential, more of an extra to get the best performance out of a gaming PC.
It was my first AIO installation, just two things: if you are going for a top installation, plug the power cable to the CPU in the mobo before fixing the fans to the radiator. Secondly, if AMD, make sure you put the bracket in the right way (this kept me going for hours until I found out the bracket was upside down). For the rest it s pretty easy to install.
It keeps my 5800x3d under 55 under stress and around high 30s in idle. Great performance.
It could get noisy if subject to stress but not clicking sounds but rather wind sound. Nice to see the Commander Pro in it for RGB
Really good product for the price did have 1 issue we’re I loaded my pc up and it came up with cpu fan error but all I had to do was go into bios and change the cpu fan monitoring to ignore it was good to go but all and all it a really smart thing to add to your setup and the RGB it cool looking
Everything regarding the delivery of the product went completely fine and it arrived in good conditions.
I bought it for 126. It went a bit up (just 6 pounds) so it wasn’t that bad.
I own a i5-12600KF. I had to buy the LGA 1700 mounting from Corsair’s official page. I heard that depending of your motherboard you could still use the LGA 1200 accessories included just fine, but I didn’t want to risk anything. In addition, it came with thermal paste pre-applied which can save you some money.
The installation was easy. The commander core included came really handy since my chasis didn’t come with one from the start (you can plug up to 6 fans to control the speed and RGB, being this last one only applicable for Corsair fans).
I use my PC for illustration, studying and gaming. The temperatures on idle don’t surpass 30, sticking to 27-28. On load, they don’t tend to reach 40.
The fans will become noisy if you are playing more demanding games, you can’t expect miracles on that part. But they remain decently quiet otherwise.
Mounting it to the motherboard was easy, mounting it to the case was a little bit finicky but still very easy.
Haven’t been able to push it too much as I haven’t gotten internet at the moment and can’t play anything too demanding, but temperatures have gone from 60-70 degrees Celsius down to 20-40 degrees Celsius.
Lights are looking crisp and although icue is an awkward bit of software, I haven’t had any issues yet so far.
The fans are a bit noisier than I expected but in all honesty, with my headphones on I don’t hear anything. If I set it to quiet mode the noise is basically non existent, but I typically use balanced as I don’t find the fan noise to be too distracting.
Incredibly simple to install on socket AM4 onto the cooler lugs. I purchased this because my Wraith Prism wasn’t doing that well on my Ryzen 7 2700X, when playing New World with the fan at 100% temps were hitting 76-78 degrees C. Temps are now down to around 48 degrees C when playing, and lower when CPU is idle also. As a bonus, this is with the fans at only 58%, and combined with an upgrade to my case fans, this has made my PC a LOT quieter (barely hums now). As another bonus, nice ARGB on both the fans and on the pump/block unit, with a choice of acrylic plates (black or white design, photo is the black design). As to software, iCue is very simple to use, I was already using it as I have a Corsair headset and PSU that use it.
Firstly, I’d like to point out that you should first learn how to install a cooler before you buy this. A trial run if you will, many people are complaining about the installation but it’s easy if you just follow the instructions. I got one for me and one for my boyfriend so I’ve put them on both AMD and Intel PCs, both were very easy installs. As for the cooling, it’s excellent. Big improvement from what I’ve seen on my traditional fan cooler. It has a quiet mode too for when you’d like to work quietly at night, which still works well. The fan’s zero RPM mode are also good for noise. But even the standard ‘balanced’ mode is not very noisy.
So far this aio has kept my 12700k nice and cool and installation was reasonably easy in my case phantek p500.
Screwing in the radiator and fans was more annoying than anticipated but with time was a nice fit.
My main issue with this aio was having to get the standoffs for the 12700k,which when ordered took3 weeks to arrive from corsair store . The backplate was also difficult to fit onto the motherboard(fiddly screws).
Once the standoffs arrived getting the aio pump on and mounted was nice and easy.
So overall good product but beware getting the standoffs from corsair could take some time.
This is my first foray into liquid cooling as part of a first project to create a gaming PC from components. Installation was straightforward, though it took a couple of attempts to align in the case vs the motherboard and graphics card, which was straightforward. Works well.
The only area that was a bit confusing is that my case has a set of connections for LEDs and so does the cooler. It was not very clear how to connect these optimally. Does not affect important functionality – just control of the LEDs. I am sure with some perseverance and experimentation we could get the LEDs to be in synch with the case but it is not a bg deal to me. Recommended.
I originally bought this aio for the ryzen 9 5950x but due to a overheating problem from the supplier I bought it from I had to get a replacement I havent got it yet but I can share my thoughts on my current build.
This aio cooler I managed to get it on sale. It is a really good cooler and it is very quiet. It can be a bit loud at times due to me using the ryzen 7 2700 because of the 12nm tdp so it does need a good cooler to cool it down the new 7nm chips will be better with this aio.
The icue software center is quite useful it allows me to control the rgb and the fans. Some people are saying the am4 mounting is terrible on this cooler. I wouldn’t listen to the people who are complaining about it. For me it was quite easy to mount. You are not supposed to tighten them to a point where it can’t be hooked they need to be kept loose then once hooked then tighten them.
The only downside is the screws provided are not that great so I had to use the left over motherboard screws. The screws provided were cheaply done and did not catch the top slot of my case each time they were tightened they fell through.
Other than the fans are good. Liquid cooling keeps my cpu cool and does what it says. Which is simply to cool your cpu. It can handle pretty much any processor you throw at it. And for the value of money it is fine for my needs.
[Review is based on it being used in the Corsair 680X Case]
Genuinely a good cooler, got this on a deal for 100. Comes with the Commander Core which is a solid HUB for the fans RGB and PWM control unlike the Commander Pro which is strictly PWM control (its 2021, come on just put them together we’d pay the extra)
The fans run at 2000RPM max which is really good for RGB and 140MM. Colours and Brightness are really good also!
Mounting is straight forward, only negative is getting the hooks first time on the CPU mount without smudging the paste too much in some directions you didn’t plan on.
Only annoying issue I have with it, is the results regarding temps.
I was using a H150i RGB PRO XT 360mm which is outdated and not made anymore however, it got better results. Which is odd, because it goes in the front as the intake.
The difference is 5-8C however this absolutely does not ruin the build. But it is annoying as this goes at the top which is the best AIO placement especially in a huge case with good cable tidying.
(e.g.: H150i used to never peak 80, always max at 79.5C, now I peak 85 but it never stays there as it fluctuates between 60-85C during intense workload or higher tier gameplay e.g. Vanguard but always sticks around 74-79
I was hoping for it to get the same results from my old outdated H150i, if not lower in Celsius.
My recommendation is if your case supports it, go for the 360MM or more if you’re a huge fan of lower temps.
I bought this product for a new build. Installed it, and worked fine for a week before there was a fault and my CPU temps would reach 100 degrees and my PC would turn off. I tried reapplying thermal paste and tried plugging it in to different ports and it didn’t work. There was air coming out the radiator but it was cool so I managed to work out it was the pump itself that had failed.
I contacted amazon who got me in touch with corsair very quickly, I ordered an exchange and got the new pump the day after, installed it and so far have had no issues.
Overall what I would say is, its a great product and works well, the problem itself was nobody’s fault, I don’t know exactly what the problem was to this day, assume it was just a faulty pump. Amazon and corsair were very fast and helpful to exchange the item. I am happy with the product.
However, be careful when installing the product, make sure its all screwed in properly and there are no leaks etc. because its a bit of a fragile product in a way. Once its all mounted and set up, monitor the product for a week or so just to make sure its all ok.
Thank god for the 2 week warranty! And the commander pro you get with the cooler is excellent.
Very good corsair service.
I am using this cooler on my Ryzen 7 5800X, It is keeping it at 33 idle and 70 at full load. Which is very very impressive for this inferno of a CPU. However there are a few things that I need to complain about.
1. The commander core – Now I do not know what went through the manufacturers heads when they decided to make this product, with the fans included with this cooler being different from ones you can buy alone from corsair, it’s a silly idea.
2. The mounting system – For intel it is fine as it is going to use the traditional backplate and 4 screws method which I think to this day is the best one. But for AMD, it is a pain in the butt. I have done enough of these coolers by now to know how to fit them onto the stock AM4 mounting clips. But it is really annoying and tedious to do regardless. I wish they would just make the same type of solution as they have for the intel one.
3. iCue – Now I am pretty sure every techy knows exactly what I am about to say. What the hell is up with this software? Stock fan curves are just silly at this point, my PC sounded like it was about to take off with the amount that the fans had been ramped by iCue, but not only was the PC idling, it was not even hot. The cpu was at 40 degrees.
Overall it is a good cooler and does its job well. But there are little things that make the setup quite annoying and tedious, but as soon as you work through those issues it is brilliant, the performance is great and the RGB really is beautiful on this one. But it’s a shame that it’s such a challenge to get it running at its full potential
Purchased this as an upgrade to my H100iv2 which was working perfectly fine. Just fancied a flashy upgrade.
Mounting was easy enough. A bit more fiddly than the old 4 screw system but a lot easier than some of these reviews are making it out to be.
Usually Corsair quality and the lighting looks great.
What I never expected though was that my 5800x temperatures have dropped 10 degrees and I can’t see it being due to the 40mm increase in size, so I’m not sure if my old aio was on its last legs or this aio Is just that much better !
Very good cooler but if you are sensitive to pump noise then this might not be for you. I found if you set it to variable speed then it’s at it’s quietist but you can still faintly hear it while the PC is at idle. You do get used to it and if you wear headphones then it’s a non issue.
Performance is very good though and the RGB looks the part too. The addition of the Commander Core is great too.
Secondly there was a few bad reviews about packaging quality, I have bought many AIO’s and the packaging between them all is always the same. Egg carton like interior and plastic sleeves around the radiator and pump. The packaging is fine and any negative comment about this is also lying.
Some people also complained that you cannot buy the fans separately from the AIO. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ONLY FIT ON THE AIO. They have different screw holes compared to normal fans. This is because the screw holes in the radiator are smaller than usual to help with overall cooling and water flow. Yes this does mean you cant have all the fan casings matching, but rgb wise you cannot tell these apart from other Corsair fans as they all have the same 8 led system.
Corsair spend a lot of time working on these products and just because some people cant work them it doesnt mean they deserve a 1 star rating. This AIO is great, it has an included corsair rgb commander with 6 sets of fan rgb and power pins and also the special led pinset for the pump led’s. Playing on high settings on Star wars fallen order I was never going over 50C with a Ryzen 5 5600x chip (And if you know amd you know they can get toasty). RGB looks beautiful, fans are great and being able to controll all of corsairs products with the superior ICUE software is amazing.
If there is one thing I would say could do with an improvement, would be I’d like the piping between the pump and radiator to be a little more stiff just so that it doesnt suffer as much from gravity as it currently does, and so that I can shape it better.
If you love RGB, buy this product.
Ignore reviews about amd issues i had zero issues installing for my ryzen and amd motherboard. If you know what to do its easy. Best performance and its a good price.
My only downside was im paying 120 for this aio and the long screws that attach the radioator and fans together were not even the right ones. They were far to long and was so much gap that the radiator kept dropping. Instead i had to use the ones that came with the pc case and motherboard but all ok now. Amazing performance and just looks clean as hell. Also fan noise is actually really quiet if you have fans on balanced and pump on quiet. Can barly hear the pc at all. So again ignore noise complaints they are either having fan setting to high or an issue with their fans. No issues when done properly.
Bought the H115i and as always with prime it arrived the next day, the product came well boxed with everything you need apart from a screwdriver, the cooler was a breeze to fit and had no issues mounting it at the top of my Cooler Master HAF-X case, swapped the black pump head faceplate for the transparent one so the LED’s shine though a lot more, it looks great, the new CAPELLIX LED’s are really bright on both the pump head and fans.
Turned my system on, loaded up AMD Ryzen Master and it was great to see my idle temps down to 33c from 45c … Yes a 12c drop!!! Load temps where hugely decreased too, using the same stress test with CPU-Z the CPU didn’t even pass 57c … A decrease in load temps of 23c!!!
All in all delighted with the purchase, well boxed, easy to fit, looks great but most of all does an amazing job of keeping the CPU cool.
I trust Corsair products highly after using them for years (never really had any issues with them). This just made it better!
Once I got the idea of how to install it (since this was my first time with a cooler like this) it was so easy! Way easier than heatsinks. I will definitely go with this type of cooling from now on in future builds.
It really helps my CPU stay at cool temperatures even when playing intensive games or running many programs at once.
I also love the RGB colours and that you can adjust/change them all with the iCue app from Corsair. You can also manually change the fan speed on each fan (from Quiet, Balanced, Extreme or Zero RPM/Off)
If you’re a beginner, please ensure you still use a good quality thermal paste with liquid cooling!
(My apologies for bad cable management in the picture I have provided!)