Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix

I think that when all-in-one water cooling just became popular in the PC cooling market a long time ago, Corsair had already taken root in this field early, and its performance and cold-head RGB elements made it a must-have for installation at that time. But the RGB era has arrived, and Corsair has continuously evolved its product line during it. Today, what came to the evaluation room is the latest flagship 360 integrated water-cooled product Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix.

Product specifications

In terms of specifications, in addition to the 360 ​​version received this time, there are also 240 and 280 versions. For details, please refer to the official website.

Product analysis

In terms of the outer packaging, the pirate ship has the same yellow and black style as always.

A list of accessories is printed on the top of the package.

The back is marked with various parameters.

Product list, all platforms are supported.

The pirate ship also comes with a transparent top cover and a removable wrench, allowing players to freely choose their style.

There is also a Commander Core control box in the attachment. The overall control of the water cooling needs to be based on this small box.

Install the power supply control interface of the water cooling head.

The box contains 6 sets of RGB interfaces.

On the other side are 6 sets of fan ports.

The Core control box itself relies on the SATA interface for power supply, and the data transmission is through a set of USB2.0.

In terms of fans, there are 3 ML120 RGB PWM fans.

Milky white transparent fan blades, maximum speed 2400 RPM, maximum air volume 75 CFM, wind pressure 4.2 mm-H2O. Maximum noise 37dBA. Each fan has 8 independently programmable LED lights in the center.

Unfortunately, the four corners of the fan are not equipped with anti-vibration feet.

The fan is equipped with a set of RGB cables and a set of 4PIN. Connect these two interfaces to the corresponding ports on the Core control box.

The radiator body.

The aluminum 360mm cold row is currently the largest in the pirate ship integrated water cooling.

Corsair's LOGO is attached to the side of the cold row.

Looking at the details, the overall blackening and the number of water channels are average. It is just that the surface flatness is slightly insufficient from the samples sent for testing this time.

Through light, the fin density is still relatively high.

The outer layer of the water pipe is covered with a net, and the joint is made of metal.

The overall thickness of the cold row is 27mm.

The appearance of the cold head has been redesigned this time, and the overall shape is more square.

The detachable top cover can be replaced by the provided wrench to unscrew the four corner screws. The top cover is equipped with 33 CAPELLIX RGB LED lights.

After the Elite version adopts the new water pump, the height has increased a lot, but this height will not cause any compatibility problems at all.

The freely rotating water pipe is also made of metal at the joint.

The contact surface is made of pure copper and pre-coated with silicone grease.

The wire on the cold head is a power supply data line connected to the Core control box, and a single PIN water pump speed measurement line (using a 3PIN head).

This time the installation starts with the Intel platform.

First of all, we need to install the buckle on the cold head first. The buckle can be separated, and it can be inserted into the slide rails on both sides of the cold head. (Intel platform fasteners are pre-installed at the factory)

3M glue is added to the backplane this time, and it can be decided whether to stick or not according to needs.

Choose the hole spacing you need and buckle it on the back of the motherboard.

Screw the double-headed screws on the front, and the base is installed.

Finally, put the cold head and screw on the fixing nut, even if the installation is complete.

The overall overview of the Intel platform.

Next is the AMD platform.

First install the buckle on both sides of the buckle, and screw the nut half tight.

Then install the buckle on the cold head through the slide rails on both sides,

Finally, buckle the button into the original position of the AMD motherboard, tighten the nut, and the installation is complete.

The overall overview of the AMD platform. I have to say that the design of the heat dissipation buckle on the AMD platform is too convenient.

Finally, connect various cables to enjoy the RGB effect.

Cold head RGB effect display.

Fan and overall RGB effect display.

Testing platform

Heat sink

• Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix
• G.Skill ENKI 240
• G.Skill ENKI 360
• Noctua NH-D15S

Test environment

• Room temperature 20℃(±1℃)
• Humidity 50% (±10%)

Silicone grease

• G.Skill comes with industrial server thermal grease

Fan

• Corsair ML120 RGB PWM
• G.Skill 120mm PWM
• Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
• Noctua NF-A15 PWM

Platform

• Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K @5.0GHz
• Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY
• Memory: G.Skill F4-3600C16-8GTZR (3600Mhz 8Gx2)
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
• Hard Disk: Kingston DC400 960G
• Case: Streacom BC1 MINI
• Power supply: Seasonic PRIME 1300 Platinum
• System: Microsoft Windows 10 20H2
• Software: AIDA64 ExtremeEdition V6.32.5600

Performance Testing

The CHH evaluation room radiator test strategy is as follows:

• In order to provide an analogy for past and future radiator evaluations, data using NF-A12x25 fans are provided;
• The motherboard BIOS is to set i9-10900K to the full core to 50x100=5.00GHz, voltage 1.260V, memory XMP mode to open, frequency 3600C16, and the rest are default settings;
• The fan speed is manually constant at a fixed speed;
• Choose 1300rpm for 12cm fan and the maximum speed of its own fan; ≥12cm choose 1000rpm and the maximum speed of its own fan;
• The fully loaded baking machine software is AIDA64 with its own "system stability test", only check "Stress FPU";
• The CPU temperature is collected from the "CPU IA Cores" data in AIDA64's own "sensor".

From the test results, the performance of the Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix can be said to be very impressive. As the air-cooled flagship D15S has no power to fight back at any speed, but given that it is a 360 cold row, this point should be. Compared with the original fan, the temperature rises slightly after replacing the NF-A12 fan, indicating that the wind pressure of the original fan is actually very large, and it is easy to blow through the cold exhaust. At the same time, replace the original After the fan is pulled to full speed, the temperature drops a lot, but the wind noise is like a helicopter at this time. Therefore, it is recommended that ordinary users use 700-1400 rpm to deal with most usage scenarios, and the noise after 1400 rpm is a straight rise. In addition, although the pump is not adjustable in speed, based on its speed of about 2200 rpm, almost no noise can be heard during the whole process.

Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix, as the latest flagship of the Corsair, has been redesigned in appearance to make it look more concise and tough. In terms of performance, it adopts a new low-noise high-performance pump, a magnetic levitation RGB fan, and The scale of 360 is naturally impeccable. Compared with the old model, the heat dissipation performance is greatly improved, while the cool lighting effect has also been upgraded. CAPELLIX is a newly developed set of LED light sets, compared with the old model's lighting The brightness is higher and more uniform. With iCUE software, you can customize any desired effect. In addition, the iCUE software is also very convenient for the management of fan strategies and can be automatically adjusted according to any temperature sensor. So for RGB heavy users, it is hindering the hand The factor may be the price, but fortunately, the Elite Capellix series also have H100i (240) and H115i (280) specifications. Players can choose according to their actual needs and whether they need RGB and other factors.

Source: chiphell.com, Cosrsair