Corsair
Corsair has launched its latest Hydro X series iCUE LINK XH405i RGB custom open-loop water cooling kits, replacing the older XH305i kits from 2020. The new kits feature Corsair’s latest XD5 RGB ELITE pump and reservoir, the XC7 RGB ELITE CPU waterblock, three QX120 RGB fans, and a 360mm radiator. The pump, waterblock, and fans all have the namesake iCUE LINK integration, which Corsair has been pushing throughout its entire recent generation of products. The biggest hardware-related difference between XH405i kits and previous generation XH305i kits is undoubtedly the inclusion of iCUE LINK hardware, which Corsair recently debuted with its iCUE LINK H150i RGB AIO cooler. iCUE LINK allows individual Corsair cooling components within a system to be directly connected, primarily cutting down on cable...
Corsair Vengeance Pro Review: 2x8 GB at DDR3-2400 10-12-12 1.65 V
Corsair is a well-known manufacturer of PC components, including DRAM, chassis, power supplies, USB storage, fans, SSDs, gaming peripherals (keyboards, mice, headsets) and cooling, among others. Today we...
27 by Ian Cutress on 12/13/2013Analyzing Power Use: 80 Plus Bronze vs. Platinum
I’ve been toying around with updating my computer lately, and one of the topics I wanted to look at was the choice of power supply. For the most part...
79 by Jarred Walton on 10/30/2013The Neophyte's Custom Liquid Cooling Guide: How To, Why To, What To Expect
When Swiftech offered to provide us with the materials to build a full custom loop, we couldn't resist.
108 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/30/2013Corsair Force LS (240GB) Review
Like many manufacturers without a NAND fab or controller technology, Corsair's SSD portfolio has focused a lot on SandForce based SSDs, but lately Corsair has been exploring other options...
30 by Kristian Vättö on 9/25/2013Corsair Obsidian 750D Case Review
Corsair launches a true successor to the venerable Obsidian 800D.
40 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/24/2013Corsair Releases RM Series Power Supplies
Corsair sell a lot of components for PCs: memory, cases, SSDs, cooling, peripherals and power supplies to name their current lineup. For that last element, Corsair have released...
40 by Ian Cutress on 9/14/2013Corsair Carbide 330R Case Review
Corsair fires a shot across the bows of Nanoxia and Fractal Design with a $99 silent enclosure.
28 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/25/2013Capsule Keyboard Roundup: Entries from Logitech, SteelSeries, and Corsair
I recently had an extended chat with a product manager at Corsair over keyboards. Their Vengeance K-series mechanical keyboards have apparently been selling well, and that's understandable; they're attractive...
46 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/2/2013Corsair Carbide Air 540 Case Review
Corsair's cases have been defined by excellent ease of assembly, solid watercooling support...and middling air cooling performance. The Air 540 is a completely different beast, though, and it looks...
39 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/3/2013Haswell and GK110 vs. Ivy and GK104: DigitalStorm Virtue System Review
While NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 780 has proven to be a solid update to the venerable 680, Intel's Haswell architecture has left enthusiasts underwhelmed. Can a good GPU and overclock...
70 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/23/2013Sea Sonic and Corsair Power Supplies Certified for Haswell
The Haswell launch gets just a little more complicated each day, with the latest wrinkle being that standard ATX power supplies that conform to the ATX 2.3 standard may...
23 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/14/2013Cooler Master Seidon 240M and 12 More Coolers: The Retest and Mega-Roundup
There's no right way to describe it; we're testing the Cooler Master Seidon 240M along with two new Noctua coolers in a new testbed. Alongside ten of our industry's...
62 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/26/2013Corsair Obsidian 350D Case Review
Corsair's Obsidian 350D is the company's first micro-ATX case, and it's a heck of an entrance.
66 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/25/2013Corsair Obsidian 900D Case Review: Think Big, That's Only HALF as Large
An enclosure built from the ground up for custom liquid cooling loops is actually a fairly rarefied thing. Why wouldn't it be? Building a custom loop is expensive and...
65 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/16/2013Closing the Loop II: New Liquid Coolers from Corsair and Swiftech
When we visited CES 2013, it became increasingly clear that not only were closed loop liquid coolers here to stay, but that they are in fact "the next big...
53 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/1/2013Corsair Scales Up: H90 and H110 Released
I’m a big fan of these closed loop all-in-one liquid coolers. For a little extra on the cost of an air cooler we can get a quieter cooling...
27 by Ian Cutress on 1/17/2013Corsair Goes Big With Obsidian 900D; Updates Peripheral Lines
This CES, Corsair opted not to have a standard booth or suite. Instead they held a press event prior to CES proper, and unfortunately I wasn't able to attend...
5 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013Closing the Loop: Contained Liquid-Coolers from Corsair and NZXT Compared
While closed-loop liquid coolers seem to perform at best comparably to the highest end air coolers, there's a certain appeal in their flexibility, stress on the motherboard, and sometimes...
68 by Dustin Sklavos on 12/26/2012Corsair Neutron & Neutron GTX: All Capacities Tested
Corsair surprised us all at Computex this year when they announced their Neutron and Neutron GTX SSDs based on a so-far relatively unknown Link A Media Devices (LAMD) controller...
44 by Kristian Vättö on 12/19/2012Corsair Carbide 200R Case Review: How Low Can You Go
Corsair entered the enclosure business from the top with a measure of care to establish a solid brand identity. The Obsidian 800D was released as a flagship product and...
25 by Dustin Sklavos on 12/15/2012