Corsair Hydro Series H115i PRO RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 280mm Radiator, Dual 140mm ML Series PWM Fans, Advanced RGB Lighting

The media could not be loaded. I was undecided between two other brands and the Corsair AIO liquid cooler, so when I settled on Corsair, I was going to go with a less expensive model. Eventually, after much research on all my new build components, I decided to spend the extra money on the cooler to this model, and very much grateful I did. It was like $40 difference.It was a breeze (pun intended) to install, and with my choice of case & motherboard, My only option was a front install. My case has a mesh front for maximum air flow and the AIO easily pulls in air with little restriction that I can tell. Right out of the box, and along with watching several videos on line, the install looked easy. I never installed liquid cooling myself as my last build was custom boutique PC built. I have installed tons of air cooled CPU coolers.Turns out it was very easy when done according to both Corsair manual and watching videos. I decided to go with the stock Corsair thermal paste, although I believe professional testers have proven name brand Thermal compound maybe gives 1 to 3 degrees difference cooler. Critical I guess when maximum overclocking, which I am not even overclocked yet.Truth is, I don’t even know what brand Corsair’s factory paste is, maybe Corsair uses a third party compound, maybe they make their own in house. Doesn’t matter, I have a tube of paste in possession and figured any issues I can just change it out.That will not even be necessary as my temps are way cool. See screenshots, I am running in the 30’s to maybe pushing 50 degrees Celsius, at maximum load. This is the coolest PC build I have ever had. Impressive with this CPU. Although the fans are not RGB, the accent lighting on the pump kit really makes for a nice build. I would highly recommend this hardware to anyone considering AIO Liquid cooling for their PC. And quiet, when I boot up the pc, I don’t even know it’s running. Cool and quiet.Fractal Design Meshify C White Mid Tower CaseGigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WiFi Intel LGA1151/Z390/ATX/2xM.2 MotherboardIntel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor GraphicsXPG GAMMIX 1TB S11 Pro 3D NAND PCIe NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD Ultra-Fast PCIe NVMe Gen3x4 Interface Read/Write up to 3500/3000MB/sCORSAIR H115i RGB PLATINUM AIO Liquid CPU Cooler 280mmCORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz C15 LED Desktop MemoryEVGA GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING ACX 3.0, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, Graphics CardEVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3, 80 Plus Gold 650W, Fully ModularLG 27-UD88-W 4K MonitorThermaltake Pure Plus 12 RGB TT Premium Edition 120mm Software Enabled Circular 9 Controllable LEDs PWM Case/Radiator Fan - Triple PackMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro

Build: i9-9900k, Vega 56 Pulse, 32GB 3000MHz TridentZ, Gigabyte Z390 DesignareI went with this cooler for my first ever personal build. I've always built PCs for other people but never for my own, being a Mac-main user. I finally decided on a Hackintosh/Win10 build after seeing a guide on Tony86 and copied most of the build except for the GPU and CPU.Using an NZXT H500 Case, this AIO did not fit... I was SO upset. But I was determined to build the PC THAT weekend no matter what it took. So I removed the case radiator bracket and used a Dremel to remove the lip on top that restricted the radiator from fitting. Although this did cause the front case I/O ports to angle a bit due to a tight fit, I didn't care. I ended up getting it to fit better than I had initially thought possible... I made it a PUSH AND PULL radiator, using the NZXT case fans in the front, then Corsair LL fans in the back. (Outside > NZXT Fans > Radiator > LL Fans > Inside). Some may think, WHY? But I'll tell you why... After all the games I have run so far, the CPU has not gotten above 45 degrees. Even under load for video editing. It's nuts! On top of everything, it's silent.Pros:-Very effective at cooling, under 45 at all times with 9900k-EPIC RGB CPU cover-No leaking so far at all-Easy to follow instructions-All hardware includedCons:-The RGB cover is not addressable in iCUE. Not sure if that's because the USB header runs through an NZXT header hub... but the connection IS recognized in macOS and Windows inside settings. Very odd... But no biggie because the default rainbow is awesome imo.-The MicroUSB along the side of the CPU cover seems very clunky and annoying, standing out. I wish they would've designed the USB interface to be pre-installed and thinner, harder for the eye to see.Summary:I would totally buy this again for another build, just maybe a 3x120 instead of the 2x140, and with a bigger case, maybe the H700. Even with the CPU block RGB issues, I don't regret this purchase AT ALL. It's great, it's cool, and it's COOL. Get it? Cool and Cool?