Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Review
Installation
Contents
In Figure 10, you can see the mounting hardware of the H100i. At the left is the frame and screws for use with AMD processors (which use the stock backplate), and at the right the backplate and frame for use with sockets LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA1366, and LGA2011.
Figure 10: Mounting hardware
Figure 11 shows the screws installed on the component side of the motherboard.
Figure 11: Screws installed
The last step is to install the system inside the computer, attaching the block on the CPU and the radiator on the top panel of the case. (Some cases allow the installation of 240 mm radiators on the bottom or front panels.) The fans must be installed as exhaust.
Figure 12: Installation finished
The software that controls the H100i must be downloaded from the Corsair website. The fans can be configured for several manual or automatic modes. The color of the LEDs at the block can also be configured. We liked the option to change the color of the LEDs according to the temperature of the coolant liquid. Figure 13 shows the application screen.
Figure 13: Corsair Link screen
We tested the H100i in two modes: Quiet and Maximum.
