CORSAIR Hydro X Series XC9 RGB CPU Water Block

VSG · Jul 1, 2019

CORSAIR enters the PC custom watercooling market with a big splash through their announcement and release of an entire product portfolio. We begin our coverage of their Hydro X series with a detailed look at the flagship XC9 RGB CPU water block, which aims to offer a feature set that is of interest to newcomers and experienced users alike.

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cklein404 · Jul 1, 2019

Yeah, i love Hydro X!

I allow myself to put a small time lapse build of a full corsair build

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Basard · Jul 1, 2019

Would it be possible to take the connector off of the end of the proprietary RGB cable and stick the wires into one that can actually be used on a motherboard header? I'm kinda new to this, but looking at some diagrams tells me "no."

Mussels · Jul 2, 2019

Basard said:
Would it be possible to take the connector off of the end of the proprietary RGB cable and stick the wires into one that can actually be used on a motherboard header? I'm kinda new to this, but looking at some diagrams tells me "no."

corsairs lighting isnt compatible, since they came up with their addressable design before ARGB was a universal standard.
be nice if they released an adaptor of some kind, but it seems unlikely.

since my current build is all corsair RGB, the XC7 and custom water really does tempt me in the future... except that the ryzen 3000 series are so low wattage, it may not be worth it lol

Basard · Jul 2, 2019

@Mussels Not worth it? Haven't you heard? They love to overclock!
:fear:

I'm gonna just hope that's true, not that I'm upgrading anytime soon.

Mussels · Jul 2, 2019

Basard said:
@Mussels Not worth it? Haven't you heard? They love to overclock!

I'm gonna just hope that's true, not that I'm upgrading anytime soon.

the heat will be insane unless you disable cores, i'd rather stick with good turbo and 65w TDP than all core 4.5ghz and 200W (not that we know what it will be yet)

Basard · Jul 2, 2019

Mussels said:
the heat will be insane unless you disable cores, i'd rather stick with good turbo and 65w TDP than all core 4.5ghz and 200W (not that we know what it will be yet)

Just throw some more RGB on it, you'll be fine.

Vlada011 · Jul 3, 2019

Terrible.

John Naylor · Jul 3, 2019

"While not the best performer, it is well within margin of error to those above it. " Might want to edit that .... All of them above it are w/i margin of error ?

At the Hydro's 42.10, the ones above it include the best performer at 40.15 C ... a 1.95C spread from the Hydro. The 2nd worse is at 43.85C is just 1.75 C different

So, in other words, only one of the entire range from best to 2nd worst is within the + / - 1.95 margin of error ?

Metroid · Jul 23, 2019

John Naylor said:
"While not the best performer, it is well within margin of error to those above it. " Might want to edit that .... All of them above it are w/i margin of error ?

At the Hydro's 42.10, the ones above it include the best performer at 40.15 C ... a 1.95C spread from the Hydro. The 2nd worse is at 43.85C is just 1.75 C different

So, in other words, only one of the entire range from best to 2nd worst is within the + / - 1.95 margin of error ?

Yes however flow restriction is average, i would get that raystorm pro.

System Name	ChoreBoy
Processor	8700k Delided
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Master
Cooling	420mm Custom Loop
Memory	CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB @ 3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 SC
Storage	1TB SX8200, 250GB 850 EVO, 250GB Barracuda
Display(s)	Pixio PX329 and Dell E228WFP
Case	Fractal R6
Audio Device(s)	On-Board
Power Supply	1000w Corsair
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	A million on everything....

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	ChoreBoy
Processor	8700k Delided
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Master
Cooling	420mm Custom Loop
Memory	CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB @ 3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 SC
Storage	1TB SX8200, 250GB 850 EVO, 250GB Barracuda
Display(s)	Pixio PX329 and Dell E228WFP
Case	Fractal R6
Audio Device(s)	On-Board
Power Supply	1000w Corsair
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	A million on everything....

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	ChoreBoy
Processor	8700k Delided
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Master
Cooling	420mm Custom Loop
Memory	CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 2x8GB @ 3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 SC
Storage	1TB SX8200, 250GB 850 EVO, 250GB Barracuda
Display(s)	Pixio PX329 and Dell E228WFP
Case	Fractal R6
Audio Device(s)	On-Board
Power Supply	1000w Corsair
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	A million on everything....

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Mouse	Logitech G900 / SS QCK
Keyboard	Deck 87 Francium Pro
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64