Packaging and Accessories

CORSAIR continues its love of yellow and black product boxes, although the yellow is (thankfully) relegated to the sides as with other recent releases. On the front is the company logo and product name in addition to a render of the block lit up so you know what to expect. The GPU compatibility is also listed at the bottom as is the iCUE support we will talk more about later. Another render is on the back with marketing features in multiple languages and a list of contents is seen on the side which confirms that a backplate is indeed included with the block. Open the box, or rather the wrap as it turns out, from either side to gain access to the inner box.


This inner box is more bare in design and uses thicker cardboard for further protection of the contents. The CORSAIR logo is on the front, certification on the back, and single flaps on the side keep the contents in place during transit. Opening the box, we see the GPU block packaged snugly between a shaped piece of thick foam, and two foam pieces on top further protect the block since there is no plastic wrap or foam over it otherwise. A cutout to the side hosts one of the accessories with the rest no doubt underneath.


As expected, we do see everything else neatly tucked away in the bottom cardboard layer. This also means the block itself is less likely to get scratched up by something loose. There's a multi-language user manual, the expected aluminium backplate—no pre-applied thermal pads this time—and an adapter cable allowing you to use an onboard 3-pin 5 V aRGB LED header on your motherboard rather than the default iCUE software with a separately purchasable, compatible controller. Rounding off the unboxing experience is the installation hardware including a set of 12 metal mounting screws, two acetal BSP G1/4" threaded stop plugs, and a plastic tool to install the stop plugs. The low-profile nature of the included stop plugs means there is not a lot of grip, but you may still want to try finger-tightening them first.