Introduction

A big thank you to Corsair for supplying the review sample.

Corsair continues to impress even after becoming a juggernaut manufacturer of DIY PC parts. While others may be content to rest on their previous achievements, Corsair continues to adapt and grow, giving the company a massive following of enthusiasts worldwide. With a reputation built on solid products and exceptional customer service, its level of success is not a fluke. Since Corsair's humble origins in 1994, offering system memory as the main focal point, it now offers high-performance system memory and power supplies, fans, coolers, all-in-one liquid coolers, custom water loop components, laptops, desktops, keyboards, mice, headsets, and more. The Corsair ecosystem has just about everything you need to deck out your personal system.


This review will take an in-depth look at the Corsair iCUE H150i Elite LCD XT. This latest offering features an ARGB LED illuminated pump with a 2.1" IPS Display, along with Corsair's new AF RGB Elite 120 mm fans. Considering this unit has a 360 mm radiator, I expect performance to be quite good, but with so many new features, I will reserve judgment until later. For now, let's take a closer look at what this latest high-performance liquid cooler has to offer.

Packaging

The box sticks with Corsair's current packaging design theme, using a black and yellow theme. For the iCUE H150i Elite LCD XT, the front panel is black with an image of the cooler in all its full-color ARGB glory. It also prominently displays the LCD on the pump, along with the fact that it is an IPS panel. The left side is yellow and, much like the front, displays the cooler but follows up with no other information. It isn't until you flip to the back that you will find the technical specifications and mechanical drawings detailing the unit's dimensions.


Moving on to the right side, it is the same as the left in that you will only find an image of the cooler. As for the top, it also has little useful information; however, the bottom does list the mounting hardware that is included along with the supported CPU sockets. Overall the packaging is bright, but I do find it odd Corsair doesn't use some of the blank space to denote the cooler's features in more detail.

Contents

Inside the box, you will find a cardboard tray that keeps the cooler and miscellaneous parts secure. Sadly no other means of protection for the product is used. This means no sheet of foam is placed on top as a minimum. Instead, the box uses an extra cardboard flap to take its place. For such a premium-priced product seeing a bit more protection would have been nice.


Intel and AMD socket support is fantastic; even AMD's sTRX4 and sTR4 are supported. Even if AMD has forgotten their HEDT platform, those rocking the number-crunching monsters known as Threadripper can use this cooler. That said, what is missing is a proper manual/install guide. Sure, I am familiar enough with Corsair products that it wasn't a huge deal, but as a reviewer, I couldn't just scan the QR code and get the manual, as the site wasn't available. While the manual is now live, the fact is I would much rather squint at a physical manual rather than squint at one on my phone.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 12x Radiator screws
• 24x Fan screws
• 12x Washers
• 4x LGA115x / LGA1200 / standoffs
• 4x LGA2011 / LGA2011-2 / LGA2066 standoffs
• 4x LGA1700 standoffs
• 4x AM4 / AM5 standoffs
• 4x sTR4 / sTR4X standoffs
• 4x Thumbscrews
• 3x 120 mm AF ARGB Elite fans
• 2x Intel mounting brackets
• 2x AMD AM5 / AM4 mounting brackets
• 2x AMD sTR4 / sTR4X mounting brackets
• 1x Intel backplate
• 1x Commander Core ARGB / Fan hub
• 1x Pre-filled liquid cooler
• 1x USB Y-cable