Final words and conclusion
Final words and conclusion
Much like the H110i GT this H100i GTX is showing more muscle compared to its predecessor, it does show excellent performance in terms of cooling - especially in overclocked conditions. As you have been able to notice from the results, we started using a new test-platform that is more representative anno 2015. The reality remains that the Core i7 4970K is just such a nasty processor to cool. Regardless we have to build results from scratch again and over time more comparative results will be added. The new test platform makes use of the Core i7 4790K and we test it in a default setup (clocks) and then overclocked at 4600 MHz with 1.3 Volts. Now the 1.3 Volts is not needed for the overclock, 1.2 Volts would have been good enough as well. However we inject more voltage to see how the cooler behaves, and we know with certainty that many of you are overclocking with that 1.3 Volts. That does however make it a tough job for any cooler to cope with.
We have been pleasantly surprised by the Corsair H100i GTX, the cooling performance is really nice and on par with high-end cooling, cooling capacity is definitely impressive with even a proper overclock.
Aestethics & Design
The overall looks are very tasteful as far as I am concerned, an all black design with the subtle shades of grey make it an appealing product to the eyes. It is easy to install with the mounting system, and factory filled with coolant in a closed loop. The black design will make this kit look great in any PC. It simply is a good alternative to heat-pipe coolers with the added benefits of being fairly quiet whilst offering very nice looks. No skills are required other than the need for ten minutes to install the kit. Added benefit if you use LINK is that you can change the color of the Corsair logo embedded into the cooling block, to any RGB color. We can imagine that with an ASUS ROG themed motherboard you'd change that to red, perhaps orange or green with an accompanying Gigabyte motherboard and perhaps yellow with an MSI XPower series motherboard. As subtle as that LED is, it really does bring a 'finished' feel to your final PC build and color theme.
Pricing
The Corsair H100i GTX will be introduced at 119 USD. We expect roughly similar prices in the EU, but that depends on the VAT in your country and the USD to EURO differential. I think it's a fair amount of cash as this cooler offers quite a lot. It is silent (if kept at default settings), and at the default settings it just offers really good cooling performance. The extra bonus is found in the LINK functionality as well as the RGB lighting system. But make no mistake, the performance and features are good for a 240mm rad based product at this price level. Let me also remind you that you can easily spend 200/300 EUR on tubing, radiators, cooling blocks, reservoirs and so on.
It's pretty cool ....
I have no hesitation recommending you the Hydro series Corsair H100i GTX, it really is a darn good performing product with nice looks, thick sleeved tubing and the comfort of RGB color selection. If we solely zoom in at performance then for an AIO kit this definitely is one of the better performing ones out there and in its default configuration it remains to be a very silent product. The product is very user friendly to install and combined with its good looks and nice performance you can purchase a product that is spot on money wise. You'll have plenty of extra capacity to overclock. If you are wondering about the temperatures you have seen at 1.3 Volts, well remaining under 70 Degrees C on a Haswell processor of this class is simply nice. You will likely not need 1.3V for 4400~4600 MHz. Overall the cooler manages really well with the tested Core i7 4790K processor we fired off at it, and even if you need 1.30 Volts; then it will offer enough cooling performance and that remains a tough task for any cooler. A small additional bonus is the LED lit Corsair logo which you can color to any RGB preference with the help of LINK software. LINK itself is something that belongs in the category you either hate or love, there is nothing in-between. But hey it's an option that allows you to monitor and customize your cooling, that's a plus in our books. The one remark I have to make is that there is a fair amount of wires leading out and into the cooling block. So design wise there is more cable spaghetti clutter to deal with.
Overall the final words can be short, we will recommend the Corsair H100i GTX without any hesitation. The cooling performance is pretty good for a product of this class, combined with the aesthetics, ease of installation and the RGB coloring logo with LINK functionality we can recommended this puppy for sure.
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