The Corsair H150i Pro RGB AIO Cooler Review: The Quiet Giant
by E. Fylladitakis on August 16, 2018 8:00 AM ESTTesting Results, Maximum Fan Speed
Our maximum speed testing is performed with both the fans and the pump of the kit powered via a 12V DC source. At this voltage, the speed of the pump and the fans should match the manufacturer’s ratings. As per Corsair's specifications, the ML120 fans included with this cooler should have a rotational speed of 1600±10% RPM. Our tachometer's reading was 1620 RPM, almost a perfect match, and all three fans were rotating at the same exact speed, indicating and exceptional quality manufacturing process with minimal variation.
| Core Temperature, Constant Thermal Load (Max Fan Speed) |
When having a look at the maximum thermal performance charts, the H150i Pro RGB is hardly impressive. It does land near the top of our charts but it cannot really outperform significantly smaller AIO coolers. The average thermal resistance of the Corsair H150i Pro RGB is 0.0731 °C/W, better than that of most AIO coolers that we have previously tested, but the performance difference between its smaller counterparts seems miniscule. Even Corsair's own H100i GTX matches the performance of the H150i Pro RGB, with an average thermal resistance of 0.0732 °C/W, whereas Alphacool's liquid cooling kit lands at 0.0532 °C/W and retains its massive performance gap compared to standard AIO coolers.
A careful look at our sound pressure level charts reveals the great advantage that the H150i Pro RGB has over smaller implementations. Even with its fans running at maximum speed, the noise level of the H150i Pro RGB is just 39.2 dB(A), a figure that is audible but generally considered comfortable. Furthermore, the pump is dead silent, without any perceptible high pitch "whining" noise that plagued earlier AIO cooler designs.
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qlum - Thursday, August 16, 2018 - link
looking at this review I see the nepton 280l still performs well enough. I replaced the fans on mine with corsair ml ones I at least know that did not have any negative impact on thermals in my case.oRAirwolf - Thursday, August 16, 2018 - link
I would love too see a review of the Alphacool Eisbaer 420mm.WatcherCK - Thursday, August 16, 2018 - link
I wonder if/when Corsair will star producing motherboards or graphics cards, two OEM products they dont appear to manufacture.... given their (to my untrained eye) high production quality their end product would be good kit... (and yea I figure motherboards and graphics cards are the most complex components to create after the CPU/GPU...) and would give them full component integration :)Hxx - Thursday, August 16, 2018 - link
as much as i love corsair products but for the love of God if youre willing to spend $170 then why not get EKs aluminum kit or save up for a copper liquid cooling system. 170 seems such a waste for an aio. these should be 60/70 at most $100 for the more sophisticated onesOxford Guy - Thursday, August 16, 2018 - link
I don't think you've kept up with inflation. $60–70 isn't realistic at all.Stuka87 - Friday, August 17, 2018 - link
1: An AIO is super simple, plug and play.2: You cannot build a custom loop for anywhere close to $170.
3: Custom loops require maintenance. An AIO you install it, and then let it do its thing for the next several years.
Allan_Hundeboll - Monday, July 20, 2020 - link
Custom loops don't need a lot of maintenance.I purchased a diy asetek water chill about 20 years ago. I have replaced the fans and the water lock and 2 years ago the pump died. I top up the water roughly every 2nd year and have change the water 4-5 times during the systems impressive lifetime.
Definitely the best Pc investment I ever made!
EGA999 - Friday, August 17, 2018 - link
My new build has an 8086K cooled by a Noctua NH-D15. All 5 case fans are Noctua. 8086K is OC'd to 5.0 MHz - all cores - at 1.280 Vcore. Idles at 33c. Prime95 stable for 1 hour - never over 85c. Who needs an AIO?vMax65 - Friday, August 17, 2018 - link
My 8700K overclocked to 5GHz at 1.3v does 28 to 30 Degrees in Idle (Living in UK) and does not exceed 80 degrees in Prime95... I am using the Corsair H150i Pro...Why do people use AIO's? Many reasons and for me having tried the Noctua in the past was how difficult it was to get at things when making changes and having something that heavy hanging of the CPU just wasn't for me. The H150i Pro is also super quiet and does a stellar job of cooling a overclocked CPU with minimum fuss.vMax65 - Friday, August 17, 2018 - link
And my lowest temp at idle today is 25 degrees!!!!