Corsair H80i Usb Software
Introduction When you’re building a high-end gaming PC or workstation, it’s very likely you’ll be running a fairly high-end CPU. It’s also fairly likely that you’ll be either overclocking that CPU, or intending to use it in heavy load scenarios, such as gaming, benchmarking, rendering and other demanding tasks and that means one thing, heat! The stock air cooler may be enough for some, but air coolers can often get a little noisy when the going gets tough.
Custom loop water cooling is great, but it can be very expensive and technical, which is why AIO coolers, such as the H80i v2 that I’m reviewing today come into play. They offer many of the high-end cooling thrills that come with water cooling, in a package that’s no more complicated to use than a humble air cooler. The H80i v2 is one of the latest in a line of very popular and extensively proven AIO coolers from Corsair.
Corsair — High performance DDR3 and DDR4 memory upgrades, 80 PLUS certified power supply units, computer cases, CPU cooling, gaming keyboards, gaming. The included fans are good quality and feature 4-pin PWM connectors. The H80i v2 certainly looks more robust than the previous generation of Corsair coolers. D Cube R2 Software Reviews here.
It’s tuned to be well suited to high-end systems, with a powerful pump, thick cooling pipes, a thick radiator and two high-performance 120mm fans, likely more than enough for a heavily overclocked CPU. The cooler is compatible with all major socket types, but even better, it comes with a five-year warranty, that’s great piece of mind right there. The box is nicely designed, giving you a good look at the design, as well as a quick rundown of the major features, such as Corsair Link, dual 120mm fans and socket compatibility.
The back of the box has a more detailed look at some of the hardware, but we’ll take a closer look at those features ourselves in a moment. The mounting hardware is of a very good quality, with nicely finished thumb screws and stand-offs, a nicely finished AMD retention plate (the Intel one is pre-installed), a universal backplate and the Corsair Link cable. The included fans are good quality and feature 4-pin PWM connectors. The H80i v2 certainly looks more robust than the previous generation of Corsair coolers. The pipes are thicker, the radiator looking more robust, the pump housing looks bigger too. The hoses are really nice, with a thick glossy braiding that helps protect them, but it also looks super slick and will certainly give your build a visual enhancement. The radiator is fairly standard stuff, with a thick design and built-in reservoirs on the ends.
The fin array is aluminum and the construction feels rock solid, so it should last a long time. The side plates are really nicely finished and a Corsair badge that matches the design of the pump, giving it a nice uniform appearance.
The pump is nicely designed and has the hoses coming out of the top of the pump, rather than mounted on the side, so it should be pretty easy to install. There’s a Mini-USB port on the side, which is used for the Corsair link, allowing you to adjust and monitor the performance via the downloadable desktop software. The Intel bracket is pre-installed, making it nice and easy to install, for Intel users at least. The copper base plate is nicely finished and should give a clean contact to the CPU. There’s some pre-applied thermal paste for those in a hurry, but we’ll be cleaning that off and applying our own Gelid GC Extreme for testing. The fans are easy to install and with such a thick radiator and two fans in push-pull configuration, I’m expecting this cooler to shift a significant amount of heat from out test bench CPU, or any CPU for that matter.
Change Log: - Windows 10 support - H80i/H100i firmware updated to v1.1.3 - H80i/H100i detection problem Known Issues: - There is a driver conflict between the new H80i GT/H100i GTX and the original Commander unit. The new software installs a new driver that is required for support of these units that interrupts the recognition of the Commander unit. A firmware update for the Commander will be issued with a new software release to address this issue. - LED saved settings for “cycle color” not persistent after restart if two of the colors are set to 0 (255, 0,0) New firmware revision to address issues will be available in a later release. - RGB LED strips connected to a Commander Mini flash when a custom curve fan profile speed change takes place. - Custom Curve bug. - If you currently have an original Commander unit do not install this version of the software.
The Commander unit will no longer be recognized by the system! See below for instructions on how to manually fix this.
After installing and launching v3. Life Out Of Control Star Plus Serial more. 2.5676 in a system that has the older Corsair Link Commander unit, if the Commander unit is missing from C-Link software, you can follow the instructions listed below to fix this problem: - Exit C-link software from the C-Link ICON on system tray. - Open Windows device manager and find the problematic “Corsair Hydro Series 7289 USB Device” on the USB device list. - Right click and select Update Driver Software. - Select Browse My Computer for Device Software Manually and hit Next. - Select Let Me Pick from list of device drivers on My computer and hit Next. - Select USB Input Device and hit Next.
After that, Windows will successfully update driver back to correct one. - Restart C-Link software and Commander unit should appear back into C-Link software. About General Drivers & Tools: If you install this package, your device will be properly recognized by compatible systems, and might even benefit from new features or various bug fixes. Please note that, even though other operating systems might also be compatible, we do not recommend you apply any software on platforms other than the specified ones. Doing so might cause the installation to crash, which could even render the device unusable. When it comes to installing the package, the steps should not be much of a hassle because each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible; usually, you must make check for compatibility, get the package, run the available setup, and follow the instructions displayed on-screen.
However, due to the large number of devices out there and the various ways for applying these packages, it would be best if you refer to the installation manual first, to be sure of a successful update. That being said, click the download button, and apply the present software on your product. Also constantly check with our website to stay up to speed with latest releases.