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While the larger H115i RGB PLATINUM did have a slight edge overall, the iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT was a very quiet cooler at both the “Quiet” and “Balanced” presets. Duration of sustained load will affect the noise output, with our test runs pushing things as far as 37.9 dBA at the “Extreme” preset. Anything under 40 dBA with loads this hot is really good, though it is very hard to beat very large air coolers in this department. Most motherboard headers are designed for 1A of power, with the liquid cooling headers usually being 2A.There is zero reason to drop support for support for a unit that hasn't changed at all...adding LEDs doesn't change how the fans, pump, and sensors work. I think the Pro is the best choice for anyone who does not hate having to run software to manage the cooler. The Pro you will manage from iCUE, although it is not strictly necessary to keep the software running for normal use. On the H100x, you will have the pump wire going to one MB connection and the fans to another fan header. You will have full BIOS options, although the pump is meant to run at maximum 12v/100% all the time. Meaning something like "we tested this cooler and you can expect the same performance from X and Y models, the one without RGB and the other with an LCD screen". So, if all these models have the exact same pump and cooling fluid capacity/flow, well.... you get my point. ;)

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I have my AIO fan curve setup to react to the coolant temperature and the pump to respond to the cpu temperature. Don’t get any bursty fans and can’t hear the pump. You might be better off web searching for that data. Not many people will own both coolers and happen to keep an anechoic chamber in the spare room. The H100x also has a more limited release market so there are fewer of them out there.Now that the unit is mounted, we will want to plug in power cables for both of the fans and the pump. The H100i has an integrated 4-fan hub which is where you will want to plug in your H100i fans. You will find two ports on top of the cooling unit, where you can plug in the included fan power adapter cables. Each adapter will support two fans, and by plugging the fans directly into the fan power adapter cable and into the cooling unit, you will be able to monitor and control the H100i fans through the Corsair Link V2 software. Nice to see Corsair throwing out all of us who don't rush out to replace perfectly working Corsair products. The double-wide radiator offers approximately twice the cooling area of our Hydro Series coolers which use a 120mm or 140mm radiator. It fits virtually any case that has dual 120mm fan mounts spaced for a 240mm radiator. Advanced SP120L PWM fans All ELITE LCD XT AIOs include pre-applied CORSAIR XTM70 Extreme Performance thermal paste for maximum heat transfer from your high-end processor to the cooler cold plate. In his nonexistent spare time Sebastian's hobbies include hi-fi audio, guitars, and road bikes. Currently investigating time travel.