Generation 4.5 runs a much higher pump RPM (and higher noise), and is therefore more performance-oriented at the loss of acoustic performance. You can find Gen4.5 pumps in the EVGA Hybrid CLC, Gen5 pumps in the NZXT Kraken series, and Gen4 pumps just about everywhere. The H115i Platinum uses CoolIT’s solution.Īs a recap of each, the Gen4, Gen4.5, and Gen5 Asetek solutions are widely used in the industry.
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The newer H115i Pro uses the Asetek Gen6 pump. The H115i, the original, is an older Asetek design. DeepCool would be an example, which uses a three-chamber, very complicated approach to its pump manufacturing.Īs a reminder, Corsair has multiple models of “H115” coolers. We’re left with a few braver souls, like those using Apaltek-made designs, and some companies that have worked around the patents. This has led to an exodus of non-Asetek coolers in the US market, with companies like Swiftech and Be Quiet! pulling their similarly-made (but non-Asetek) coolers out of the US market. Asetek, it seems, has a patent on the pump-in-block design approach, and has had judges rule in its favor. For today, we’re focusing on reviewing the $160 H115i Platinum for thermals, acoustics, and overall value at the price point.Īsetek has previously received settlements in legal disputes against CoolIT, the other supplier of Corsair’s closed-loop liquid coolers, and has also won legal battles against Cooler Master for its Seidon series.
The H115i Platinum uses a new pump and block design, and that’s something we’ll show off thoroughly in our upcoming liquid cooler internals comparison video. Finally, with the Platinum line, Corsair is working with CoolIT in a mainstream product. Both Asetek and CoolIT make the Corsair liquid coolers, though the latter fell out of popularity for a number of years. CoolIT has long been a contender of Asetek’s, with the two having battled legally over Asetek’s patents on pump-in-block design, and has also been one of Corsair’s two liquid cooling partners.
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Most crimping tools (like $10 out here) will have as part of them a way of cleanly snapping off bolts to the desired length.īut, I would suggest that you simply use a 1/16th inch nylon washer for each one (that's what I'm doing now, albeit an hour too late).Asetek has a stranglehold on most of the closed-loop liquid cooler market for PC hardware, easily holding majority placement in all CLCs sold in the US. You can get 1/4" shorter screws in America, but that might be too short. When I compared it to the long screws that came with the 570x case, they're a smidgeon longer (less than 1/16th). When I looked at it on the side, they've slammed into the stop pretty hard. I'm getting increasingly annoyed with Corsair for things like this, because in my situation, I'm using the stock long screws. Inadvisedly, I tightened them down anyway (thinking that it was just a threading issue) and now I'm worried about having put stress on the radiator itself. Hi, I've had to fit slim line fans to my H100i gtx as the supplied fans wouldn't fit my case, and now I'm looking for shorter screws as the ones supplied are too long.