Corsair Hydro X Series XC7 RGB PRO CPU Water Block for Intel LGA 1700, 1200, 115X and AMD Socket AM4 (Copper Cold Plate, 110 MicroCooling Fins, 5V ARGB Motherboard Adapter Cable Included) Black

I overclock my 19 12900k to 5.2 ghz on P cores, that would normally be impossible due to thermal limits. Using this CPU block, I keep my temps around 75 degrees! which is not only cool but is honestly amazing.I marry this CPU block with the XD7 Reservoir pump, which enables me to daisy chain the lighting so that I only use one input on my Commander Pro.I owned the previous iteration of the XC7 for my 9th gen I9 9900k, I was disappointed I couldn't re-use it and that this block was more expensive BUT looking at them side by side, I can see this is a larger and heavier cooler, despite pictures being identical, they just don't portray the increase in fin quantity and die size.The lighting is bright and complements the aesthetic of my build but not being 12, I only use static colours most of the time, which are bright and vibrant. It works well with ICue and I highly recommend it.

Looks great, chose this over the Black model so that it was more visible. Fits my AM5 motherboard and comfortably cools a Ryzen 5 7600X (360mm radiator). Uses standards G1/4 fittings and has a ARGB converter so you can sync ARGB with the motherboard so do not require the Corsair Commander Hub. I daisy chained this with a Corsair Hydro XD5 and saved on cost based on this

This was super easy to fit, using the included AM4 bracket, pop on screw in done.In terms of cooling performance I used De8auers youtube channel as a reference guide as he recently convered a bunch of CPU blocks (Aug 2023), it does well when matched up against the alternatives.It's a solid product, simple to maintain as well.No issues with clearance on fittings.

Great looking water block and built very well.Cools down my water cooling loop -that is to say absorbs a lot of heat but there are things to knowThe block is very restrictive so if you have multiple water cooled components within the same loop then this is not the best product to use.Also for INTEL 1700 configuration its a bit of a pain to install as you cannot attatch or "glue" the backing plate on without right away installing the main block itself..Pros:Very well builtDazzling array of RGB and underneath RGB so it lights up the motherboard too.Easy to installwell presentedCons:Very restrictive (not for multi block uses on a single loop)fiddly to install backing plate for intel configurations