Upgrading from an air cooler to an AIO (All in one) cooler is a great choice to keep your CPU cool, while making sure that the PC doesn't run too loud. Additionally, it makes for a more impressive and streamlined build. However, it's imperative that you make sure to pick a cooler that's compatible with your CPU. Specifically, the CPU socket, as the way the AIO attaches to the CPU will slightly different depending on the socket.
Of course, we understand that ensuring that you get the correct AIO for the socket in question isn't always easy, and the information you need to make this choice isn't always clear. So, we've made a full a couple of full compatibility matrixes below. In order to find the socket of your CPU, check the box or the manufacturer's website.
| Intel LGA | AMD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooler Name | 1700/1851 | 1200 |
1150/1151/ 1155/1156 |
2011/2066 | AM4/AM5 | sTRX4/sTR4 | sTR5 |
| iCUE LINK H170i LCD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE LINK H150i LCD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE LINK H100i LCD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE LINK H170i RGB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE LINK H150i RGB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE LINK H115i RGB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE LINK H100i RGB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE H170i ELITE LCD XT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iCUE H150i ELITE LCD XT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iCUE H100i ELITE LCD XT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| iCUE H170i ELITE CAPELLIX XT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX XT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| H150i RGB ELITE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H100i RGB ELITE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| iCUE H100x RGB ELITE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| iCUE H60x RGB ELITE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
If you're in need of some help with the specific process of mounting the cooler, we've published guides for both AMD and Intel that you can refer to below.
For those of you curious about our legacy coolers, the following table lists the compatibility for the older models.
| Intel LGA | AMD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooler Name | 1700 | 1200 | 1150/1151/ 1155/1156 |
2011/2066 | AM4/AM5 | sTRX4/sTR4 |
| H150i ELITE CAPELLIX | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H115i ELITE CAPELLIX | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H100i ELITE CAPELLIX | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H115i RGB Platinum | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H100i RGB Platinum SE | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H100i RGB Platinum | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H150i RGB Pro XT | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H115i RGB Pro XT | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H100i RGB Pro XT | if not include it requires the LGA1700 Retrofit Kit* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| H100x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Requires the H100x mounting bracket kit | |
| H60i | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| H75 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| H60 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| H45 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
*1700 retrofit kit will also make these coolers compatible with Intel 1851 CPUs.
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