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HYDRO X SERIES
THE CENTERPIECE OF YOUR CUSTOM COOLING SYSTEM
WATCH VIDEOThe XC9’s nickel-plated copper cold plate and more than 70 high-efficiency micro-cooling fins efficiently draw heat away from your CPU, lowering temperatures and enabling the highest possible clock speeds.
16 Individually addressable RGB LEDs deliver 360° of stunning customizable RGB lighting effects. Add a CORSAIR iCUE Controller (sold separately) and powerful CORSAIR iCUE software to customize and sync RGB lighting across all your iCUE-compatible products including water blocks, fans, keyboard, and more.
A transparent flow chamber shows off your coolant and enhances RGB effects.
Easy and fast installation on Intel® LGA 2066 or AMD sTRX4 sockets with pre-installed mounting screws and pre-applied thermal material.
Create stunning lighting effects through CORSAIR iCUE software* or compatible motherboards with an included 5V ARGB adapter cable
*requires CORSAIR iCUE controller, sold separately
Effortlessly fit to Intel® LGA 2066 or AMD sTRX4 sockets with the included mounting screws and pre-applied thermal material.
Combine with a CORSAIR iCUE RGB lighting controller* and powerful CORSAIR iCUE software to allow you to customize and instantly sync RGB lighting across all your CORSAIR RGB products including water blocks, fans, keyboard, LED light strips and more.
*Sold separately
Take out all the guesswork and create the custom cooling system of your dreams. With thousands of components and millions of hardware combinations, it’s easy to pick, tweak and personalize your custom cooling system, with a detailed render of how your future loop will look.
| Lighting | RGB |
|---|---|
| Compatible Materials | Only mix with other copper / brass products |
| Thermal Material | Pre-applied thermal paste |
| Socket Compatability | Intel LGA 2066 | AMD sTRX4 |
| Port Thread | G1/4" BSPP |
| Req Controller iCUE Support | CORSAIR Commander PRO Commander Core XT Lighting Node PRO |
| Max Operating Temperature | 60°C coolant temperature |
| Fluid Chamber Material | Nylon |
|---|---|
| Compatible Coolants | CORSAIR XL or equivalent |
| Color | BLACK |
| Cooling Warranty | 3 Year |
| Cold Plate Material | Nickel-Plated Copper |
| Model | CPU Water Block |
| Weight | 0.492kg |
| Coolant Brand | Coolant Model | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| CORSAIR | XL5 Performance Coolant | Preferred |
| CORSAIR | XL8 Performance Coolant | Preferred |
| Aquacomputer | Double Protect Ultra | Compatible |
| Coolaboratory | Liquid Coolant Pro | Compatible |
| EK | Cryofuel | Compatible |
| Jingway | Iceland X | Compatible |
| Koolance | LIQ-702 | Compatible |
| Liquid Cool | CFX Opaque | Compatible |
| Mayhems | IDC | Compatible |
| Mayhems | Pastel | Compatible |
| Mayhems | X1 | Compatible |
| Mayhems | XT-1 Nuke | Compatible |
| Mayhems | XT-1 | Compatible |
| Nanoxia | Cooling Fluid Pro | Compatible |
| Nanoxia | Cooling Fluid Pro Opaque | Compatible |
| Primochill | TRUE | Compatible |
| Thermaltake | C1000 | Compatible |
| XSPC | EC6 | Compatible |
| XSPC | ECX | Compatible |
| Alphacool | Eiswasser | Not compatible |
| Alphacool | Eiswasser Pastel | Not compatible |
| Alphacool | Cape Kelvin Catcher CKC | Not compatible |
| Aquatuning | AT-Protect | Not compatible |
| EK | Cryofuel Solid | Not compatible |
| EK | Cryofuel Mystic Fog | Not compatible |
| Jingway | Galaxy | Not compatible |
| Mayhems | SFX Aurora | Not compatible |
| Mayhems | XTR | Not compatible |
| Phobya | ZuperZero Xtreme | Not compatible |
| Primochill | Liquid Utopia | Not compatible |
| Primochill | VUE | Not compatible |
| Swiftech | HydrX | Not compatible |
| Thermaltake | C1000 Opaque | Not compatible |
| Thermaltake | Coolant 1000 | Not compatible |
| XSPC | EC6 Pastel | Not compatible |
| UFO Technologies | Cryo-Chillz | Not compatible |
| CORSAIR | |
|---|---|
| XL5 Performance Coolant | Preferred |
| XL8 Performance Coolant | Preferred |
| Aquacomputer | |
| Double Protect Ultra | Compatible |
| Coolaboratory | |
| Liquid Coolant Pro | Compatible |
| EK | |
| Cryofuel | Compatible |
| Jingway | |
| Iceland X | Compatible |
| Koolance | |
| LIQ-702 | Compatible |
| Liquid Cool | |
| CFX Opaque | Compatible |
| Mayhems | |
| IDC | Compatible |
| Pastel | Compatible |
| X1 | Compatible |
| XT-1 Nuke | Compatible |
| XT-1 | Compatible |
| Nanoxia | |
| Cooling Fluid Pro | Compatible |
| Cooling Fluid Pro Opaque | Compatible |
| Primochill | |
| TRUE | Compatible |
| Thermaltake | |
| C1000 | Compatible |
| XSPC | |
| EC6 | Compatible |
| ECX | Compatible |
| Alphacool | |
| Eiswasser | Not compatible |
| Eiswasser Pastel | Not compatible |
| Cape Kelvin Catcher CKC | Not compatible |
| Aquatuning | |
| AT-Protect | Not compatible |
| EK | |
| Cryofuel Solid | Not compatible |
| Cryofuel Mystic Fog | Not compatible |
| Jingway | |
| Galaxy | Not compatible |
| Mayhems | |
| SFX Aurora | Not compatible |
| XTR | Not compatible |
| Phobya | |
| ZuperZero Xtreme | Not compatible |
| Primochill | |
| Liquid Utopia | Not compatible |
| VUE | Not compatible |
| Swiftech | |
| HydrX | Not compatible |
| Thermaltake | |
| C1000 Opaque | Not compatible |
| Coolant 1000 | Not compatible |
| XSPC | |
| EC6 Pastel | Not compatible |
| UFO Technologies | |
| Cryo-Chillz | Not compatible |