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With a reworked copper cold plate and a new mounting bracket, the XC5 RGB PRO is specially designed to provide maximum cooling for the new Intel Alder Lake processors.
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A precision-machined copper cold plate with more than 110 high-efficiency micro-cooling fins, combined with an innovative quad-split flow design, reducing temperatures by up to 4°C lower than the previous generation XC5 RGB.
Built for long-lasting durability, the XC5 RGB PRO will keep your CPU running at its best, and coolest, for years to come.
16 RGB LEDs deliver stunning customizable RGB lighting effects over eight zones. 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 other water blocks, pumps, fans, keyboard, and more.
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 1700 | Intel 1200 | Intel 115x |
| 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 | Copper |
| Model | CPU Water Block |
| Weight | 0.4kg |
| 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 |