Corsair Hydro X iCUE Link | Hard Tube Custom Loop ($5000 build)

James has spent a few weeks creating a new build featuring the latest Corsair hardware. He discusses their new hardware and we present a timelapse build along with a discussion of how we think it all went.

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00:00 Intro
00:40 James talks
01:14 Corsair iCue Link hardware
02:30 QX140 RGB Fans
05:49 The Hub and splitters
06:26 XD5 RGB Elite
07:56 XC7 RGB Elite LCD
09:52 XG7 RGB GPU water block
10:26 Adapter and splitter cables
10:58 XR5 420 NEO Radiators
11:12 7000D Airflow Case
11:24 MP700 SSD’s and Dominator Titanium 48GB Kit 7000
11:50 RM1200x Shift PSU
11:59 Intel i9 14900k CPU
12:05 Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Pro X
12:10 MSI RTX4080 Gaming Xtrio and other bits
12:30 The build timelapse
20:16 The final build montage
22:34 James thoughts on the build (and some 3D printed bits we did)
25:35 A look at iCUE
26:23 Closing thoughts on the Corsair hardware

Corsair iCUE Link QX140 RGB Fans: Starter pack - £104.99 https://shrtm.nu/qFR, single pack - £47.99 https://shrtm.nu/qFS
Corsair iCUE Link XD5 RGB Elite Pump/Res: £219.95 https://shrtm.nu/qFT, LCD Version - £299.99 https://shrtm.nu/qFU
Corsair iCUE Link XC7 RGB Elite LCD CPU Water Block: £179.99 https://shrtm.nu/qFV
XG7 RGB GPU Water block: £229.99 https://shrtm.nu/qFW
iCUE Link 4-Way Signal Splitter: £14.99 https://shrtm.nu/qFX
Various iCUE link Extension Cables: 600mm Y Splitter, 200mm 90-degree angled, 600mm 90-degree angle, 135mm.
Corsair HydroX XR5 420 NEO Radiator: £79.99 https://shrtm.nu/qFY

System Specification:
• CPU – Intel Core i9-14900K
• Motherboard – Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Pro X
• Graphics Card – MSI RTX 4080 Gaming X TRIO
• Memory – 48GB (2 x 24GB Modules) Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-7000
• Storage – 1TB Corsair MP700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD
• Power Supply – Corsair RMx SHIFT Series RM1200X
• Chassis – Corsair 7000D Airflow White
• Operating System – Windows 11

Cooling System:
• CPU Block – Corsair HydroX XC7 RGB Elite LCD
• GPU Block – Corsair HydroX XG7 RGB
• Pump/Res – 2 x Corsair HydroX XD5 RGB Elite
• Radiators – 2 x Corsair HydroX XR5 420 Neo (420mm)
• Fans – 10 x Corsair iCUE Link QX140 RGB (white)
• Tubing – Corsair HydroX Series XT Harline 14mm Satin Transparent
• Fittings – Assorted Corsair HydroX XF Series

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