Let us explore the radiator and the blower design. The radiator is secured by four tiny screws to the plastic shroud. The blower fan is sandwiched between the two shorud parts. Foam on both sides minimize vibrations generated by the fast spinning blower fan. The blower fan is a 120mm by 32mm one, quite beefy; the airlfow is listed between 12 to 24CFM, therefore it needs to spin between 1000 and 1800rpm. The blower fan generates a noise level of max of 42dB(A) This is comparable to the bigger 140 fans of the newer Hydro units we have tested before. Not super quiet, but far from the early generation ones which could created quite a racket if running full blast.

When dismounted the radiator itself looks less impressive than when we unboxed the unit. The Dimensions are 167mm x 40mm x 57mm and should be able to cool down a high end quad core CPU. Corsair even included socket 2011-V3 parts, though that might be stretching it a bit too far in my book :)

One must say the overall design is superb, excelling in simplicity, contributing to the ease of install and longevity as the number of parts is reduced.

The small pump unit has no Link compatible port as on the I series; not a requirement as there's nothing to control or adjust here. It must be mentioned the two swivelling mounts for the tubing are quite hard to turn. So don't force them if you need them to be directed versus the other side. A golden tip, just take your time and use light force.