Corsair iCue Link System review and feature guide in the Corsair 5000D Airflow

This is the Corsair iCue Link system, complete with the Corsair iCue Link H150i, Corsair QX120 RGB fan kit and expansion kit and cable kit. Here I'm reviewing the kit and showing the highlights and lowlights of the system and what you get for your money. I'm showing how it works in terms of wiring, but also the settings you can apply in iCue and how the logic works with things like individual fan programming.

This is one of several videos I've crafted on the Corsair iCue Link system, so be sure to check out the others as well:

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Specs of this Corsair PC build (note this includes affiliate links that earn me a commission at no extra cost to you)
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB AIO

Corsair QX120 RGB kit

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Specs of this Corsair PC build (note this includes affiliate links that earn me a commission at no extra cost to you)
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB AIO
Corsair QX120 RGB kit

[DidYouReadEULA]

Thank you again for all the videos and knowledge. I just got my single rear 120 fan today, and it does come with the angled cable now. My treat to myself for 2024 is a white Corsair build in the white Dynamic EVO XL with 10 QX fans - (2) three packs, the H150i LCD AIO with three more QXs, and one for the rear. Hopefully the case arrives safe and sound tomorrow as I'm itching to build!!

[centaurus]

Adding more cables in the packs and single fans is the only thing they messed up in this new iCUE Link release.

[raiykaz]

I used your old 5000D build video as inspiration on my own rig and put 13 Arctic P12 Max fans in it.
There's some real potential in the new iCue Link system, but the price is definitely going to stop most people from buying into it. Maybe if the performance of the fans is as good as Noctua, or as budget-friendly as Arctic...

[pandecoco]

Those braided cables always sticks out to me when I watch your vids haha ! For the love of God, PLEASE buy more combs and comb them!!!!

[robert]

I have a very similar system to yours but I removed the cable guard and installed 3 additional fans to the back.

[soviut]

I'm just finishing a multi-day wiring job on my new machine and would definitely pay a premium to not have to go through that again. That said, I'm going to wait a year or so to see how many iCue Link products come out, especially AIOs, before I take the plunge.

[JDRedNation]

So far, aside from the abysmal 90 deg cable availability, I'm really enjoying my new LINK cooling setup. One disappointing aspect of the H150I however, at least from my experience, is that the CPU cooler RGB isn't as bright as the accompanying QX fans. Because everything is connected to a single Hub, there is ONE brightness slider for everything. There is no independent brightness control for say, the cooler's RGB vs. the fans' RGB.

I'm curious if anyone else agrees that the cooler's RGB is dimmer than the fans'.

[MorgFlame]

I thought this was gonna be released later 2023 or early 2024 but we're here now so thats cool. I may get this but for now my build is fine

[SVT_LIGHTNING]

Lights are what ever. How’s the actual aio performance? Can it tame the 13900k?

[VanishingImage]

Just installed the 360 icue link aio. Love the quality of the radiator feels like one of their custom water cooled style radiators. My issue is the 90 degree cable that connects fan to the radiator is the cable sticks out towards the glass panel. Need to figure how to redo it

[kfiralbo]

Hey, I have a question about the loud pump noise that everyone talking about
is it that bad and different from others in terms of noise?

[tbny]

can you do a setup with the push/pull on the rad, 1 rear and 6 fans in the front with the link setup?

[TheSaxAppeal]

I'm getting this case and the 1200x shift power supply

[mrtomhallett]

Does anyone know what Corsair case will be best for the ice link as the 7000x seems to be for the commander hub things and doesn’t look like it has a slot for he hun

[iifunkymonkeyii]

Can you use a non icue link aio with icue link fan system?

[vegguerilla]

can u do one corsair node with 10 fans fella?...planning this exact fan system and aio iteration in 5000d with the extra 3 fans on side fitting...pls say its possible?😊...thankyou

[brianmartinez]

i do not have to remove my MB to install this righ?(AMD)

[OblivionDust]

I'm waiting for their performance fans version of this system, dont care for much for RGB

[teacher]

honestly. yes its a pain that for 1 fan you have to also buy a cable kit but if every single fan came with a cable with how this system works. you would have something like 4-10 cables that are just doing nothing. i do think that if they ever come out with a 3 fan pack like we seen in the past. then i think one or more of the cable pack cables should be included (not the starter pack they have now).