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The kit bundle is securely wrapped, padded, and bundled in a box. Let's take a look inside to see what's inside and how much assembly is required.
After removing the liquid cooling unit from its packaging, you will see the radiator, fan, tubing, and pump/cooling block. The vast majority is assembled and ready for use. You must install the fans and a mounting bracket to secure the cooling block. However, because you are visiting Guru3D.com, we will, as usual, walk you through the installation procedure over the following several pages.
You'll spot a backplate that supports a wide variety of CPU sockets. Intel LGA 115x, 1366, 1700, 2011, 2066, and AMD AM2, AM3, AM4, FM1, FM2 based processors can be used in combination with this cooler. Lovely to see is support for Threadripper. Included are:
- CORSAIR H170i Elite Capillex RGB Liquid CPU Cooler
- Mounting kit for all modern CPU sockets
- Three PWM 140mm high-performance fans (1700rpm)
- Fan and radiator mounting screws
- Thermal compound (pre-applied)
- Quick Start Guide
- Extra faceplate
You'll spot the cooling unit consisting of the radiator assembly, fan, and brackets + backplate that support an extensive range of AMD and Intel processors. A little thermal paste is pre-applied on the cooler for you. I wish manufacturers would add a little extra for reserve in a syringe. We love how well Corsair bundles the bags holding mounting kits these days; you cannot confuse things.
Here we have the package showing the radiator unit and block/pump; we'll need to mount the variable PWM series fans (140mm). The fans are re-wired onto the iCue commander controller. With Corsair's iCUE software, you may regulate it and set up your RPM preferences and, of course, RGB preferences of that block. We'll show that later on in the article.