Corsair Hydro X Series XR5 280mm Water Cooling Radiator, Black

I use this 280mm radiator solely for a gpu (2080ti) water block. While gaming, I went from 72' C air cooling to 46'C custom water loop and at the same time dropped over 50% in fan noise. Win! Win! No more gpu high fan noise and case fans can be turned down to half speed. I went with this particular radiator for a few reasons. The dimensions fit my mATX case perfectly. Other 280mm radiators were a bit fatter and taller. This one fits a 2x140mm space perfectly. This has 7 (1.2mm) tubes each side with a FPI (fins per inch) of 16. Compared to higher flow radiators with 2mm tubes that also come with a FPI of 20 or more, this provided better cooling at slower fan speeds. Yes, water flow is more restrictive than other rads but the thinner tubes and lower FPI provide excellent cooling without your fans having to be maxed out. It's basically a Hardware Labs Nemesis GTS 280 but with better dimensions.

I came from the Corsair AIO 280 which had been a great performer for a few years now. But as I started to notice irregular temp swings, I thought it's time might be up. So I took the plunge into custom loop, and Corsair made this really easy. I went with the hydro X series, soft tubes, still 280 setup, on a 12700K pushing 5K-P/3.9K-E all core hitting around low 70'sC peak, around 30-33C idle. Around 65C after hours of gaming. Fittings worked great, easier with soft tubes for sure (better for beginners). Really quiet, works super well. Also, will work with ICUE commander XT (pump goes on fan header 6, then pick from dropdown menu).

I don't review a lot, but I added this to my custom loop that was cooling my graphics card. That loop had an alpha cool xt45 x240mm radiator and a rigged up CPU block on my rtx 3070ti.The water in the loop was getting up to almost 50c.Added this radiator and my CPU to the loop and the water temp hasn't gone above 30 or so. Needless to say, that has helped keep my GPU and CPU (i7-11700k oc) much cooler.

I purchased this radiator to expand an existing loop after upgrading my CPU. It made a good impact on my total temps. Compared to the other brand I had bought before, I think the build quality is a little worse but the price to performance is much better. I did flush it a bit when I got it, but it looked clean. I used this with some corsair fans and case and it worked out well.I'd buy another one from corsair.

There's a reason Corsair has taken over the water cooling space. Reliable parts cannot be matched.Highly Recommend.

The system is very quite. You hear only the softest of hum if you are listening for it. These radiators are great for fitting into a smaller case while maintaining a manageable temperature.

The media could not be loaded. The product doesnt come on, even the led. Every other led in the case works but not the pump. I followed the manual. After days of o gaming trying to safely setup this pump, im frustrated. I would like to return this and be refunded. It was an extreme waste of money for a long time costumer and amazon reviewer

One of the worst parts I’ve ever put into my pc. Not only did it fail within 3 years, by developing a microleak, it was also not cooling very well either. I know the latter part now after replacing it with a much better radiator. Will never look at this brand as an option again.