Corsair has added a colossal AIO cooler to
its current Capellix line-up, with a 420mm
radiator that comes with three 140mm
fans. The Corsair H170i RGB Elite Capellix
package includes 140mm Corsair ML RGB
fans, featuring eight RGB LEDs per fan,
while the waterblock/pump unit features
33 bright Capellix RGB LEDs.
Corsair also says that the H170i’s pump
can dish out a flow rate of 0.82 litres per
minute, while generating under 20dBA
of noise. With the radiator’s large surface
area, and three 140mm fans aiding cooling,
you should be able to cool an overclockedCooling specialist Noctua has brought out
a massive block of fins that it says can cool
a CPU without the need for a dedicated fan.
The NH-P1 measures 158 x 152 x 154mm
(W x D x H), and weighs in at 1.18kg. Its
cooling fins are all made from aluminium,
and are linked to a copper baseplate via
copper heatpipes. There’s also the option
to add a 120mm fan to the arrangement.
Noctua warns that the cooler isn’t
designed to be used with overclocked
CPUs, or processors that dish out a lot of
heat. The firm has issued a compatibility list,
which includes Intel’s Core i5-11400F as a
CPU that can be cooler without a fan.high-end CPU while the cooler makes
minimal noise.
Corsair’s iCUE accompanying software
also includes a zero RPM fan mode for
operation at low temperatures, while the
fans can spin between 400 and 2,000rpm
while they’re running. The Corsair H170i
RGB Elite Capellix has a recommended
retail price of £200 inc VAT.The cooler can also cope with AMD’s
Ryzen 7 5800X with a quiet fan attached,
but while the chip can be cooled passively
with the NH-P1, Noctua warns that the
base clock may drop under sustained
loads. The Noctua NH-P1 is available now
from overclockers.co.uk for £100 inc VAT.CORSAIR RELEASES
420 MM CAPELLIX COOLER
NOCTUA LAUNCHES £
PASSIVE CPU COOLER
While many laptop makers are adding
AMD’s cracking new Zen 3 mobile CPUs
to their machines, Asus has gone a step
further by adding machines with both
AMD CPUs and GPUs to its line-up. The
new Strix G15 and G17 Advantage Edition
machines, with 15in and 17in screens
respectively, come with a Ryzen 9
5900HX CPU and AMD’s new flagship
mobile Radeon RX 6800M GPU.
This GPU has 2,560 stream processors
at its disposal, along with 40 Ray
Accelerators for real-time ray tracing. It
also comes with 12GB of GDDR6 memory
attached to a 192-bit memory interface.
Clock speeds vary depending on the
laptop’s design, and Asus says it can boost
to up to 2300MHz in the Strix Advantage
Edition machines.
The new laptops can also be equipped
with up to 32GB of 3200MHz DDR
memory, as well as a 1TB NVMe SSD.
Meanwhile, a number of screen options
are available, including 1080p screens
that refresh at 300Hz, and 2,560 x 1,
screens that refresh at 165Hz, all with
FreeSync Premium support.
You can pre-order the Asus Strix
G15 Advantage Edition with a 2,560 x
1,440 screen and 16GB of memory now
from scan.co.uk for £1,899 inc VAT, with
availability expected in mid-July.Lian Li has released a new large tower
case that can be rotated in different
orientations. The Lian Li Odyssey X has
three configurations – Dynamic, Dynamic-R
(Rotate) and Performance.
Dynamic is the default setup, while
Dynamic-R rotates the motherboard tray
to improve airflow to the GPU. Meanwhile,
the Performance configuration involves
flipping the entire chassis 90 degrees, which
the company says will improve airflow
even further. There’s room to fit a 480mmASUS MAKES
ALLAMD LAPTOPSLIAN LI MAKES ROTATABLE CHASSIS
radiator in the bottom of the case in both the
Dynamic-R and Performance configurations.
As with several of Lian Li’s recent high-end
cases, the Odyssey X was designed with
overclocker Der8auer. Lian Li says the case
uses premium materials, including anodised
aluminium that’s been sandblasted to create
a fine finish. The tempered glass side panel
also has a double tint.
The Lian Li Odyssey X is available to pre-
order now from overclockers.co.uk for a price
of £395 inc VAT.INCOMING / NEWS