
- #Corsair hydro series h80i v2 liquid cooler socket upgrade#
- #Corsair hydro series h80i v2 liquid cooler socket pro#
Hopefully this clears up any confusion you have. Installing it with your H80i V2 could potentially damage your components as it is not designed for that particular model. The LGA 1700 retrofit kit is required for installation of the AIO coolers it's compatible with for proper height and seat pressure so that thermal performance won't be impacted. More specifically, the physical CPU socket has different dimensions from the previous generation sockets you mentioned.

Designed for CORSAIR Hydro coolers: H80I VW,H100I V2,H115I.
#Corsair hydro series h80i v2 liquid cooler socket pro#
The short answer is that the H80i V2 is a different overall design than the newer Platinum, Pro XT, and Elite Capellix coolers, which is not compatible with the LGA 1700 retrofit kit: |-Parts/PC-Components/Cooling/LGA1700-Retrofit-Kit/p/CW-8960091 For attaching most Asetek sealed liquid cooling systems to Intel socket. I would appreciate a more comprehensive response from "Corsair Notepad" as to the reason for this incompatibility. I mean, the H100i (for example) supports the exact same Intel sockets (1200, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1366, 2011, 2066) as the H80i, why the hell is the H80i supposedly incompatible? 2 x 140 mm - 2000 rpm - 2 x 104.7 CFM - Liquid Cooler - Socket H3 LGA-1150, Socket H4 LGA-1151, Socket H2 LGA-1155, Socket H LGA-1156, Socket R LGA-2011, Socket LGA 2011-v3, Socket AM2 PGA-940, Socket AM3 PGA-941, Socket FM1, Socket FM2 Compatible Process. Its Corsair Link compatible, so you can customize cooling performance, monitor. The extra-thick 49mm x 120mm radiator and dual SP120L PWM fans provide the excellent heat dissipation you need for high performance CPUs.
#Corsair hydro series h80i v2 liquid cooler socket upgrade#
I also want to upgrade everything to Alder Lake and I'm also wondering what the big "incompatibilty" is with this cooler and the Corsair LGA1700 Retrofit Kit. Corsair Hydro Series H80i V2 high Performance Liquid CPU Cooler - CW-9060024-WW. The Hydro Series H80i v2 is a high performance, all-in-one liquid CPU cooler that works with standard 120mm radiator mounts. Bought an H80i v2 2 years ago (2020) and never got around to installing it.

Yeah "Rex" (OP), I've got the exact same issue.
