Testing the iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB
The following components are used for our AIO cooling testing.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Cooling: Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB
Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VI Hero
Graphics Card: PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580
Memory: HyperX Savage DDR4-2666 16GB
Storage: Corsair Force MP500 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass
Power: EVGA G3 650W
List of coolers being compared:
– Cryorig H5 Universal
– SilverStone PF240-ARGB
– ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240
– Corsair iCUE H115i RGB PRO XT
– Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora 360 CPU
– NZXT Kraken X63
– NZXT Kraken Z73
– Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML280 Mirror
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 Flux
– DeepCool LS720 WH
– EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 LUX D-RGB
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L Core ARGB White
– Lian Li Galahad II Trinity SL-INF
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Atmos
– ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB White Edition
– AZZA Cube 360
– Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE OASIS 360
– HYTE THICC Q60
– DeepCool Mystique 360
– Lian Li HydroShift LCD 360S
– Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 ION
– Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB
For performance testing we will first test idle temperatures. These are taken on the Windows 10 desktop an hour after the system has been turned on.
For load testing we will be running the AIDA64 system stability test with the CPU only checked. This puts a full load on our CPU. We run this test for 1 hour and record the highest temperature throughout the test.
Software for the iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB
Corsair designed the iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB to be compatible with their iCUE software, via the aforementioned cabling. With all of the hardware connected to power and data, it is time to take a look at the software options for controlling and monitoring the test PC. Below I will be covering the various menus within iCUE.
Home
From the home menu you can get a quick look at your Corsair devices, as well as Sensors you want to monitor for various components, as well as some visualization options via the Murals space. This almost acts as a dashboard of sorts, though it is a bit more versatile, and designed for interacting with your system, as opposed to just monitoring.
Components
By clicking on your various components shown on the Home menu, you will be taken to a sub-menu that is dedicated to that item. Depending on the item, it will have another set of sub-menus. For example, in the images below I have selected the iCUE LINK RX RGB fans, and you can see we have sub-menus for Lighting Effects and Cooling. This is where you can made adjustments to the individual fans in this kit.
Likewise, when the iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB is selected, you will see additional sub-menus – Alerts and Fans Setup. Alerts allows you to set custom actions when certain criteria are met, whereas the Fans Setup menu will let the system “learn” what iCUE LINK fans are connected to it in order to properly control them.
Settings
Each component also has a Settings menu for updating firmware, and adjusting things like brightness and other things that aren’t found in the main menus for the components.
Dashboard
The Dashboard menu gives you a customizable look at many of the components in your system, providing you with a ton of visual information at a glance. Each one of the available components and sensors can be adjusted and rearranged to your liking, and I almost always have the iCUE Dashboard displayed on one of my secondary monitors on my main PC.
Murals
The Murals menu lets you set a larger color scheme to your Corsair components, allowing for a canvas of sorts across your setup. Add on a Corsair keyboard, mouse, memory, and more, and you can get a larger “mural” of shifting designs and lighting that can really look pretty cool.
Gallery
Here are a few images of the Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB in action.
