This can be considered as a continuation of the previous iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX Review and consists of tests done on the Alder Lake platform.

Testbench:

CPU: Intel i7-12700K @ Stock

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Loop 240mm AIO

Motherboard: EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED LGA1700

RAM: Neo Forza Faye 2x16GB DDR4600

Video: XFX Radeon RX 5700XT Ultra THICC III

Power Supply: Cooler Master 850W

SSD: Silicon Power US70 1TB PCIe 4.0

Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840

After the launch of the LGA1700 platforms, the CORSAIR ELITE CAPELLIX coolers would become fully compatible only after purchasing the so-called LGA1700 Retrofit Kit, which consisted of shortened standoffs so the pump plate would make proper contact with the Alder Lake HSF. These carry the CW-8960091 code name and are available on CORSAIR’s website for about 5 Euros with free shipping. These will take quite a bit to be delivered (in our case it took about a month), since they will travel with regular Postal Office services and not private courier, so take a bit of patience!

The new standoffs were shipped in a tiny re-sealable bag, carrying a sticker with the product code name and serial number:

Here are the standoffs outside of the packaging:

Compared with the regular LGA115x standoffs, these are a bit shorter:

The installation of the iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX is done the same way as before, but with the new components: