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Packaging follows the same trend as many recent Corsair products, primarily black with yellow accenting and the front H100i image highlights the RGB functionality with the cooler shown with lots of bright colours. The rear of the box highlights a few of the H100i's core features, such as the 16 individual LED pump/CPU block, and the included RGB ML Pro fans. Specs and dimensions of the radiator are also present to help with compatibility.
In the box we find the cooler itself, along with a few additional mounting brackets for AMD mounts, a bag of screws and the micro USB to USB 2.0 internal header cable which is required to link the cooler to the Corsair iCUE software. You also get a couple of the ML-Series 120mm fans and a few pieces of documentation, Warranty and instruction manuals.
The slightly smaller accessories pack is nice to see, as the CPU block carries a number of connection cables for not only the fan 4 Pin PWM connections but also the RGB lighting cables and power.
Its all relatively self-contained which does from the outset suggest a relatively quick installation process, without the need for attaching lots of controllers boxes or cables. The screws, however, are all bagged and jumbled together, which is a little different to Corsair coolers of the past with all mounting hardware separately bagged and labeled.
The cooler itself, just as other current Corsair coolers feels super solid and very premium. The tubing is mesh-braided but still nice and flexible, and at 350mm long, there shouldn't be any problems with the radiator reaching the top or front of your case for installation. The block features an almost identical aesthetic to the Corsairs Pro line of coolers although it does carry more individually addressable LEDs.
The mounting bracket for Intel platform is also installed as standard, which again should really help speed up the process. The pump features connections for all the fan cables, both the 4 pin PWM connections and the RGB connections, as well as a SATA power connection, a 3 pin fan cable. On the block, there is a connection for attaching the micro USB to internal USB header cable, but that’s basically it.
