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The new Corsair One i500 launched earlier this week and we were on hand to release a launch-day review. There's no doubt this is a fast system, with an i9-14900K and RTX 4090, but it's safe to say we heard plenty of concern around the cooling solution. Today then, we present an in-depth analysis where we test the thermal performance of both the CPU and GPU, along with an investigation into the GPU VRMs, 25mm fan analysis and we even swap in a Noctua air cooler…
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:48 Fan behaviour UPDATE
02:34 Re-running our stock thermal tests
04:23 Talking fan noise
05:14 Are the fans plugged in incorrectly?
06:51 Switching the fan connections…
07:53 GPU VRM analysis
09:15 Are the VRMs inadequately cooled?
10:35 Swapping out the 15mm fans
12:02 Air cooler vs 120mm AIO
14:02 Two other clarifications
15:22 Closing thoughts
We won't go into too much detail here as this analysis is primarily visual, as in the video we show live read-outs from HWINFO, displaying CPU and GPU thermals, power draw, fan speeds and more. We also test out different components, including swapping the stock 15mm slim fans for 25mm Noctua NF-F12s, while we also bought a NH-D9L air cooler to find out how that compares to the 120mm AIO Corsair fitted for the 14900K.
Safe to say the default cooling solution could be improved, primarily as it runs very loud. Opting for such power-hungry components in a compact chassis will always run this risk, so we do wonder why Corsair didn't opt for a Ryzen-based system, giving the 7800X3D would also offer top-tier gaming performance, but is significantly easier to cool than the i9-14900K.
For all the nitty-gritty details though, be sure to watch the video above!
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KitGuru says: It's a very fast machine, but there's no doubt the cooling could be improved – specifically with a 240mm AIO for the CPU, using 25mm-thick fans!
