CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gear and systems for gamers, content creators, and PC enthusiasts, today launched the next generation of its world-renowned Hydro X Series custom cooling products, integrating them with the revolutionary iCUE LINK Smart Component Ecosystem. With the new ELITE lineup of CPU and GPU water blocks, pump/reservoir combo and more, the Hydro X Series utilizes iCUE LINK to make building a custom cooling loop simpler than ever before.

Using a unified cable standard, iCUE LINK now drives component power coupled with digital communications to each device - from RGB and RPM control to temperature probes. Furthermore, new Hydro X Series components are now Smart, housing individual microcontrollers that manage and report performance and temperatures to the hub and iCUE software. iCUE LINK's reversible connectors across all components vastly simplify the process of building computers, making the DIY hobby more inviting and accessible to all.