Cryorig h7 quad lumi review: CryoRig H7 Quad Lumi CPU cooler Reviews, Pros and Cons

The reviewed model will not be able to fill the entire interior of the ATX case with bright light alone. nine0003

The classic Cryorig H7 has been on the market for a long time; this is a powerful, versatile and high performance cooler with 140W TDP.

Modification of the H7 Quad Lumi, which finally went on sale (although not in all regions), differs from of the original by the presence of an LED fan, RGB lamps built into the radiator, a modified set of fasteners and has grown up to 160 W TDP (additional 20 W appeared due to the wiring of the fourth heat pipe, which was absent in the first modification of H7). nine0003

Even without overclocking the TDP of the Intel Core i9-7900X processor, the surpasses the in stress tests over the 150 W mark (the clock speed automatically jumps to 4000-4100 MHz). But we remember that0006 thermal indicator Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi — 160 W, which means you should not worry about the comfortable state of a powerful CPU.

We decided to load all 10 physical processor cores using the Corona 1.3 Benchmark rendering program; this is a good heating pad which makes 100% use of CPU capabilities. Scene rendering completes in minutes instead of seconds like Cinebench, making crown stand out from the most popular performance evaluation app stone (although Cinebench heats up the CPU a little more, by 2-3 degrees).

Declared TDP Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi fulfills in full. Without a significant tear, the cooler under review coped with the cooling of a 10-core solution in nominal terms. At 1100 rpm, the fan does not operate silently, a slight sound pressure can be heard at a distance of 30 cm from the system.

Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi is also suitable for easy overclocking of the Intel Core i9-7900X (in our case up to 4200 MHz), although this is already a maximum for a 160 W cooler. The fan at 1500 rpm turns into a portable hair dryer, but stone does not overheat.

Conclusion

Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi is an efficient, compact, moderately bright and high-quality cooler for a top processor with almost any number of physical cores (ideally up to 8-10).

However, in retail, the reviewed modification is quite expensive. Overseas, it is estimated at $85; for comparison, the first version of Cryorig H7 is offered for half the amount.

Let’s not forget about the existence of competitive products, such as Deepcool GAMMAXX GT, which won us over with its ease of setup, incredibly bright RGB backlighting and impressive efficiency. nine0003

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Test & Review: Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi Dual Channel RGB Cooler

More and more PC components today are getting RGB lighting, which draws attention and allows personalization. But the choice of backlit coolers is not so extensive. Our test lab received one of the most interesting models from Cryorig — the H7 Quad Lumi cooler with dual-channel RGB lighting.

We have already tested the H7 cooler, which can be called a very attractive mid-range model from Cryorig. RGB lighting is becoming more and more popular these days, so Cryorig decided to release a version of the H7 with multi-color backlighting, namely the H7 Quad Lumi. But the manufacturer didn’t just add RGB LED to the cooler. Cryorig has taken advantage of this opportunity to increase the performance of the cooler. The addition of a fourth 6mm heatpipe increased the maximum TDP from 140W to 160W. But H7 Quad Lumi still provides good compatibility and convenient installation. nine0003

However, the most important changes still concern the new two-channel RGB lighting. The cooler offers two RGB zones that can be configured separately from each other. Namely, the Cryorig logo on the radiator cap and the backlight under the cooler. For zones, you can not only set any shades of the spectrum, but also activate different effects. Backlight control is done through NZXT’s CAM software. Since the H7 Quad Lumi includes a CAM utility, Cryorig provides fan control as well. nine0003

However, you will have to pay for the increase in performance and the addition of backlight. Compared to a simple H7 cooler, the H7 Quad Lumi costs about twice as much — 70€ instead of 35€. It will be interesting to see if the test results justify the extra charge. In Russia, the H7 Quad Lumi cooler was not available at the time of publication.