![]() ![]() ![]() Hopefully this clears up any confusion you have. Installing it with your H80i V2 could potentially damage your components as it is not designed for that particular model. The LGA 1700 retrofit kit is required for installation of the AIO coolers it's compatible with for proper height and seat pressure so that thermal performance won't be impacted. More specifically, the physical CPU socket has different dimensions from the previous generation sockets you mentioned. The short answer is that the H80i V2 is a different overall design than the newer Platinum, Pro XT, and Elite Capellix coolers, which is not compatible with the LGA 1700 retrofit kit: |-Parts/PC-Components/Cooling/LGA1700-Retrofit-Kit/p/CW-8960091 By meaning I would be replacing my stock fan and the white blue led fan. I was wondering if the radiator cooler would fit there below the power supply. The Corsair Hydro Series H80i V2 Water Cooler. I would appreciate a more comprehensive response from "Corsair Notepad" as to the reason for this incompatibility. and I was looking to install a water cooler. I mean, the H100i (for example) supports the exact same Intel sockets (1200, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1366, 2011, 2066) as the H80i, why the hell is the H80i supposedly incompatible? I also want to upgrade everything to Alder Lake and I'm also wondering what the big "incompatibilty" is with this cooler and the Corsair LGA1700 Retrofit Kit. Bought an H80i v2 2 years ago (2020) and never got around to installing it. Yeah "Rex" (OP), I've got the exact same issue.
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