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ASRock Z690 Aqua OC Motherboard Review Ft. Corsair’s Hydro X Series Liquid Cooling

Hassan Mujtaba

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Since the ASRock Z690 Aqua OC is an all-water-cooled motherboard, we reached out to Corsair to get hands-on with their latest Hydro X series equipment. We couldn't thank Corsair enough for shipping out all the necessary components. Following is the list of equipment we received from Corsair.

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We had to get our hands on a good performing and a good looking Reservoir and Corsair just happened to come out with their latest Hydro X series XD7 RGB pump and reservoir combo. It comes with a universal 360mm distribution system and as the name suggests, it features the reservoir and pumps integrated into one complete unit. The pump is a Xylem D5 PWM design that uses G1/4" port threads and operates at 4800 RPM.

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The whole thing features a nice Acrylic chamber material and comes with embedded RGB LEDs and has a max draw power of 12V (30W).

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Moving on, we have the Corsair Hydro X series XR7 360mm radiator which features triple 120mm fan mounts on either side for extreme cooling and comes with a 54mm thickness in a premium copper construction. Once again, the radiator is compliant with G1/4" threads.

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We also got our hands on a few kits of the Hydro X series XF compression fittings which feature a high-quality brass finish.

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In addition to that, Corsair was kind enough to send us their latest Hydro X Series XC7 RGB PRO CPU water block. This water block is fully compatible with the LGA 1700 socket and since we already have a water-cooled setup ready, we can also see how their implementation performs.

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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