CORSAIR has just announced iCUE LINK, an innovation that will undoubtedly surprise and delight all those people, whether they are individuals or professionals, who choose CORSAIR components for device assembly and who prefer those that integrate REG LED lighting, an aesthetic element that has not stopped gaining ground over the years, and at the same time is becoming more and more popular and appreciated by users. In my case, as an example, I did not like it at first, but today I clearly prefer equipment, components, peripherals and accessories with this type of lighting.

When building a PC with components that have RGB LED lighting, we have two options, either to choose that they are all from the same manufacturer, or that everyone is “from their father and their mother”. The advantage of the first case is that manufacturers offer a centralized management tool such as CORSAIR iCUE, lThe lighting of the various components will be synchronized to ensure a coherent visual composition. With pieces from different manufacturers, the experience will be more like a nighttime stroll through a city fair in this sense.

The current problem is that, in general, it is necessary to connect each of these components separately to their control unit, i.e. to the already abundant electrical installation that we find inside the PC, and which, in addition to complicating its assembly, can also affect the flow of ventilation, in addition, add new surfaces where dust and other external substances that slip into the PC can accumulate . All these are not great evils, but they definitely complicate the construction of a PC and its maintenance.

CORSAIR decided to provide a solution to this problem iCUE LINK, a really simple and elegant solution that makes a big difference. While browsing the website for this new build model, I read a phrase for the iCUE LINK definition that I think defines it perfectly and I really liked it: One connector to rule them all. And it is that, in addition to addressing Tolkien, which is always a success, it perfectly defines a new model of building components with lighting managed through iCUE.

As you can see in the image above this paragraphiCUE LINK allows you to connect different lighting components in chain mode. To that end, they each have a microcontroller that provides the necessary intelligence to both manage their own LEDs and connect to the rest of the devices in the chain. This starts at the System Hub, the central hub and controller responsible for managing the elements, and can end at any of the components.

According to iCUE LINK brand data It can reduce the assembly time of a high performance PC by up to 50%, eliminating the problem of connecting individual components to the current control unit model. And it is that the big advantage is not so much saving time, but rather simplifying the process, which can encourage many people who have wanted to build their own PC for a long time, but have not started it until now, because they considered it too complicated.

Just this morning we learned that CORSAIR has released a major update to its iCUE management software, which in addition to optimizing the app has also improved its usability with a more modular design. This is undoubtedly showing us the great importance the manufacturer attaches to lighting functions its components and devices, aware that, as I already indicated at the beginning, more and more users prefer this type of functionality.

The first components compatible with iCUE LINK They will be available on the market from June and among them we find fans, all-in-one cooling systems and others. You can find more information on their website.