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Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 vs Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT

A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT is cheaper at $119.99. Every spec and price links to its source.

Which is better: the Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 or Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT?

On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT is the cheaper at $119.99.

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Full spec sheet

marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.

Spec Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT
US price $130 $119.99
BrandArcticCorsair
Released2023-102023-02
Type aio_liquid aio_liquid
Radiator or height (mm) 360 mm 360 mm
Fan count 3 3
Socket support Intel LGA1700, LGA1851, AMD AM4, AM5 (LGA1200/115x via optional kit) Intel LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA115x, LGA2011, LGA2066; AMD AM5, AM4, sTRX4/sTR4
Tdp rating (W)
Rgb No Yes
Noise dba max 40 34.1
Release 2023-10 2023-02

Sources — Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360: arctic.de (verified 2026-06-15). Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT: corsair.com (verified 2026-06-15).

What's the difference between the Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 and Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT?

Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (3 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.

  • Socket support: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 Intel LGA1700, LGA1851, AMD AM4, AM5 (LGA1200/115x via optional kit) vs Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT Intel LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA115x, LGA2011, LGA2066; AMD AM5, AM4, sTRX4/sTR4
  • Rgb: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 false vs Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT true
  • Noise dba max: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 40 vs Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT 34.1

What reviewers say

Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.

Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360

Only Tom's Hardware gave hands-on prose for this exact non-Pro model — two articles by the same reviewer. The verdict: quiet and a good value for gaming and GPU-heavy loads, but it fails maximum-strength CPU-only stress tests (minor thermal throttling), only matching good air coolers, and forces a warranty-voiding LGA1700 contact frame with limited socket support. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)

Praised: Low noise levels for an AIO — among the quietest in the charts; Good value for gaming and GPU-intensive workloads (gaming-load re-test); Low introductory price.

Flagged: Fails maximum-strength CPU-only stress tests; minor thermal throttling; Mediocre noise-normalized performance — only comparable to good air coolers; Forced use of a warranty-voiding LGA1700 contact frame.

Corsair iCUE H150i Elite Capellix XT

No sourced tester review yet.

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