The software ecosystem offered by Corsair is undoubtedly one of the most important values of the American company in everything related to its peripherals and components. I’m talking about iCUE, a platform that, as our regular readers will know, allows us to control different aspects of peripherals and componentscustomize your RGB LED lighting and create synchronized effects and patterns.
Keeping the iCUE platform up to date is essential not only for it to function correctly, but also for it to continue offering a good user experience. Corsair knows it, and that’s why has announced a major renewal of said platform which brings important improvements that affect both the installer and the start and configuration.
The first thing that stands out is a significant reduction in the size of the iCUE installer, as well as the installation file of said tool. This has been possible because, thanks to the iCUE’s new modular architecturea process of recognition of the components and peripherals that we useand in this way it will include only the settings that are necessary for all of them.
If we want to expand the possibilities of iCUE, there is no problem, we can install additional modules like NVIDIA Broadcast, as well as other third-party lighting controls and create a more personalized iCUE interface. I’ve already had a chance to try it out, and I have to say that Corsair has done an excellent job with this major facelift they’ve given iCUE.
On the other hand, the Californian company has also confirmed the launch of a new Corsair iCUE plugin for Elgato Stream Deck. With it we can perfectly control the iCUE settings from said peripheral, the Stream Deck Mobile application or the Stream Deck functions in the macro keys of the CORSAIR keyboard.
Thanks to this new plugin now we can do many more thingssuch as changing lighting profiles on the fly, viewing PC temperatures and stats, or adjusting CORSAIR fan speeds and cooling presets, muting the microphone, adjusting EQ and surround sound, and controlling NVIDIA Broadcast. As it could not be otherwise, we can also customize both the icons of the keys and the images they display.
Improving the user experience and reducing the consumption of resources are two important values that Corsair has perfectly applied with these updates, which are already available. available for free through the company’s official website.
