m5puter Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) I just purchased a Corsair One i140 PC and it came with iCue 3.11 installed. After reviewing all the negative comments about the newer version of iCue (i.e. 3.19 and 3.20) causing massive problems I wanted to check if upgrading to iCue 3.20.80 was a "safe" thing to do at this point? Thank you in advance for any help. P.S. Does iCue have sensors to measure CPU and GPU heat? Even if it does would there be any problem if I installed a freeware utility to measure the heat values? Edited September 24, 2019 by m5puter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplifj Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 3.20 should be really good, especially on a corsair housepc i imagine. iCue has cpu & gpu heat sensors, i even have my keybord Function key blocks display their temperature with colorrange through iCue. And it works in conjuction with running HWInfo for instance if i want to run both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mcgoo Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 since the update I have had no cpu issues and control issues. so I say it seems to be fixed for the most part ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon1 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Seems to working as intended for me also on 3.20.80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m5puter Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Great news folks, thank you for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m5puter Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Would I be correct in assuming that in the worst case scenario I could uninstall iCue completely and just run my Corsair One i140 PC without the app? What would be the downside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaskedShadow Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 The only downside to upgrading that I'm aware of is that if you created/modified some profiles, they get "flagged/updated" to the newer version so if you downgrade later on, the updated/flagged profiles will not visible or available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet 1626864951 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Would I be correct in assuming that in the worst case scenario I could uninstall iCue completely and just run my Corsair One i140 PC without the app? What would be the downside? Without iCUE installed, your profile functionality is greatly reduced, but your stored profiles will still work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m5puter Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 What are these profiles that you speak of please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone55555 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 What are these profiles that you speak of please When you set up icue and say "run my fans at x speed" and "put these colors on".... that's a profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el Joker5 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I'm happy with the update. I finally get to control my Vengeance Pro RGB with my ASRock mobo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cars10 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 don't do it. 3.20 crashes all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS1981 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Yeah go back to 3.18, i'm getting FPS problems again and cpu spikes with 3.20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoretician Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 My experience of upgrading to 3.20, and rolling back to 3.18 again, was bad at both ends! Details in my post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForTheRepublic Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) After my recent update debacle experience (https://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190764), and after having read what others have been experiencing here on the forums, I would honestly have to say, if your current software is working fine as it is, and there isn't something critical like a security vulnerability patch in the updates, I would just keep using your current version. If you don't have any saved profiles that you are afraid to lose (the main complaint from what I've seen), maybe in that case you can update without too much worry. Just make a system restore point before doing so just to be safe (it won't save your profiles, but in the event that you can't even boot into your OS like me, you can at least undo the change and then reinstall iCUE with the version that came with your disc). Edited October 5, 2019 by ForTheRepublic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoretician Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 After my recent update debacle experience (https://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190764), and after having read what others have been experiencing here on the forums, I would honestly have to say, if your current software is working fine as it is, and there isn't something critical like a security vulnerability patch in the updates, I would just keep using your current version. If you don't have any saved profiles that you are afraid to lose (the main complaint from what I've seen), maybe in that case you can update without too much worry. Just make a system restore point before doing so just to be safe (it won't save your profiles, but in the event that you can't even boot into your OS like me, you can at least undo the change and then reinstall iCUE with the version that came with your disc). Agree with that entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 You can do a system restore point if you like, but the more pointed safeguard is to make a copy of your C:Users/(name)/App Data (hidden)/Roaming/Corsair folder before you take an iCUE update. Copy it to the desktop or save it to a folder with the iCUE version number. They keep adding new features, new lighting elements, etc. and that creates a problem when rolling back. As soon as you upgrade, the existing profiles are converted into the current version save file format. Once that happens, there isn't a way back most of the time and the data isn't recognized. If the new version turns out to be a problem, uninstall the current version and tick the box to delete all profiles. Reinstall prior iCUE and paste the prior Corsair folder back into the Roaming folder prior to launching. Also, be aware cutting and pasting the App Data folders around has limits. If you have to replace lighting controllers or other hardware, that may not be effective. Make sure you still physically export and save any profiles that were a genuine labor to create or you can't live with out. App Data cutting and pasting is a whole faster and neater (saves your profile links, pictures, etc), but not guaranteed in all circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaveli6103 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Yeah go back to 3.18, i'm getting FPS problems again and cpu spikes with 3.20 Same here. Did you do a clean install or upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoretician Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 You can do a system restore point if you like, but the more pointed safeguard is to make a copy of your C:Users/(name)/App Data (hidden)/Roaming/Corsair folder before you take an iCUE update. Copy it to the desktop or save it to a folder with the iCUE version number. There seems to be a lot more that's broken than just the App Data. When I rolled back via a System Restore it broke iCue even more. It stopped recognising all of my Corsair devices and wouldn't recognise them even after they'd been reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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