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  1. Yeah, my PSU rarely gets over 40C as well (not so in hot summer days), but even at this temperature the components inside will deteriorate in the long run. I like to have a continuous slow flow of air inside the PSU but not at 40% of the fan capacity. I would like to be able to get the fan down to at least 500 RPM or lower but the LINK-4 software would not allow me to do that. Previous LINK software I had no issues in achieving that low RPM range but not with this latest LINK software. I would like to hear an explanation from Corsair regarding this Link-4 limitation in PSU fan control. Why do they even give you a custom fan control if you can't even customise it to your needs?
  2. But I do need that fan running, just not at 736 RPM. With my setup, I do not have a dust problem so the PSU will always stay clean inside. I never liked a zero RPM design idea for just about any electronic components let alone an 850W power supply. If I leave it on default, the fan doesn't spin until it gets to almost 300W. At that point the temperature inside will be around 60C. I wonder at this point what the temperature of the switching transistors would be.
  3. Now that is really silly. Why 40% though? That's half of the max fan speed. They should at least bring it down to 30% surely. I have just measured the fan speed. At 100% the fan spins at 1488 RPM. At 40% it spins at 736 RPM. That's like 50% not 40%. I need to be able to spin that fan around 500 RPM!!! I would love to know the reason behind this requirement because to me it makes no sense. Default setting is not an option for me because the fan stays OFF most of the time. While it might not sound like much, but a bit of air flow will bring the PSU temperature down by 10C (from 37C to 27C) on low load. Over a longer period, that will make a big difference in the PSU reliability.
  4. What exactly does "by design" mean? It's the code in the software that limits fan adjustments to a minimum of 40%. With older LINK software I could adjust fans less than 40%. Bottom line, is this going to be looked at and fixed in future LINK release?
  5. Could someone from Corsair please send feedback to Link development team to have the Custom Fan Adjustments starting lower than 40% in future Link releases? Preferably it should start at 0% (no fan spinning), but even 20% should be better than what it currently is on. I am using Corsair H850i power supply and the fan is quite loud at the minimum possible adjustment of 40%.
  6. I've noticed that I can't adjust my PSU fan below 40% with the Link 4 software. Previously I had no issues in doing so with an older Link software. Any reason why Corsair limited PSU fan adjustment to min 40%?
  7. Ok, if you say so, then so be it. I was just comparing them through their specs and the specs usually tell you the story. I have SP fans and I do not hear them one bit under normal load at around 700RPM. I do not have ML fans to compare so I'll leave it at that.
  8. OK, here are the specs: SP Fans Fan speed: 2000 Fan airflow: 104.65 CFM. Fan static pressure: 3.99mm-H2O. ML Fans Fan max speed: 1200 RPM. Fan airflow: 55.4 CFM. Fan static pressure: 1.27 mm-H2O. Of course the ML fans will not give you the jet noise. They spin at half the RPM, you get half the airflow and less than half the pressure. If you bring down the RPM on the SP fans to 1200RPM I bet you will be hard pressed to hear the difference. So yeah, it all comes down to having a proper fan curve setup. The advantage with the SP fans is that you do have that extra cooling power if you ever need it.
  9. Thanks. I've opened a support ticket. We'll see what happens.....
  10. Is this something common to these AIO coolers? I thought they are meant to last much longer than a couple of years.
  11. My Corsair H110i GTX cooler is just over one year old and it does not cool very well anymore for more than a month now. I used to run my 6700k at 4.6G and 1.248V with no problems and never got above 65C at full load. Now I'm running the CPU at stock speeds and it idles between 40-45C. At full CPU load it heats up very quick to 80C+ before I have to stop the test. Room temp is around 23C and using Corsair Obsidian 450D case with 3x140mm intake fans, one exhaust and radiator on top. According to Corsair Link the pump is running at 3000RPM and the coolant temperature sits around 39C after browsing for a couple of hours. One tube of the AIO feels quite warm to the touch while the other one is cold. Is this how it should be? Are there any tests I could do and what are my RMA options?
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