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  1. Thanks guys - seems that two rads may be enough as I don’t mind higher fan speeds at load. Regarding fan direction, it appears my initial design (one rad as intake, one as exhaust) is not optimal. The Corsair people in other threads in this forum actually seem to recommend configuring all fans on radiators as exhaust and relying on negative pressure.
  2. Quick question: if I'm plugging the XD5 PWM cable into my motherboard (Asus Maximus XI Gene), rather than a Commander Pro, which fan header should I use? Choices are: AIO_PUMP, which is full speed, 1A Max Current, 12W Max Power W_PUMP+, which is full speed, 3A Max Current, 36W Max Power
  3. I'm planning out a Hydro X loop for the following build: Lian Li O11 XL 9900KF Asus Maximus XI Gene RTX 2080 2*8GB G.Skill 4000MHz CL17 I'm planning on getting the Hydro X CPU block, GPU block and pump/res. I'm currently planning on installing an XR7 360 rad on the bottom of the case as intake and XR5 360 rad on the top as exhaust, each with 3*120mm Noctua fans. I will be overclocking the CPU and GPU. My question is, will I see noticeably reduced temps and/or increased overclocking headroom by adding a further XR7 360 rad with 3*120mm Noctua fans as side intake?
  4. Hi I have a Corsair H115i Pro RGB that I'm currently mounting to my case using the long screws (i.e. case -> fans -> radiator). I'm planning on changing the fans to the LL140s and would mount the fans to the other side of the radiator, but have lost the case->radiator screws that came with the cooler unfortunately. What type of screws are used? I'm guessing I can't just use the screws that come with the LL140 fans? Regards Daniel
  5. Do both 2*140mm and 3*120mm fit on the front side of the rail (behind the bezel but in front of where the dust filter normally goes?
  6. *sigh* now everything is set up and looking nice, I'm super tempted to replace my plain jane case fans with some LL140s :p. Does anyone know whether the LL140s look good through the Air 540's front bezel??
  7. I'm actually trying to get my H115i Pro pump speed and fan curves set up now as well. After reading this thread yesterday, I tried setting pump speed to extreme, and didn't notice much of a noise difference so have left it there. But now I see you saying it doesn't effect cooling performance much. Any general comments or advice on what your recommendations are and why? e.g. is there any downside to me leaving it on extreme?
  8. Sure am. When you change it to PWM mode there's list of about 7-10 different options including a "multiple sources" option or an option to set it to a temperature sensor plugged into the motherboard (which comes with the motherboard and can be placed anywhere). Pretty cool actually. Noting this is with the latest BIOS which was released mid-April. I have no idea how long these options have been there.
  9. OK, so I figured it out after actually putting my system together last night and delving into the BIOS. In the BIOS I can change both AIO_PUMP and W_PUMP+ to operate in pump mode, DC mode or PWM mode and the PWM mode specifically says it's a PWM mode for chassis fans in the description. Then it gives me the option in the BIOS to choose what temperature sensor (CPU, motherboard, PCH etc) to control that fan off of. So, my problem is solved because I can plug the H115i into CPU_FAN, the two fans on the radiator directly into the H115i, rear fan to CHA_FAN and the two front fans to AIO_PUMP and W_PUMP+, each set in PWM mode.
  10. Yes, that is what led me to this question. The Maximus XI Gene has the following headers: CPU_OPT CPU_FAN AIO_PUMP FS_FAN1 FS_FAN2 CHA_FAN W_PUMP+ According to the motherboard manual, CPU_FAN, CPU_OPT and CHA_FAN are "Q-Fan Controlled" while FS_FAN1, FS_FAN2, AIO_PUMP and W_PUMP+ are locked at full speed. My understanding is that the full speed headers are there to support extreme overclockers who just want their fans to run at full speed. Seems to me that if I want to have my case fans speed controlled my only options are to either plug one into CHA_FAN and a couple of them into CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT or get some sort of extra fan controller.
  11. Hi all I've got a question about setting up my H115i Pro and case fans. In my Corsair Air 540 I've got 2 front 140mm fans, the H115i Pro as top exhaust and a 140mm rear exhaust. The way I think of it is that the top front intake and rear exhaust are there to assist the H115i pro in cooling the CPU plus also cooling the VRM and RAM. And the bottom intake is primarily there to cool the GPU. My question is what the optimal fan setup is for powering and controlling all the fans. I was thinking: - H115i Pro fans connected to the cooler per the instructions and controlled by coolant temp. - Top intake and rear exhaust connected to the CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT slots on my motherboard to be controlled by CPU temperature. - Bottom intake to be connected to CHA_FAN slot on motherboard to be controlled by general system temp (or GPU temp specifically if the Asus software allows that). Questions: 1) Does that make sense? Should I be setting up the fans differently? 2) If I set the fans up like that do I plug in the 3-pin cable from the H115i Pro to the AIO_PUMP slot on my motherboard? I'm guessing I just leave it unplugged based on the answer below from the FAQ. Thanks Daniel
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