zihanzzz Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Hi, I am completely new to building PCs and I have the following configurations: Asus STRIX Z270E Motherboard (with the following headers: CPU_FAN, CPU_OPT, 2xChassis FAN, AIO_PUMP, H_AMP_FAN) Corsair H115i Liquid Cooling (one connector coming out of the pump) Corsair Carbide 600C Case (It has three AF140L case fans) How should I plug my wires to those headers? Mainly, the cable coming out of the pump, should it go to CPU_FAN or AIP_PUMP? I've searched around and there seem to be different opinions. Which one is better? Also, my case has three fans, and I think two of them are going to Chassis fan headers, how about the third one? Should it go to CPU_OPT or H_AMP_FAN? Does it matter? Thanks. I would really appreciate if you can tell me the solution. If there are tradeoffs, please do let me know as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red-ray Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Use CPU_FAN so the if the H115i pump fails you get the CPU_FAN failed BIOS warning. Plug the fans into the other headers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zihanzzz Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Use CPU_FAN so the if the H115i pump fails you get the CPU_FAN failed BIOS warning. Plug the fans into the other headers Okay I will plug my pump into CPU_FAN header. One follow up question, my case's front panel has a three speed fan controller (slow, normal, fast). I am guessing if I plug my two case fans into Chassis fan headers, then their speed can be controlled by the controller. However, I have a third case fan, where should it go so that its speed is also going to be controlled by the fan controller? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red-ray Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It would be easier to help you if you used http://forum.corsair.com/forums/profile.php?do=extra so we don't need to go searching for your PC specs. If you connect the fans to the three speed fan controller the slow, normal and fast buttons can to used to change their speed. If you connect the fans to the motherboard the buttons will not work and you should configure the fan control in the BIOS. Connect the third fan to H_AMP_FAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Blake Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Please go into your BIOS and set your CPU_FAN to 100%. This ensures that your pump is operating normally as the pump requires 100% power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red-ray Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Please go into your BIOS and set your CPU_FAN to 100%. This ensures that your pump is operating normally as the pump requires 100% power. Why? The H115i is SATA powered so this is not needed. The manual is incorrect, see http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?p=901674 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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