fubar2niner Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 As the title says I have a problem with my setup. I can only use Quiet and Balanced modes. In performance mode my fan speeds stay maxed @1388 rpm. My Noctua fans have a max rpm of 1500 ! I'm not using Low Noise cables so whats the deal? Any feedback most appreciated. Best regards. fubar2niner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Fauxbeard Posted July 24, 2014 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 24, 2014 Have you tried setting it to maximum speed or fixed RPM mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar2niner Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Have you tried setting it to maximum speed or fixed RPM mode? Thanks for the quick responce. Yes tried both but still can't get above the high 1300's. Wierd thing is I can't even set the fan rpm higher in the little rpm box ?? Best regards. fubar2niner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Fauxbeard Posted July 24, 2014 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 24, 2014 2 birds, 1 stone: I've tried to replicate the issue you're experiencing and used two(2) fans: stock H80i/H100i 4-pin and SP120 3-pin fans. C Link version used: 2.5.5145 and 2.6.5214 Window 8.1 Commander 2.0.6 Cooling node 1.1.12 (updated to 1.2.11) Try connecting the Link cable from the node to a different port on the Commander or change the cable if you have a spare one. As you'll notice on the pictures, the max speed for the stock fan reached 2476RPM during the max speed test (got up to 2500 RPM while fixing picture). These fans are rated at ~2700RPM. The SP120 High performance fan, rated at ~2350RPM, is shown at 2015RPM. This is a normal deviation of up to 15%. Some say it's 10% but in my experience, it tends to be within 15%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar2niner Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 @Bunny Foo Foo Thanks again, two problems; I am not using stock fans; 1) I am using 2xNoctua NF-F12 PWM 2) I am not using commander. Just the hardware that came with my H100i and the software mentioned. Any other ideas, all suggestions appreciated. Best regards. fubar2niner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Fauxbeard Posted July 24, 2014 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 24, 2014 I was hoping that with that test, one could deduce that the RPMs reported on your system is within normal deviation of up to 15% regardless if the fan is connected to a cooling node or directly to the H100i pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar2niner Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 I was hoping that with that test, one could deduce that the RPMs reported on your system is within normal deviation of up to 15% regardless if the fan is connected to a cooling node or directly to the H100i pump. Sorry if one seems a tad thick, but one would have thought if the fans drop to the appropriate slow speed on 'Quiet Mode' and accelerate in 'Balanced Mode' then it would seem appropriate to assume if the 15% deviation applies it should apply to all modes and not one mode only, eg. 'Performance Mode'. Or does one deduce that in reality no one has an answer? I shall mount the stock fans this weekend, and see if they bear out your findings. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geth Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'm having a VERY similar problem but I've had to revert to CL v2.4.5110 because 2.6.5214 feels more stable and crashes far less (in Window 7, try docking the Config Panel, saving the profile, then restarting the CL console: clicking a node fails to show its details and the console crashes). V2.6.5214 also fails to locate my fans at system startup; v2.4.5110 succeeds. I'm also using NF-F12 PWN fans (though this occurs with any fan) connected to the Cooling Node, and my fans also start out at max speed, which is fine. However, the fans do not adhere to my custom curve when windows starts but only when I manually start CL, which I never had to do when using the H100i's built-in CL and the same v2.4.5110 software. The only difference is that I am using a Commander & Cooling Node setup, though I used to only use the H100i and it worked fine. That is, any PWN fan that I connected directly to the H100i whirred up to max RPM at system startup but then quickly adhered to the custom curve or whatever it was set to. I think fubar2niner and I just want our CL systems to operate as they are supposed to and the way I just described my H100i did: also attached devices located at startup and automatically adjusted to adhere to current profile settings (ie. custom curves) without the user ever having to manually start CL at all. Also, I've tested many fans ranging from GT15s (3-pin) to SP120-Ls (PWM) to NB-eloops (PWM) to these new NF-F12s (PWM), and they all experience a small 10%-15% loss, but it's so small that it's pretty much negligable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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