Woodwater Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Hi Guys, I got a quick question. I'd like to upgrade the H100I fans with full SP120 Quiets. Will I be able to plug them directly in the H100I and control them with the Link software? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conte Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 any fan you will connect out of 4 max fans, will be controlled by CL software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwater Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Sweet! Thanks for info. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiShBuRn Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 any fan you will connect out of 4 max fans, will be controlled by CL software thats not true! you can control SP120 if you use the included 7v fan voltage regulators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwater Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 FiShBuRn... So what you're saying is that I'll be able to control the SP120 plugged in my H100I IF I use an adapter that's included in the fan's packaging? Thanks btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conte Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 thats not true! you can control SP120 if you use the included 7v fan voltage regulators. ??? any fan you will plug into the cl fan's wire will be controlled by cl. I have 2 stock fans in push and 2 3pin schythe in pull all plugged into cl with the cl fan wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez12a Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 it'll work but not work well. I tried 2 GT AP-15s and CL does control them to an extent but it doesnt work as well as the included SP120s. The software is currently designed to work best with the included fans. Why? I dont know. The GTs will only spin as slow as 1300 rpm and respond extremely slowly to fan speed changes. You'd think at start up when my H100i spins the fans to 100%, it would be recording the max RPM at 12v, and then adjust its control behavior appropriately. But it does not. Motherboard control works well with nearly any fan connected to it yet CL is so picky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conte Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 it'll work but not work well. I tried 2 GT AP-15s and CL does control them to an extent but it doesnt work as well as the included SP120s. The software is currently designed to work best with the included fans. Why? I dont know. The GTs will only spin as slow as 1300 rpm and respond extremely slowly to fan speed changes. You'd think at start up when my H100i spins the fans to 100%, it would be recording the max RPM at 12v, and then adjust its control behavior appropriately. But it does not. Motherboard control works well with nearly any fan connected to it yet CL is so picky. could be only yours cux my cl run perfectly the stock ones with 2 schythe added. It does not matter what fan you add. Since you use the propper connection and the fans are tach 3 pin (which sp120 are) or 4 pin pwm you can handle them in cl. SP120 are the best fans for air pressure to set with cl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez12a Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 could be only yours cux my cl run perfectly the stock ones with 2 schythe added. It does not matter what fan you add. Since you use the propper connection and the fans are tach 3 pin (which sp120 are) or 4 pin pwm you can handle them in cl. SP120 are the best fans for air pressure to set with cl it does matter what fan you use. Your scythes may just happen to work. People with Corsair SP120 Performance Ed have reported the same problem, and Corsair has mentioned in the past that they're working on adding 3rd party fan support. Corsair at the moment only supports their own included fan. If you encounter issues controlling other fans, it is likely they will be unable to help you short of a firmware update. Op, your mileage may vary depending on the fans you use. You'd think it would work like controlling them from your motherboard but it is not that straight forward. see: http://www.overclock.net/t/1323904/cl-corsair-announces-new-hydro-series-h100i-and-h80i-flagship-liquid-cpu-coolers/670 and http://forum.corsair.com/v2/showthread.php?p=622130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwater Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Mmmmm...Sooooo. Yay or Nay? Controlling (speed etc) the Sp120 Quiet with the Link software when plugged in the H100I pump unit. Sorry, I don't want to seem dense, but I am a bit. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez12a Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 it is hard to say for sure. The only way to definitively tell you is to have someone with the fans pair it with the h100i to see if it works out of the box. What we know is: -SP120 Performance via Retail does not work out of the box -Gentle Typhoons do not work well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwater Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Right. That's what I gathered... Oh well. I guess I'll just have to try! I'll keep the stock fans to test both setups. Thanks ez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fchan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi everyone, I have a H100i matched with 4x SP120's performance edition. It does work but not to my taste: after patching the H100i to get rid of the rattling, I had all sorts of problems including inability to control fan speed, more rattling and high pitched noise. As mentionned, the best fix I had was to use the 7v voltage downsteppers. Using these, the fan speeds can be controlled *to an extent* and the noise is gone. The control is very laggy (takes like a full minute to go from ~30% to 100% speed @ 7V). Everything else seems to be working fine however. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwater Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi everyone, I have a H100i matched with 4x SP120's performance edition. It does work but not to my taste: after patching the H100i to get rid of the rattling, I had all sorts of problems including inability to control fan speed, more rattling and high pitched noise. As mentionned, the best fix I had was to use the 7v voltage downsteppers. Using these, the fan speeds can be controlled *to an extent* and the noise is gone. The control is very laggy (takes like a full minute to go from ~30% to 100% speed @ 7V). Everything else seems to be working fine however. Good luck! Hey fchan. Cool. Thanks, i'll start by running with the stock fans. Maybe I'll experiment with taking some parts from the Sp120s (rubber and ring) and installing them on the stock ones. I don't know. I almost feel like selling the H100I and getting something else after everything I've heard about it. :\ Thanks for the help though guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrod Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Mmmmm...Sooooo. Yay or Nay? Controlling (speed etc) the Sp120 Quiet with the Link software when plugged in the H100I pump unit. Sorry, I don't want to seem dense, but I am a bit. :) I have x2 SP120 Quiet Edition fans plugged into my H100i, working and able to control with CorsairLINK2. Plug and go, no voltage downsteppers or what ever everyone else is saying that they need. Only issue is the max speed i can get them going is 1300RPM. Apart from that, switching from performance/default/quiet mode is instant and no dramas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted September 3, 2013 Corsair Employee Share Posted September 3, 2013 I would only suggest using the fans made specifically for our coolers if you want to use the fan controller on the HXXXi series coolers. Hydro Series H80i/H100i SP120L 2700 RPM Replacement PWM Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapino Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I also bought two sp120 queiet fans when I got my h100i today, but sadly they seem not controllable via the corsair software, speed does not spin down. These are three pin fans. nothing else available here in belgium. Any way to get them to work, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I also bought two sp120 queiet fans when I got my h100i today, but sadly they seem not controllable via the corsair software, speed does not spin down. These are three pin fans. nothing else available here in belgium. Any way to get them to work, using 3 pin fans is best controlled using a mechanical controller or m/b headers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapino Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I don't have enough m/b headers to control all fans. I have a Corsair Air case, so 3 casefans + 2 cpu fans. My mb (MSI Z77A-G45) only allows 3 fans to be controlled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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