zinzeiz Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 First off, just finish installing an h60 in to a Rosewill Challenger case, a little tight but that's to be expected. Also can't use one of the side fan slots, but shouldn't be a problem since I will try push pull on the h60 sometime soon (if I can get a fan to fit). I do have one major question.... Is it going to be a problem if one of the tubes on the pump/heatsink is touching a memory heatsink? The tube that is touching the memory is the bottom one, if looking at the Corsair logo upright. I can't get a photo yet, but will have one uploaded by tomorrow. my motherboard is a Gigabyte - ga-890gpa-ud3h and the memory should be installed in the dimm's closest to the cpu. I tried to run them in the outter two but didn't think the board liked it to much since it after switching them the cpu went up in heat like crazy. Second question, I am currently running the pump off molex, tried to use the motherboard headers but the max any one of them would hit was 3450rpm, and from my research I believe the ideal setting is 4000rpm. Now, unless someone knows detailed instructions on how to change the settings in the BIOS on my motherboard I would be happy to change the pump back to a header. Third question, Any tips on a good molex to 4pin fan adapter I could buy so I could have the fan at full speed, maybe also a speed reducer for it. Idea behind this is so I could have the fan always spinning the same speed no matter what. And one side question, anyone know of a case that might be a little wider than the Rosewill Challenger, that doesn't cost an arm 'n leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 2, 2013 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 2, 2013 Is it going to be a problem if one of the tubes on the pump/heatsink is touching a memory heatsink? The tube that is touching the memory is the bottom one, if looking at the Corsair logo upright. Not going to be a problem at all. Second question, I am currently running the pump off molex, tried to use the motherboard headers but the max any one of them would hit was 3450rpm, and from my research I believe the ideal setting is 4000rpm. Now, unless someone knows detailed instructions on how to change the settings in the BIOS on my motherboard I would be happy to change the pump back to a header. Every MB will different ways on how to disable smart-fan or Q-fan, you need to look for a fan header where you can disable those type of features. They are usually under HW/Temp monitor in the BIOS. What is the CPU idle temp anyway? Third question, Any tips on a good molex to 4pin fan adapter I could buy so I could have the fan at full speed, maybe also a speed reducer for it. Idea behind this is so I could have the fan always spinning the same speed no matter what. A fan controller would be ideal if this is your intent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinzeiz Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Thank you for the reply Ram Guy, To answer your questions, Temps for idle at the time of this message is 25c, avg is 27c to 30c (CPU Voltage is .960, ran as auto in BIOS). Now while using AMD OverDrive utility to take the Voltage up to stock, 1.375, the temps idle avg is 32c just browsing the internet. I ran OCCT for 45 minutes and temps reached about 51c, air flow in the case isn't the greatest but looking to maybe change the case though. The cpu is not over clocked, would like to look in to it at some point but just bought it not to long ago and don't feel like screwing up on it yet. Currently the Stock fan, that came with the H60, is being ran off of a molex to PWM adapter I bought. As for a fan controller, are there any you could point me towards? I have been looking at a couple, but have gotten lost as to how much wattage I would need and such =/ The number of fans I would be controlling would be 4 (5 if I go push pull on the H60) If wondering, fan orientation is as follows - Front Intake 120mm Rosewill LED fan (came with case) Top Exhaust 140mm AF 140 Quiet edition Side Intake (bottom - across from GPU)120mm AF 120 Performance edition Rear Exhaust 120mm H60 with Stock fan. Intake fans have Demciflex filters on them. In the end I would like to beable to reach a point where I can barely hear the fans and still have decent cooling. top reason I picked the H60, and also cause it's about the only one that would fit in my case. Again, thank you for your response and help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 6, 2013 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 6, 2013 Temps for idle at the time of this message is 25c, avg is 27c to 30c (CPU Voltage is .960, ran as auto in BIOS). Now while using AMD OverDrive utility to take the Voltage up to stock, 1.375, the temps idle avg is 32c just browsing the internet. These temps are great. 51°C running OCCT is more than acceptable. Stay with 1.37 Vcore, I would just maybe experiment with the case air flow and see if you can improve the current temp. As for a fan controller, are there any you could point me towards? I have been looking at a couple, but have gotten lost as to how much wattage I would need and such =/ The number of fans I would be controlling would be 4 (5 if I go push pull on the H60) I'm afraid that I won't be able to answer this question as we do not test our fans with third party fan controller. We do not have data to what fan controller works best with our fans. I'm pretty sure some members here will shed some light regarding this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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