sinnedone Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 So theres a new Beta version of CL on the front page here and was wondering if anyones tried it out? Only things that interest me out of the whole changelog is fixed memory leaks and change so that each time you exit program does not ask you to save when no changes have been made. Most of the changes seem to be LED related. Heres the complete changelog for the BETA. Change Log: Version 2.4.4948-Beta • LED configuration panel will hold settings after reboot/shutdown of the system. • Firmware Update Improvements • Progress information for the user • Additional CRC verification step • Automatic retry if an error occurs • Revised the two default “Light” and “Dark” theme’s. “Light” is now default. • White is now the default font color for the UI • If you have manually saved the profile and not made any changes you will NOT be prompted to save again when exiting the program. • Memory leaks fixed • CPU Avg Temp and Activity labeled as such to mirror AFP naming • LED mode change improved • General options modes for Celsius and Fahrenheit cannot be unselected • LED now remembers different “normal” and “cycle step 0” colors; these are NOT saved in the Lighting Node however, and must be saved in the profile (otherwise it will come up as black) • LED temperature mode Fahrenheit bug corrected • LEDs can now be controlled by load devices (e.g., CPU or AFP) • LED mode is now correctly set when changing back to normal mode • Fixed watchdog conflict with boot-loader • LED Pulse mode works without profile having been saved • Groups can be selectively hidden; alternately all formerly hidden groups can be shown • Fixed spelling of Celsius and some other grammatical errors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryman Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 ya its safe id get it if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaster Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 The biggest change is the memory leak fix. This was a major issue with the last build. I've been running it for a full day now and DPC latency now seems to be normal and I'm not getting any crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlysir Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Just install the new SW. Had problems installing. Would not open after the first install. Did a repair and it would open but nothing showed. Rebooted and still nothing showed. Did a normal windows removal and reinstalled and it is now working. I did a complete removal before the first install including the registry entries and the profiles. Rebooted and used CCleaner. Should have been a clean/good install but it would not open. Anyway, finally got it to work. Need a few hours running to see if the latency problem is fixed. UPDATE: Installation on 2nd system with another H100i went off without a hitch. Worked the first time. The windows uninstall process on the 2nd system appeared to work properly and had a step that the first one didn't. Don't know why the difference as the 2 systems are essentially the same. Anyway, up and running on 2 systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 one thing im impressed with is corsair did a good job fixing when uninstalling,it would actually clean up most of the remnant files,before it would take 1/2 hr.+ to clean the registry but now its a mere couple of minutes. curlysir,i agree i too have 2 builds thats virtually twins yet behave very different using the same software.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeifer Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I tried it and have noticed two problems. I submitted a recent bug report here (hope this is an OK place to do it). The two problems I noticed were 1)the application still asks if I want to save the profile even though I've done nothing to alter it and 2) the top set of color sliders in the two and four color modes are always zeroed out when the application is reopened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I tried it and have noticed two problems. I submitted a recent bug report here (hope this is an OK place to do it). The two problems I noticed were 1)the application still asks if I want to save the profile even though I've done nothing to alter it and 2) the top set of color sliders in the two and four color modes are always zeroed out when the application is reopened. i assume your making/saving the profile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscott190 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The software seems ok but I can't update the firmware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 The software seems ok but I can't update the firmware what firmware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscott190 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 what firmware? nevermind i was reading it wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 nevermind i was reading it wrong thats quite allright,sometimes what we perceive to be easy ,we make it hard by knowing its easy therefore overlooking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeifer Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 i assume your making/saving the profile? I believe I am but there could always be problems "between the ears". I'll reconfirm. Just reconfirmed. After saving the profile, closing the application and restarting, the top sliders are still zeroed. When opening and then closing the application with no intervening operations, the app still asks if I want to save it. The software seems to be platform dependent I guess unless there are vestiges of the program that an uninstall won't take care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadar Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 It seems more responsive, and I was hoping it would be more stable, but I just got this: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: CLR20r3 Problem Signature 01: corsairlink.exe Problem Signature 02: 2.4.4948.48127 Problem Signature 03: 51940deb Problem Signature 04: Sierra2.Shared.UI Problem Signature 05: 2.4.4948.48127 Problem Signature 06: 51940de5 Problem Signature 07: 281 Problem Signature 08: 0 Problem Signature 09: System.NullReferenceException OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1044 Additional Information 1: 0a9e Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 Additional Information 3: 0a9e Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 Has anyone seen a thread for reporting bugs for the new version? However, the biggest problem I can see after the crashing is that it still doesn't interpolate correctly between the "points" under Custom Curve, and max RPM for custom is still hardcoded to 4000 - meaning it can't control 40mm fans properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 however, the biggest problem I can see after the crashing is that it still doesn't interpolate correctly between the "points" under Custom Curve, and max RPM for custom is still hardcoded to 4000 - meaning it can't control 40mm fans properly. it doesnt control a variety of fans and your the first ive seen wanting to control a 40mm fan so im sure help on that will be limited. being that link maxes at 4k,i think the usefulness of this fan is very limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadar Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 it doesnt control a variety of fans and your the first ive seen wanting to control a 40mm fan so im sure help on that will be limited. being that link maxes at 4k,i think the usefulness of this fan is very limited. I'm not referring to a specific 40 mm fan but small fans in general. The interpolation problems is general, not only for the 40 mm fans, both for pulse modulated and voltage regulated fans. Forgetting about the lack of interpolation, regulation for the 40 mm fans do work and they doesn't need any "special handling" except that someone during the software design decided that 4k rpm should be the max selectable speed for custom curve. My 40 mm fans will do close to 7k when I put them on "max speed", which means I only get about 60% of their capacity. I can't see any reason why 40 mm or other small fans shouldn't be supported, and I certainly didn't read anything about such limitations prior to purchase. It's just one of those decision where someone didn't realize the consequences of the limits they chose during design, much like the 640 kb DOS RAM limitation. I'm using the 40 mm fans to cool down the two chips on a Perc 5/i RAID card with a separate temperature sensor glued to each heat shield, and it works beautifully except for the stupid 4k rpm limit. How is this not useful, and how would you rather solve this? http://www.familie-neumann.name/ebay/perc5i_aufsicht.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 perhaps i should have been clearer in my response,sorry bout that for most practical purposes and overall user applications,the majority dont use something as small as 40mm as it has to spin very high rpm to deliver air.with larger fans the high rpm isnt needed.i think from a personal opinion only that when corsair mentioned fan compatibility they were most likely referring to the norm,that being 80+mm. fans. how would you rather solve this? go with a larger fan that requires less rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryman Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 a 120mm fan at 4000rpm delivers more air than a 92mm fan at 8000 rpm 40mm would be like...no air at all video cards are the only exception their fans are small but on my card theres 2 of them and its just for the video card which is a small area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeifer Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm using the 40 mm fans to cool down the two chips on a Perc 5/i RAID card with a separate temperature sensor glued to each heat shield, and it works beautifully except for the stupid 4k rpm limit. How is this not useful, and how would you rather solve this? I use a single 40mm x 20mm fan to cool my Adaptec 6805 but I've decided to attach it to one of the unused mother board fan connectors. As I am using only an H80i cooler, I am not very familiar with what Corsair has in the way of fan controllers but will be checking them out shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadar Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 go with a larger fan that requires less rpm a 120mm fan at 4000rpm delivers more air than a 92mm fan at 8000 rpm 40mm would be like...no air at all It looks like none of you bothered to look at the picture. There's simply no space for something bigger, and the size of the chips to cool matches 40 mm fans perfectly. They do indeed cool very nicely - but I can't use Corsair Link to control them as intended because of the 4k limit "bug". My point is simply that fans of all shapes and sizes have their use, and it's not really a valid argument for not allowing over 4k rpm that some of you happen to think that they are useless. I wouldn't choose 40mm fans as inlet or exhaust fans for a case and I'd consider them rather useless for that purpose, but that doesn't mean they are useless in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 It looks like none of you bothered to look at the picture. There's simply no space for something bigger, and the size of the chips to cool matches 40 mm fans perfectly. They do indeed cool very nicely - but I can't use Corsair Link to control them as intended because of the 4k limit "bug". My point is simply that fans of all shapes and sizes have their use, and it's not really a valid argument for not allowing over 4k rpm that some of you happen to think that they are useless. I wouldn't choose 40mm fans as inlet or exhaust fans for a case and I'd consider them rather useless for that purpose, but that doesn't mean they are useless in general. i looked at your pic and as far as guessing goes it could have been in most any case so is the reason i suggested going larger. corsair didnt design the link for high speed fans most likely due to the high demand for amps/watts small fans need as the nodes have a 2 amp max.,that and im sure its designed for what is most likely used by the majority of users. of course im still aggravated the link wont control my ceiling fans too.;): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryman Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 if you plugged your ceiling fan directly into your psu it would work :P ya 4k rpm fans take about 25-30 watts no way the link is going to power that with 1 motherboard header...or whatever it plugged into i forgot actually (these arnt high static pressure fans) but i saw a 92mm 8k rpm fan it said about 35 watts but the 120mm 4k fan was about 28 watts so ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKeifer Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It looks like none of you bothered to look at the picture. There's simply no space for something bigger, and the size of the chips to cool matches 40 mm fans perfectly. They do indeed cool very nicely - but I can't use Corsair Link to control them as intended because of the 4k limit "bug". My point is simply that fans of all shapes and sizes have their use, and it's not really a valid argument for not allowing over 4k rpm that some of you happen to think that they are useless. I wouldn't choose 40mm fans as inlet or exhaust fans for a case and I'd consider them rather useless for that purpose, but that doesn't mean they are useless in general. I am not sure how much airflow you need, but I've got a 40X20 fan on my Adaptec 6805 that spins less than 5k and a Noctua 40x10 that spins even slower (3k). Might be an option to consider. Also, regarding this beta, installed on my system the application still asks if I want to save changes even though I don't make any changes and the top-most LED color slider always gets zero'ed out when I open the application for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLuDrGn Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hard drive temp detection is very slow after the installation or reset to default. It takes several minutes for each HDD to show up. SSDs do not show up at all. I have 3 WD Blacks HHD, 1 Corsair Agility3 SSD, and SanDisk Ultra SSD. CPU Activity is inaccurate. Ran Prime95, which will max load, but Corsair stopped at 72%. Core i5 3570K. App still accessible via Alt-Tab when minimized to tray. This is a nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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