BrashAchilles Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I installed the H100i and Asus AI Iii suite. Many people have experienced conflicts with these two between these two cooling system control software. I used the included "digital link" cable to connect my AXi PSU directly to the pump, not to a motherboard USB header. I connected ONLY the two stock fans included for the H100i to the included splitter which is also connected to the pump. This links both Corsair i products together and to the Corsair Link software. The pump is connected to the Motherboard via an included USB cable. This hardware configuration ring fences (isolates) the H100i from AI suite III and within the Corsair Link. It allows you to manage The PSU appropriately using Corsair LInk. The case fans are attached the the motherboard (Z87 Sabertooth) fan headers and are managed using AI suite. Using this setup has not generated any conflicts and both systems work happily in the background Independently. I don't open both programs together, there's no need to do so. Try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I used the included "digital link" cable to connect my AXi PSU directly to the pump, not to a motherboard USB header. I connected ONLY the two stock fans included for the H100i to the included splitter which is also connected to the pump. This links both Corsair i products together and to the Corsair Link software. The pump is connected to the Motherboard via an included USB cable. This hardware configuration ring fences (isolates) the H100i from AI suite III and within the Corsair Link. It allows you to manage The PSU appropriately using Corsair LInk. You have it hooked up correctly and the way it supposed to be, but it still doesn't isolate the two . Both softwares will still ping the same sensors on the MB. That is where the conflict comes in despite where you have your connections made. Most times it's because multiple monitoring programs often cause inaccurate readings. Not to mention the other bugs found with the two existing together. But this is true for all monitoring softwares and not just limited to CL. Sure, it works for some, but it's just not a good idea to have more than one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrashAchilles Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 You have it hooked up correctly and the way it supposed to be, but it still doesn't isolate the two . Both softwares will still ping the same sensors on the MB. That is where the conflict comes in despite where you have your connections made. Most times it's because multiple monitoring programs often cause inaccurate readings. Not to mention the other bugs found with the two existing together. But this is true for all monitoring softwares and not just limited to CL. Sure, it works for some, but it's just not a good idea to have more than one at a time. But that only happens if you have both open at the same time right? Sharing the same sensors doesn't seem to cause conflicts when both are operating in the background. I haven't noticed it but then maybe I'm not looking closely enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfindercod Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Currently the corsair Link software is not compatible with z87 chipset motherboards. I have my PWM fans with a 4 pin splitter in to one going to fan header on motherboard and power directly to PSU. Do not have the usb cable hooked up to the pump yet untill corsair releases new software (supposedly about a month form now tech support told me). I then just use fan expert 2 in the ai suite III to control the fans for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 But that only happens if you have both open at the same time right? Sharing the same sensors doesn't seem to cause conflicts when both are operating in the background. I haven't noticed it but then maybe I'm not looking closely enough. If they are both running in the backround then they could potentially interfere with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrashAchilles Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Currently the corsair Link software is not compatible with z87 chipset motherboards. I have my PWM fans with a 4 pin splitter in to one going to fan header on motherboard and power directly to PSU. Do not have the usb cable hooked up to the pump yet untill corsair releases new software (supposedly about a month form now tech support told me). I then just use fan expert 2 in the ai suite III to control the fans for now. I haven't noticed any issues on my z87 Sabertooth. I had Corsair link open when I was testing my overclock with Asus ROG RealBench 101. I was watching the system display that shows Temperature of the coolant (I think) and the radiator fan RPMs. I heard the fans spinning as represented on the dials and watched the temperature peak and fall. Seemed to work perfectly. I'll look forward to that update though, thanks for the info. Probably better to wait for the update. Have you tried plugging the radiator fans into the motherboard and linking them to the CPU temperature in the fan profile function of AI III? That way they should react to CPU temperature. AI III controls 3 pin fans just like a PWM on Z87 boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrashAchilles Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 If they are both running in the backround then they could potentially interfere with each other. Would Corsair Link interfere with other software that displays temperature like RealTemp or AIDA 64? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Absolutely it could and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrashAchilles Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Absolutely it could and vice versa Thanks For The advice. I hope Corsair is working on making it a more comprehensive. Fan control on AI suite III is much better but I really like the graphical interface on the system tab. Layering dials on top of a visual representation of your case or even an uploaded photo of your case is a brilliant innovation! Disappointed with the compatibility problems but it may be unavoidable. Corsair must build it out more and improve the fan tweaking if they want customers to use it exclusively. Question. I could dump it and use AI suite III exclusively. AI IIIsuite would control my H100i fans, I could set them to ramp up aggressively according to CPU temp. But what about the pump? Is pump speed fixed, it seems to be despite showing RPMs in Corsair Link? There something about two dividers which isn't well explained. Of course by deinstalling Corsair Link, I would not be able to configure my 860i PSU, which by the doesn't seem to be well explained anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Question. I could dump it and use AI suite III exclusively. AI IIIsuite would control my H100i fans, I could set them to ramp up aggressively according to CPU temp. But what about the pump? Is pump speed fixed, it seems to be despite showing RPMs in Corsair Link? There something about two dividers which isn't well explained. Yes, the pump is a fixed RPM of around 2200RPM's. Even if you didn't use CL the cooler would still perform just as well. The dividers thing is for CL only and it won't effect your pumps operation in any way even if you uninstalled the software completely. Disappointed with the compatibility problems but it may be unavoidable. Corsair must build it out more and improve the fan tweaking if they want customers to use it exclusively. I agee! However the problem with having CL and AIS together isn't just limited to a CL issue. That holds true for any monitoring software. Say if you had AIs and CoreTemp together. You could potentially run into the same problems. Of course by deinstalling Corsair Link, I would not be able to configure my 860i PSU, which by the doesn't seem to be well explained anywhere! It too will work like any other PSU without CL. You just cant specify custom fan curves and such.:dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare3219 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm running Link with AI Suite and EVGA Precision. Sometimes I also have RealTemp and/or CPU-Z running as well. I have zero issues with compatibility on my Z87 Sabertooth. My H100i has 4 fans connected to it with the Y-connectors and is plugged into the USB header on the motherboard. Temps report consistently and all the controls function, with the potential exception of RealTemp. The variance in cores is pretty high for some reason, but I'm not very familiar with Haswell yet as this is a new upgrade to my system (2 weeks). All of my cores are hitting the same multi, but they don't hit the same temps (possibly a conflict of software). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 ). All of my cores are hitting the same multi, but they don't hit the same temps (possibly a conflict of software). You will always have one or more cores hotter than the rest because of other applications/services that are running in the backround It's not limited to haswell, and has been this way since the launch of multi-core processors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticode Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Evening gents. Corsair Link wasn't properly adjusting my radiator fans, I assume the fans have to be PWM? I am using non-PWM Corsair "Quiet" Static Pressure fans. I've since plugged the two fans into my motherboard, ASUS Maximum VI Hero, which is using Fan Xpert 2, which has now set my fans on it's curve, and running 100% CPU load running Prime95, the two fans are running at average 750RPM, and the temperate reporting from RealTemp is average 80C across all cores. ASUS Ai Suite 3 however is showing a CPU temp of 60c, so I am not quite sure if this is correct (AI Suite 3 or RealTemp). Can you guys give me youe feedback on this setup I have going on? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydive Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 There is a pure hardware conflict with AI suite on X79 chipset. No matter if there is Corsair link SW installed or not. AI suite misreads the sensors and show wrong temperatures and voltages from time to time. It's like motherboard temp -80 degrees or CPU core voltage 0.00. The same issue with Sabertooth X79 and Rmpage IV. It's been noticed on Win 7, 8, 8.1. The issue disappears when corsair link cable is disconnected from USB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 with your fans only running at 750RPM i would say CL is the one that is correct. May want to try another program to see if you can narrow down the issue. Try HWmonitor by CPUz. Thats pretty reliable . Real temp I have found to be buggy sometimes and not all that accurate at times. It may also be that AIS and RT are conflicting too. Originally posted by: skydive There is a pure hardware conflict with AI suite on X79 chipset. I thought that was addressed in an earlier BIOS update for those boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydive Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Originally posted by: skydive[/b] I thought that was addressed in an earlier BIOS update for those boards? Ohh no! The issue is still there with all the latest BIOSes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticode Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Thank you for the reply. Looks like AIS is simply showing a slower average temperature of all the cores. CL, realtemp, and another app in testing all show the same core temp readings. Additionally I have connected my h100i fans to my cha1 and cha2 fan headers, as I find Asus Fan Xpert does a great job managing the fan speeds, actually cutting power to them. CL was not able to voltage regulate my Corsair non pwm fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwisatzhaderach Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Have you tried setting up the bios fan settings and let it run the fans? It will run them on the socket temp, so it will take a little trial and error to get them where you want them. Once done, you can eliminate AI Suite all together if you are only using it to run the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insomniack Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I have no problems running AI Suite 3 and Corsair Link. The Corsair Link H100i temps are the same as the AI CPU temp to the degree, but the Corsair Link CPU temp is about 8 degrees higher, which is normal as that's an average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydroxph Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Yeah, same exact problem happened to me with the H80i. In the AI Suite II, just uncheck the boxes for: MonitorSencorCPU Frequency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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