I just built my first real gaming PC inside the H210 case by NZXT using a lot of Corsair products. This is my first post on this forum, but I'm pretty sure my exact build components should show up in my profile.
I recently picked up a 3 pack of Corsair ML120 Pro RGB fans to use as case fans and this is when my trouble started. My GPU temps have risen and been reaching 80 degrees while gaming. The GPU recently even hit 81/82 when SpeedFan and ICue stopped working while in game.
I set up SpeedFan along side ICue to run the case fans based off of GPU temps, since the BIOS doesn’t allow you to do this and ICue doesn’t allow you to control your case fans off of GPU temps without a Commander Pro for some reason. This worked for a little, but for some reason the anti cheat software in game stopped SpeedFan from working and that’s when temps rose to 81/82. ICue also had trouble working in conjunction with SpeedFan and would say, “no devices connected” at times. I think this may have something to do with both programs trying to access hardware sensors at the same time.
I have multiple questions -
Should I just suck it up and pick up a Commander Pro, or is there another way to link Corsair case fans to GPU temps while also remaining compatible with ICue? At this point I'm strongly leaning towards picking up a Commander Pro.
I don’t know why this functionality isn’t built into ICue automatically.
I only have 4 fans in total since it’s an ITX build, but will it cause problems to add another fan on the back side of the AIO rad in push/pull if that fan operates at a slower speed than the Corsair ML120s on the front side of the AIO?
The fans that ship with the AIO are rated at a higher speed than the ML120s in the triple pack, even though they are the same fans - I just want to make sure this won’t cause me problems. If this is fine, will LL120s or even QL120s also work on the backside of the AIO radiator?
I'm also strongly considering adding another fan under the PSU shroud to blow cold air up at the GPU. I've seen a couple people do this in my case, but I'm not sure how I would mount it unless I rigged it up using zip ties or something. Any ideas?
Would you get LL120s or QL120s over the ML120 Pro RGB triple pack?
I like the look of the QL120s the best, but considering this is an ITX build and cooling has already been complicated using just the motherboard headers and ICue/SpeedFan, I'm thinking they may not be ideal for my setup.
The cheapest option might be to pick up a couple non RGB ML120 Pro's and swap them with the radiator ML120 Pros and then pick up one more so that I have 5 total case fans. The front fans that came with the AIO aren't visible in my case anyways, so this option would work if I could connect everything using the Commander Pro. The problem is, I think I also need the RGB LED Fan Hub that comes in the fan triple pack. Any help with all of this is appreciated.
I know this post was long, but I’m quite far down the rabbit hole at this point. I could use some advice from people who are more experienced than I am. Thank you for looking