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the old HXi are type 3 but really, only the motherboard 24 pin differs from type 4. you can get type 4 cables for PCIE and sata since they are probably easier to source (notice even type 4 psus use "type3" pata/sata)
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Profile AMD EXPO inutilisable, normal?
LeDoyen replied to Ar3s's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
le probleme est tres probablement le fait d'utiliser 4 sticks. en DDR5, c'est juste intenable avec xmp. Deja en DDR4 c'etait tres difficile d'atteindre des vitesses décentes a 4 barettes. Il faudrait plutot utiliser 2x32gb au lieu de 4x16. 6000 CL30 est très facile dans ce cas là -
First time watercooling help...
LeDoyen replied to HardwareMaster's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
perhaps it's your case that's a bit too restrictive. a 3070 ti isn't particularely hard to cool, neither is the 5900x. If i were you, i'd wait to see how your current parts fare in the new case first. -
When are cosmetic DDR5 Dominator Titanium kits coming?
LeDoyen replied to AvALaND's topic in Build Hardware
It's been asked a lot. But regardless, Corsair never comments on future products, so you will know when they come out, if they ever do. -
Corsair RM750x fan not spinning
LeDoyen replied to nightmarelullaby's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
I only used a RM750X briefly on a build i made for a family member, and the fan never spun once, only doing the spin test at startup as you saw. My HX1200i never spins either in game despite pulling 6-700W. They pretty much all do that. As long as they are cool enough they won't start their fan. "cool enough" being often in the 55-65°C region which is uncomfortably warm to the touch. Very hot to the touch isn't a good indicator, since the switching chips inside can happily run over 100 - 110°C all day if they had to. -
Corsair RM750x fan not spinning
LeDoyen replied to nightmarelullaby's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
it's normal. the fan control is a bit more involved than just load % and you have a rig that doesn't pull a ton of power so the PSU can run passively without problems. A temperature like ~60°C will feel very hot to the touch but it's relatively cool for the PSU. So if you pull even 3 or 400W but the PSU is not hot enough to be needing active cooling, the fan will stay off. -
there's an option in the bios to chose the boost behavior while the system is in the bios. by default its the max boost clocks.. change it to "max non-turbo clocks" if i remember well and it'll stop running so hot when you're in the bios
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well, Arrowlake PL2 has been leaked to be 177W (vs 253W currently on the same core config on 13900k and 14900k), so it's likely going down even if it's not official yet. that would be cool given how GPUs are taking the opposite route
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having a look at the ATX spec, both PSUs are good. the old one holds the voltage quite a lot but it's not necesary. They have to hold the 5VSB after power off for at least 17ms at full load , which is very short. And as always, do use that power switch as little as possible. Those PSUs are made to be left powered at all times.
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XD7 pump control - 4 pin connector only 2 cables
LeDoyen replied to Franky_61118's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
it's normal it has 2 wires. Technically it has 4, but the ground and +12V are on the other power cable. the one going to the commander has the control wires : speed reading and PWM control. So technically you need to connect that connector to the commander core XT, then set a fan curve on that port (controlled by water temperature sensor usually) to set the speeds you want, as you would do with fans. -
Is this algae inside my xd5 reservoir?
LeDoyen replied to doverkan69's topic in Hydro X Custom Cooling
yea, it was most likely algae or some corrosion residues. Pure distilled water is corrosive, and does not protect agaisnt growth at all. it's basiucally only good as a base for a coolant mix, or for flushing the loop during maintenance. you absolutely need anticorrosive and some kind of biocide or you'll have to deal with these issues every few months. -
Motherboard compatible? HELP :(
LeDoyen replied to Giacomo Frattezi's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
You got confused , with reason, by the USB naming scheme. What was USB 3.0 and 3.1 is now USB 3.2 gen1, and 3.2 gen 2. So, the case's 3.1 type C (old name) connects to the motherboad 3.2 Gen 2x2 of the motherboard, and the case's USB 3.0 (old name) connects to the USB 3.2 Gen 1 header. Corsair just didn't update the USB nomenclature of the case. Thank USB-IF for making naming convention easy to follow 🙂 -
Is this algae inside my xd5 reservoir?
LeDoyen replied to doverkan69's topic in Hydro X Custom Cooling
and try not to use alcohol in the loop, it doesn't go well with any kind of acrylic ("dries" it and cracks it in extreme cases). What coolant were you using ? -
HX1000i suggested mounting position
LeDoyen replied to Kethav's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
Since the top of the PSU shroud is vented, the best position is fan up. that allows the heat to naturally rise away from the PCB instead of making it linger in a warm air bubble, and to have the case airflow keep the PSU working passively by having some air drawn through it. Fan down is always warmer and usually leads to the PSU fan kicking in more often. -
you'll just have two ports not working on the front panel., but the other ones will work just fine. you can get for cheap some PCI express USB cards that will give you an additional internal header, so you don't have to mess with splitters, stuff like that : they are all over Amazon and cheap (and maybe one of the best use for those PCIE x1 slots)
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for the RM, you would need a type 4 EPS12V cable (for CPU). Now, the motherboard may have a 8 pin and a 4 pin connector but you really only NEED to connect the 8 pin, as it can supply up to 328W of power, which is way more than enough for basically all the CPUs your motherboard supports. .. so technically you need none 😛
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only the RMi had it in the RM series. Among the new PSUs, the HXi has it.
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good lord hahaha i hadn't seen one caked like that in a long time ^^ If you don't care much about RGB, and your radiator is on the top of the case, you could install the fans on top of the radiator in pull configuration. It hides a bit the lighting to say the least, but it leaves the radiator accessible for easy cleaning, without needing to dismantle the fans. That's an option to consider if you find it preferable.
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PC won't boot using RM850e and RM1000e PSUs
LeDoyen replied to BeatPoet's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
there is literally nothing to be incompatible with. it's a 30 years old standard and there is no real communication between the system and the PSU besides a contact that is closed by the CPU to keep the PSU on when all the voltages have been checked to be stable and in spec. The way the PSU behaves sound like a short circuit protection. Make sure you used PCIE cables for the GPU (6+2 pins split connectors on the GPU side, and the solid 8 pin side on the PSU), and CPU cables on the CPU (4+4 pin split connector on the motherboard side, and solid 8 pin on the PSU side). It's often those two that get mixed somehow, and the PSU just protects itself because of the mis-wiring. -
that's most likely because you run 4 sticks of DDR5. 5600 may be hard to reach. Just for info, the memory specs of your CPU : with 4 sticks, it's officially above 3600 that you start to overclock. Unless you absolutely need RAM capacity, it's always best to only use 2 sticks to get decent speeds.
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Corsair RM1000 2018 Cabling Update to RM1200 Shift 2023
LeDoyen replied to dmann3042000's topic in Build Hardware
the cables are totally incompatible. RM Shift uses the new type 5 cables with smaller connectors. your current PSU is most likely totally fine. 6 years is alright. when it'll be over 10 years old, maybe start to plan a replacement 🙂 Your reboot issue could be, and most likely is something else. Those hard reboots sometimes happen when using pigtail cables on powerful GPUs -
there is no 2 pin RGB headers, it's either 3 pins for 5V argb or 4 pins for 12V analog RGB. Indeed you need a corsair controller for corsair fans, they don't plug in motherboard headers as they are completely different connectors with a different pinout, even if the pin spacing is the same. If you plugged a fan on header #12, the LEDS are likely to be dead as you'd be sending 12VDC on 5V chips. There are 3rd party adapters that allow to connect a fan to 5V ARGB headers #11 (this is a popular source : https://piratedog.tech/collections/rgb-adapters/products/motherboard-a-rgb-aura-mystic-light-to-corsair-rgb-adapter ) but of course you'll be controlling the RGB with Asus Armory crate then.
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the motherboard doesn't use those connectors, so it must be a PCI/EPS one yep. That said, unless you use a heavily overclocked 14900k / ks , no motherboard needs two 8 pin cables. a single 8 pin cable can supply up to 328W that very few CPUs draw.
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Corsair Vengeance 32gb 6000mhz XMP Issue
LeDoyen replied to Sebastian83's topic in Build Hardware Troubleshooting
The usual are make sure the sticks are on slots A2/B2, and if you're not on the last version, update the BIOS. That's the usual suspects for XMP not working. 6000CL36 should be extremely easy for your CPU to run