WonderWoman

I have switched the return tubing and the coolant is now running clear with barely any foam at all. Will the bubbles dissipate over time? I am providing a pic of the new configuration. The pic was taken while the loop is running to show the fill level while it is running. I added some more coolant while it was off. I gave it as much as I could while it was off. I have room to add more coolant while it is running, should I do this seeing how much room I have while it is running? Corsair also needs to make their pump/res smaller in footprint (so-to-speak). c-attack I don't know if you recognized the pink build in the pic/video I provided but I am the same person that you have been helping over a long time in another posting. I am the one that has been building the pink, black light poster meets disco meets hippy trippy psychedelic build that has those 3 pink ARGB AsiaHorse fans. My build turned out to be a nightmare because the case was not as large as I thought it was and was not as large as needed and the pump/res and the GPU took up the entire width of the case. If Corsair made less square and more round and/or more tall pump/res it would help a whole lot. As you can see in the pic, due to the situation described with both the GPU and pump/res being so large I was not able to properly mount the pump/res and had to jerry rig it to the bottom. What you cannot see is that I had to secure the pump/res housing bracket to the bottom of the case with a few pink zip ties and use only one screw. That was the ONLY option available. I am hoping that I am still able to fasten the 2 tempered glass panels on when I move it to it's final location in my apartment. Leaving them open is NOT an option because I have 2 cats which means fur and that does not work well at all with computers.

Thank you both so much for noticing I had the tube connected to the wrong port for the return. I will have to cut a new length of tube because it is not long enough to switch. Will swapping the return tubing from the radiator to the other port on the pump/res fix both the froth and the bubbles for the coolant?

Hello, I am currently performing my initial leak testing and I have some questions on what I am seeing. Parts List: Hydro X Series XD5 RGB Pump/Reservoir Combo — White Hydro X Series XC7 RGB PRO CPU Water Block (1700/1200/AM5/AM4) — White Hydro X Series XR7 360mm Water Cooling Radiator Hydro X Coolant Flexible tubing Questions: The reservoir chamber has condensation and the coolant has both froth across the top and bubbles throughout. Is this normal? When I was doing the initial filling process with the power cycling to distribute the coolant, I got to a point where the reservoir chamber was not completely filled, it was close to 3/4 filled and I could not add any more coolant because the fill tube was full to the top, but the flexible loop tubes would be empty and of course you cannot tell how much is in the radiator. I took some videos of my leak testing and the current environmental conditions for the reservoir chamber and uploaded them to my Google Drive. I am providing a link (I hope that is acceptable) and I am posting a pic here. Can anyone tell me if any of this is normal or if there is anything wrong and if I have enough coolant? While the loop is running the reservoir is only half full. Videos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzIsJEk5Hci0UEUU41woyZ_a5A4wn2tw/view?usp=drive_link Thank you. Sincerely, Wonder Woman

Well, no good deed goes unpunished........Turns out the reason I am not getting any power is because of a dead PSU.....I have everything connected properly for the loop and the leak testing but not getting any power. I remembered I have a PSU tester but the dumass silly thing is that my PSU tester is so old it is - get this - hope you don't fall off your chair/fall on the floor laughing....the PSU tester has a 20 PIN not 24 PIN MoBo cable connector!!!!! I also remembered (same laughter warning applies) that I still had stored away an old - GASP! IDE drive installed in a mobile sleeve/enclosure! I used to take it with me way back in the day to do computer troubleshooting at people's homes and I kept all my old diagnostic programs on it....ROFL - it has a Molex connector and I tested that and it also gets no power. I spoke with Phanteks again and they gave me their procedures to send it to them for RMA.....So once again, dead in the water on this build........UGH!!!! I am praying I can get this done by Christmas because that is my b'day, Yup....12/25......lousy date.....never could have any normal party....Cannot compete with "da big guy" So again I wait...........

Sadly I don't have anything else that is SATA or requires a Molex connection.......UGH!!!! I just got up (I am a night owl and have always worked night jobs - God bless, NO brats ever - but sadly no wealthy husband/boyfriend ever either -yes, I am one of those - no money? No me!) and I just checked my email and the Corsair Hydro-x team has not replied yet other than their canned initial email - "please explain your problem" followed up by "your problem has been updated" after I replied and told them my issue. What is a girl geekette/nerdette to do?

So does this mean that I have no choice but to plug in the PSU MoBo cable to the MoBo instead of using the jumper provided by Corsair to circumvent the need to plug in the PSU to the MoBo? Tried disconnecting the pump/res from the MoBo and still no power. I just spoke with Phanteks support on the phone and they read the XD5 manual (I am quite pleased and impressed that they did that) and they said that on Pg. 15 of the manual it specifically talks about plugging the pump/res into the iCue commander pro for the fan header. This makes ZERO sense because if that commander unit is REQUIRED then it should say that it is REQUIRED and be bundled with the XD5 because then it would mean that the XD5 cannot/will not function without that. I reached out to Corsair support. I am EXTREMELY UNDERWHELMED/UNIMPRESSED/DISSAPPOINTED with their support. I called them and you immediately get a recorded message stating that they are only accepting support requests through the chat feature on their website. I went to that and they would not help me stating instead that my request was being forwarded to the specific Hydro-x support group that ONLY does EMAIL SUPPORT..........Nice support Corsair! WTG!!!! WTF!!!! I did just get an email from the Hydro-x group while typing this....but I am still not pleased that they don't have phone support.

Big question is why didn't the PSU start? I tried placing a call to the phone number on the Phanteks website but it immediately gives a generic voicemail message to leave a message.......Also they are only open until 5:00 PM for US support......(DUDES!!! NICE SUPPORT....SERIOUSLY!!!! ROFL!!!!) I will give it a try tomorrow since I am just getting your reply at 9:48 PM........If it still doesn't work I will start calling Phanteks again and also call Corsair support..........

One last note, knowing that I’m working with power is very concerning to me. Before I try another power run with the cables from the.Pump/res that go to the motherboard, disconnected from the motherboard I would like to hear your replies to my latest postings, first before trying another power run on this thing. I am also very concerned about the fact that, even though I had flipped the power on and off that one time, the actual PSU didn’t even activate. The PSU is a 1000 W. Phanteks model, and I looked at the user guy and to say it sucks and tells you nothing is putting it mildly. Every page of the manual is just one page saying the same thing in a different language. There is a hybrid button on the PSU, and the manual doesn’t even tell you what that hybrid button is for. The only thing it says in the manual is warning, important, safety information with the basic common sense things don’t stick your wet fingers into the power supply. Don’t take the power supply apart standard things like that For troubleshooting just basic things make sure it’s plugged in properly to the outlet type of thing. If you have any other problem, just go to the website, it mentions that it’s a pull technology, and according to them that means, and I am reading directly from the manual “the operation of power supply is a “pole“ technology, which means that the unit only provides , the power as demanded by the main board and the system components if there is a main board malfunction, the power supply will not turn on if there is a peripheral component malfunction, the power supply will not provide power to that particular component this power supply comp with the latest requirements for optimal system performance please update your main board bios to the newest version and configure the bios. According to the requirements, enable all energy, saving functions for standby and normal operations and disable audio always on please consult your mainboard manufacturer for Assistance” then it goes into the warranty garbage and disclaimers, in that whole thing, it doesn’t even mention what the hybrid button is for. I also looked at the power supply itself. Besides the normal connection points on the back of the unit there’s nothing else except for the plug area for all of the components.

I have done some more cable tracing, and I took some more pictures. The top area of the motherboard where the pump/res gets plugged into is labeled pump/fan and that is a three prong connector and next to it is a standard 4 pin connector, which I believe is for the ARGB. As far as the connectors for the pump that go onto the motherboard, there are two connectors that go from the pump to the motherboard, one is a female connector that is only for a three prong motherboard connector that’s male. the other is a standard female 4 “channel” connector. I also looked at the side view of the pump/res and this unit which is the standard Corsair Hydro – X it has 3 cloth covered cables coming out of the motor area, and I traced those again and two of the cloth covered cables go to the Molex and the connector even though it gets plugged into a Molex, only has two prongs for it, even though the Molex is a four channel connector. I disconnected it and reconnected it to a different Molex connector from the PSU. I also reseated the jumper that goes onto the motherboard connector. It was already in satisfactorily tight, but I reseated it anyway.

Problem is that when I flip the PSU switch on/off the PSU itself doesn’t even get any power, the fans don’t even activate for the PSU itself.

The original picture I sent to you that was a bit blurry of the top of the motherboard, which is where the Corsair products are plugged into is labeled “pump fan“. I am providing you a better picture which I took with my iPad Pro and did a close-up of it. I just had a thought, and I want to know if you think this is possible since I have the connectors for the case, all connected up to the motherboard, which includes the power switch, could that be interfering with getting juice through the system? I am thinking, absolutely positively not because logically it would make no sense since the power supply is not connected to the motherboard. I also do not understand how disconnecting the Corsair product from the motherboard could have any effect on anything because the PSU is not connected to the motherboard. Even though that is the case, with the fact that the cables from the Corsair products are connected to both the motherboard, and also to the Molex connector from the power supply I do not understand how that could prohibit the power supply itself from even turning on. I say that, because when I flip the power switch for the power supply, the fan doesn’t even turn on for the power supply. I am replying to you at 2:40 a.m. and I am not going to mess with the computer at this hour. I will try disconnecting the Corsair products from the motherboard and see if that has any effect, and I will update this thread with my results.

During the whole building process, I went ahead and I wired up everything to the motherboard that needed to be wired up. Those items included all of the.ARGB connectors, as well as all of the power connectors for all of the pink fans, the case connectors, which included things like the power button, the LEDs for the case, the USB for the case I also connected up the additional cables that come off of the Corsair products. The Corsair products are daisychained to each other, and also plugged into the motherboard, as well as you see in the pictures, the pump/reservoir being plugged into the Molex connector, which is plugged into the PSU, and the only other item plugged into the PSU is the motherboard cable nothing at all else is plugged into the PSU, which is why I felt comfortable wiring everything up to the motherboard since the main motherboard cable, and all other PSU cables to all other PSU devices would not be connected anywhere . I will go ahead and removing the cables from the Coursier products, which is only two devices from the motherboard. Can you please explain to me what tachometer is because I don’t understand what you are talking about.

Houston, I think we have a problem. I have done my first filling. As you will see in the pics, plenty of paper towels to catch leaks. The only power supply connections are the molex for the pump/res and the main MoBo cable and that has the bypass jumper on the end that would normally get connected to the MoBo. I plugged in the power cord to the PSU and the wall and I flipped the power switch on/off really quickly as proper. The "Houston, I think we have a problem" issue is that there's no power. The PSU (with it's internal fans) & pump/res don't turn on. I have NOTHING connected to the PSU except what I stated. I am providing you with pics and the extracted page from the MoBo manual that shows the connectors on the board so you can identify what is plugged in where. The first pic (sorry about it being blurry) is where the pump/res is plugged into the MoBo. Is that not supposed to be plugged into the board at this point? MPGZ790 EDGE WIFI DDR4 Manual 47.pdf

I finally have the cooling loop assembled/installed....I didn't need to use additional angled fittings after all. I was able to go with the "K.I.S.S." (Keep It Simple Stupid) design.....3 tubes....pump/res to CPU block then CPU block to radiator then radiator to pump/res completing the loop........Now I have chemical questions before I fill it. I FINALLY am ready to fill my pink desktop and do the leak testing. I have questions about the coolant chemicals. I am using Primo Chill flexible tubing which came with 2 small bottles of 2 different chemicals. PrimoChill flexible tubing kit One of them is "SysPrep" and the other is something called "Utopia". They both say to mix them with distilled or deionized water. I am going to be using the Corsair Hydro-x series XL8 coolant and Primochill UV Pink transparent dye instead of the water. Here are my questions: 1) Do I use both chemicals? 2) Since one of them is called a "sysprep" am I supposed to fill the loop, do the leak testing, let it run and then empty it and refill it with the permanent coolant & dye and then use the "Utopia" chemical? 3) Are both the sysprep and the Utopia ok to use with the Hydro-x coolant or are they ONLY to be used with the deionized/distilled water? (as in do not use them with coolant) Looking forward to the reply.....I am hoping to do the filling and leak testing on Monday....(tomorrow).

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