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  1. S

    Question Help me get this idea out of my head. AIO Cooler Pump Connection To SATA

    I need help correcting a possibly mistaken belief about AIO pump connections. For the past 5-10 years, I've been connecting my AIO pump (the part that sits on the CPU) to a constant 12V power adapter, believing the pump should always run at 100% speed. However, I'm now questioning this setup...
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    Question Customizing Ek CPU Water Pump

    I have an EK-Nucleus AIO Lux D-RGB CPUZ cooler which I would like to customize per my liking. Basically I removed all the RGB and I like the naked pump look: The problem is that the engine is part of this circuit board I would like to remove the white board and connect the wires directly to...
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    Question I think my AIO pump may be dead - - - - is it hard to change it ?

    So I bought this PC like 9 months ago ,but not I encounter a big problem. My CPU seems to heat up up to 90C while gaming(only LoL) and sometimes idle at 70-80 C. I emailed the site where I bought my PC from and they suggested I should update my BIOS. I did it and it didn't solve [. Went...
  4. DEA5MAU6

    Question Can I plug the AiO pump cable to a fan hub ?

    Hi , my motherboard the Asus prime H610 has only 3 fan headers I have 3 fans in front and 2 exhaust fans in back plus my deepcool LE300 aio Which has another 2 pwm cables one for the pump and one for the fan , the problem is I need to control the front fans , the back fans and the pump...
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    Question What component is this worrysome sound coming from and why?

    Hello, I have recently made my PC, which has been left unpowered for more than a year, boot and run. However I've noticed a problem. Whenever I opened an image and zoomed in, sound in being generated (while doing the zooming proccess) and held left click and dragged the image (while dragging)...
  6. Imdbatxomputer

    Question Why is my cpu overheating?

    Hello I currently have an issue where my cpu will reach temps of 100 degrees when using my pc when idle it can be around 50-60. The inside of the pc feels cool and doesn’t feel hot at all I have enough fans to keep the whole thing cool, yet my cpu is overheating? Firstly I thought this was a...
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    Question Deepcool Infinity LT520 vs ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 vs Lian Li Galahad 240

    Hello! I'm currently looking for a replacement AIO for my main rig (i7-9700k) and an air cooler for my backup setup (i7-4770k). Recently, my Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 stopped working, the pump was making rattling noises and I had to move the case around to get it to start. It's quite...
  8. throwaway27384

    Question Corsair H100i Pump Not Working ?

    I bought this cooler off of Facebook for $50. I set it up but I couldn't get the pump to work, as there's no pump detected in the BIOS and the CPU temperature rises to 95 C before throttling. I've attached a few images showing the setup, but I don't know what's wrong. -The SATA power and the USB...
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    [SOLVED] arctic liquid freezer ii 280 radiator/fans too loud

    I just built a new pc, and there is really loud and annoying noise coming from the radiator/fans, is this normal or do I have faulty item or something ? I'm doing top mount, so I guess there shouldn't be any bubbles. and I'm talking while pc in idle and all temps around 30C. here is what it...
  10. toshei

    Question Nzxt kraken z63 no led no device found

    Hello i just build today and my kraken z63 didn't show the led temperatures and Even in my nzxt cam didn’t recognize
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    [SOLVED] AIO pump at 0 rpm and cpu at 60º in BIOS.

    Hi, Today I installed a Cooler master Master liquid 240L v2 rgb AIO into my new pc. My motherboard is a Gigabyte z690 aorus elite ax ddr5. When I log into the bios, the cpu is at 50º-70º and the rpm meter for the pump goes from 0, to 45 for 2 seconds, to 0, to 65 and back to 0, and so on...
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    Question weird noise coming from pump on startup

    I have this weird noise coming from my pump (sounds like a zip) only on start up http://sndup.net/m55b
  13. Kicker1379

    [SOLVED] Pump runs at 1% power until it is unplugged/plugged back in

    I have a 12V ddc pump. It has a pwm header and a molex connector. No matter how I connect it (motherboard+molex) or even just molex I get the same issue. When I first boot my computer the pump runs at about 70 rpm, not enough to do anything. When I unplug and replug the molex connector while...
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    Question Should I use my Arctic Liquid Freezer 360 AIO Without the PCB cover?

    I've just collected all the parts for my PC build and it appears there is a Motherboard clearance issue with a portion of the PCB cover on the pump of the arctic liquid freezer ii. They go on to say in the manual that "The function and safety of the Liquid Freezer II is not affected.". Despite...
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    Question H80i running at 8000rpm/100c - dead?

    Clutching at straws here I think but worth the ask. Cleaned some thick dust off which was sandwiched between the radiator and case side fan, booted back up to CPU hitting 100c even in BIOS. Corsair link showing the pump running at 8000 rpm which is way higher than I'd expect. I assume I've...
  16. revanfan

    Question Is My Radiator High Enough to Prevent Pump Damage?

    I believe my rad is high enough in the case to prevent pump damage, but they're pretty close to level so I wanted to post here to see if you all think it's safe. View: https://i.imgur.com/PI68N2I.jpg
  17. Botanicgore

    [SOLVED] Cooler pump Does not work unless i reset pc by the powersupply

    for the last 2 days when i woke up and turn my PC on my CPU temp cranks up to 100C> so i turned it off by the power supply so that i could check if the cooler is loose (It wasnt) but i found that upon turning it back on the temp issue was fixed so i suspected it was my pump on my AIO cooler...
  18. brendenmill

    Question Incredibly high CPU temps when idle

    Ryzen 3600 running mid 60s Celsius while idle, 80s when gaming. Running an MSI MAG Coreliquid 240R with 2 fans, and 4 more case fans. I've tried changing bios settings, as well as removing and re-installing my CPU cooler and CPU. I built this PC less than a year ago and I'm not sure what the...
  19. JehadKhmaise

    Question Cpu Temps is not "stable" with a low fps

    Guys i build a pc before 3 months with i7 10700 Cpu And Asus Strix B460-h the cooler is corsair H100i V2 and everything was okay before 2 days my SSD failed and i replaced it with new Evo Plus 970 from Samsung i dont know if this mean anything to my problem ! I reinstalled the windows with the...
  20. brendenmill

    [SOLVED] Ryzen 3600 super high temps, lots of airflow @ AIO.

    I am at a total loss. I built my PC less than a year ago and a couple weeks ago, it starting performing very poorly and restarting every minute or so. Eventually I got a BSOD. Error code was Critical System Failure I believe. After trying system restore and startup repair, nothing worked. I kept...
  21. tek3195

    Question Water pump working with SATA power only ?

    I have an Alphacool Eisbaer that is not getting any power from fan/pump headers. It does however run from sata cable. The sata power it works on is from an external psu used for loop filling and testing, not the psu in the PC. It has a lighted logo on it that also gets no power connected to fan...
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    [SOLVED] Issues with MSI B560M FDH-Pro

    Hi All, NEED HELP! I just installed a new MSI B560M FDH-Pro motherboard, with an Intel i7 11700KF. I have a brand new m.2 drive (Kingston - SKC2500M8/250G) installed, a 1TB SSD (Samsung 2.5" 860 QVO - from the old PC - wiped) Installed Windows 10 on the m.2 drive and started installing Steam...
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    Question Masterliquid ML360L really noisy

    Hey guys, so basically I bought this watercooler from Cooler Master, a "Masterliquid ML360L V2 ARGB", but after about 2 or 3 weeks it started making this really loud noise, and I don't know what to do. I've contacted the RMA from Cooler Master, but I'm afraid my cooler stop working, and due the...
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    [SOLVED] How do I run this water pump without the molex cord that came with my PSU?

    My power supply is the corsair AX1500i and I no longer have all the cords that came with it. AX1500i Digital ATX Power Supply — 1500 Watt Fully-Modular PSU (corsair.com) I'm trying to run a pump but I'm not sure how to connect it without the needed molex cord: Amazon.com: Alphacool VPP655 - PWM...
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    [SOLVED] Does having a 3pin AIO pump connected to CPU_OPT get full voltage if the CPU_FAN is 4 pin PWM?

    Hi, I have a 4pin PWM noctua F12 as a radiator fan in the CPU_FAN header and the corsair H60 AIO (3 pin) pump in the CPU_OPT headerm my motherboard is asus z87-pro. My CPU_FAN RPM is controlled by the CPU temps detected on my motherboard (using Fan Xpert). Does the pump AIO receive full voltage...
  26. dmk007dmk007

    Question weird pump noise when passing 2k rpm

    Hello guys, I need help, when the pump passes around 2k rpm its starts to make noise inside (PWM normal mode how it was always) but when I put it in DC mode in bios the noise goes away bcs the rpm stay at 1k-1.7k in PWM mode it always stays MAX rpm. Can anyone tell me how to keep it at 80% power...
  27. NoLongerHuman

    [SOLVED] 5900x going all the way up to 90c with ek aio 360 don’t know why

    Here’s my parts: - MSI Meg ace mobo -5900x Ryzen 9 evga ftw3 3090 1000w evga psu tridentz royal 4000 32gb I just turn it on and it starts to rise. I can finish windows install because of it. I go into the bios and put all the fans on max and it sits at 83c. Idk what to do I’m new to building...
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    Question 1080ti 90c when idle (Update)

    I have a MSI GTX 1080ti Seahawk (not overclocked). Today I turned the computer on and the GPU fan was running loud (3800rpm) constantly. I checked corsair link and the temperature was 90.0c. I was also getting artifacting on both my monitors. Clock speeds were all over the place constantly...
  29. Deansy136

    [SOLVED] Be Quiet! Pure Loop Pump Positioning

    I recently bought the Be Quiet Pure Loop 280mm. I bought it due to its significant price difference compared to other AIO's in its size range. The cooler works perfectly well and is delivering great temperatures. I watched the Gamers Nexus video about AIO positioning within a case, and how the...
  30. zentenon

    [SOLVED] dont have CPU_OPT, PUMP or AIO_PUMP

    hey i order a nzxt kraken m22, and i dont have CPU_OPT, PUMP or AIO_PUMP on my motherboard. my motherboard is a Gigabyte h310 m ds2 2.0, this mother only has cpu fan and sys fan please help and answer me where i can put my pump header into.
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    [SOLVED] Which AIO is better CoolerMaster ML240L v2 vs Corsair H100i Platinum (2020)

    Hello, I am building a new PC with i7 10700k Processor, I am confused between two AIOs, CoolerMaster ML240L v2 and Corsair H100i Platinum. CoolerMaster ML240L v2 is a budget AIO and newer improved pumped has installed in it Corsair H100i Platinum was released an almost a year ago, but i...
  32. P33r

    [SOLVED] AIO parts

    Hi There Was a leaking hose on my "Deepcool Gamer Storm Captain 240" Took the hose away and was left with a pump and a radiator. Can i sell them or use them custom? Regards Sry för my english
  33. us.ez.pc

    [SOLVED] Parallel loop with Y-splitters?

    Hi! I'll start with specs: XSPC Raystorm Pro CPU block EK-FC1080 GTX TF6 GPU block Alphacool D5 Pump running at 3000 RPM HW Labs GTX 480 + HW Labs GTS 420 Radiators. So, after a lot of testing, I noticed that GPU reacts very well on increased flow, while the CPU doesn't care much. In the case...
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    [SOLVED] Is this AIO pump noise normal?

    Hi all, I am new in the water cooling world. I have read people saying water pumps are noisy and others say are inaudible. In charts they are very quiet, with idle noise under 10db.... I have the Corsair H115i PRO RGB, and with the fans off, the pump makes around 30db noise(IDLE). The sound is...
  35. J

    Question DDC 3.1 Pump

    Hey all, I got the https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-xres-100-ddc-mx-3-1-pwm-incl-pump (6w ddc 3.1 pump) and I was wondering the comfortable limits of it. Currently, the loop only consists of one block and a rad, and the pump is sufficient. If I were to add another block and another rad, would the...
  36. EddyPC

    Question How much ARGB fans can I connect to SATA power supply output?

    good evening to everyone, I have a cable that has 4 SATA with a single 6 pin output from the power supply. I have 8 ARGB 2300 rpm PWM fans, 1 PWM splitter (SATA power), 1 ARGB splitter (SATA power), HDD (SATA power) and the AIO pump (SATA power). Can I connect everything with that cable...
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    [SOLVED] AIO Watercooling - Is this sound normal ?

    Hello, I have builted my new personnal computer. Everything working fine but i have a weird sound coming from the watercooling that's harrassing me. It appears randomly and it's loud. My cooler is an Artic Liquid Freezer II 280. You can hear the sound here: View: https://youtu.be/Qh6qvae0tjA...
  38. K

    Question Dual D5 watercooling build question

    Hello. Im thinking about puttong together a system with 4x 360mm radiators, one gpu and one cpu. The rad space might be overkill but ill be able to set the fan speed very low. I also want low noise from the pump, so, i want to use 2x D5 pumps working together on a dual D5 pump top, the alphacool...
  39. DrakosVz

    [SOLVED] Really high pump speeds

    Hi guys, I install Hwmonitor and when I start looking for the fans i just noticed that my pump it's doing 4891 rpm, any ideas about what can be the problem in that? I've a corsair h75 aio https://ibb.co/NC9Xk7q
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    Question Pump started making weird noise

    So I have an EK pump that started making a rather loud annoying noise. I had just finished bending the tubes to add my GPU to my loop, filled it back up, and this is what it was doing. The only think I can think of is I put primochill prep in again since the GPU never had the prep but the rest...