Hi,
I'd like to know about HMSes to monitor and optimize performance of PC hardware. I'll be running Windows. I'm aware that my Corsair iCUE case has an HMS that can manage my fans as well as the HX1000i PSU and the HR150i AIO. I also have an ASUS TUF H670-Pro MB, and I believe they have the Ryujin II 360 AIO, maybe another and a PSU that can be controlled by the HMS, although I'm not sure about fans. As a note, Asus Thor is Seasonic Focus+. (360mm AIO is the largest that can fit my iCUE 5000x case, although I don't know if that would be true of ALL brands or just Corsair's.) I would definitely prefer to get a 3-fan AIO.
Unfortunately, each has pros and cons. I'm not interested in a visually-interesting PC, since I look at my screen, not my case, so I don't see the point of stickers, RGBs, or an LCD on a water block if software can give me the same (and more) data. Worst of all, the options that support HMS from these 2 seem to be a compromise between appearance and performance. The ASUS ?? LC II 360 AIO, for example, vs the Ryujin II: the LC II is relatively plain looking (and cheaper), with better stats than the Ryujin, but the Ryujin has a water block fan (and a damned LCD and RGBs) with a higher price-tag. Sigh.
My thought is that one of these two choices would be the best to minimize the number of apps running, and that the ASUS HMS would be better, since I think of support for a case as secondary to that of a MB. Does that make sense?
Note: iCUE supports Lenovo, Nvidia and ASUS ROG, as well as an array of software companies.
Someone mentioned a few other options, but didn't give much in the way of details:
Arctic Liquid Freezer II - water block fan, no HMS?
DeepCool MEG Coreliquid - water block fan, HMS?
NZXT, Lian Li and Cooler Master - HMS
So, again, looking for HMS that can help control a PSU, fans and an AIO, if nothing else. Need suggestions on which to look at and which to avoid. If that means Corsair, so be it, I'll just have to save up a lot more money before I get it all.
Thanks!
Unfortunately, each has pros and cons. I'm not interested in a visually-interesting PC, since I look at my screen, not my case, so I don't see the point of stickers, RGBs, or an LCD on a water block if software can give me the same (and more) data. Worst of all, the options that support HMS from these 2 seem to be a compromise between appearance and performance. The ASUS ?? LC II 360 AIO, for example, vs the Ryujin II: the LC II is relatively plain looking (and cheaper), with better stats than the Ryujin, but the Ryujin has a water block fan (and a damned LCD and RGBs) with a higher price-tag. Sigh.
I'd like to know about HMSes to monitor and optimize performance of PC hardware. I'll be running Windows. I'm aware that my Corsair iCUE case has an HMS that can manage my fans as well as the HX1000i PSU and the HR150i AIO. I also have an ASUS TUF H670-Pro MB, and I believe they have the Ryujin II 360 AIO, maybe another and a PSU that can be controlled by the HMS, although I'm not sure about fans. As a note, Asus Thor is Seasonic Focus+. (360mm AIO is the largest that can fit my iCUE 5000x case, although I don't know if that would be true of ALL brands or just Corsair's.) I would definitely prefer to get a 3-fan AIO.
Unfortunately, each has pros and cons. I'm not interested in a visually-interesting PC, since I look at my screen, not my case, so I don't see the point of stickers, RGBs, or an LCD on a water block if software can give me the same (and more) data. Worst of all, the options that support HMS from these 2 seem to be a compromise between appearance and performance. The ASUS ?? LC II 360 AIO, for example, vs the Ryujin II: the LC II is relatively plain looking (and cheaper), with better stats than the Ryujin, but the Ryujin has a water block fan (and a damned LCD and RGBs) with a higher price-tag. Sigh.
My thought is that one of these two choices would be the best to minimize the number of apps running, and that the ASUS HMS would be better, since I think of support for a case as secondary to that of a MB. Does that make sense?
Note: iCUE supports Lenovo, Nvidia and ASUS ROG, as well as an array of software companies.
Someone mentioned a few other options, but didn't give much in the way of details:
Arctic Liquid Freezer II - water block fan, no HMS?
DeepCool MEG Coreliquid - water block fan, HMS?
NZXT, Lian Li and Cooler Master - HMS
So, again, looking for HMS that can help control a PSU, fans and an AIO, if nothing else. Need suggestions on which to look at and which to avoid. If that means Corsair, so be it, I'll just have to save up a lot more money before I get it all.
Thanks!
Unfortunately, each has pros and cons. I'm not interested in a visually-interesting PC, since I look at my screen, not my case, so I don't see the point of stickers, RGBs, or an LCD on a water block if software can give me the same (and more) data. Worst of all, the options that support HMS from these 2 seem to be a compromise between appearance and performance. The ASUS ?? LC II 360 AIO, for example, vs the Ryujin II: the LC II is relatively plain looking (and cheaper), with better stats than the Ryujin, but the Ryujin has a water block fan (and a damned LCD and RGBs) with a higher price-tag. Sigh.
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