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Fan Hub Question, Need some assistance

ecksdeez — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:40:07 +0800

I recently purchased 3 x triple pack of lian li p28 fans alongside with noctua NA-FH1 fan hub.

I'm using lian li o11d mini case and planning to do 1 rear fan and 3 top fan mounted at AIO for exhaust and 2 side fans and 3 bottom fans for intake.

Since I can daisy chain lian li fans, Im planning to daisy chain the 4 exhaust fans to the fan hub and daisy chain 5 intake fans to the fan hub as well.

Is this the correct approach? Once connected to the fan hub, the pwm wire to the CPU_FAN header. (this one im not sure)
or the 4 exhaust fans to the CPU_FAN header instead, then the rest is to the CHA_FAN header

Also I'm not sure in this case I need to connect the sata or not?

I draw some diagram of what I thought would work, would appreciate some feedbacks.

first idea

second idea

Asking for comment on layout, Water cooling loop

sakaic — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:11:37 +0800

Hi guys,

I am gonna try my first custom loop for my upcoming build. After CNY got a bit of spare cash to play. I intend to water cool a 7800X3D and this is my first attempt so be kind please:)

The loop I plan looks like what I attached. This is basically similar to a loop in a car as I want to have a drain point at the T junction.

The reservoir I intend to mount at the top of the casing where the top radiator supposed to be. I will 3D print one just for the heck of it. The radiator I intend to mount at the side and it is a cross flow type. I was hoping a layout like this, all the bubbles will always go to the reservoir and the pump is always at the bottom of the loop.

Hoping for feedback. Thanks

Delta FFB1212EH vs Arctic P12 Max Comparison,

ntw — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:57:49 +0800

Objective of the comparison: Cooling down the 8 HDDs installed in my TrueNAS machine. The case I'm using is a Fractal Design Define R6. I installed 3x Thermalright C12 fan at the front of the case but I noticed the Toshiba MG06 drives were recording temperature of up to 58°C. I want to have my HDDs running below 50°C.

Purchased Delta FFB1212EH for rmb21/each and Arctic P12 Max for rmb57/each.

I connected to the fans to the fan hub on the Fractal Design case and it is then connected to pwm fan header on the motherboard. I set the fan speed to follow a pwm fan curve in BIOS. However, the Delta fan only seem to run at full speed.

Noise Levels (Ambient noise level 52.0dB)
Noise levels are recorded using sound meter application on smartphone next to the machine.
Delta FFB1212EH - Max 66.9dB, average 57.0dB (Video link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4SUdk1BcrJQ8tiNu7)
Arctic P12 Max - Max 64.6dB, average 52.2dB (Video link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jnEQv9A5SJt37W2D6)

Temperature Comparison

The graph is showing the delta of the recorded mean temperature above ambient temperature. The fans are swapped and allowed to run for more than 2 hours to stabilized the temperature recorded by TrueNAS.

Summary
Both Delta FFB1212EH and Arctic P12 Max are far superior than the Thermalright C12 fans in terms of airflow and static pressure. The weight of the Delta FFB1212EH and Arctic P12 Max clearly shows that they are using a much more powerful motor. The Thermalright C12 just doesn't have enough static pressure to blow air through the small gaps between the wall of HDDs.

In general, the Delta fans are able to cool better than the Arctic, BUT the difference is not more than 5°C and the Arctic P12 Max is running at only 0.2dB above ambient noise level. The Delta FFB1212EH are running constantly like jet engines, whereas the Arctic P12 Max will occasionally ramp up depending on the CPU temp.

AIO Cooling,

froz3nnoob — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:20:39 +0800

hey, just wanted to ask about AIO, usually how long does this type of AIO last ? and how long before i needed to change a new set ?

Im currently using ILLEGEAR Shiva 240 All-In one Liquid cooler

Cooler for i9 12900K,

Cruxs — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:22:36 +0800

My i9 12900K will running 24hours at 100% in Corsair carbide air 240 casing. Any good compact cooler for this? I use this rig for mining in non aircond room. Be Queit Pure Rock 2 is enough? Or Noctua NH-D15S? Last pick is NZXT Kraken Z53/63.

Msi z690 Unify-x, any one uses this ?

mars2003 — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:04:24 +0800

any thoughts of this mobo?
is this mobo good for oc?

ASUS GTX Titan cooler advise., Sifus please come in give some solution.

melvintkw — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:19:08 +0800

I have a ASUS GTX Titan. Gaming but the temp always hit 80-85c. Not OC.
The default cooler is just heatsink & blower fan. My question is, can I change the cooler type to heatpipe cooler with 2/3 fans, or maybe even use AIO to cool it better?
This ASUS GTX Titan can use which aftermarket heatsink cooler? Which gpu is having the same bracket hole as this GTX Titan?

Can Titan X bracket fit the ASUS GTX Titan?

Please advice sifus! Thank you

Dell XPS 8940 Cpu Cooler Upgrade, Noctua NH-D9L

Downcast — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:05:29 +0800

DELL XPS 8940 Cpu Cooler Upgrade to Noctua NH-D9L

Additional screw to purchase, M3 x 20 Qty: 4 pcs.

3M Fluorinert Electronic Liquids Cooling,

life5tyle — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:56:31 +0800

Anyone here experience with 3M Fluorinert Electronic Liquids and 3M Novec Engineered Fluids? Wonder how much it cost for filling up my CPU with it for cooling purpose.

GPU Watercooling,

exorthexquas — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:08:39 +0800

Hi guys,

I recently pre-ordered RTX 3800 Gigabyte Gaming OC.

Based on research, gigabyte is known for thermal throttle because of bad thermal pads in the GPU.

So i'm not the brightest in watercooling. I'm looking for advice or service for the following.

1 - Thermal pads replacement for GPU

2 - I'm looking to OC the GPU, i'm planning to get waterblock for the GPU. But i've 20% knowledge about watercooling.
I'm trying to watch youtube videos and checking online.

Can someone recommend me a good kit with pump, valve, connector and tubes without cpu/gpu waterblock.
Preferably AIO.

Regards,

how safe is water cooling?, how safe is water cooling?

Najeebku — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:39:32 +0800

i'm thinking to install water cooling system on one of my xeon server and place in data center but i'm not so sure how secure is it.

any sifu can advice and share your experience ?

Failed AIO pump before,

iZuDeeN — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:48:54 +0800

Did anyone experience a failed AIO pump before?

What's the symptom?

I think I may have the problem.. AIO pump running at full speed 2k RPM, but hose is getting warm ; and temp increasing to 60C in BIOS ..

Not sure to get another AIO or Air Cooler next..

Air Cooler : NT-U14S (my case only have 140mm clearance)

AIO : NZXT Kraken X73 360

Barrow M.2 NVMe Heatsink, w fans

cablesguy — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:20:46 +0800

Hi,

Anyone using this, any good?

Link

Thanks

Barrow LTPRK-04, How good this all in one block?

iZuDeeN — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:40:55 +0800

Anyone using Barrow ?

How does it compare to Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 ?

Arctic would cost ard RM600 .. this Barrow when fit in with rad / fitting coolant will be same price point

edit : will be using on normal ATX PC with 360 rad

http://www.barrowch.com/product/cpuslt/Bar...block/1604.html

Corsair H115i platinum Or NZXT X63?,

Jedi — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 22:17:04 +0800

What are the pros and cons of both?

also 280mm or 360mm radiator?

i7 idle at 40 to 55 Celcius, time to replace cooler?

Hou_JaI — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:07:22 +0800

my idle cpu temp is between 40 to 58 C. i am using thermaltake water 2.0 for 4 to 5 years already.

yesterday i have cleaned the thermaltake entirely, i.e. brush off all the dust from the fans, cooling filters, etc etc ... clean the cpu, reapply the paste (using arctic cooling paste)

but to no avail, the idle temp is still that ... wondering whether replacing the cooler entirely would help in this case? whats the lifespan of such liquid cooler?

i overclocking my cpu to 4.2 GHz btw... while playing games the temp can go up to 98 c max for a short period of time.

How good is CM Hyper 411R?,

Skylinestar — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 12:00:04 +0800

Anyone here uses Cooler Master Hyper 411R?
Is it better or worse than stock AMD Wraith Stealth & Spire cooler?

[WTA] Anyone LC using NZXT G12 with H80i?,

iZuDeeN — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:25:18 +0800

Hello, modders,

Want to ask anyone here using NZXT G12 adaptor to pair with AIO for GFX card cooling?

Mind share actual result?

My issue is that I'm using R9 290, but the noise level too high for the std gfx fan...

Am planning to use my CPU cooler now Corsair H80i V2 to pair it with NZXT G12 adaptor... and get a Kraken X72 / Corsair H150i 360mm cooler for my CPU

Changing this would cost me ~RM1k

Or should I just change to 2060 Super ( ~RM1.6k ) straight... which card has the 'lowest noise'...

FYI my setup is i7600k (O/C to 4.7GHz stable)

ATI R9 290 (no o/c)

ASUS ROG Z270F

Corsair 16GB DDR4 3200 Mhz

Pump/CPU Block Z-Height for Corsair H60 (2018),

kanasai — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:38:27 +0800

Does anybody know what’s the z-height of the pump head/CPU block of this AIO cooler? Those who has it, mind to help to measure and let me know?

I’m looking to purchase an AIO cooler to go into my Mini ITX build with the Silverstone RVZ03 casing. Considering it’s a SFF build with limited space, the listed spec for CPU cooler height for this casing is 83mm.

The H60 AIO cooler Radiator height (27mm) plus Fan height (25mm) is around 52mm, which leaves only 31mm of space available for the pump head or CPU block. I could gain some additional space with slimmer 15mm fan, so it’s going to be very tight.

Or anybody has any other alternative AIO cooler for suggestions to go?

Gaming Temperatures for CPU, GPU, in tropical country

miyakochan89 — Sat, 25 May 2019 13:52:09 +0800

Hey all. I am a noob when it comes to PC Cooling. Would like to check what is the average temperature for CPU & GPU during gaming sessions especially in a tropical country, no air conditioning, just fan in the environment. Most answers i see from the internet are from cooler countries, where their ambient temperatures are already lower.

Should i be worried if it gets up to 70 degrees?
I am using Ryzen 5 2600 and Zotac GTX 2060.