And it looks like the R11 has no where to plugin in the USB features for the lights and pump speed?
As an aside, you can manually split the USB 3.0 header into multiple USB 2.0 headers. Obviously, it would downgrade the speed of the two USB ports attached to the impacted header. Either top two left, or top two right, for black/blue respectively. There is a continuity check, by that can easily be bypassed by jumping the impacted lines.
In any event, I wouldn't recommend the additional work just to choose an H60i over an H60. The icue "i" version mainly gets RGB, which you can't see anyway in the R10/11/12 case (and wouldn't be able to set with out the USB connection). You also get braided hoses, a three-stage pump, and ML fans instead of SP fans (so greater range of PWM control). The pump control isn't really a speed control for the pump. There's just three canned settings to choose from, normal, faster or slower. There's no manual curve setting for the pump. The pump is fixed speed within the 3 options you select.
Would the i version be potentially quieter since I could control with the 3 settings? I'm in a quiet room and sensitive to noise. some reviewers said the pump was loud on the h60 while others say that cannot hear, perhaps they are hearing the sp fans. I run the Noctua (top) and Artic fan (front) at around 25% during desktop mode and they are pretty quiet which I think it about 50% speed. any higher and they are noticeable and./or louder than the cpu fan at 24%. gaming profile they are all a bit higher but only play games for a short few minutes here and there daily.
I have an AIO cooler already in my R10 aurora, I plan on upgrading the fans and adding a fan to the HDD cage at the front.
But, is say, the corsair h60 or similar AIO, better than the stock Dell AIO?
But I'm definitely upgrading fans. These Dell fans are too noisy. Temps are normal. at east once I set Vsync on my GPU so it runs at 60FPS instead of 90FPS, and keeps the GPU hot spot down to 75c instead of 95c. Plus my GPU runs at 75% load instead of 99% loads.
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As an aside, you can manually split the USB 3.0 header into multiple USB 2.0 headers. Obviously, it would downgrade the speed of the two USB ports attached to the impacted header. Either top two left, or top two right, for black/blue respectively. There is a continuity check, by that can easily be bypassed by jumping the impacted lines.
r72019
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In any event, I wouldn't recommend the additional work just to choose an H60i over an H60. The icue "i" version mainly gets RGB, which you can't see anyway in the R10/11/12 case (and wouldn't be able to set with out the USB connection). You also get braided hoses, a three-stage pump, and ML fans instead of SP fans (so greater range of PWM control). The pump control isn't really a speed control for the pump. There's just three canned settings to choose from, normal, faster or slower. There's no manual curve setting for the pump. The pump is fixed speed within the 3 options you select.
sunkistcrush
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Would the i version be potentially quieter since I could control with the 3 settings? I'm in a quiet room and sensitive to noise. some reviewers said the pump was loud on the h60 while others say that cannot hear, perhaps they are hearing the sp fans. I run the Noctua (top) and Artic fan (front) at around 25% during desktop mode and they are pretty quiet which I think it about 50% speed. any higher and they are noticeable and./or louder than the cpu fan at 24%. gaming profile they are all a bit higher but only play games for a short few minutes here and there daily.
Rabbitdude
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August 2nd, 2021 02:00
You aren't going to hear the pump over the fans under normal stress
rmjohnson144
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I have an AIO cooler already in my R10 aurora, I plan on upgrading the fans and adding a fan to the HDD cage at the front.
But, is say, the corsair h60 or similar AIO, better than the stock Dell AIO?
But I'm definitely upgrading fans. These Dell fans are too noisy. Temps are normal. at east once I set Vsync on my GPU so it runs at 60FPS instead of 90FPS, and keeps the GPU hot spot down to 75c instead of 95c. Plus my GPU runs at 75% load instead of 99% loads.
My GPU is a 6800 XT 16GB.
ProfessorW00d
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October 24th, 2022 05:00
The Corsair H60 and the Dell OEM CPU liquid cooler are both made by Asetek and of similar quality and performance.
Vanadiel
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October 24th, 2022 06:00
It's not going to make much, if any difference. The issue is with the design of the case and the lack of airflow due to that.