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June 1st, 2020 04:00
Aurora R8, cooling options
I recently bought an Aurora R8 without liquid cooling not fully realising how the fans can get until after I bought it.
The configuration includes:
850w PSU
Intel i9 9900k
NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super
1Tb SSD, no HDD
32 Gb RAM
The noise occurs when the CPU is under load rather than the GPU.
I have read that the Corsair H75 and Noctua AF-A8 PWM are good after market options ofr improving cooling. I was wondering what experiences people have had when upgrading the cooling with this PC and how much it has affected noise levels. The other option would be transferring to a new case but I am not it a hurry to do this. Are the any pitfalls to watch out for when installing aftermarket cooling in this device?
Gysper
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August 9th, 2020 13:00
@slipjohn1
The H60 comes with a fan where you can either mount to the radiator or the Front as an intake. The best-case scenario is just to purchase an additonal 1x ML120 fan alongside like @Anonymous said so you can rid of both the stock Dell fans to make the computer quieter. Not necessary but if you don't like the fan noise then that's that.
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tommy333
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August 19th, 2020 06:00
I wouldn't utilize LED fan, can't see it in any case. Hello, marginally off theme, would someone be able to guide me a decent way toward fix awcc? It quit working. Just shows a lot of specks going in a circle like it's reasoning. I uninstalled as indicated by Dell and reinstalled and it does likewise. I don't know why it destroyed, however it was after an update and now I can just control LED.
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GTS81
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August 19th, 2020 15:00
Sorry but I doubt the Pegatron Z370 board that Dell puts inside our has such advanced functionality to shut down on fan/ pump failure. I've let my components roast before when AWCC decided to stall my fans and not raise a single warning.
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GTS81
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August 20th, 2020 09:00
I think the motherboard shuts down due to component overheat. I have tested this on both the R8 motherboard and an MSI Z390 MEG ACE which is considered a mid-to-high end board. Even though the fans were not spinning because a wire was stuck between the blades hence returning 0 RPM reading, the system went on as though it was business as usual.
Maybe you have a different experience with your motherboard?
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August 20th, 2020 20:00
@GTS81 "Sorry but I doubt the Pegatron Z370 board that Dell puts inside our has such advanced functionality to shut down on fan/ pump failure. I've let my components roast before when AWCC decided to stall my fans and not raise a single warning."
KentXRS
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August 21st, 2020 01:00
Finished cooling upgrade of my R8.
1. 2 * Corsair ML 120 PRO LED BLUE - in sandwich for top pull/push
2. 1 * Noctua 120mm A12x25 PWM - for front intake (via low-noise adapter)
3. 1* Thermalright AXP-100-Full Copper - for CPU.
Needed a backplate for CPU holder, bought broken mobo with LGA 1151, oem backplate removed.
What a difference in noise level! and temps levels at full cpu load.
pair of pics for now, willl make more when make same for another R8.
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August 21st, 2020 04:00
Also, what was done to the vrm heatsink to get the cpu cooler to fit?
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August 21st, 2020 04:00
Nice! Are you getting any fan error notifications when you restart the pc?
KentXRS
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August 21st, 2020 05:00
no errors at boot, so LED version is ok to go also no errors on cpu fan
as for vrm heatsink, I halfed the raw that is close to cpu cooler, just cut it off, so its now like: iIII. Probably not good solution, but cpu cooler is more important for me ))) . But I cut it as I removed vrm heatsink before fittig cooler. Will try on other R8 other solution, just bend a bit that raw as othewise its too close to radiator.