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Question about PUMP_FAN,CPU__FAN and TOP_FAN
Hi,
I just installed Corsair H55 for my Aurora R7 instead stock air cooler,also change the H55 stock fan to Corsair ML120Pro PWM.The problem is bios error if I plug pump cable in Pump_Fan and ML120 in CPU_Fan.So what connector (pump_fan,top_fan,cpu_fan) should I plug pump cable and radiator fan cable in for best effect ?
mp_108
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December 8th, 2018 07:00
yeah, I've just haven through the same albeit with a Corsair H60 and had the same error.
The pump is plugged in to PUMP_FAN.
The radiator fan - I am using the original top fan after removing it from the metal cage using a small screwdriver to push out the rubber rivets - as it is way more powerful than the Corsair - is connected to TOP_FAN.
When I had it connected to CPU_FAN - seemed logical - the computer would freeze with a white screen displaying "Testing CPU Fan in progress").
It is early days but I had the prime95 stress test running for maybe 20 mins and it does appear that the above connections work .
…. actually thinking about it, the radiator fan is the top fan so it kind of makes sense.
Hasuko
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December 8th, 2018 10:00
Hi,the r7 stock top and front fan is so nóiy,I think you should change them to other silent fans that same performance.So currently you plug pump cable in pump_fan and radiator fan in top_fan, right ?
Hasuko
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December 8th, 2018 10:00
mp_108
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December 8th, 2018 13:00
So currently you plug pump cable in pump_fan and radiator fan in top_fan, right ?
Yes, exactly like that.
re. original fan being noisy, yes, maybe when they run at full speed but even when I ran stress test and got CPU temperature to 68 C, the fan was barely a whisper. I will do more tests but it seems to be more powerful than needed so I may fit the Corsair fan that came in the kit; not knowing what to expect, I wanted to have reserve cooling capacity than not enough. The centre of the Corsair fan is slightly smaller hence a large area is swept by the blades.
When I connected both to a 12 V PSU, the original fan pushed noticeably more air than the Corsair one.