Aqua Computer Aquaero 6 XT & Non PWM Fans

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I've got my heart set on the Thermaltake Riing 12 Red LED 120mm fans (8 of them) all to be controlled by a fan controller (AquaComputer Aquaero 6 XT) , i know this will be controlled by volts and not PWM as the fans are not PWM.

as these fans are 3 pin and and the headers on the 6 XT have only 4pin fan headers how would i be able to hook these up and have them on auto heat adjust along with the EK-Dual DDC 3.2 PWM X-TOP . or is it all controlled by the heat flow of the pump ? also heard that this pump is noisy on full .

im a noob at this watercooling lark and ive nearly got all my parts apart from the riing 12 fans as i didnt want to purchase them in case i cant get them to auto adjust to temps from either the CPU header or the pump .

on this article it seems it can be done but does not mention on how to hook up the 3pin to a 4pin PWM .

http://thermalbench.com/2015/05/22/thermaltake-riing-12-led-120mm-fan/3/

my whole build is based on these fans to be a certain color.

or am i better of getting the RGB versions of the same fans that are PWM but to change the colors of the fans they need to be plugged into the controller that comes with the fans themselves and would this be difficult to put into the XT 6 ?

sorry for sounding out to be a noob on all this just to cool 2 x 480 rads .

the whole reason to watercool is for a near silent pc while just surfing and moderate while gaming as the pc will be in same room where my partner and baby sleep .

thanks
 
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ErikN said:
You select voltage or pwm control for each fan header in the software for the aquaero 6, so 3-pin fans can be controlled just fine.

Also, you might not be able to control your pwm pump using the aquaero, as the pwm implementation in regular d5 pumps are not according to spec, read more about that here:
http://forum.aquacomputer.de/weiter...trolling-pwm-fans-or-pump-with-the-aquaero-6/
and here:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1423333/aquacomputer-aquaero-6/1900#post_21946385
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I a little confused now with those links i dont have a D5 pump i have a dual DDC 3.2 pump . and with others stating they can control there DDC pump with the Aquaero im now even more confused .
 
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-277-AQ

this is used to connect pump to aquaero ,but you plug this onto fan header on aquaero unit,the only pump that directly plug into the unit will be aquacomputers own pumps i think.. i use the item in link to controll my d5 with this.

also 3 pin fans will work on unit,the fan headers support 3 pin and 4 pin connections,i use a multi fan cable to control 3 fans on one fan connection. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-157-BX
 
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dshalky said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-277-AQ

this is used to connect pump to aquaero ,but you plug this onto fan header on aquaero unit,the only pump that directly plug into the unit will be aquacomputers own pumps i think.. i use the item in link to controll my d5 with this.

also 3 pin fans will work on unit,the fan headers support 3 pin and 4 pin connections,i use a multi fan cable to control 3 fans on one fan connection. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-157-BX
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fan splitters is good to know is there any 4 way so then i would only need to buy 2 for 8 fans .

also as my pump is a dual pump do i need 2 x of the power adjust cables and how do i connect them both to the same header on aquaero ?

thanks

and sorry for being a noob , never water cooled before .
 
killswitch73 said:
I a little confused now with those links i dont have a D5 pump i have a dual DDC 3.2 pump . and with others stating they can control there DDC pump with the Aquaero im now even more confused .
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killswitch73 said:
Im even more confused now .

The EK-Dual DDC 3.2 PWM X-TOP should plug straight into the
Aquaero 6 XT shouldnt it . why would i need another cable .
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Ah sorry, my bad, I confused myself because I was looking at D5 pumps for a build at the same time.
 
killswitch73 said:
fan splitters is good to know is there any 4 way so then i would only need to buy 2 for 8 fans .

also as my pump is a dual pump do i need 2 x of the power adjust cables and how do i connect them both to the same header on aquaero ?

thanks

and sorry for being a noob , never water cooled before .
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The dual ddc top still houses two pumps, with separate cabling. What you do is attach the power connector for both to a regular 4-pin big molex connector from your psu.
Then you get a 4-pin splitter cable so you can attach both pumps to one (of the four) fan headers on the aquaero 6. And in the aquaero software, select pwm control for that fan header. Make sure only one pump send the speed signal to the aquaero though, or you will get wonky speed readings. But most, if not all, splitter cables only have the speed signal attached to one of the male connectors.

You could also alternatively use one fan header per pump, that would still leave you with two headers for fans etc.
 
ErikN said:
The dual ddc top still houses two pumps, with separate cabling. What you do is attach the power connector for both to a regular 4-pin big molex connector from your psu.
Then you get a 4-pin splitter cable so you can attach both pumps to one (of the four) fan headers on the aquaero 6. And in the aquaero software, select pwm control for that fan header. Make sure only one pump send the speed signal to the aquaero though, or you will get wonky speed readings. But most, if not all, splitter cables only have the speed signal attached to one of the male connectors.

You could also alternatively use one fan header per pump, that would still leave you with two headers for fans etc.
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Thanks buddy . im feeling a little bit better now and getting there . i will go ahead and order the fan controller and fans .
 
dont see any 4 fan splitters on ocuk,you will have to look around,,EriKN post is the best way to connect your pumps :),u have 4 fan connections so probably two with splitters attached for your fans,and the other two with the pumps :)
 
does anybody know how many None pwm fans you can have on each channel . i think the Thermaltake Riing 12 fans are 2.4v and i have found a phobya 9x fan splitter . would running 9 fans on 1 fan header be to much and over heat the fan controller ?

or to be safe just fit 8 fans with 2 x 4x splitter as found a 4 way also .
 
killswitch73 said:
does anybody know how many None pwm fans you can have on each channel . i think the Thermaltake Riing 12 fans are 2.4v and i have found a phobya 9x fan splitter . would running 9 fans on 1 fan header be to much and over heat the fan controller ?

or to be safe just fit 8 fans with 2 x 4x splitter as found a 4 way also .
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The aquaero 6 have a maximum of 30W per channel. Fans usually have either a power draw spec in watts, or in amps (A), with which you get the power draw by multiplying A with voltage (V) (which is 12 volts).

Take the EK vardar F4 for example, it has a power draw of 2.16W, which mean you could use 30/2.16=13,88. Or in other words, about 13 fans.

So in short, it depend on the fans.
 
ErikN said:
The aquaero 6 have a maximum of 30W per channel. Fans usually have either a power draw spec in watts, or in amps (A), with which you get the power draw by multiplying A with voltage (V) (which is 12 volts).

Take the EK vardar F4 for example, it has a power draw of 2.16W, which mean you could use 30/2.16=13,88. Or in other words, about 13 fans.

So in short, it depend on the fans.
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Will this make any more sense in regarding the fans i will be using ?. as im not sure what im looking at because it states 3 different voltages , im assuming its the 2.4v i should be looking at but not sure .

http://i.imgur.com/UiJFoVrl.jpg

i haven't ordered the fans or splitters yet as its the last thing to order for this build .
 
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The 2.4 number is Wattage, not voltage.

and that is what you should look at, divide 30 with 2.4 = 12,5 fans. So you should be fine running 9 fans off of one 30W header.
 
So did it all go well ? I'm planning on doing the same thing.
Riing fans + dual DDC + aq 6 :D

Did you just connect pwm signal to aq6 and the power directly to molex/psu ?
 
killswitch73 said:
Yes that's what I did I just leave the pump on 30% and no need for the extra and my temps are maxed at 50c when gaming .
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That is very nice inded. Any problems with fans ?
Did u put all fans on 1 cable(splitter)/connector ?

Also, how do u like the ring in the fans ? Is it good ? Good light output? Isnt it bright on one side and dark on the other or is the ring uniform ?
 
I used a 2x 4 way fan splitters yes and just used 2 and 3 fan inputs on the fan controller .I had the pump on fan 1 . This still left me with a 4th fan output and used a sing fan to cool my hard drives cage down which in on the bottom customised so I can take out the drives from the front on the 900D case . On everyday usage with fans only on 15% im getting around 29-35c , I then just turn up the fans using the output settings on the fan controller either by the remote or the software as they won't turn up by themselves due to being on power and not pwm .only the pump is on pwm . I set the fans minimum power at 0% and Max power of 100% and it gives me a 15% or 20% on the fans or around that mark .around 650rpm ..when gaming I just ramp the fans to about 900rpm .I dont mess with the pump aa I will end up doing a curve so the hotter the temp the higher it goes but at the moment I'm happy .and the rings on the fans can't be better . I have noticed they get brighter when they go faster .




It's a very very quiet system indeed . I only ever ramp it all up to say about 70% on pump and 80% on fans if im benching .
 
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