Coolant Temp sensor.

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I would like to be able to monitor the temperature of my coolant how have you guy's gone about it?

I have a Asus ROG motherboard which has a extra 2 pin sensor port on the motherboard which also has a reading available on Asus suite.

Am I right in thinking that all I need is one of these? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/monsoon-premium-g-1-4-temp-plug-chrome-wc-137-mo.html

Should I be able to plug that in which should then give me a coolant temperature reading in Asus suite?
 
Ideal so that sensor with the 2 pin plug just plugs into the motherboard then you'll get the temp reading of your coolant? I too was looking at the lcd one too maybe as an add-on in the future.

Also where would be the best place to mount them. As it stands I have a spare port in the back of my res I also have a spare port at the bottom of my front rad.
 
Problem with using the onboard thermal sensor is you don't know how it is calibrated. With the XSPC gear you know that it is calibrated to work together.

Place the sensor where ever you want to know the temp. I have mine in the res as the pump is the most thermally sensitive component, iirc D5 pumps don't like being about 60C
 
I have a pair of these Phobya inline temp sensors in my loop, one on the inlet and one on the outlet. They just plumb into the loop with a male G1/4" on one side and a female G1/4" on the other.

 
pastymuncher said:
I have a pair of these Phobya inline temp sensors in my loop, one on the inlet and one on the outlet. They just plumb into the loop with a male G1/4" on one side and a female G1/4" on the other.

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I use a version of these with the 2 pin motherboard connector rather than the LCD as you can put them anywhere in your loop.

Where you put them doesn't matter as your loop water temp should be the same throughout so I just put them out of sight somewhere.
 
I have two because I was curious about the difference between the cooled water coming into the case and the heated water leaving the case. At full load there is usually 1.2-1.6 degrees C difference between them. At idle it comes down to around 0.4 degrees C.
 
I'm just going to rig something cheap up in the meantime as I'm really starting to get the bug, eying up a new case and a full Aqua Computer controller setup.
 
They are cheap though. If you are going to do it then do it straight away so that you don't have to strip the loop down to fit them in the first place. Those Phobya inline ones with the LCD screen I suggested a couple of posts up only cost me £12-£13 and XSPC do a similar one now that is even cheaper and ranges from £8.39-£10.99 depending on the colour of LCD display (mosta are less than £9).

Knowing the temperature of your coolant is all part and parcel of watercooling to me. If you are suffering from abnormally high temps your coolant temperature can tell you a lot.
 
I'm 100% with pastymuncher on this one, you should always know coolant temps. People always post what the CPU & GPU are peaking at but they seem to forget that the pumps & tubing also have a max water temp... All fans should go off the coolant temp, not a single component.
 
pastymuncher said:
They are cheap though. If you are going to do it then do it straight away so that you don't have to strip the loop down to fit them in the first place. Those Phobya inline ones with the LCD screen I suggested a couple of posts up only cost me £12-£13 and XSPC do a similar one now that is even cheaper and ranges from £8.39-£10.99 depending on the colour of LCD display (mosta are less than £9).

Knowing the temperature of your coolant is all part and parcel of watercooling to me. If you are suffering from abnormally high temps your coolant temperature can tell you a lot.
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Yeah good points I'm just exploring options but as you say that is a cheap solution. Cheers.
 
I use the Monsoon plug linked in the OP and it works very well. Mine at the hottest point in my loop, which is at the end of the GPUs and connects in to the temp sensor on my deluxe mobo.

It really is just prefrence, both isn't a bad idea.
 
The trouble with those in line temp sensors is the quality is rather **** and they look like something from the 90's.

I've had a few of them. The first failed completely after 3 months, the second lasted a bit longer before the screen went blank, still backlit by the coloured led but no temperature readout at all.

I disagree with the above though, I really don't think monitoring coolant temp is all that important, provided you've made a good job of designing the loop. My idea of a good watercooling loop is a balance of performance and silence using static pump and fan speed settings. If you buy a decent set of fans you shouldn't have to go manually adjusting fan speeds to keep coolant temp down. One setting to cover all scenarios seems much more attractive to me.
 
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I am not that bothered what they look like as long as they do the job they are supposed to do. You can always stick them somewhere less obvious. Mine are over 2 years old and I have never had any problems with them. I rarely alter my fan speeds apart from turn them up a bit in the Summer and down in the Winter. I really didn't buy them for that. I bought them because I was curious about my coolant temps and how much they varied between inlet and outlet. They also proved useful in deciding that push/pull made very little difference to my rads so was able to get rid of six fans.
 
I will go with a full Aquero setup in the near future I just needed something in the meantime. I already ordered a plug in temp sensor, but one of the inline jobbies would come in handy too.

I think my setup has turned out pretty good I've yet to see my gpu go over 45 degrees on a custom bios with a full load and on idle it's absolutely silent with the fans running at about 400rpm.

I just like the idea of being able to accurately monitor and adjust things.
 
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