Do i need a flow sensor?

malcolm · 25 Aug 2014 at 10:29

Being thoroughly disappointed with a H100i I bought for my new Z97/i7 4790 set-up, I have invested in a 'OcUK Tech Lab - V8 Watercooling Kit 240'. As i will only be cooling the CPU I decided the 750 pump was adequate. I now realise this pump does not have an RPM signal cable.

So as per title, do I need a flow sensor to keep the motherboard happy and protect the CPU?

malcolm · 25 Aug 2014 at 10:52

So I just turn off the cpu fan rpm monitor in the Bios and hope the pump never fails?

malcolm · 25 Aug 2014 at 11:01

davido_labido said:
you can set some alerts so that it alerts you at certain temps.

Set alerts where? I can see there should always be water in the cpu block to absorb some heat short term, giving the bios time to shut the system down, but it seems a bit hit and miss?

malcolm · 25 Aug 2014 at 12:15

Thanks for the comments, but I think it may be something to add in the future.

malcolm · 27 Aug 2014 at 20:00

Thanks zoomee, I'll look into that, though as you imply, they are not cheap!