H100i questions.

Qitarah

Qitarah

Qitarah

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as part of my new build ill be using a h100i for the first time tomorrow.

A few quick questions & some confirmation:

I want to bypass the Link software, sounds crap. I'll use Asus's FanXpert 3 tool instead.

That being said, I plan on just plugging both the rad's fans directly into CPU_Fan and CPU_Opt. I'll have the USB unplugged (once ive set the correct LED color) and I wont have the Pump plugged into a fan header at all.


1. Will this work?

2. Does the CPU_OPT match the CPU_FAN headers speeds automatically, or will I need to set identicle custom profiles for each?

3. Does plugging the Pump into a motherboard header give any read out on RMP at all?

4. If I was to use the link software can I control pump speeds, or is it built to run at set speed all the time? Is there any other reliable way of control pump RMP, and is it a good idea and/or needed?


Thanks!
 
I think its a Marmite case. I'm using the Corsair Link with the H100i and cannot fault it. I don't use it for anything other then setting the LED & custom fan curve. If you are running Windows 8.1 you'll need a registry fix, but other than that, it works perfectly as intended.

If you disconnect the USB, you may loose the ability to monitor the pump, you also cannot change the pump speed, its set.

Using the 3 pin on the motherboard is designed to give you a read out for the fans, but I've not tested using the pump as I let it run.

I would totally recommend using Corsair Link and gauge it for yourself.
 
If you don't want any of the Corsair link gumpf, would you not be better off going for something like the H105 instead? As they don't come with the Corsair link software, the mean reason I want for it, rather than the H100i.
 
In the scheme of things I would still want to use the pump sensor cable. If the pump fails the CPU can overheat within seconds (as it's the liquid flowing that does the cooling), if the fans fail it will keep going for a little while.

If neccesary connect the fans to the CPU_FAN header via a Y splitter & then connect the pump via the CPU_OPT fan header
 
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