Mobo AIO Pump Connection when using Hub

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Hi all, another quick one for you hopefully...

I've got a X870E Aorus Master motherboard and an NZXT Kraken Elite V2 AIO.
I'm running Phantek fans on the AIO rather than the ones it came with and all the fans are plugged into the Phantek Nexlinq hub, hence the fans on the radiator are NOT plugged into the CPU_FAN header on the motherboard.

So my question now is, where do I connect the pump 3 pin? Do I go onto the CPU_FAN header (I've read that some systems don't post without something there), or do I go to CPU_OPT or one of the others?
The problem is the motherboard manual doesn't have a "if your fans go into a hub, do X" scenario. It does have a FAN5/6_PUMP listed (System Fan/Water Cooling Pump Headers), but doesn't say Pump_AIO or anything like some do.

User manual is here if anyone fancies taking a look...


Thanks.
 
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For a pump that could use more current than day a system fan, isn't it better, in your case, to place it on 5/6 as noted.?
 
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