New here and new build thread of course...

ha thanks both and good tip re the screwdriver, I was wondering how I'd get my teeth in there....

Has to be said things have moved on somewhat since my first pc which was an Amstrad PC1512 floppy only. I did upgrade it with a 10MB (yes 10MB) hard drive though....
 
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Hi again, all the kit arrived yesterday so I put most of it together, left off the bottom and rear fans while testing that's all. Anyway, I think I have everything where it should be but I seem to have a couple of issues.

1. I have the AIO plugged into the AIO PUMP connector on the MB and it appears to work but on boot up I get an error about fan speed and that I should make sure it's plugged into the CPU FAN connection. If I swap the connector over then it goes through POST ok but is that the right thing to do? Other than temps rocketing how do I check the pump is working/not working? The fans spin up etc in both cases but I'm assuming that's all done via the RGB connector anyway?

2. I don't seem to have wireless. I have the aerial plugged in but Network Connections in Windows doesn't even see any adapters, Ethernet or Wireless.

It was late last night so I packed in but I have not updated the BIOS, tbh I've not even checked if there is an update yet but would that be a contender for these issues?

Kit is:
ROG STRIX X670E-A MB
Ryzen 7950x
64GB Corsair Vengeance
Samsung 980 Pro
Lian Li O11D Evo case
Arctic Liquid Freezer 360
2 x Lian Li Infinity fan packs
1 x Single Lian Li AL120
Seasonic Prime PX-850 PSU

Thanks in advance...
 
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I just found windows network drivers on the ASUS site from sep and dec last year so will try those. The BIOS updates don't seem related to the AIO issue though......
 
ok, my existing BIOS is 0705 so older than the 0805 so I can update that. When I was in the BIOS I checked and I can now see that "AIO PUMP" is showing as N/A, obviously, I guess, because it's now plugged into the "CPU FAN" connector on the MB. I will update the BIOS and see if I can swap that back without seeing the POST errors.
 
Haz123 said:
I checked my AF and I have the pump plugged into cpu fan header and not pump header and it has been working ok like that for a year. The fan speed will be readable in BIOS and in things like HWmonitor to show how fast the pump is running , will just show up as cpufan. If you want to plug it into the pump header, I cannot remember if i read the AF instructions , then you will be able to turn off the cpu fan warning in bios.

No idea on the wireless I am afraid. Bios update , or network driver update , could fix it but it should work out of the box.
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Thanks I did see something about turning something off but wasn't sure if that was advisable so will check that again.

Agree on the wireless should work out of the box so will double check things there.
 
Installing the wireless and Ethernet drivers seems to have fixed that problem. I also set the low fan speed to "Ignore" so I now have the AIO conencted to "AIO PUMP" and no POST issues. Thanks for the help
 
Haz123 said:
I just checked the manual for the rev 7 , is the latest so assume you have that version , and they do not actually tell you what header to plug it into. They just give general advice such as " plug 4 pin into 4 pin and 3 pin into 3 pin".

There is no issue with turning off the cpufan warning. Just run a benchmark or do some full core work when it is ready and check temps, if temps are in the expected range and you are getting the expected performance then the AIO is doing its job. I personally have never heard the pump on the AF but I can hear the pump on my custom loop and I prefer to have it at a steady level and not ramping up and down all the time. To acheive that I set the curve in bios to look like steps and not an actual curve. I did set the curve for the fans on the AF but not sure what I did with the pump. If you need I can go upstairs and check the other PC and see what I did but you will have to monitor temps in a test anyway.
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Many thanks this is great info and I will do as you suggest.

I did look at the manual again and yes it does just say "4 pin", "3 pin" etc
 
mickyflinn said:
Cpu fan header it is.

Any luck with the Wi-Fi have you check device manager and bios network adapters ?
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Thanks, as above I have it working on "AIO PUMP" now so is that not correct?

Yes there was nothing in device manager and BIOS was ok for the network adapters but they are now working after installing the ASUS drivers.
 
mickyflinn said:
I've got mine on the cpu header as i don't have a pump header but it should be fine. It all depends how the motherboard reads temps so go into the bios and tinker .

Any problems use the cpu header.
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Thanks and will do, it's all looking ok at the moment apart from L-Connect seems to set the fan colours as Red, Green and Blue if I select any static colour.... Minor issue I guess lol
 
Haz123 said:
Have you installed the correct version of L-Connect ? I have the original V1 but I think your fans need L-Connect 3 for the Infinity fans and have you mismatched them with a single Al120 ? if so unplug that fan because you may be confusing the box/software with different fans.

I think jayz2cents did a good video on how to get the Lian Li fans to work together if you need some clues.
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Thanks, Yes I have L-Connect 3 and although I have a single AL120 that is plugged in to the MB and not the controller. Having said that I don't have anywhere to plug the RGB from the fan so all it's doing is spinning. I may well buy a single black Inf fan when they come available.

I will checkout the video though, thanks again.
 
mickyflinn said:
Nice.


Just a bit of cable management to tidy, mite need a couple of extensions and once all the Rgb is sinked will look even better.

Good job.
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Thanks and agreed. didn't mention it but cable tidying hasn't been done yet as I'm still only testing really and also need to fit the bottom fans. However, duly noted :-)
 
As I say just testing but trying to pre-process around 300 images in PixInsight and the calibration phase of these would have taken, maybe 2/3 hours on my old machine has just completed in under 5 minutes.... Jeepers
 
Haz123 said:
You should have threaded the Al120 fan leads behind the mobo before you put the AIO in. Will not be easy to move it now without removing the aio.

Your build does look lovely but empty without a gpu. I adore how the current Asus mobos look with the brushed metal covers over the M.2 drives. When you do get a gpu it will be hard to get one as nice as your other components , the 3060 level of cards are built to a budget and the coolers generally just have plastic covers over the fans. Zotac do a white version but once you go that route you are paying the white tax and costs more for the same corresponding part. Also coming to eol for a lot of the Ampere cards so if you want a white one dont wait too long.
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The leads have been behind already, you cannot see from the image but behind/below the AIO are the grommets and it's fairly easy to push the cables through so no worries there.

I will get a GPU at some point once PI can make proper use of it but the speed it's churning through now is amazing. I will have a look sooner if I want to get a white one now, may as well carry on as I've started :-)
 
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