Temp probe - connect to motherboard

sepulchre · 28 Apr 2020 at 09:24

Hi all,

I'm looking at building my first water cooling loop and think I really should have a temp probe in it, considering probes such as this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/monsoon-premium-g-1-4-temp-plug-black-chrome-wc-138-mo.html would do the job, but I realise I have no headers on the motherboard I'm planning to buy (MSI MEG x570 Unify) which can accommodate this.

How is everyone else connecting temp probes? I've read about fan hubs but I cant find any that are not crazy prices and then I don't understand how the temp info gets fed to the motherboard.

Maybe over complicating this and confusing myself! Help!!

George Hudson · 28 Apr 2020 at 09:33

They dont connect to fan headers on mobo. On my Gigabyte Aorus Master there are two separate, 2 pin connectors for the temperature sensors. I went for this one which I have connected on the outlet of my last radiator on return to water pump. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aqua-computer-temperature-sensor-g1-4-wc-119-aq.html. I have had no issues with that sensor, irrespective of the poor review it was given and I would give it a 5 star rating.

sepulchre · 28 Apr 2020 at 09:36

That's my issue, I don't have temp headers on this motherboard, well none I can see from the motherboard manual

George Hudson · 28 Apr 2020 at 09:59

Then you want to look at something like this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aqua-computer-aquaero-5-lt-usb-fan-controller-wc-011-aq.html

Disco_P · 28 Apr 2020 at 11:52

If you can still buy them, the XSPC LCD shows the temperature from a 10K sensor.

Otherwise you'll have to shell out for a much more expensive unit or get a different motherboard.

sepulchre · 28 Apr 2020 at 13:17

This pretty much what I’m realising, thanks all for the info

Disco_P · 28 Apr 2020 at 16:46

It does seem a little 2018 that a motherboard has 17 different RGB headers but no external temperature header.

sepulchre · 12 May 2020 at 22:49

I went with an alternate motherboard - Asus crosshair VIII Hero WiFi (overpriced but ticks all the options I wanted), the monsoon sensor linked in the first post should anyone be interested won’t fit this board due to the probe having a MASSIVE plug and there not being enough room between headers on the motherboard. I’m going to try to cut the plug down to fit, most of its unnecessary plastic, I’m not sure if the probe needs to go on in any particular orientation but I figure as it’s simply a resister so it doesn’t matter...