Your doing it all wrong!!! ...or am I?

Undora · 27 May 2010 at 18:22

After following the tips and advice from a previous thread (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=16635450&posted=1#post16635450) regarding my CoolIT Eco A.L.C. heatsink not working, I've ended up with the fan plugged into the SYS_FAN header and the pump recieving power from the CPU_FAN header, which is the opposite of what it tells you to do in the instructions.

Will this damage the pump or my system in any way? Anything I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance to any reply's.

stulid · 27 May 2010 at 18:28

thats got to be wrong, what if the bios decides to slow the cpufan header down because the cpu is nice and cool? surely you want a continuous pump speed? have you disabled features such as Cool n Quiet or Speedstep?

Undora · 27 May 2010 at 18:32

I've made sure to disable CPU fan control, making sure it runs at full speed (or in this case provide max power to the pump).

andy_mk3 · 27 May 2010 at 18:32

I'd get a molex adapter for the pump, it will get a constant correct voltage that way.

Undora · 27 May 2010 at 18:41

Is the only reason the pump should be connected to the SYS_FAN header because it provides a steady power supply? cause then by disabling the CPU fan control that should fix it right?

Thanks for the tips btw.

Temi_D · 27 May 2010 at 20:36

Undora said:
Is the only reason the pump should be connected to the SYS_FAN header because it provides a steady power supply? cause then by disabling the CPU fan control that should fix it right?

Thanks for the tips btw.

Thats right. Does but i think its better to connect the pump elsewhere and the fan to the cpu_fan header. That way it wont be at full speed all the time