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Message 1220405 - Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 21:24:17 UTC

Well, maybe not just overclockers, because I am not actually overclocking.

I am rebuilding my everyday box. It has a Q9550 CPU (Core2Quad 2.83GHz). No real fancy GPU, just a NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT (1023MB)and I specifically don't want a fancier GPU because the machine spends most of the day watching the security cameras for motion. If I get a better GPU it will start thinking something moved if someone in London turns a light on. Its already too sensitive and takes a picture if the sun comes out anywhere in England. OK, so I'm exaggerating, but its already too sensitive.

Anyway, the upshot is that the GPU is not a heating issue.

Now the CPU, with stock cooler fan, doesn't really like it if its on 100% at full voltage for too long. It starts getting hot. (Over 70°c I consider too hot.) So I have got a Corsair H60 liquid cooler for it. I can see the logic in having ambient air pulled through the radiator, and intend to have lots of expelling to compensate. I have a spare 120cm fan. Now for the question for those with a better mind, experience and know-how.

If I use the additional fan to create a push-me-pull-me flow through the radiator I am unlikely to get an exact match on pressure/flow rate. The kit's cooler fan will be plugged into the motherboard's CPU fan socket, and so its speed will vary with the CPU demand. However the other really can't really go in the same socket. So.

    Do I put the constant full power fan as the push or the pull fan?
    Do I bother adding another fan at all?
    Do I put the additional fan through a 'dimmer switch' and attempt to synch them manually when I turn on full power.
    Do I plug both fans into the same socket by splicing the wires?


The ASUS P5K-E board comes with a nice 'underclocking' utility which I use to turn things right down during the hours when the unit is simply guarding the house and spending all idle ticks crunching for S@H.

Suggestions please.

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Message 1220409 - Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 21:52:43 UTC
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Hmm, triplet - power 14.08625. What is the coordinates?

Yet again, triplet - power 14.31328.

That's no signal at all! Anyway, compare with a triplet with a possible score of 77.69. This is not a signal either!

Or maybe it was 21.92? Or maybe it was rather 33.85?

Definitely nothing out of the ordinary.
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Message 1220410 - Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 22:16:56 UTC

I don't think a second fan is going to make that much of a difference. since you won't be able to regulate the speed of either fan you are at the mercy of the fan Gods when it comes to CFM. each fan will pull differently so you'd either be forcing air into the second fan or creating a small vacuum. stick with the 1 fan design and check the temps. still to high. try a second. still to high. check the thermal paste or get a bigger water cooler.


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Message 1220412 - Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 22:29:06 UTC
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I recently tried to install an H60 for a friend, but found the water block was the wrong size for the CPU because of 5 capacitors sticking up from the motherboard.

Since that was a different issue, I would try the system with the fan that came with the radiator. What I would do, is to position the fan so that is is pulling fresh air in form outside the case, and it is going through the radiator, then the fan. The H60 isn't designed that way, but it can be made to work. The reason for this is that any fan generates its own heat, and you can get a little better efficiency by not forcing that heated fan air through the radiator. So you have case, radiator, then fan, pulling air into the case. You may have to remove a pci slot blocker so air will be able to escape, or attach another fan blowing out somewhere.

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Message 1220421 - Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 22:53:21 UTC - in response to Message 1220409.  

Good point !! (i think)
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Message 1220470 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 1:55:09 UTC - in response to Message 1220412.  
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I recently tried to install an H60 for a friend, but found the water block was the wrong size for the CPU because of 5 capacitors sticking up from the motherboard.

Since that was a different issue, I would try the system with the fan that came with the radiator. What I would do, is to position the fan so that is is pulling fresh air in form outside the case, and it is going through the radiator, then the fan. The H60 isn't designed that way, but it can be made to work. The reason for this is that any fan generates its own heat, and you can get a little better efficiency by not forcing that heated fan air through the radiator. So you have case, radiator, then fan, pulling air into the case. You may have to remove a pci slot blocker so air will be able to escape, or attach another fan blowing out somewhere.

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Steve, normally that might be fine, but Corsairs fan is a weak 50cfm fan and is 120x25mm thick, I have an H70 with two Koolance 120x25mm 108cfm fans in a push/pull setup, they cool very well. I though use push/pull in an exhaust mode and My cpu temps @ 2.81GHz is in the high 30's(37C), but they don't do any crunching, they just feed the gpu card, I do the exhaust route as it keeps the gpu temp down.

There may not be a thing that can be done, some cases and/or motherboards are just not adaptable to water cooling by a Corsair setup.
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Message 1220542 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 7:41:14 UTC - in response to Message 1220405.  

Len,

I just wrote and erased "War and Peace". The short version:

With your description of your CPU down-clocked and not-crunching, I can't imagine that the H60 won't cool your CPU very well regardless of one or two fans, and regardless of blowing or sucking.

I've recently installed two H60s on a Phenom and a FX-8120, both are 24/7 crunchers, and both stay cool-enough with one fan, whether it blows into or out of the case. I tried one each way. I put a second fan on one, strictly to "see what would happen" and it did drop the CPU temps by about 2C.

Sucking cool air through the radiator and blowing it into the case seems to be better, but I do have a lot of cool air coming in (three 120mm fans) and a lot going out (a 200mm top mounted fan on one, a 140mm top mounted fan on the other; plus the 140mm PSU fan).

Still, for a non-crunching CPU, I think you'll be pleased with just the one fan plugged into the motherboard header, blowing in. Since it sounds like you already plan to plug the pump into an always full-on power source, I won't mention that.

What I would then watch would be the GPU temps to see if I needed more case ventilation.
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Message 1220598 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 12:44:17 UTC - in response to Message 1220405.  
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So I have got a Corsair H60 liquid cooler for it. I can see the logic in having ambient air pulled through the radiator, and intend to have lots of expelling to compensate. I have a spare 120cm fan. Now for the question for those with a better mind, experience and know-how.

If I use the additional fan to create a push-me-pull-me flow through the radiator I am unlikely to get an exact match on pressure/flow rate. The kit's cooler fan will be plugged into the motherboard's CPU fan socket, and so its speed will vary with the CPU demand. However the other really can't really go in the same socket. So.

    Do I put the constant full power fan as the push or the pull fan?
    Do I bother adding another fan at all?
    Do I put the additional fan through a 'dimmer switch' and attempt to synch them manually when I turn on full power.
    Do I plug both fans into the same socket by splicing the wires?



Suggestions please.

Len



I use Corsair's H70 on both of my systems and they use push/pull. Go to the Corsair web site and you should be able to order an additional fan with the same specs as the original. You can also get a Y-cable to attach the two fans to the m/b socket. With both fans connected to the same socket they should be spinning with the same CFM. If you don't see it in the accessories page, contact customer support they will point you in the right direction. I had a similar problem with a back plate and they got back to me in a couple of days with a link to the correct page.

GOOD LUCK!!

[edit] Does you board currently control fan speed? [/edit]


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Message 1220623 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 14:45:25 UTC

Thank guys. Great feedback so far.

The board's CPU fan plug does control speed. The CPU does crunch, as does the GPU. I simply underclock most of the day. So the whole system is hobbled by reduced CPU voltage I believe. (Electrickery is not my strong point.) This also reduces fan speed on all the boards's chassis and accessory fan sockets.

When I want to use my machine for me, as well as S@H I turn up the speed to full. Then, S@H still takes whatever I am not using, so the CPU is running 100% on standard voltage. It is then that the heat goes up. It also usually means S@H gets marginally more CPU crunching done, but less GPU as the old GPU is not up to working for both of us.

If I read what has been contributed so far, a Y plug will allow both fans to work on a single plug. My spate 120 is not a matched fan, and the only reason to consider it is that I have it, so could use it.

I am still tempted to use the additional fan as an always on full power pusher and the stock fan as a puller. If the always on cools the CPU too much during restricted use, the worst that can happen is that ir reaches ambient temperature right?

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Message 1220625 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 14:54:11 UTC - in response to Message 1220623.  

Thank guys. Great feedback so far.

The board's CPU fan plug does control speed. The CPU does crunch, as does the GPU. I simply underclock most of the day. So the whole system is hobbled by reduced CPU voltage I believe. (Electrickery is not my strong point.) This also reduces fan speed on all the boards's chassis and accessory fan sockets.

When I want to use my machine for me, as well as S@H I turn up the speed to full. Then, S@H still takes whatever I am not using, so the CPU is running 100% on standard voltage. It is then that the heat goes up. It also usually means S@H gets marginally more CPU crunching done, but less GPU as the old GPU is not up to working for both of us.

If I read what has been contributed so far, a Y plug will allow both fans to work on a single plug. My spate 120 is not a matched fan, and the only reason to consider it is that I have it, so could use it.

I am still tempted to use the additional fan as an always on full power pusher and the stock fan as a puller. If the always on cools the CPU too much during restricted use, the worst that can happen is that ir reaches ambient temperature right?

Len

I would power the second fan from the PSU rather than the mobo, and let it run full power all the time. No such thing as too much cooling, as long as the slightly increased noise is not a bother.
I also years ago had a problem with trying to run extra fans off of the bios speed controlled CPU fan connector. It could not handle the extra load, and promptly burned out. Newer mobos may have a more robust output on that connector, but why risk it?
And using the full speed fan for the 'push' fan would be my recommendation.
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Message 1220627 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 14:58:43 UTC

One of the limiting factors of the H60 is that it uses 1/4" tubing. My water cooled system uses 1/2" tubing, so more flow occurs. Bringing the radiator to ambient is relatively easy, but adjusting the proper flow to remove the CPU heat is more difficult. One rule of thumb, although difficult to achieve without two radiators, is to move the water over the heat source as quickly as possible, and over the cooling source as slowly as possible. If the water flow is increased to say 1/2" tubing, then the small H60 radiator won't return the water to ambient, while it might for the 1/4" tubing, depending on how much heat is being generated by the CPU.

On my system, running at 4.2 GHz, I found water cooling even with a huge four, 140 mm fan setup was not enough, so I switched to an aquarium chiller to cool the water below ambient.

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Message 1220679 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 17:15:02 UTC

I wouldn't do the push/pull unless the fan speeds were matched and I wouldn't run a splitter off a motherboard header - just in case (unless you can confirm the maximum power draw available at the appropriate header).

Also, if you go for drawing air into the case to directly cool the H60, do check what components you will be exhausting it over....

Finally, power up the H60 prior to fitting. A number of people (myself included) have experienced 'pump rattle' from the self contained Corsair units - and generally the advise from Corsair is to RMA the unit if such noises are experienced. Would be handy to find this out prior to fitting ;-)
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Message 1220681 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 17:17:13 UTC - in response to Message 1220405.  
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You might want to see what temps one fan will get you before you add a second one. Stock intel heat sinks are notoriously underpowered. I can't imagine that you would need a second fan unless you were doing some serious overclocking or the ambient temperature in the room is kind of high. I've got a i7-2600k running at 4.1 GHz on air crunching 8 WUs 24x7. The temp in the room is around 20-23C and with one fan my CPU topped out in the high 50s and two fans only dropped it about 5C.

My previous PC was a Q6600 running at 3.2 GHz (a .8 GHz overclock) for many years on air (aftermarket cooler) and it never got above 60C. Your heat sink may not be properly seated and that could be causing the issues.

TLDR version: One fan will do you just fine even if you decide to overclock with a H60 unless you're running it in a sauna or attempting to break records.
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Message 1220690 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 17:43:21 UTC

I had an i3-2120 that was hitting 80c with the stock cooler at stock speeds.
I installed this and dropped down to 60c/55c
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Message 1220702 - Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 18:16:40 UTC - in response to Message 1220623.  

Thank guys. Great feedback so far.

My spate 120 is not a matched fan, and the only reason to consider it is that I have it, so could use it.

I am still tempted to use the additional fan as an always on full power pusher and the stock fan as a puller. If the always on cools the CPU too much during restricted use, the worst that can happen is that ir reaches ambient temperature right?



Just to clarify; I installed a second fan for exactly the same reason - "It was there." It's still installed, but only because it was too much trouble to remove it.

The H80 is a much more robust cooler if what you want is a frozen CPU. Assuming you aren't overclocking and trying to melt the CPU, one fan on an H60 is going to be fine.

Steve makes a great point about the H60. An H60 is "playing at" water cooling. It isn't a serious overclocker's cooling solution. BUT, it's plenty for most of us.

"Area 51" has also given you good advice. I own an H80 that's somewhere in transit back from an RMA to Corsair. It was "H.E. double-toothpicks" to install in the case I was using (an H80's radiator is thicker and comes with two fans which plug into electronics on the pump). Of course, after fighting it, it was dead fresh out of the box and I had to remove it and RMA it. They seem to have QC issues you'll find mentioned in reviews all over the internet.

Mark is also giving you good advice. Assuming your 120mm fan is not a high-speed fan so the noise isn't an issue, just use one and let it blow for all its worth all the time. That means you can use a free Molex plug and don't have to rely on the motherboard's jack or settings for juice.

But two of us have now told you we own them, that we added second fans, and the additional cooling offered by the second fan is only a fraction of the "extra" cooling the unit provides with only one fan.

I understand your concern about two fans running at two different speeds and the problems inherent in that. I had the same concerns. Mine are not blowing at the same speed. It doesn't seem to be a big deal.

The good news in all of this is that if you really just want to install the second fan, "it's there," and it won't do any harm; plus it is insurance against one fan's failure.

Here's the hardware you need according to Corsair's website:

#6 machine thread, 32 TPI (threads per inch), 1.25 inches in length.
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Message 1220920 - Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 2:44:59 UTC
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I just got back from the computer shop. I just updated my i7-970 which was pushing 70 degrees C before. It had a 120mm CoolerMaster heatsink and single Noctua 120mm fan previously.

It has now got an H80 on it with two Noctua fans in a push-pull arrangement. Will see how it goes but seemed to be around the 40's (under load) when in the shop.
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40 C is well within the operating temps of that CPU. I would consider anything under 60C just fine for 24x7 use since tj max for that CPU is probably in the 90s.
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Message 1221097 - Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 5:30:50 UTC - in response to Message 1221088.  

40 C is well within the operating temps of that CPU. I would consider anything under 60C just fine for 24x7 use since tj max for that CPU is probably in the 90s.

LOL...yeah, I think it might tolerate 40c.
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Message 1221141 - Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 8:11:12 UTC - in response to Message 1220920.  

I just got back from the computer shop. I just updated my i7-970 which was pushing 70 degrees C before. It had a 120mm CoolerMaster heatsink and single Noctua 120mm fan previously.

It has now got an H80 on it with two Noctua fans in a push-pull arrangement. Will see how it goes but seemed to be around the 40's (under load) when in the shop.


Which way did you have them orient it; blowing in, or sucking out?
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Message 1221189 - Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 12:13:06 UTC - in response to Message 1221141.  
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I just got back from the computer shop. I just updated my i7-970 which was pushing 70 degrees C before. It had a 120mm CoolerMaster heatsink and single Noctua 120mm fan previously.

It has now got an H80 on it with two Noctua fans in a push-pull arrangement. Will see how it goes but seemed to be around the 40's (under load) when in the shop.


Which way did you have them orient it; blowing in, or sucking out?


Its sucking out. I've just posted some pics on my blog so you can see what it looks like. The case has 2 fans bringing air in, a 200mm and a 140mm. It has the H80 plus another 200mm sucking the air out. Case is a CM Storm Sniper.

Temps seem to be up from the computer shop, its now closer to 58 degrees under 100% load (didn't have all cores loaded in the computer shop, only about half). But then the computer shop was also cooler than the room where the computer lives - room temp is 27 degrees at the moment.
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