By: Groo (charlie.delete@this.semiaccurate.com), August 14, 2019 9:49 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Gian-Carlo Pascutto (gcp.delete@this.sjeng.org) on August 14, 2019 8:52 am wrote:
> Groo (charlie.delete@this.semiaccurate.com) on August 14, 2019 7:19 am wrote:
>
> > Also depending on the size, liquid coolers can have loud fans too, the heat has to go somewhere. If you
> > want a quiet system, there are (were?) companies making a 'dimmer' switch for fans that you could manually
> > control the speed with. Haven't seen one for a while but I haven't been looking either, that might be an
> > option for some. Another route is that most modern boards have an API to control the lights and fans, I
> > think Corsair's is open and documented decently but that is just from talking to them, I haven't looked.
> > It probably wouldn't take much to make a script to set the fans where you want with one of those.
>
> The last time I got an AIO (original Corsair H60, IIRC), the pump just connected
> to a PWM fan header on the mainboard and could be controlled like that.
>
> Did I misunderstand anything?
Nope, different things - at times. Some boards tie in to the RGB/Fan controller schemes of Corsair et al, some others don't. Some OEMs have their own APIs, others don't. If they have them, the big ones tend to have at least minimal documentation for coding so there is a chance you can make a little utility that does what you need.
As for the AIO cooler plugged in to the fan header, the little controller I was talking about plugs into the same header and you plug the fan/AIO in to it. It basically allows you to turn the speed down.
The last bit is that you don't HAVE to put the cooler in to the 'correct' fan header, you can put it on any of them or an external controller. All the talk here about silent PCs doesn't mention 3rd party devices that will probably do what you want better than the inflexible defaults of the boards.
In any case you can find a lot about the Corsair SDK here:
https://forum.corsair.com/v3/forumdisplay.php?f=300&f=300
I am not saying anything good or bad about it, it is just the one I am most aware of.
Something like this (Same disclaimers as above) will probably make a silent case a lot more feasible.
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-%7C-Parts/iCUE-CONTROLLERS/iCUE-Commander-PRO-Smart-RGB-Lighting-and-Fan-Speed-Controller/p/CL-9011110-WW
-Charlie
> Groo (charlie.delete@this.semiaccurate.com) on August 14, 2019 7:19 am wrote:
>
> > Also depending on the size, liquid coolers can have loud fans too, the heat has to go somewhere. If you
> > want a quiet system, there are (were?) companies making a 'dimmer' switch for fans that you could manually
> > control the speed with. Haven't seen one for a while but I haven't been looking either, that might be an
> > option for some. Another route is that most modern boards have an API to control the lights and fans, I
> > think Corsair's is open and documented decently but that is just from talking to them, I haven't looked.
> > It probably wouldn't take much to make a script to set the fans where you want with one of those.
>
> The last time I got an AIO (original Corsair H60, IIRC), the pump just connected
> to a PWM fan header on the mainboard and could be controlled like that.
>
> Did I misunderstand anything?
Nope, different things - at times. Some boards tie in to the RGB/Fan controller schemes of Corsair et al, some others don't. Some OEMs have their own APIs, others don't. If they have them, the big ones tend to have at least minimal documentation for coding so there is a chance you can make a little utility that does what you need.
As for the AIO cooler plugged in to the fan header, the little controller I was talking about plugs into the same header and you plug the fan/AIO in to it. It basically allows you to turn the speed down.
The last bit is that you don't HAVE to put the cooler in to the 'correct' fan header, you can put it on any of them or an external controller. All the talk here about silent PCs doesn't mention 3rd party devices that will probably do what you want better than the inflexible defaults of the boards.
In any case you can find a lot about the Corsair SDK here:
https://forum.corsair.com/v3/forumdisplay.php?f=300&f=300
I am not saying anything good or bad about it, it is just the one I am most aware of.
Something like this (Same disclaimers as above) will probably make a silent case a lot more feasible.
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-%7C-Parts/iCUE-CONTROLLERS/iCUE-Commander-PRO-Smart-RGB-Lighting-and-Fan-Speed-Controller/p/CL-9011110-WW
-Charlie