Alienware Aurora R10 - All The Cooling Mods, That You Need!

[@Metoobie]

21:35 ; lose the cage, attach an 80mm or two 40mm to the front and use non-flammable tape (or a custom plexi/metal plate) to seal off the rest of the holes. The extra holes reduce the amount of thrust your pull fans can create. I also oriented the fan all the way towards the motherboard side so that the air isn't being pushed onto the bulky PSU mount, but pushing all the way to the back of the case. Great vid!!

[@Hamilton-bm4qj]

I did the same with a 120mm fan and double sided tape

[@imac7531]

Just happened that i rebuild my Alienware R10 Aurora Ryzen edtion a few months ago. the tower came with the water cooling system, upgraded to a ryzen 7 5800X cpu and a RTX 3070 "DELL" GPU. with the stock fans in there, they were pretty loud when it came to play games at full resolution. did a lot of research and decided to put in 4 Noctua Fans in there and just like you did, i did the push pull set up on the radiator and 2 other fans at the front case. i bought the tower used and i know it is over kill, but it came with a 1000 Watt Power supply. also put in a new thermal paste on the new cpu and new thermal pads for the voltage regulators. what use to run at 52deg C on idle, is now down to 28-29 deg C on idle. i haven't seen that machine running any hotter than 75 deg C. i also did the same process on putting a thermal pads and paste on the GPU and the temperature dropped dramatically from 90 to 75 Deg C. So it is definitely worth doing all that work. Great video and keep on the good work. =)

[@alienzm5212]

did you did everything that he show in this Video with no problems ?

[@imac7531]

@@alienzm5212 no problem at all, mine already had the AIO with the machine and the temp was pretty good until i put in a ryzen 9 5950x in there with my RTX 3080. that thing was cooking. ryzen 5 CPU???? temp was good but as soon as you put in the Ryzen 9 CPU? the case will get hot in there.

[@purs3291]

Just bought one of these for $1249 on Best Buy, says that the computer is $600 off and it's also the Dark Moon Model which is great. The system comes with these parts. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800 (8-Core, 36MB Total Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.6GHz) Processor AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage) 16GB Single Channel DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz Memory High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 1000W Power Supply. Glad to see that I got some of the better features in my build, but definitely gonna replace the fans with the quieter ones you mentioned in this video and add another 16 GB of the same RAM, even tho it's like $195 from Dells Official Website. This was a great video and I like how you went into detail and explained everything.

[@t20sgrunt36]

I was shopping a new 3060 GPU and I ended up getting a r10 during the GPU price craze. It has the Ryzen 5 5600x, 3060ti, and was already liquid cooled out of the box. I bumped the RAM to 32gb, and have not had any issues. I may eventually add or replace a fan

[@Ulfius1984]

For others that try this, I was able to get the radiator out of the top without removing the CPU cooler, heatsinks, or memory sticks. I just wiggled it out of the top - being very careful of the tubes - then I unscrewed the fan and installed two Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM fans in push/pull. The nice thing is that these fans are much thinner than the stock fan, so both of them take up just a little more space than the stock fan. The top fan is now running at 35% 60C and the front fan at 27% 60C. The only issue is right now my front fan stays at 27% (according to Command Center), but the top fans are varying their speed from 35-45%.

[@geoffroydelmotte1141]

Very interesting stuff. Can you describe a little more precisely how you exactly installed the push/pull setup? Did you just take off the top cover and wiggle out the radiator without unscrewing the fan? Did you use the a cable splitter? Did you have to get longer screws?

[@geoffroydelmotte1141]

Oh, and you can probably control fan speeds using Open Hardware Monitor R10 edition

[@Ulfius1984]

@@geoffroydelmotte1141 Yes. I pulled off the top and unscrewed the fan. Then I was able to wiggle it out past the heat sinks and cpu. I rotated it gently to unscrew the fan from the radiator. The screw holes for the Noctua fans had some plastic that was blocking the original fan screws since the head on them is a little wide. I took a pair of needle nose pliers and broke away the plastic so the screws would fit. I was able to find some longer screws that I had around with the same threading as the screws that were removed from the top. They just need to be a little longer than the Noctua fan is thick. I did use the cable splitter.

[@Ulfius1984]

@@geoffroydelmotte1141 I can hear the fan speeds adjusting automatically but Command Center is only showing the fan speed adjusting for the top fan. Ironically that's the one with the splitter.

[@geoffroydelmotte1141]

@@Ulfius1984 you might want to try Open Hardware Monitor for Alienware. It's a good replacement for AWCC in my opinion. It lets you control all the case fans individually. That could solve your problem.

[@YoBoiElifr]

Just want to say thanks so much. So easy! She prrrs now...not like an airplane. 20 degree drop. Appreciate your hard work.

[@HardwareSense]

Thanks for the support!

[@dr.henryjones616]

Do you know what your VRAM temp was before you made the revision and now after? Thanks.

[@HardwareSense]

@@dr.henryjones616 No I didn't measure them, but I figured should be lower regardless with the heatsinks on them.

[@ryanpalmer5728]

I just got the R10 with a 5600x and 3080 today on Dell for $1769. I do heavy rendering to a large format printer. Jobs take minutes each to render so no need for a nice GPU, just beefy CPU. Selling the 3080 on eBay will make the computer minus the GPU, free. Mine has the stock air cooler and I will be doing this AIO cooler upgrade you recommend here in the video and the heatsinks. Thank you!

[@SoulBladeM]

I love these videos about upgrading prebuilts. :)

[@fndrn8]

i cut a nice circle out of the mounting cage of the front fan with a wire cutter. that will give it 100% obstruction free airflow. if you wanted to get creative, just snip out sections. if you are worried that wires might get in the fan. i ziptied all the wires so i dont have that issue. 22:00

[@StefanBoshnakov]

Със мартеница на ръката. Иване ти си българин. До сега се съмнявах но вече съм сигурен. Страхотни видеа правиш, доста неща научих. Благодарности за добрата ти работа. Поздрави...

[@HardwareSense]

Благодаря, поздрави на Родината!

[@WoodakaDiddy]

I just purchased a R10 with a 5950X & 6900XT thanks for the tips

[@Overbuilt.Gaming]

Hello. You didn't need to take the top panel off. The area your AIO and fans go in is actually a removeable bracket. If you look at your farthest left ram stick (to the right of the CPU) and then look directly forward you'll see a single screw. Remove that screw and the entire cage will slide out. You'll have to remove the CPU power cable for clearance and un-route that cable from the cable management guides (there are two, one plastic, one metal) and out of the way. The 2nd screw for the cage is from the original fan bracket you unscrewed which connects to the left side of the cage.

[@HardwareSense]

It's easier to remove the top panel than taking the bracket out.

[@alltheboost5363]

I just got my r10 about 3-4 weeks ago... it's 5900x rx6800xt 512m.2 1t hard drive and 16gb ram 3200 and 1000watt power supply... it was 2400 plus tax. I love it... I've been playing 2077 in 1440p @60p (TV is only 60hz) everything high as the setting will go. The temps stay in the low 80s. I personally couldn't have asked for more. the fans stay around 2,800 to 3000 RPM. it doesn't really bother me you can hear it in the background but I don't think it's worth replacing. Someday after my warranty is up... I'm going to take all the parts out of this one and build the case that I like. I don't have anything against this case but I would love to see my components. What I can't figure out is if I should get two more sticks of RAM on the two empty slots... if it'll help or not? FYI this is my first computer... well I guess I have an old laptop but that has a very specific function. I only use it for automotive applications.

[@reddemon163]

I don't think currently more ram will make a huge difference. The biggest thing you would want to do is get those temps down some.

[@midnightfury4584]

I got the ryzen 5800/3070 build for about 1600. Love it so far.

[@Jz009]

Very good video sir, but where I can get this alienware liquid fan? I’ve try to find on Amazon , dell and shopping place and never see it

[@osvaldotrevino1991]

did u ever got it ? i just ordered it from dell for 110 dollars

[@lyks1727]

Order mine at dell for $2600 specs RYZEN 5800 rtx 3060ti 16gb ram, 500ssd and a 34 inch curve Alienware gaming monitor. 😀

[@robin2080]

DUDE!!!!! its like $1400 today lol just got myself one

[@mpiulg83]

You may disagree but I am personally not bothered at all by the Alienware stock fans. I got a liquid cooled Ryzen 5900x and a RTX 3080 in the R10 and with some simple settings with AWCC I can use the computer just fine for normal things and it is basically silent (thermal set to Quiet and power set to Power Save) . When I play a game I set it to switch automatically to Performance Mode and yes, that's when the fans become a bit noisy but 1) I use headphones when I play and 2) I know that AWCC is using the fans properly. GPU does not go above 75C (in July, UK) and the CPU does not go above 60C. The fans on the Alienware r10 can reach 4000rpm so going for slower fans and let AWCC manage them without tweaking the profiles properly will just let them go even slower. As AWCC is set for 4000rpm fans, 50% of it is 2000rpm. Replacing them with 1700rpm fans will mean that 50% of it is 850rpm and that is not necessarily good. Less noise, yes, but with this case having poor airflow is bad. That's why I will ONLY add an additional Noctua Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM (yes, industrial) in the HDD slot, leaving the stock fans where they are. This fan is not the quietest, but it is the nearest I can get in terms of rpm. I looked for other 4000rpm fans but they are just not made for desktops (like the Dell stock ones) so they will add a lot of noise. Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM is instead perfect for this. I feel there is a lack of airflow on the top side (which dell fixed on the new Aurora models), so this justifies adding this fan. I may, if needed, add an additional fan to the top radiator as push pull solution, but the CPU temps are just fine now so it is not a priority.

[@HardwareSense]

With my mod the temps drop 20c so be the judge, while my hearing is intact

[@MurdahBassRecords]

Should of shown operating temps and gaming temps after you do an upgrade

[@delboy6384]

Easiest and cheapest mod, remove side panel, remove plastic hood above CPU, swing out PSU arm. Run Cinebench R23 to test back to back. I gained 1500 points on Multi, now 18550 average. Bonus it’s extremely quiet now. R10 3900x water cooled 3080

[@Mechabr1an]

Got a stock one for $500 with a 5600x, the seller just swapped out the gpu with a 460, so I think it was a steal

[@AztliG]

Managed to get a stock one with a 5800x for 800 and i just had to take it too haha

[@iamatlantis1]

Nice! Same here, got one with the 5600x and the water cooler, no gpu, 425.00 tossed my own 3060ti in it, its pretty good.

[@fndrn8]

i clipped all of the metal shrowd that covered each fan, including the cover and psu. that helped with noise and maybe some with airflow. i put the bottom intake fan to the top. ill get one for the bottom even though i saw a huge difference in temps just doing that. im not sure about the push pull for the cpu aio but ill do that anyways. its like 15 bucks for the fans so thats not a huge expense.

[@alienzm5212]

Did you install the metal near to cpu like he did ? And did the ACC program working with all fans ?

[@Nateasnay]

Awesome work 👍👍👍

[@leoyin8149]

Definitely awesome video Ivan, thank you for your time and efforts to show it here so everyone can get great benefit of it!! Just got a couple of questions regarding the fans and RAMs upgrade: 1. Would you mind to let me know what brand & model of the fan are you using to replace the HDD slot? I’ve read the comments that you’ve put the 80mm stock CPU fan in it, but 92mm will work too. So what is the brand & model your fan in the HDD slot? 2. Regarding all the fans connection, although I’ve connected all them but I’m a bit unsure. First of all, like in your video I replaced front, top and AIO stock fans with 3 Corsair ML120 Pro fans. Then I used 2 Y-splitters from Noctua, one connects top fan & AIO fan then plugging into “Top Fan” on motherboard, another one connects front fan & added HDD slot fan then plugging into “Front Fan” on motherboard. For the short cable comes from AIO pump, it connects to “Pump Fan” on motherboard. I’ve also notice this leaves “CPU Fan” port on motherboard vacant. Would you please confirm this is the correct set-up? Thank you so much.

[@HardwareSense]

The HDD cage fan is the stock CPU fan, any 80mm or 92mm would work. The top 2 fans on the AIO should be in the CPU Fan PWM plug and the front in the Front fan plug, AIO Pump in the Pump plug.

[@leoyin8149]

​@@HardwareSense Thanks for replying mate. So you mean I should plug the Y splitter (connecting the top 2 fans on the AIO) into "CPU Fan PWM plug", instead of Top Fan? That means Top Fan PWM plug should be no cable plugging in right?

[@HardwareSense]

@@leoyin8149 Correct, and I can't remember, but I think I used that plug for the HDD cage fan, it's been a while I will have to double check

[@leoyin8149]

@@HardwareSense I see. I use a second Y splitter to connect Front Fan & HDD cage fan then plug Y splitter into Front Fan PWM plug.

[@SongsBuildABit]

@@HardwareSense As I searched online, if you air cool the cpu, connect the fan to cpu fan plug. But if AIO, the cable should plug in top fan.

[@SongsBuildABit]

Hi, thanks for your good video. So you have 3 Corsair ML-120 Pro fans (front, top pull/push) and stock cpu fan (front). Do you have any BIOS error of if you run the Alienware command center test, will the fan test fail? And for the top fun push/pull, do you still remember which fan goes the 3 pin of the y split and which fan goes to the 4 pin? I am currently trying to upgrade front fan with Noctua NF-P12 fan but it failed the fan test and make my system crashed. Thank you very much.

[@HardwareSense]

IF you are using the 3 Corsair ML120 Pro, they are 4 pin, there are no Bios errors at all.

[@RichardMoreno24]

Are the Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM fans are the same size for all 3 fans on the Aurora 10? I have the Aurora 10 AMD CPU with water cooling.

[@HardwareSense]

Yes same

[@RichardMoreno24]

@@HardwareSense Thank you so much, like your videos.

[@toddgarvin2808]

Yes, I use Noctua fans for all three. However, using the Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM as the top AIO fans will cause a bios error. They work wonderfully and are super quiet. But you'll get an error everytime you restart the computer which is super annoying.

[@RichardMoreno24]

@@toddgarvin2808 do you have any control on the Noctua fans?

[@toddgarvin2808]

@@RichardMoreno24 I can change settings in AWCC to make them spin up. And they also spin up as needed while playing intensive games/vr. Is that helpful what you're asking? The front fan has no issues at boot. But now that I have 2 fans on top (push/pull) with Noctua splitter, they "fail" the bios test at boot. It may be the whole splitter thing that causing the error. Maybe a single fan would pass bios test? Performance-wise they seem to work as expected though.

[@The_Real_Indiana_Joe]

That R10 case just looks hot! I have thought about getting one to just take everything out and put it in a new case.

[@rafpt9522]

Can I use the liquid cooler without the vrm heatsinks? Dell and ebay doesn't have it. Thanks in advance

[@msharmall7298]

How did it go? I am in the same boat. Gonna install my H60 in a few days without the VRM heatsinks. I keep reading online it's fine as long as you have decent airflow and aren't overclocking?

[@michaelc.gloria7929]

Sorry bit of a noob when it comes to building/rebuilding PCs. After replacing the fans, do you need to do anything else? Like the bios, or system settings, etc?

[@sylvesterzhang1197]

Great contect! Quick question tho, did you replace the front fan as well? From the manual, it seems like the front fan is clipped in, so if I get the corsair fan for example, how would I then fit it? cheers in advance

[@HardwareSense]

Yes the front fan was replaced with the same Corsair ML120 Pro

[@ric.e214]

These are 109.00 you can get from Dell. I ordered it with standard shipping through their chat service and it was 138.00 USD total and came in 5 days including the weekend. Go through Dell and get it new.

[@dustinschings7042]

He paid $40 for his in the video. Are you suggesting paying over 3x that amount?

[@twotonetommy]

Great Video. Question: I spoke with Dell regarding the VRM's and mentioned part # 4D5V9 thinking that both VRM's come as a package. They said this part number identifies one VRM. Then I asked what was the other part # and they said it was J46J2 which was out of stock. So to confirm, Dell sent you two VRM's - VRM #1 is Part #:4D5V9 and the other is Part # J46J2?

[@osvaldotrevino1991]

just ordered part#4D5V9 and just received the small heasink from dell . still cant get them understand they are two one large and one small one . have an R10

[@twotonetommy]

@@osvaldotrevino1991 After a long wait, i managed to get both heatsinks from Dell based on the part numbers I mentioned in my earlier post. I too have an R10 and the fit is great. They are the right part #'s.

[@sean7193]

I hate how this case routes all the heat through the top cpu cooler. did the push/pull improve things? what kind of temps did you have before/after?

[@HardwareSense]

20 lower with the mod

[@craigkelly8698]

Not sure if this was answered but did you need longer hardware for the pull fan (top fan) to go through the case, fan and into the radiator to secure everything? Looking to do this upgrade with a H60 and 2 ML120s this weekend. If so what size hardware is needed for those outer bolts

[@HardwareSense]

Yes and I used a leftover screws from another Asatek AIO, they are all standard

[@craigkelly8698]

@@HardwareSense Thanks for the reply, just looking at the H60 kit, so i just need another set of 4 bolts at 1-1/2" to get all the way through to the rad

[@theack777]

Where did you find the VRM heatsinks at??? The cheapest I can find is $18 for one and $39 for both heatsinks. You said you found one for $10? Where????

[@HardwareSense]

Directly from Dell

[@bluefuchs9240]

Hey, I'm having an R10 Ryzen 5800x with AIO - RTX 3070 and done those Fan Mods. Which FAN Headers do I have to use for which fan? Right now Im using an Y-Cable for the two top fans and plugged into Fan TOP. If I put the CPU Aio to CPU Fan - AWCC shows 100% all the time. Is there any way to implement Fan Control, since AWCC sucks a bit.... The software shows only my 2 fans from the RTX 3070.

[@justair44]

Excellent information overall .. I am guessing you couldn't add the watercooling as a option with that sale price so you had to go thru some hoops to get that all up and going. Not sure the push/pull is doing all that much more considering the temps you are getting from just the normal LC cooling. Mine will hit 77c (ish) if i let it and leave everything at stock. I use the Ryzen master software though to undervolt taking it to 4.1GHZ all core at 1.2V (3700x) and it never hits 70 degrees. For the most part though I have it running at 3.65GHZ all core at 0.96V and it never hits 60c in any situation.

[@emperorexiled7270]

Hello i just got this computer similar to ur setup, any tips on undervolting? Or more like how do you undervolt the best way lol. I have no past knowledge on ryzen cpus so I need someone to wall me through

[@justair44]

@@emperorexiled7270 use the ryzen master software from amd. Can usually lower voltages to around 1.

[@ryanmayes4217]

Hi there great video. Is it beneficial to replace the lower front intake fan to a Noctua? Or do you need to leaves the stock OEM fan to avoid bios error? Or does the airflow of the stock vs noctua hinder airflow in some way? Just noticed you didn't change out that fan.

[@HardwareSense]

I did change it to another Corsair ML120 Pro, just didn't film that part ai guess. Some people reported issues with the Noctua fans

[@ianmcknight129]

What size screws did you use for the top fan of the aio? Im doing this upgrade today and my case only has to screws in the sop holding the bracket for the rad.

[@HardwareSense]

No idea, those are the standard that come with every aftermarket AIO

[@FrankyboyFloyd]

Amazing video! Thank you soooo much!

[@HardwareSense]

Appreciate the support!

[@HardwareSense]

@Bobby Hulse The Noctua is great, but a lot of people are reporting bios errors with them, so for now the ML120Pro is the only way to go.

[@HardwareSense]

@Bobby Hulse I don't think that there is a TB3 on it, unless they changed something.

[@Tigerfan-qx2xq]

So what did you end up doing with the thermal paste left by the CPU fan? You skipped that part due to you needing both hands. Did you clean the CPU and reapply your own thermal paste or did you just install the cooler on the left over paste??

[@HardwareSense]

Yes, clean up and reuply. You should always when removing a cooler from a CPU

[@Normence]

What is the size of the fan that fits into the 3.5" hard drive tray? It doesn't look like a 120mm. You mention getting three fans in on top and two at front. Do you mean three 120mm? BTW, thanks for making the great video. Keep going!

[@HardwareSense]

92mm in the HDD cage, 2x120mm top push-pull and one 120mm front

[@Normence]

@@HardwareSense Gotcha, thanks

[@Sakon85]

Yea... He says and puts and 80mm fan in there, but it's actually slotted for a 92mm... Just made this mistake... 92mm will be here Sunday >_

[@prestonm1864]

@@Sakon85 can you post the link of one I can buy?

[@murfad]

19:19 so did you use the screws that were installed on the original setup, or did you use some different screws to get the fan on top of the radiator? are the top fan and the radiator+bottom fan even connected with screws, or are they separate?

[@HardwareSense]

You need regular AIO long screws, I have a ton from different kits, but for the push pull you would need 8 of them for top and bottom fans

[@murfad]

@@HardwareSense thank you

[@AnikenBosko]

I wonder when the gpu prices will be normal Also your very underated

[@HardwareSense]

Not anytime soon, I don't think. Probably another 6 months at least. Thanks for the support

[@AnikenBosko]

Yea I wanted to get a 3060ti

[@HardwareSense]

@@AnikenBosko Yeah if they were available for everyone at MSRP, I wouldn't be buying those Prebuilds.

[@AnikenBosko]

Oh that makes sense your like the king of prebuilts

[@HardwareSense]

@@AnikenBosko Just trying to help people make a good decision, before they spend their own money. Thanks again.

[@Schmetzz]

First off, thank you for this. It helped me with the process a lot Question though; after swapping out the radiator fan for the push/pull configuration I am now not getting any spin on either fan. The actual water block seems to be working fine but no fan operation. I've checked the inputs and they all seem to be fully plugged in If it's worth noting, I also replaced the front fan and added one in the HDD slot and they are working fine. So it seems I can rule out hardware issues with either the fans or the Y splitter

[@HardwareSense]

So the same Y splitter is working guaranteed?

[@Schmetzz]

@@HardwareSense the Y splitter came in a 2 pack, so I feel confident that it wouldn’t be the issue. I could be wrong though. The one I got is from JBtek

[@Schmetzz]

Disregard, I’m an idiot lol just checked again and the top fan input was only plugged into 3 of the pins rather than all 4

[@HardwareSense]

@@Schmetzz That was going to be my next suggestion, as it happened to me recently as well

[@DM-fp8uw]

Skip to 9:15 if you want the cooling mods.

[@libero8750]

Does need maintenance the cooling liquid system? I read that is suggested to replace the water every 2/3 years on a custom pc. Thank you

[@HardwareSense]

No it doesn't

[@dablazarus7303]

Interesting. I've built a PC but I don't consider myself knowledgeable of everything, is that push/pull config you've got on the radiator common? With one on each side? It's a good idea.

[@HardwareSense]

That is recommended for smaller radiators and others if you desire less noise without losing effectiveness

[@dablazarus7303]

@@HardwareSense Oh okay, good to know. Thank you!

[@Aybabtu76]

I don't see a link for the 80mm fan you used for the top front intake, does it matter what is used? Are you able to control the fans with the control center after changing from stock?

[@HardwareSense]

I used the fan that is coming with the stock air cooling solution, just take that fan, as its PWM and can be synced with the front fan.

[@msharmall7298]

Why do you need the VRM heatsinks? I just ordered a Corsair H60 AIO with included fan, do I need anything else?

[@HardwareSense]

As there will be nothing to cool them off there, it will help with the longevity of the motherboard

[@msharmall7298]

@@HardwareSense The top case fan won't cool it off sufficiently? If I'm not going to overclock the cpu, and the cpu WAS hitting 95 degrees before the liquid cooling upgrade, it should still be better than it was before in terms of heat on the motherboard, no?

[@reddemon163]

@@msharmall7298 The psu in this case puts so much heat onto the motherboard. I don't think the case fans alone are enough.

[@msharmall7298]

@@reddemon163 Hmm.. I have been watching the heat sensors on the motherboard and only one of the motherboard sensors gets very hot. Maybe a peak of 85 degrees for only a second, usually under 80 while playing games. Also, I looked at my motherboard and I don't see room for VRM heatsinks. I don't see how they could fit, on mine there are little metal colored squares in the way.

[@knowyourjoe8826]

Just curious if there is enough space to mount a fan on top of the metal chassis above the radiator but under the plastic shroud? It seems like the top plastic shroud is huge. I have no experience with these but am considering getting one. Thanks.

[@HardwareSense]

Not possible unfortunately, I tried already.

[@TheSkateTimes]

Spectacular job. Did the 2 fan upgrades using your video and 2 others to corroborate. Had i known (post job) that you did the third, I would have gotten the job done today as I ordered 3 fans. I did get a bios error, but changed the top rad fan power to cpu_fan instead of fan top and fixed it. I’m curious how the third fan will act when i get to it.

[@HardwareSense]

I did the same, initially getting only 2 but later a third one for the front. I didn't get any errors on my end everything worked right away.

[@SnoozeMr995]

I also replaced the top fan with a Noctua PWM 4 pin fan. But I can not control this in the AWCC. How did you implement the fan control?

[@HardwareSense]

The AWCC will control the RPMs when needed

[@Kraagzar]

Hi, I wanted to do the push-pull, but I can't find the proper screws for it. The original ones are too short to go through the top fan to the rad. Can you tell which ones you used?

[@HardwareSense]

Check out the comments they are listed

[@rodbriggs8552]

Wow, that was a great deal on the R10 with an RTX3070 for $1200. Last week I was able to buy an R10 with a Ryzen 3800x, Liquid Cooling 1000w PSU, Lunar Light case, RTX 2070, 8GB of DDR4 2933Mhz, 512GB Nvme, Wifi 6 for $1240. I plan to upgrade the RAM with (Adata) XPG 16GB Dual Channel 3200Mhz. Ivan, what's the highest clock RAM the R10 will take, 3600Mhz? How much and which RAM do you suggest?

[@HardwareSense]

I would go with 3600mhz, nothing more.

[@rodbriggs8552]

​@@HardwareSense Is Oloy memory reliable? Amazon is selling a 32GB 3600Mhz kit for $149

[@HardwareSense]

@@rodbriggs8552 I have one kit and is not bad, don't see any issues with it.

[@Norinia]

I’m crying lol 😅 I should have bought a computer back then lol. Still looking at a decent computer but geez, I missed out big time

[@JSyntax]

what size fan for the 2nd front fan? looked like 80mm?

[@HardwareSense]

Yes it is 80mm one, from the stock cooler

[@Sakon85]

He puts in an 80mm, but it's actually slotted for a 92mm...

[@IcedAssault]

I cleanly gorilla double side taped a 120mm in there and works great 👍🏼 completely removed the bracket.

[@trueno1337]

How is the 3000rpm noctua? I installed two of those while one of these are mining full time but not sure how it compares to lower rpm models as I know higher rpm doesn’t always mean better cooling

[@ranillorodriguez6807]

Thanks for the awesome video! Would you have any particular cooling mods for the GPU? Or would these fans help? Thanks!

[@xenomorph7299]

is there enough space to cool the gpu?

[@jnellis84]

These fans helped significantly - I threw four noctua into my case and it's not only much quieter but even the GPU is -20C cooler.

[@jnellis84]

@@xenomorph7299 there's some clearance (maybe 3 inches) below the GPU in mine and an exhaust port right there, so you could certainly throw in a GPU AOI cooler without sacrificing either 3.5" bay. Not sure how you'd mount a fan horizontally - maybe on the side panel. I have that on my NZXT tower. It might work here too to push that GPU air out rather than having it blasting straight down on your supplemental SSDs. I didn't see a third fan slot on the MB but you might be able to split off from the others.

[@CorbettK42]

I have an r12 with 11400f and 3060ti do you think I could get away with one fan for cpu cooler and one fan to replace the front fan? The Noctua NF-A12x25 PWMs are quite pricey!

[@HardwareSense]

I would just get the ML120 Pro, they at least 100% proven to work with no Bios errors

[@laing4045]

I have been reading up on this because i have an i7-11700F alienware Aurora modded with the corsair h60 (2018) and it has no vrm heatsink, I have read both that it is needed and unneeded, basically a bunch of conflicting information. cpu temps max at around 86c and the max package power draw i have seen is 153w on windows 10 balanced profile while playing beamng drive and i had no stutters at all during the playtime, should I bother with the heatsink for the vrm? or should I maybe lower the package power to 65w as advertised. (not sure it's possible tbh, I think power saving plan limits it to 65w though) just looking for an opinion.

[@HardwareSense]

Personally I would try to find the VRM heatsinks, there is not a lot of air circulation there and I wouldn't want to risk it.

[@alphaboy1872]

I have the OEM heatsink for the VRM's from Dell. It is an "L" shaped piece unlike yours. Should i cut the smaller section away and not use that? I really don't see VRM's on the motherboard as I do with the first set.

[@HardwareSense]

Don't cut anything, if it fits, install it. Different versions have different types

[@alphaboy1872]

@@HardwareSense Got it... I have an R12 so not sure if that makes a difference? There are just pads on the circuit board where those VRM's are supposed to be. Little concerned of a short putting the smaller heatsink over them? If you still need the smaller heatsink let me know. I have 2 of these from Dell.

[@alphaboy1872]

OK i answered my own question. It appears the smaller heatsink section does not touch anything to create a short. Let me know if you want to smaller heatsink. Ill get it out to you if you do.

[@HardwareSense]

@@alphaboy1872 Thank you, appreciate you trying to help, but I sold my Aurora a long time ago 😊

[@jefflowry4112]

Where did you get the rubber push in feet to mount the 92mm fan in the 3.5 HDD cage?

[@HardwareSense]

Link in the description

[@jefflowry4112]

@@HardwareSense i looked yesterday and did not see

[@trueno1337]

I’m confused which fan did you use foe the upper front fan? Was it the stock fan?

[@hondaboyhunter]

Reuse the one from the stock cpu cooker

[@shuo_tonny_tao1725]

@@hondaboyhunter Where did he get the rubber feet to mount it on the hard drive cage?

[@TheJoBlackos]

Nice мартеница, I have the same :D. On the topic, I have the R11 with i9-10900KF and RTX 3090. I have pulled out the top fan and put it in front. I have installed Noctua on the radiator. Improuved the temps with around 20 C.

[@TheJoBlackos]

By the way, I tried to use only Noctua fans all over the case, but the R11 with i9-10900KF has some BIOS tests running on startup and Noctua fans cannot get through the tests. I had error on startup. So I put back the bottom front fan and used the top fans in front to pass through the BOIS checks. I connected the Noctua I installed for the radiotor on the CPU Fan connector, it is working very well.

[@joelfouch2511]

Are there any other CPU Liquid coolers you are able to recommend and compatible ? I don’t really want to buy a used one, and also don’t want to wait for Dell to restock

[@HardwareSense]

Corsair H60

[@mfahham862]

Can you please give me the link of that heatsink for the motherboard

[@Austzynn]

Is there prep for the cpu water cooler other than paste and heat sinks? You don’t have to fill it do you?

[@HardwareSense]

No, none of that

[@osvaldotrevino1991]

Ordered this couple of days ago is it good for a beginner in pc? Just want to play warzone with it . I currently use a ps4 console classic . AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800 Windows 11 Home NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 16GB, 1x16GB, DDR4, 3200MHz, XMP 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

[@HardwareSense]

Hopefully you got the AIO cooling option?

[@osvaldotrevino1991]

@@HardwareSense unfortunately it didnt come with that i just ordered it from dell for 110 dolars hope is a good deal .(Assembly,Heatsink,Central Processor Unit,95W,L-COOLER,R6)

[@HardwareSense]

@@osvaldotrevino1991 Not that bad actually

[@ShoaibHussain-dh4vd]

Great video. Can you do one on adding heatsinks and/or thermalpads to the dell oem rtx gpus. I just got my r11 with rtx3080 and the vram temperature stays at 100+ degrees when using memory intensive apps.

[@krisfarlee]

Set a custom gpu fan curve in MSI Afterburner. Make it aggressive. I haven't seen higher than 63 C since I set an aggressive fan curve.

[@Mexpikachu]

The biggest thing you can do for the Alienware 3080 is reapplying thermal paste and adding some around the heat sink. The issue stems from them not having thermal paste for the rest of the gpu and instead putting stickers where there should be paste.

[@Anthony-ve7ed]

Great video! I purchased an Aurora r10 Ryzen 5950x with a Nvidea 3090 and did some research; the noise and cooling is an issue for some. I’m going to get the Noctua fans but my question is how many fans do I need for this monster PC? Thanks

[@HardwareSense]

I would suggest that you get 3 Corsair ML120 Pro instead, some people are reporting issues with the Noctua fans

[@Anthony-ve7ed]

@@HardwareSense Have you gotten any bios errors with your Corsair fans?

[@HardwareSense]

@@Anthony-ve7ed Zero

[@Anthony-ve7ed]

@@HardwareSense copy that. I’ll look into the Corsair!! You wouldn’t happen to know if the rgb version of the corsairs causes any problems be the non lighting by chance? If any 😆

[@HardwareSense]

@@Anthony-ve7ed The RGB would be fine but you won't be able to control the RGB and you not going to see it through the solid panels, so it's kind of a waste

[@alvinong9237]

@Hardwaresense do you have a link of the Y splitter for the front fan and extra fan?

[@johnvenegas5120]

Yes

[@RichardMoreno24]

What type of splitter do i need for the Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM fans?

[@HardwareSense]

They come in the box with the Noctua fans

[@piotrmontgomerytv7786]

Hello! I have a question, can R10 run "Call of Duty World at War"?

[@HardwareSense]

Yes of course

[@piotrmontgomerytv7786]

@@HardwareSense Good!

[@toddrolland106]

The corsair water cooler's tubes are kind of long, you're better off with the stock water cooler. It can be done, it's just kind of a PITA

[@remiweiss254]

Thanks a lot for this video! Quick question though, I have an R10 with ryzen 3700x and plan to replace the air cooler with a corsair H60. I managed to find the left VRM on ebay. No luck finding the top part (4D5V9). Dell claims they don't sell it... despite you and other being evidence they do. Would you recommend going with only one VRM ?

[@HardwareSense]

I would suggest keep contacting them, every sales man is acting differently, I am currently looking for the VRM heatsink for my G5 and other people are saying that they bought it from Dell, but they tell me that they don't have it, or they don't sell it, last one told me they are out of stock at the moment.

[@Atreyuh55]

@@HardwareSense Thank you!

[@Atreyuh55]

Just as an update, I called Dell again, and they just offered to sell me their custom liquid cooling solution plus the J46J2 VRM. Apparently very few units are left. However, the small top VRM remains unavailable at the moment on their side (no luck on eBay as well)

[@HardwareSense]

@@Atreyuh55 How much for the AIO they want?

[@Atreyuh55]

@@HardwareSense 120 for the AIO + 1.15 for the left VRM heatsink. I live in Canada so those price are in Canadian dollars. With taxes + shipping the quote was 140 $. The rep left me his email address to check periodically for the availability of the 4D5V9 heatsink

[@daniel-ix]

I was in that same position with the 3070 and got the 3060 ti version too. Same exact one you have

[@HardwareSense]

Its pretty good I have to say, especially for the price.

[@daniel-ix]

@@HardwareSense by the way, I contacted Dell for that VRM heat sink and they told me that they can’t sell me that part unless I send back the whole computer back to them. How did you manage to get the part from them? And also, I looked at eBay for the bigger heat sink and couldn’t find it.

[@HardwareSense]

@@daniel-ix Be persistent, contact them every day, different reps do different things, you will eventually find one to sell it to you

[@kammii7272]

Do I 100% need the vrm heatsinks I seen multiple videos with people not using vrm heatsinks and still applying the h60. I'm going for the H60

[@msharmall7298]

How did it go? I am in the same boat. Gonna install my H60 in a few days without the VRM heatsinks. I keep reading online it's fine as long as you have decent airflow and aren't overclocking?

[@kammii7272]

@@msharmall7298 I did it last night and so far so good my gaming temps were in the high 70 going into the 80s even hitting 95 while video rendering and then I switched to the h60 and getting 50c while gaming. I don't know how to check my vrm temps but it's working so who cares lol imma buy the heatsink later and install it it's only 10 bucks on eBay so what the heck

[@msharmall7298]

@@kammii7272 Can you find it on ebay? I couldn't. That's great about your temps though, my 3700x is heating up just like that. Even more so, maybe. I hope this upgrade has the same effect on my machine. Also I've never done anything inside a computer before, could I maybe add you on Discord so I can msg you any questions I have while I'm swapping it out? If not that's understandable

[@kammii7272]

@@msharmall7298 yeah just look up vrm heatsink for r10 on google and a forum will pop up and a guy in the comment section stated the part number if might have linked it. It's super easy but I'd recommend not watch this video instead watch another one I watched a tutorial from a guy named "Stony World" on youtube and he showed and stated it perfectly. When you watch the video I watched make sure you read the bio to bc if you have a r11 you have to plug in the h60 pump in differently but he states were to put it in the bio of the video so yeah

[@msharmall7298]

@@kammii7272 ahh okay, thanks man I appreciate it!

[@Norinia]

Do you think this liquid cooler, with the modification you did, would be enough for a Ryzen 9 5900X?

[@HardwareSense]

Definitely not

[@Norinia]

@@HardwareSense Damn. I was looking at a model with it because it came with all the other upgrades I was looking for. I guess I’ll have to change the case to get the liquid cooler I’d need for it

[@Username_Invalid]

I have a r11 (air cooled) ((big mistake)) with i7 10700F and 2070super and noticed my cpu temps were around 95c average gaming so I panicked and quit gaming. I opened up the case just for shits, left the case open and put a small usb powered fan blowing inside the case and my cpu temps went down to 74c average. Thats over 20c average difference without changing any parts, that's just insane.

[@VidzNbidZ]

By any chance do you remember the size fan you placed inside the hard drive case?

[@HardwareSense]

82 and 90mm can fit in there

[@RichardMoreno24]

I have the R10, 5800x, 3080 and with AMD. I switch my to Corsair ML 120 Pro and getting front fan errors when booting up. Can't my fans with Alienware Command Center and tried MS afterburner still not working. Any ideas. My fans two fans are as well. Any help will be appreciated...both fans stay at one speed.

[@HardwareSense]

Check out the connection for the front fan, I had an issue only the first time since I had the ML120 Pro not plugged in correctly

[@markcaudell7814]

I'm waiting for my R10 to show up with a 6800XT and a 5800x. It does water liquid cooling already. Can I get away with just installing 3 of the Noctua fans or should I redo the thermal paste and reseat the cooler? Nice video, btw. Thanks

[@HardwareSense]

I think that it might be a bit difficult to mount the fans without taking the whole AIO out, so repasting would be necessary.

[@rafayelk3736]

I tried this, doesn't make that big of a difference. The case is flawed. I was idling at 65 and game time was 85. I got a new mobo, moved it to 750d with extra fans and Noctua NH d15 and I'm idling 35 and gaming at 60 to 65. And I used noctua paste. Mind you, you will lose your warranty if you do this, but it was worth it for me.

[@HardwareSense]

@@rafayelk3736 Yes of course, so you just used the parts and made a custom, it's no longer a Prebuild 😉

[@rafayelk3736]

@@HardwareSense only way to get an rtx 3080 these days :p

[@HardwareSense]

@@rafayelk3736 That is exactly right

[@LoMaximoPR]

Hello! I know this video is old but hoping you can help. Just did the whole procedure and now PC wont power on. I made sure to ground myself before working, connected my things back and PSU receives power, fans spin but when pressing the power button nothing lights up. Any ideas?

[@HardwareSense]

Check all the connections again and double check

[@LoMaximoPR]

@@HardwareSense Currently checked, everything seemed fine. Thinking I may have shorted the motherboard. Thanks for responding!

[@GdnationNY]

Thanks this is great. I have do photogrammetry and cg work that would benefit from a 2nd gpu. Would this cooling solution support a 2nd gpu?

[@hondaboyhunter]

Not a chance

[@sg9878]

Hi ; thanks for the video Do u think we can put a corsair liquid cooler instead of a alienware liquid cooler ?

[@HardwareSense]

Yes H60

[@WeiFinder]

I just got this but Ryzen 5900x and RTX3090 + the 144hz 38in alienware ultrawide 🤠

[@pavelmetodiev9835]

how many days did it take to arrive? waiting for mine :D

[@WeiFinder]

@@pavelmetodiev9835 i'm still waiting as well, 30-45 days estimated

[@radofenix]

Did you pay the 4 grand? I just bought one for 3 grand for computer only with 5900 and 3800 rtx.

[@WeiFinder]

@@radofenix Around that yeah.. I splurged.. including tax it was $5000cad for the pc and $2000cad for the monitor, also just got the 55" LG CX (for gaming) and the Oculus Quest 2 + some flight sim stuff

[@WeiFinder]

The 38in ultrawide was 700$ off

[@terrellwright7565]

Great video. I did notice that your voltage is/was 1.41V. I have the R10, 3700x, RTX 3070. I realized that I was at 1.38V. When I lowered it to 1.28V, my temps dropped significantly! Haven't noticed any change in performance. Have you considered this option?

[@HardwareSense]

What did you use to lower it?

[@terrellwright7565]

@@HardwareSense AMD Ryzen Master. Go to "MANUAL" tab.

[@HardwareSense]

@@terrellwright7565 I see, I will give it a try, thanks.

[@terrellwright7565]

@@HardwareSense Let me know what you think. DISCLAIMER: I am not a Gamer or Miner. I use my rig for Streaming Content and watching videos to upgrade mostly.

[@HardwareSense]

@@terrellwright7565 I played around with it for a while, and it's working for the most part, changing the voltage only will drop the frequency to 3600mhz on all cores, so you would need to adjust that as well, when I put it at 4.4ghz as max on all cores, the temps are too high, higher than what I have have by default with PBO enabled.

[@RichardMoreno24]

How many fans you have on your Aurora 10. I have the Aurora 10 with Ryzan 5800X watercooled. I was wondering do you know if my system has three fans or two.

[@HardwareSense]

You should have 2, one 120mm in the front and one 120mm on the AIO

[@RichardMoreno24]

@@HardwareSense do you feel this will help with the cooling and quietness? With two Noctua fans...

[@HardwareSense]

@@RichardMoreno24 Oh yes, absolutely

[@RichardMoreno24]

@@HardwareSense thank you for your help.

[@joechristodoulou3680]

Noctua NF-A9 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (92mm, Brown) in front hdd cage then x3 Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Brown) with splitters in existing fan ports on mobo would this work? great video btw thanks for making I've hit the subscribe button :)

[@HardwareSense]

It should

[@toddgarvin2808]

Using the Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM as the top AIO fans will cause a bios error. They work wonderfully and are super quiet. But you'll get an error everytime you restart the computer which is super annoying.

[@HardwareSense]

@@toddgarvin2808 I thought that multiple people over the Dell forums confirmed that those are not throwing an error?

[@toddgarvin2808]

@@HardwareSense So I have the R11 (bios 1.0.4), not the R10. I wonder if that is making the difference. I do love how much quieter this thing is now. :-)

[@joechristodoulou3680]

All done x4 120mm fans no errors thanks for the reply 👍

[@Atreyuh55]

I added a push pull with two ML 120 Pro and the Alienware AIO cooler yesterday and my R10 is so much quieter with CPU temperatures dropping 20 to 30 degrees depending on the workload! Thank you very very much for your tutorial! However, I did not a add a second front fan and just swapped the lower front fan with another ML 120 Pro. I plugged it on the Front fan connector but on startup I get a diagnostic check failure telling me the front fan is not recognized. THe PC will boot normally after the diagnostic check, and the front fan works normally. Do you know if this diagnostic check on startup is normal or if there is a workaround? IT's just annoying to wait a few minutes now to address the diagnostic before being able to use the PC. HOwever, again, thank you for your help temperatures are crazy low now!

[@HardwareSense]

Does it run the diagnostic every time or it was just ones?

[@Atreyuh55]

@@HardwareSense Every time unfortunately.

[@HardwareSense]

@@Atreyuh55 Try to unplug it and plug it back, if that doesn't work, try plug in the stock one and back the ML120 pro

[@Atreyuh55]

@@HardwareSense Will do and report back back! Thank you!

[@aidenjaxlol]

Took off my backplate and some of the thermal pads on it was like stuck on the chip so. Is this a problem?

[@HardwareSense]

Not a problem

[@jasonjones724]

I just ordered an R10 with a 3080 but I was able to get the stock liquid cooler. My question is will I still need to get the heat sink or was that included? And will I still want to purchase the 3 fans?

[@HardwareSense]

It will come with the VRM heatsinks and yes you would need the fans if you want silence

[@Firemedic361]

@@HardwareSensewhat is the cooling performance difference with the push pull configuration. Trying to get a little better cooling on my 3080 until the 50 series cards arrrive.

[@kratosgow7978]

I'm sure this is for above 1080P gaming, but I have the ryzen 7 5800X and 6800 XT config and honestly it's the coolest pc I've owned when it comes to temps. I guess there's a lot of different reasons temps could be an issue for some, but everything I've played my graphics card stays around 60C and my cpu's highest was like 72C. Once again, I know a lot of things factor into temp issues for some.

[@HardwareSense]

It makes perfect sense, at 1440P and above, the CPU is barely utilized.

[@RichardMoreno24]

When you replaced your fans did you lose control of fan speed?

[@HardwareSense]

Didn't even know there was control with the stock ones, lol

[@RichardMoreno24]

@@HardwareSense you can go to your command center

[@RichardMoreno24]

When you replaced your fans was Aurora 10 temps cooler?

[@HardwareSense]

@@RichardMoreno24 Never needed to adjust anything, with new and old I left them at auto

[@JamesMcGinn14]

Do you get any errors if you install the aio without installing the heatsinks?

[@Tigerfan-qx2xq]

I just installed this exact module. Dell sent me a a liquid cooling module "assembly" heatsink was in the description by the way. I got everything installed and I got the critical error heatsink clips not installed. My whole system was also making some crazy noise I can't explain. I triple checked every fan and the positioning of every component and I did the installation perfect. I'm not sure why it made the sound. Anyway, I contacted dell and they are sending a technician out to install the heatsinks and check "my" installation of the liquid cooling module. The tech was convinced that I did something wrong and that's what created the sound lol.

[@Tigerfan-qx2xq]

To touch further on this I bought a "refurbished" liquid cooling module from Dell and the explained to the salesman that I had a air cooled system. Admittedly I didn't think think about the heatsinks for the side and back with the module setup. In my defense I feel the salesman should have known that the rig I had didn't have heatsinks other than the one under the CPU fan and should have atleast tried to sell me some or include the ones that the assembly stated came with the liquid cooling module.

[@JamesMcGinn14]

@@Tigerfan-qx2xq hey thanks for the info! So you ordered this assembly from Dell? How?

[@Tigerfan-qx2xq]

Error code is 2000-0714 btw

[@JamesMcGinn14]

@hardwaresense did you get bios errors turning on the pc without installing the heatsinks first?

[@Papa_Het]

What size of screws did you use?

[@bradgeorge9228]

Did you use different screws for the top fan on the push/pull?

[@HardwareSense]

No, they are the same ones that are used with every aftermarket AIO, I had a lot of leftover from the past.

[@Insert_Screename_Here]

Curious, why not turn the radiator 90 degrees, was there not enough hose for that?

[@HardwareSense]

Correct, not enough slack

[@Insert_Screename_Here]

@@HardwareSense thanks for the reply. I just bought one today, no graphics card. My current machine has a Corsair h60 in it, I will probably swap in.

[@dinhscot]

Nice write up.. them Dell OEM fans is what bothers me a lot. Reason why I didn't buy a Alienware R11 with the RTX 3060ti card... sad

[@MurdahBassRecords]

It's such a simple swap with 2 fans and the machines whisper quiet. And only costs 60 bucks. Hardly a deal breaker.

[@fenix80rcl]

Hello I used your recomendation and fan replacement but I used the Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM but now I have an issue every time when I boot I have an error, do you know if there is a converter or someting to solve the issue ? I search on internet and it seems the issue is realed to DELL proprietary fan connector, please help me , thank you

[@HardwareSense]

Did you get this one amzn.to/2RP6I0d I see a lot of people at Dell Community forum reporting that is working with no issues

[@fenix80rcl]

@@HardwareSense Yes, that one, I have an alienware R11 and there was one BIOS update last week, in any case I am happy with the upgrade, thank you very mucho for you video and help the only issue now is how I can disable that check at the boot or find out how to solve it, I do not know if it is an adaptor issue, I saw on internet that some people said that the dell 4 pin mother board connector is not standard and that is why I have this issue, I contacted Noctua support and they told me this = Unfortunately systems from Dell, HP, Lenovo and other big OEMs are often diverting from standards set by Intel or AMD by subtle details, and thus we cannot guarantee that any of our coolers or fans are compatible with such systems. In your case, I don't think that the pin-configuration is an issue here, but rather that pre-built systems often require a minimum-RPM from fans. That means that a fan-error could result out of f.ex. one of our fans spinning at a low speed, which your system detects as "faulty" because it doesn't expect an RPM that low. Sadly, replacing fans in pre-built systems often proves to be quite difficult, and I'm sorry that we can't provide you with an easy solution that will resolve this issue.

[@HardwareSense]

@@fenix80rcl Maybe Dell changed something with the new Bios or maybe the R11 handles things differently, but I read at the forums that in the past a lot of people used those Noctua fans successfully

[@fenix80rcl]

@@HardwareSense Thank you for your help, now I have 4 fans and the noisy was reduce a lot !!, GPU is cooler

[@HardwareSense]

@@fenix80rcl Great, happy to help.

[@thebl4ckd0g]

I just got an R10 back in May or June - RTX 3060 card, Ryzen 5800, 32 GB RAM and their cpu liquid cooling - and the fans are definitely crazy loud. Also it does have issues with occasional blue screens, still trying to figure out what is causing them.

[@nvermr]

Ithis was happening to me before, maybe check how hot the pc is bc alienware pcs cooling is absolute shit and it might be messing something up

[@DDL-n2u]

Did you figure it out? There is an open box R10 with a 5800x and 3070 for under a grand with liquid cooling and I'm wondering how bad the cooling issues are. For the price I feel like I can't pass it up and I need to maybe just upgrade fans?

[@frenchgirlgabby1706]

Dell doesn't have the heat sinks in stock are they necessary with water cooling? Sorry I'm new to water cooling

[@HardwareSense]

Highly recommend, ebay has a lot.