Be Quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Unboxing & Installation

[@bikes02]

This is without doubt the best instructional YT video of them all for this particular product, thanks for taking the time to explain about every connection regarding where it is from and where it plugs into. You have a new subscriber just because of this video alone.

[@nerosthedevil2248]

Best guide ive ever seen for installing! Bought mine last week and was a bit afraid to install it myself cause im pretty clumsy and never did this before This guide helped me completely, everything is working as intended, my CPU has never been "cooler" before Be quiet! just never disappoints, sure it costs a bit more, but its SUCH a good quality and the fans make pretty much no noise at all It like you took noctua fans, but they dont look horrible

[@tonysopranosleftnut]

How did you sync your cpu fans rgb with the case fans?

[@nerosthedevil2248]

TO EVERYONE WHO STRUGGLES WITH FAN AND PUMP SPEED: Plug the pump in your pump header on your mainboard, IF YOU DO NOT have one: Plug it into a Chassis or System Fan header, and then go into your BIOS and select either FULL SPEED or TURBO on the header you plugged it into DO NOT plug the pump into the hub of the AiO, the system will handle it like a normal fan then, which will result in a MUCH slower speed of the pump, thats struggling with the liquid flow DO NOT use CPU OPT, this is just a additional fan header for the CPU cooler, that uses the same speed as the CPU Fan header So. one fan should be in the RPM header on the Hub. the rest of the fans and the cooler block RGB cable can just go in the other headers of the Hub Then you plug the Pump itself to either a Chassis Fan header or a system fan header (if your mainboard has a pump header use this one), then you start your pc, go in the BIOS and select either "Turbo" or "Full Speed" on the header you plugged the pump into Congrats, you can see now the speed of your pump, and the speed of your other fans

[@Flik1992]

Please watch out how you Connect the Cables One Fan should be connected to the RPM port(this fan will give the fanspeed information to the MB) at the hub and connect pump directly next to the RPM port(PWM 4Pin)then connect the hub main port to the CPU_FAN and everything should work fine

[@1989ElLoco]

Thank you! This isn't (imo) clearly explained in the manual. So we were wondering why no RPM values were reporting back to the motherboard. We installed the pump header on the dedicated port on the motherboard btw. Seemed better to have it at an almost constant rmp rather than let it fluctuate at the same speed as the fans.

[@Obraxis]

Thanks for this, still nothing in manuals and the official video doesn't show it either, and this video seems to not do it properly. Appreciate your comment.

[@foecommitted]

This needs to be the top comment. The manufacturer instructions and this video are both vague. This comment is spot on.

[@nerosthedevil2248]

What about CPU opt? Isnt that needed in any way?

[@moroblizniak4457]

Ffs...i didnt consider this to be so hard... what have i done!

[@silverfox2086]

Very informative for an old-timer! 😎👍🏽

[@lordgaben2524]

Man legit i freaked out Because im really bad with Computer cabels. But your Tutorial helped me so much, thank you so much

[@Stamatakos7]

very nice review, i ll install mine with 3 fans tomorrow following your instructions step by step

[@kalleankaa7536]

Thanks for these, my pure loop 2 fx 360 is coming into the mail

[@mmarcinigielski8374]

fantastic review keep it up

[@ECPUz]

Thanks!

[@antalkristof1987]

Amazing guide, thank you mate! All the best, cheers.

[@markkennedy4055]

I just bought this cooler to harvest the fans to use in my Phanteks Evolv Shift XT build. I ditched the Phanteks AIO cooler ARGB Halo fans for these, a better choice I think! Nice video!

[@shun_914]

um look up light wings 3 pack

[@markkennedy4055]

@@shun_914 Um…at that time they were not available anywhere. That was the reason I purchased the AIO for the fans.

[@marinehm]

This did not go much into detail on how the tabs (mounting bracket) are facing. I had to turn them around. Other than that, it was a good video. I had to purchase the “240”, which did not come with a hub. Should it have?

[@michaelthompson9798]

Loving the FX design and aesthetics 🥰👍😇. If the initial ~$125USD price point for the 360mm cooler stays …. It’ll be a vg AIO …. at ~$150+USD it’s a bit far fetched and not worth it imo.

[@ECPUz]

I love the anesthetics on this FX stuff. So good 👌

[@nickstokes-hx4gz]

Great video, I have a question I cant find the answer to. I have ROG STRIX B350-F which has 2 RGB connectors on the board but they are 12v, can I connect the hub to one of these or will it blow?

[@erccasper8031]

Do i need to use the HUB? The Most Mainboards having slots for the AIO or Not?

[@sworks7124]

Thank you that helped alot!

[@transcend60]

thanks you you helped me alot Happy New 2024 Year

[@mechanic9475]

Is the thermal paste good? Would it be necessary to swap it out for something like MX6? Thanks.

[@laracroft8553]

I am a new builder, and they really need better guidance on where to connect the wires especially from the pump and where to plug in the hub wire. On my mother board it has a Pump fan header, so I plugged the pump there and the two radiator fans to the hub then the wire from the hub to the CPU fan header. their instruction manual says nothing.

[@frankcastle4729]

I did the same thing, but I suppose that this guy did it ok in the video, it doesnt really matter where you connect the pump, whether its the cpu fan header or pump (fan) header. Just make sure to connect one fan to the rpm header on the hub to make your mobo recognize the rpm of your aio fans :)

[@Iakaramanis]

how can you change the rgb colour of the pure loop 500 fx? Also did you notice the silicon of the aio fans where the x8 screws located to unstuck ? i mean the rabbers where the x8 screws are fit on to connect with radiator

[@nekonari22]

wonder if there's anyway to control the RGB lighting... would love to just make it less bright glowing white color instead of all RGB rainbow flurry thing

[@bobpants1469]

So that fan positioning is pushing air through the radiator out the top of the case right?

[@Purplexis]

I bought the 240mm and it could not even keep my 5700x cool. On load my cpu would thermal throttle and get to 95 celsius. I tried 2 different coolers and both the same issue. Terrible when a cheap ID cooling aio keeps it under 65 celsius on full load!

[@mit1s]

Thanks, was about to get this for my 5700x Which aio did you end up getting?

[@jorgesoletario2307]

i have an older mobo that has only rgb header. is it ok not to connect the argb cable from this aio and will still have lighting effects(of course will not be able to customize lighting via app). thanks for the reply.

[@bartezpl2195]

i have a question - will this pure loop be enough to cool i5 13600k? or maybe i need silent loop - my case is pure base 600 there can be only 120,240 or 360 fans on top or better go into dark rock 4 pro? (on front panel i have 2x 140 pure wings 2)

[@MeesterJ]

I have the exact same question! Pls answer it dear channel owner!

[@nerosthedevil2248]

Probably, my i7 12th gen stays cool all the time, tho if you really want to be absolutely save, go for the 360, but i think 240 or 280 should just be absolutely fine for an i5

[@AnnaEriksson1993]

Is it 240 or 280 fans? 😊

[@midair2376]

Can someone say me where the Argb Connector is on the Aorus Elite z690m ddr4? Under my Sata ports is a 3 pin connector but I have no clue that it is.

[@Th3SecretLady]

So what cable comes on the top of the hub RPM?

[@halicon7475]

wonder if this cooler will fit in the Meshify 2

[@aleksnaderpetrovic3325]

do i need to use hub? i have already 5 bequiet fans rgb with hub,i would like to switch evga clc 240 to be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX 280mm

[@NetBit0101]

Hello, sorry for a stupid question, but the liquid is already in the radiator or i add the liquid? Thanks

[@elsonadounsueno]

It is ready to go straight from the box :) The extra bottle is for refill after (i guess) few years of use.

[@MaikTM68]

is there allready water in it?

[@Jonathan-mu5nx]

What if i have more fans? What to do

[@Rexaroo]

Hey dude, thanks for the video. I have the same AIO and for whatever reason, I can't access fan speed control within Windows, and even the BIOS doesn't seem to recognize the fans. Is there a software you're using to control fan curves etc? I installed the cables as you have in your video.. Let me know your thoughts :)

[@i73380069]

Dont connecté like this CPU fan and CPU opt . connect pump on aio pump and in the bios qfan reconize the aio . For the fans, connect on CPU fan sry for my bad english but the pwm use faster the pumps

[@wachemowe]

@@i73380069 i did that, but the BIOS only detect pump speed, not the fan :(

[@iHernandez620]

do you know if the 280mm would fit that case ? (500 fx) on top

[@phoenixfire6559]

Pure Base 500 FX will only fit a 240 radiator on the top. There are only a few midi towers of the same size which will take a 280. Phanteks P500A is the best known for fitting larger radiators as it has a lot of head room. The Corsair 4000D can fit 280 at a push but you'll want lowish profile RAM. Even and Arctic II 240 is a bit of a tight fit in this case. The pure base FX radiator is slightly on the thinner side meaning it fits snug into the pure base 500 fx.

[@MaikTM68]

7:28 but why the hell do i need the 4 pin aswell?? xd i dont get it

[@Sica1000]

Would it be possible that you also could have mounted the 260 AIO-version on the top in your case? Because there is some space left.

[@ECPUz]

Yes, the 280 would fit in the top of this case as well.

[@Sica1000]

@@ECPUz sorry I mean a 360 AIO... possible?

[@ECPUz]

@@Sica1000 Yes, this case can support a 360mm in the top as well, but you have to watch the HDD cages as they can get in the way of the hoses on the AIO.

[@Sica1000]

@@ECPUz mhm, thank you for second reply. Enjoy the weekend.

[@justinfay3011]

What is the RPM on the hub used for then?

[@poonholder5643]

this is the golden question. In the china manual it says it will send the connected devices RPM through to the motherboard header. Im stuck on this, as far as I can make out, you will only be read RPM off one device and only if that device is connected to the RPM socket on the hub. Im a newbie, first PC build and given how quickly everyone brushes over the hub wiring including the manufactures then I can only presume it it stupidly simple. That said question remain, is it the pump motor you link to RPM port on hub, then hub to PumpFan header on board as it can draw the most and command the fans and pump from that header whilst taking RPM off pump? Some say its better to know the pump RM than the fans? Geez... the case I got came with 4xARGB fans with their own hub too inc 2x 5v ARGB (in's?) Bah im lost!

[@justinfay3011]

​@@poonholder5643 I didn't end up using the RPM port, as shown in the video and it seemed to work out okay. The case we got, of the same line, Pure Base FX, came with a hub as well. What we ended up doing is using the AIO fan hub from the box for the two fans mounted to the AIO radiator, along with the RGB connectors. We plugged the ARGB cable from the AIO HUB into one of the ARGB ports into the case hub. We have the case fans going to the case hub as well. This way, with the AIO Hub RGB connector just plugged into the case hub, along with the case fans, the AIO radiator fans are getting the same RGB signal. The case hub RGB connector is what's connected to the mobo. So there's only one RGB connection and they're (fans, AIO, etc) are all on it. It'd probably be fine having the individual hubs, if you have more than one, connected to their own RGB connector on the MOBO, but, this is what we did to simplify it a little and everything is synced and working well. With that said, the AIO hub RGB is connected to the case hub, which connects to the MOBO. The AIO hub 4-pin fan connector (that has the radiator mounted fans) is connected to the 'CPU-FAN1' on our mobo. The fan cable coming directly from the pump is connected to 'PUMP-FAN' and the case hub is connected to 'CASE-FAN1'. Temps have been surprisingly great with a 5800x and 6800XT. Hope this helps.

[@poonholder5643]

@@justinfay3011 yh man it was all to easy so complicated :) Hub can't send multiple rpm signals back to mobo so the 1 is ca has a dedicated named port on the hub. I but me water pump to it so can set an alarm if it fails. Part from that they just spaghetti junction creations it seems :)

[@captainamerica274]

​@justinfay3011 this is exactly what I've been looking for. I have a bequiet 500fx case with the built in hub, and couldn't find anything about what to do with the aio hub as well. Thank you.

[@justinfay3011]

@@captainamerica274 Glad to have helped

[@LazarBrankovic-ze8ov]

Is it good for oc r7 5700x?

[@GenzoTheShark]

is it ok for a 13700k ?

[@kina7030]

I dont see no cpu opt on my mobo

[@BLK_Mar]

plsss can someone tell me can the be quiet pure loop 2 fx 240mm fit the be quiet pure base 500fx? pls comment I rlly want to know

[@captainamerica274]

Probably a bit late as it was 6 months ago, but yes it will. I have the same case, and the 260 pure loop 2. Mine is paper thin away from the vrm cooler on my mobo, but it works. The 240 should have even more space.

[@benjaminfeuer3188]

This video saved me lol

[@tonygan1132]

you didnt say whether its 240 or 280

[@w0wn]

240

[@MenCanNotBeWomen]

Crosstip? it's a flaming Philips screw driver...

[@keepthinkinglovemore7632]

Nice video but the thermal paste application was not the most efficient one

[@BABYRNG]

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[@youtubehelpsupports]

you have hdd's in 2023 loool

[@nerosthedevil2248]

HDD's have a lifespan of aprox. 50 years+ while SSD's only last at maximum for 8 years, but even after 5 years SSD's will loose speed It always recommended to have at least 1 big HDD in your rig, for data that would be crucial to loose, SSD's are very very sensitive, i use my SSD's only for the operating system and games, my data i use for work, all my pins, passwords, pictures, videos etc. etc. are saved on my 8TB HDD