Watercooling pump speed: Fixed or variable?

[@themiguelpt91]

As I am building my first water cooled computer with plenty of AquaComputer components, I really appreciate your videos! Thank you for the examples and clarity!

[@mikeymike3760]

Finally someone beyond the realm of computer Lego knowledge. Thank you for educating the folks that keep telling everyone to run pumps at 100% all the time, you have done the community a great justice. ❤

[@z00mantwo53]

These are excellent and very informative videos. My only suggestions is make sure they have "aquasuite" in the title somewhere so more people can find them.

[@KayBeeTech]

Thank you for your suggestion! I do believe that KZbin looks into the video description when searching as well. I did consider putting Aquasuite into the title, but opted not to - I think that might put some people, that doesn't use Aquasuite, off from watching it. And although it is heavily centered around Aquasuite, I hope that some of the principles and methods can be used by folks that use other software/hardware as well...

[@fokthewef]

I tried this exercise a few weeks ago. Just came across your video today. Going to try this exercise again afterwards.. will do some comparison

[@Cereal_Killr]

very imformative and scientific...obviously a smart guy. appreciate the video!

[@slims2503]

As usual, really nice tutorial. Thank you for your help! I will watch and rewatch these many time in order to manage and setup my future build.

[@KayBeeTech]

Thank you for your kind words :)

[@idontwantacallsign]

Awesome with a Guy that knows what he do💪💪. Tak for super video.

[@KayBeeTech]

Thank you for your kind words! 😊

[@moevor]

Great video! Added to my playlist for water-cooling!

[@0Metatron]

I’m new to watercooling, on a slightly educated hunch I set a slight ramp on my pump speed and the flow rate ranges from 3.6 to 4.1 litres per minute depending on temperature so it seems to be in the sweet spot

[@BillBittel]

I really hope you keep making these videos. I have enjoyed every one of them so far. Aquasuite can do so many things if you have the mindset to find ways to apply the provided programming tools to the available sensor data. I had just been leaving my pump at a constant speed because flow rate, outside of extremes, does not really affect loop efficiency that much. Your method of graphing the affect of pump speed and using this data to establish min and max values ensures that if you are going to vary pump speeds, you are doing it in the range that has the most effect. I plan to implement one of these methods on my system. Thank you again for your efforts.

[@KayBeeTech]

Thank you! I do plan on making more videos - I just have been really busy lately. But stay tuned :)

[@gerardstadalius]

excellent video showing the capabilities of aquasuite in a very well and explained way,thank you for your videos and please keep up the good work

[@raywang9803]

Very good video, I also recently purchased a Quadro and high flow next, I really hope you can post a video of their use, from unboxing to use to software settings

[@KayBeeTech]

Thank you. I have the High Flow NEXT too - I might do a video on that device as well. Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@NashtyTech]

@kaybeetech why’d you stop making videos? These are great!

[@Jayawardana.Tharindu]

Hi Kaybee, huge thanks for the great video! If I saw correctly, you have all your PWM headers coming through OCTO. have you disabled the CPU FAN error from your motherboard?

[@Kaymen1980]

Great video 👍 I learned something. Tak for det

[@Ron-sp7lw]

Hmm.. min pumpe får strøm fra sata. Sætter man ellers normal pumpen til pump_fan (4 pin) sticker ?

[@frankdiehl8749]

Mine connects to sata power, a usb-header AND the 4-pin header for the CPU-FAN. I think you might get away with connecting to any 4-pin header on your mobo, it just needs PWM to control the pump's speed. Only issue that can arise is that your mobo/system gives you issues if there's nothing connected on the main CPU_FAN header. So that's one good reason why I'd plug it in there. When you get error messages on boot and random shutdowns, that's probably what causes that. Mind you; First startup with a new AIO might cause windows to restart and stuff, it's weird. Also, I know the reason mobo's feature separate "PUMP" headers, is so that IF the pump has no sata-power connection, it could deliver something like 5v/2a, instead of 5v/1a on regular header. But it seems cheaper boards aren't even spec'ed with beefier headers, even though they say "PUMP" There's some redundancy there, when you're already sata/usb-header connected, that should be plenty to provide power/control to the pump and possibly the pump-rgb. That 4-pin makes it so you can control things through your bios or mobo-software. Hope that helped.

[@Arek_1]

@KayBeeTech Hello, learned a lot from your videos. I have some questions for a change in my open loop setup. Earlier, I simply had a High Flow Next 'cause I was only water cooling my CPU. But now I'm introducing a graphics card to the loop. I want variable RPM based on water temperature increase. So I'll be getting an Octo and I guess a second temperature sensor. Should I go with ring type or probe type sensor? And where should it be placed? Currently, I have the High Flow Next between the pump/reservoir and CPU. I guess that's the "cool side?" So should the second sensor be placed as such: pump/reservoir -> High Flow Next -> graphics card -> CPU -> second sensor -> 120 mm rad -> 360 mm rad -> pump/reservoir? And I hear that if I put a ring type sensor right on the CPU block, that it would be picking up too much heat from the CPU block? Thanks in advance.

[@Arek_1]

An update: I've upgraded my open loop as I said I would. I'm getting a delta of about 10°C, so that's cool. Still working out the stuff in Aquasuite. But what's puzzling me is that it's the High Flow Next that's actually the hot side of the loop. You would think the temperature sensor between the load and rads would be the hot side, but it's actually the cold side. Strange.

[@Grue_ni]

Very good video👍, i use Aquacomputer components and the aquasuite for a very long time now. I use the Free version of the aquasuite. Great hard and software👍, very interesting what you can do with the full version of the aquasuite software. I have one question, because theese are software controllers what happens with the pump from the moment you start the pc until windows booted to the desktop and the aquasuite starts? Is the pump going at 100% or is there also a fall back setting you can choose, or?

[@ZeleniKamion]

Good day mister ,should i set my pump at 100% while now islset to normal in bios..its connected to cpu opt.. and when im gamin i reach 54°c max should i go for full speed or not. Thank you have a nice day

[@jeremyandrianisa8996]

Hello. Very great video. I recently buy an' AIO and I don't know if it's normal or not to have a 4000+ RPM on the pump. The températures are normal but I am worried about the lifespan of it. Can you answer me please ?

[@adamu6941]

you should be able, in your BIOS, to set a curve to it, depending of where your AIO is connect on your motherboard.

[@flameboss555]

it fine because if it break just warranty it ,but being aio is easier for pump to stop working compare to watercool loop,1 my openloop watercooling pump also run 4000 for more than 3 years now 😊

[@Methodical2]

Have you had any propeller noise from the flow sensor?

[@KayBeeTech]

Only very little - the pump noise is worse

[@Methodical2]

@@KayBeeTech I recently completed both water loops and the pumps are whisper quiet after expelling the air. Also, they sit on the Shoggy Sandwich. One of the High Flow 2 flow sensors makes some propeller noise, but fortunately it's in the back of computer and doesn't radiate to the front. I figure the radiator fans will make some noise once I get the fans going and eliminate any potential sounds from the flow meter.

[@sidburn2385]

AC did have production issues with the sensors of the high flow next if the pump is throttled.

[@Methodical2]

@@sidburn2385 Was it corrected?

[@sidburn2385]

@@Methodical2 the production line used the wrong tool presing in the magnets, affected pumps got replaced. I found out while researching before buying.

[@italianbasegard]

Conclusion: “I won’t conclude anything” 🤦‍♂️

[@baconfrazzlecrisps]

you talk way to slow

[@KayBeeTech]

I'm sorry to hear that you feel that way - I'm not a native English speaker, so I find it hard to speak much faster. But if you feel the need for speed, you can always adjust the playback speed in KZbin (up to 2x speed) ;)

[@Methodical2]

@@KayBeeTech You're fine. We can understand you better when you speak methodically vs speed speaking like others out there.

[@xploh3135]

@@KayBeeTech I like the clarity in your speech. So I appreciate how you present information and I can adjust playback speed as necessary.

[@adamu6941]

@@KayBeeTech i love your tone and speed, its cool and easy to follow and understand, and you have a pleasant voice.