ASRock.com Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home > Technical Support > AMD Motherboards
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Water Pump Header (X370)
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search Search  Events   Register Register  Login Login

Water Pump Header (X370)

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
Author
Message Reverse Sort Order
soleil14 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 03 May 2017
Status: Offline
Points: 21
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote soleil14 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Water Pump Header (X370)
    Posted: 03 May 2017 at 2:30pm
Hello, I just got my X370 Taichi today.
I also have a Corsair H115i. Shoul I connect it to  CPU Fan Connector or Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector?
Thank you!
Back to Top
parsec View Drop Down
Moderator Group
Moderator Group
Avatar

Joined: 04 May 2015
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 4996
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote parsec Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Apr 2017 at 10:58am
Originally posted by murakume murakume wrote:

Keep in mind that AMD has always had a goofy way of reporting temperatures. On my board (x370 Gaming Pro) there are two main temps I look at under HWINFO version 5.47-3125: Tctl and Tidle. The Tctl value is the reading that AMD outlined as reading 20 degrees Celsius higher than the actual temp on 1700x and 1800x for some goofy fan profile difference they implemented on those CPUs. So take that and subtract 20, you'll be close to what it really is.


That's the Ryzen "temperature offset" of 20° C AMD has programmed in for use with their stock CPU coolers. That really seems to be for future use with the four core processors, that have a lower TDP than the eight core models. I'm not 100% sure what temperature is shown in the UEFI, HW Monitor screen, but my best guess is Tctl.

I see the same thing in HWiNFO64, and I love the way it is programmed to show both! The ASRock utility for X370 Ryzen boards (A-Tuning, etc) will show the Tctl temperature you see in HWiNFO64, it matches it perfectly.
Back to Top
twf85 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: 08 Mar 2017
Location: Tucson, AZ
Status: Offline
Points: 144
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote twf85 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Apr 2017 at 10:31am
I think I'm good then:

Back to Top
murakume View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie


Joined: 20 Mar 2017
Status: Offline
Points: 4
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote murakume Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Apr 2017 at 8:21am
Keep in mind that AMD has always had a goofy way of reporting temperatures. On my board (x370 Gaming Pro) there are two main temps I look at under HWINFO version 5.47-3125: Tctl and Tidle. The Tctl value is the reading that AMD outlined as reading 20 degrees Celsius higher than the actual temp on 1700x and 1800x for some goofy fan profile difference they implemented on those CPUs. So take that and subtract 20, you'll be close to what it really is.
Back to Top
twf85 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: 08 Mar 2017
Location: Tucson, AZ
Status: Offline
Points: 144
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote twf85 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Apr 2017 at 5:13am
Not to bump an old thread, but I replaced the slower fan with the stock Corsair, and it actually seemed to help a little bit. I also installed the latest version of HWMonitor to see if I could get a better look at the temps. The temps under the MOBO for the CPU were much lower than that reported under the CPU, so I boosted the proc to 4GHz, and it seems to be running fine..

Back to Top
twf85 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: 08 Mar 2017
Location: Tucson, AZ
Status: Offline
Points: 144
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote twf85 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2017 at 4:28am
Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

I was not sure about the H60 AMD mounting, and I've seen Corsair offering AM4 kits for some of their other H Series coolers, so I was concerned it might be an issue. Plus I've never mounted an H60 on an AMD board.

The only other thing I can think of is perhaps I didn't apply enough thermal paste. I use a card, like a debit card (in my case an old AAA card), and spread a thin layer across the top of the CPU. Awhile back, I would also spread a layer on the heatsink, but after seeing how much paste would end up on the sides of the CPU, I stopped doing that. I'm wondering now if I should re-apply, and perhaps crank it down a little less.

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

Your idle temps seem high to me as well, but I'm still waiting to get a Ryzen system, I can't get the board I want. So I can't offer advise from experience.

Which board were you aiming for?

I just kept hitting refresh at 10-15 minute intervals (on 3/1) until it became available for pre-order again. So someone must have backed out, or they got more in-stock. While I was waiting for it to arrive, I realized the Taichi board had everything I really wanted (namely two M.2 slots that were at least 20Gbps). Kind of cursed myself for being so impulsive. But the Creative software seems to have improved my audio experience, and the 5Gpbs LAN port may come in handy at some point.

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

The manual for your board shows both Cool n Quiet and C6 Mode enabled by default, in the Advanced, CPU Configuration screen. That normally reduces the CPU temperature at idle. Is the CPU speed/frequency dropping down at idle in Windows?

No matter what I'm doing, it seems like it never waivers much from 3.7Ghz (it'll dip about 50Mhz in CPU-Z, but that's about it).

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

But as we have seen with the latest Intel processor boards, the Auto/default VCore values are way more than necessary. That is done as a precaution, since it is impossible to predict how the processors will be at first. What do you see as the VCore in the H/W Monitor screen? It won't be identical in Windows, can you get a VCore reading in Windows? Do you use the standard Balanced Windows Power Plan?






If by "Vcore" you mean the Core Voltage, in CPU-Z it is showing as 1.216V. I wasn't sure, so I included pics. I am running in Performance Mode for my Power Plan.

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

The CM fans you have on the H60 are quiet, but as they are designed as quiet case fans, I wonder how well they work as radiator fans. The radiators on H series coolers are more restrictive to air flow than other radiators, in general.

The stock H60 fan is four pin PWM, and goes up to 2,000RPM at least, with high static pressure, better for radiators. Did you ever try that fan? Connecting it to the CPU_FAN1 header would be optimal.

Alright, I'll definitely try that. I didn't think there would be much difference between them, so I figured I would save the one that came with the cooler for when another fan died.

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

Did you ever look at the Fan-Tastic Tuning feature for fan speed configuration, in the H/W Monitor screen? I see it listed in the manual, but not in the screen shot, so not sure if it is there. Confused  It would be useful to configure the CPU fan speed so it would not be too loud, if that bothers you.

It is there! I'm not sure if it came with the original BIOS, but it is there in 1.50. Took awhile for it to Tune, and because my temps were so much higher than Xaltar's, I didn't go that route. Just set everything to the max. Noise isn't much of an issue right now, as I have an AC unit running in this room that drowns out pretty much everything else.
Back to Top
parsec View Drop Down
Moderator Group
Moderator Group
Avatar

Joined: 04 May 2015
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 4996
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote parsec Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2017 at 12:23am
I was not sure about the H60 AMD mounting, and I've seen Corsair offering AM4 kits for some of their other H Series coolers, so I was concerned it might be an issue. Plus I've never mounted an H60 on an AMD board.

Your idle temps seem high to me as well, but I'm still waiting to get a Ryzen system, I can't get the board I want. So I can't offer advise from experience.

The manual for your board shows both Cool n Quiet and C6 Mode enabled by default, in the Advanced, CPU Configuration screen. That normally reduces the CPU temperature at idle. Is the CPU speed/frequency dropping down at idle in Windows?

But as we have seen with the latest Intel processor boards, the Auto/default VCore values are way more than necessary. That is done as a precaution, since it is impossible to predict how the processors will be at first. What do you see as the VCore in the H/W Monitor screen? It won't be identical in Windows, can you get a VCore reading in Windows? Do you use the standard Balanced Windows Power Plan?

The CM fans you have on the H60 are quiet, but as they are designed as quiet case fans, I wonder how well they work as radiator fans. The radiators on H series coolers are more restrictive to air flow than other radiators, in general.

The stock H60 fan is four pin PWM, and goes up to 2,000RPM at least, with high static pressure, better for radiators. Did you ever try that fan? Connecting it to the CPU_FAN1 header would be optimal.

Did you ever look at the Fan-Tastic Tuning feature for fan speed configuration, in the H/W Monitor screen? I see it listed in the manual, but not in the screen shot, so not sure if it is there. Confused  It would be useful to configure the CPU fan speed so it would not be too loud, if that bothers you.
Back to Top
wardog View Drop Down
Moderator Group
Moderator Group


Joined: 15 Jul 2015
Status: Offline
Points: 6447
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote wardog Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2017 at 8:38pm
Image courtesy of ekwb.com


Back to Top
wardog View Drop Down
Moderator Group
Moderator Group


Joined: 15 Jul 2015
Status: Offline
Points: 6447
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote wardog Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2017 at 8:11pm
Originally posted by twf85 twf85 wrote:

The page on NewEgg has it listed as "AMD AM4 Compatible", so I think I'm good there. It was a bit of a stretch to get the clips around the notches in the stock heatsink brackets, but I did eventually get them on. I didn't much like the flex (in the AMD H60 "holder" that sits on top of the cooler) after it was tightened down, so perhaps I fastened it too tightly.



The Hydro kits that use the stock topside plastic heatsink retention bracket and the TWO "hoop' style fasteners and thumbscrews to secure are AM4 compatible.

If the Hydro kit req's an included backplate or otherwise req's FOUR thumbscrews the User will need to order an AM4 Compatible bracket if, at this writing, it wasn't purchased, like, yesterday. I've been told old inventory was pulled, but ..........


See here, about 5/8ths the way down (damn Corsair site trickery)
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/ryzen
Back to Top
twf85 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: 08 Mar 2017
Location: Tucson, AZ
Status: Offline
Points: 144
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote twf85 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2017 at 12:01pm
Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

Labels for headers and connectors on a board use abbreviations. CPU_OPT is CPU Optional Fan, and W_PUMP is Water Pump. The manual is written by a native Chinese speaker in Taiwan, so it may not be grammatically perfect in every instance.

I never should have read further into the manual Wink It seemed clear to me when I was putting it together that is what those labels meant.

From what I did read in the manual, I was left with the impression that the writer was in a hurry to finish. I didn't get the impression at the time that English wasn't the writers first language. So Kudos to them for doing as well as they did.

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

Since you can change the mode of that header's operation in the BIOS, from CPU Optional to Water Pump, that header is one or the other. The header behaves differently depending upon the setting.

An AIO cooler like the H60, which I have used in the past, has a three pin fan connector for the pump. Three pin connectors are always used with voltage/DC type fans or pumps, and are not PWM controlled. PWM control is always four pin.

Since the pumps of AIO coolers like this are rather weak, they should always be running at full speed to insure good circulation of the cooling liquid. A three pin fan header set to full speed will work with this pump, but I connected the pump directly to the PSU with a molex to three pin adapter.

Connecting a three pin fan or pump to a four pin PWM header in PWM mode, will always run the fan or pump at full speed.

PWM fans or PWM controlled pumps have four pin connectors, and while they can be controlled by the voltage/DC of a three pin header, the speed range of a four pin fan or pump will be less on a three pin header.

DC = three pin equivalent voltage control. PWM = four pin Pulse Width Modulation control, only for use with four pin fans or pumps.

Excellent info, thank you!

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

If you want to run the fans on your H60 (stock fan? SOOO Loud! You use two fans, so who knows what they are) at full speed all the time, feel free to do that.

I recently had to replace some aging fans, and bought a CoolerMaster four pack. They're a little on the slow side (~1200rpm), but they are very quiet.

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

You CPU temperature seems high at idle. Do you have the appropriate AM4 mounting kit for your H60? Do the instructions say it is AM4 compatible?

I watched a video on YouTube that said this H60 was AM4 compatible, so I went ahead and ordered it. My HAF 912 can't really accommodate anything larger than a single 120 radiator. In my push/pull config, I actually have the "pull" fan located on the outside of the case (which makes reaching behind the computer "fun" sometimes).

Where do you think the temps should be settling at? I could try changing the Voltage setting from "OC Mode" to (I believe) "Normal Mode", but that's really the only thing I messed with. I tried OC'ing the processor up to 4Ghz, but it idled around 65-70, and that made me uncomfortable. My 8350 idled around 30-40C when I had it pushed to 4.2-4.4, with a similar cooler.

Originally posted by parsec parsec wrote:

I've seen Corsair offering AM4 mounting kits for some of their H series AIO coolers, but the H60 was not one of them. If you bought the H60 a while ago, I doubt it is truly AM4 compatible.

The page on NewEgg has it listed as "AMD AM4 Compatible", so I think I'm good there. It was a bit of a stretch to get the clips around the notches in the stock heatsink brackets, but I did eventually get them on. I didn't much like the flex (in the AMD H60 "holder" that sits on top of the cooler) after it was tightened down, so perhaps I fastened it too tightly.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.04
Copyright ©2001-2021 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.188 seconds.