Reservoir port advice

Petrolhead · 24 Oct 2020 at 10:18

Just need clarification. Outlet makes sense but i return to the inlet, just i have seen some photos of the return to the top of the reservoir

Defy Belief · 24 Oct 2020 at 10:35

Will be fine to use that as an inlet

Mark011 · 24 Oct 2020 at 11:33

you can use any of the top port as inlet, make sure you have an internal tube connected to the top port you choose to avoid splashing

Petrolhead · 24 Oct 2020 at 13:09

I could also use one of the side inlet ports as well?

mickyflinn · 24 Oct 2020 at 13:49

Petrolhead said:
I could also use one of the side inlet ports as well?

Yes .

Mark011 · 24 Oct 2020 at 13:57

yes you can have your inlet everywhere you want, as long as you use the outlet correctly

Petrolhead · 24 Oct 2020 at 14:31

Ok thanks.

which mobo header do i plug the reservoir pump

Kangaxx · 24 Oct 2020 at 15:23

You can use any header, in theory. Most modern motherboards come with a "Pump" header, for this purpose. If you don't have one, you can use a spare Fan header.

TangoEchoAlpha · 24 Oct 2020 at 16:03

Petrolhead said:
Ok thanks.

which mobo header do i plug the reservoir pump

As @Kangaxx says, look for the fan header also labelled for pump. Having looked at the manual for your motherboard, looks like it's labelled 'AIO_PUMP' and default will run the pump at full whack, so you might want to play with the PWM setup in your BIOS.

Mark011 · 24 Oct 2020 at 17:53

they are usually named AIO, and if you connect the pump there it will always run at 100%

Petrolhead · 24 Oct 2020 at 19:09

Mark011 said:
they are usually named AIO, and if you connect the pump there it will always run at 100%

Is that a bad thing, running at 100%?

Mark011 · 24 Oct 2020 at 21:11

Petrolhead said:
Is that a bad thing, running at 100%?

I doubt you would need your pump to run at 100% all the time, is a pwm pump right? You probably want it to run around 50% so it's quiet

Mark011 · 24 Oct 2020 at 21:13

I honestly would suggest to get an Aquacomputer quadro, you can connect your pump there and all the fans, each 4 pin port can support 25w, that's a lot of fans, the aquasuite software is the best for liquid cooling monitoring, and you can set up curves for fans and pump based on components temp or if you put a temp sensor in the loop you can base it on the temp of the liquid

Chaos666 · 24 Oct 2020 at 21:21

Mark011 said:
I doubt you would need your pump to run at 100% all the time, is a pwm pump right? You probably want it to run around 50% so it's quiet

d5 usually produce a hum when they run at 100% .. I find 40-50% is usually the sweet spot

TangoEchoAlpha · 24 Oct 2020 at 22:24

I see no reason to run a D5 pump at full tilt, certainly not for the average loop - wouldn't think it would help the pump life either!

I run my D5 at about 30% of the max speed (can't tell you exactly as it's controlled with a speed dial on the pump, rather than PWM)

Petrolhead · 24 Oct 2020 at 23:49

So, connect to a header that can be controlled then.

i did look at the quadro and octo the other day

Matt72033 · 25 Oct 2020 at 11:38

I’m using the same pump/res in my build.....if you plug into a fan/pump header on the board, do you still need to use the molex plug the pump comes with?

Is it one or the other? Or both?

Matt72033 · 25 Oct 2020 at 11:58

I’m guessing the fan header is only for speed control and the molex is for power?

Mark011 · 25 Oct 2020 at 12:16

Matt72033 said:
I’m guessing the fan header is only for speed control and the molex is for power?

That's correct

Matt72033 · 25 Oct 2020 at 19:59

Mark011 said:
That's correct

Thought as much

thanks