Doomslayer
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Ok the thing is some people would give AMD a pass on that and moan about Nvidia doing it.
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Ok the thing is some people would give AMD a pass on that and moan about Nvidia doing it.
yep its the same principle. Imagine they started asking for a license for cards 2 years or older. I guarantee they would end up in court. But it seems since watercooling is a niche market, it will go ignored.
Nope. Aquacomputer lost a customer here. And I think they will lose many more. How can they expect us to pay a yearly fee to keep using the aquaaero 6XT for example when they haven't produced any new models? How is that justified "lets just update our software and charge them anyway. We dont need a 2018 model for them"
BigDaddyKong
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I looked at the slide, and seen 6 Pro owns can have the free upgrade to 2017. So I installed it and it would not work. Went back to look, there is a small note, only for people that have run it for 90 days or less. The XT model gets a no run time limit upgrade to 2017. :cussing:
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I was doing some digging on the best way to control my fans and came across the Aquaero 5 and 6 LT and a thread here so here's me doing some bumping.
I'm looking for is a fan controller that allows my fans to be spinning at 500-600 RPM at idle, 800-900 RPM under gaming load (registered via the GPU and not the CPU as Ryzen keeps jumping the temperatures up and down) and 1200 RPM under stress testing load (registered via whatever component is the hottest). It has been remarkably hard to do this all at once, but this review snippet here has me interested in the Aquaero LT range:
When i'm gaming, if Aquaero could see the GPU as the hottest source, I could set my system fans to ramp up to 800-900 RPM. But if the CPU becomes the hotter source, such as when I'm stress testing, benchmarking, or playing a CPU-intensive game—the 'hottest' doesn't necessarily have to be the hottest but what I set as a threshold —Aquaero could switch to the CPU and use that as its source. This means that depending on which part of my computer is under stress, the fans will adjust. Can the Aquaero LT do this?
Also, I'm using 4-pin PWM fans. Does that mean I have to invest the extra in the 6 LT over the 5 LT which only has one 4-pin fan header? I would like my rear exhaust, CPU fan, bottom two intakes and front two intakes all to be separate. So that would be four channels, all PWM. I assume the 6 LT will be necessary for that purpose?
Finally, is the 6 LT overkill for my use case?
I'm looking for is a fan controller that allows my fans to be spinning at 500-600 RPM at idle, 800-900 RPM under gaming load (registered via the GPU and not the CPU as Ryzen keeps jumping the temperatures up and down) and 1200 RPM under stress testing load (registered via whatever component is the hottest). It has been remarkably hard to do this all at once, but this review snippet here has me interested in the Aquaero LT range:
When i'm gaming, if Aquaero could see the GPU as the hottest source, I could set my system fans to ramp up to 800-900 RPM. But if the CPU becomes the hotter source, such as when I'm stress testing, benchmarking, or playing a CPU-intensive game—the 'hottest' doesn't necessarily have to be the hottest but what I set as a threshold —Aquaero could switch to the CPU and use that as its source. This means that depending on which part of my computer is under stress, the fans will adjust. Can the Aquaero LT do this?
Also, I'm using 4-pin PWM fans. Does that mean I have to invest the extra in the 6 LT over the 5 LT which only has one 4-pin fan header? I would like my rear exhaust, CPU fan, bottom two intakes and front two intakes all to be separate. So that would be four channels, all PWM. I assume the 6 LT will be necessary for that purpose?
Finally, is the 6 LT overkill for my use case?
BigDaddyKong
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You will need to run a program like Aida64 or HWinfo to monitor GPU temps if you don't want to setup temp probes. You can set curves based off that. You can pick different sources for different fans if you like. The low speed is going to be dependent on the fan you have. My Corsair PWM fans won't go less than 750rpm.
I would probably get the 6LT. It could be more versatile in the future. Also, I am not sure but it might let you upgrade to a newer version of Aquasuite. The software you run to create your fan profiles.
I would probably get the 6LT. It could be more versatile in the future. Also, I am not sure but it might let you upgrade to a newer version of Aquasuite. The software you run to create your fan profiles.
Korreborg
Member
I would say yes, but so is the 5
But they get the job done. The 6 LT has digital control. I read that the 5 LT can get quite hot when running fans at low rpm, the digital control fixes this, so i went with the 6 LT.
I use my 6 LT to run 2 ML120 and 2 ML140, controlled by water temp.
And then my D5 pump set fixed at 2000rpm
Right now the ML140s is at 397rpm, and the ML120s are at 456rpm.
@BigDaddyKong, have you tried to set a Start Boost Power? And then setting the fans lower than 750rpm???
BigDaddyKong
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Yes I have have. They just will not run lower.
Korreborg
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BigDaddyKong
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I don't have it up and running right now. Going to tear down and reinstall over Thanksgiving break in a couple of weeks.
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AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Can any Aquaero users answer this question:
Can you set fan speeds to a constant voltage using profiles?
What I'd like to do is manually set fan speeds and have them remain static. This will eliminate the need to use temperature probes or worry about setting up PWM curves based on components temperatures that tend to fluctuate. What I'd like to do is this:
Say for instance I'm going to play a game that I know is stressful on the CPU as well as the GPU, Aquasuite could load up with Windows and I could have a profile that I'd select that has the fans set to individually preassigned voltages. I'd then play my game with the fans set to a constant speed that doesn't fluctuate. If I were playing a game that heated the GPU up more, I could have another profile set for that.
Then when I finish playing the game, I could open Aquasuite again and quickly select a 'silent' profile for idle usage. That way I have full control over each fan myself, without letting Windows or my motherboard BIOS ramp the fans up and down. The same applies to when I'm benchmarking, stress testing, overclocking, that kind of thing.
So essentially, I want Aquasuite to offer quickly accessible profiles that can be changed within a few seconds that set the fans to individually preassigned voltages, using the Aquaero as more of an automated 'manual' DC fan controller, almost like a console in a recording studio.
Can you set fan speeds to a constant voltage using profiles?
What I'd like to do is manually set fan speeds and have them remain static. This will eliminate the need to use temperature probes or worry about setting up PWM curves based on components temperatures that tend to fluctuate. What I'd like to do is this:
Say for instance I'm going to play a game that I know is stressful on the CPU as well as the GPU, Aquasuite could load up with Windows and I could have a profile that I'd select that has the fans set to individually preassigned voltages. I'd then play my game with the fans set to a constant speed that doesn't fluctuate. If I were playing a game that heated the GPU up more, I could have another profile set for that.
Then when I finish playing the game, I could open Aquasuite again and quickly select a 'silent' profile for idle usage. That way I have full control over each fan myself, without letting Windows or my motherboard BIOS ramp the fans up and down. The same applies to when I'm benchmarking, stress testing, overclocking, that kind of thing.
So essentially, I want Aquasuite to offer quickly accessible profiles that can be changed within a few seconds that set the fans to individually preassigned voltages, using the Aquaero as more of an automated 'manual' DC fan controller, almost like a console in a recording studio.
BigDaddyKong
Active member
Yes you can.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Great. Thanks!
Any suggestions on mounting the 6 LT to a flat vertical surface without drilling holes into my case? I'm thinking double sided sticky pads fixed onto each corner standoff, but I don't know how heavy the 6 LT is and I don't know if it'll be stable enough.
BigDaddyKong
Active member
I had the LCD version, so I can't tell you for sure on that one. If the standoff's get the pcb off the metal, I think that might work. It should not be that heavy depending on how much the molex pulls on it.
The controller does get a little toasty though. Not very warm, but warm enough to soften any adhesive holding it up.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Someone recommended Velcro's Heavy Duty Stick On which has a much higher adhesive melting temperature.
Might be the way to go then. Its not hot to the touch, just warm. Always wondered with they have a waterblock accessory though. I assume you can load it hard which would indeed crank up the temp.
Mine is running 20 fans and 2 pumps.
AlienALX
Well-known member
Yup they do run very hot. My mate has cooled his, IIRC.
Edit so that it doesn't seem like I am just being a dhole. My mate has his fully loaded up. Couple of pumps, lots of fans, lots of flow meters etc so he can get alarms on coolant temps and so on. So his one does run very hot, but then it would, it's loaded to the hilt with gear.
Edit so that it doesn't seem like I am just being a dhole. My mate has his fully loaded up. Couple of pumps, lots of fans, lots of flow meters etc so he can get alarms on coolant temps and so on. So his one does run very hot, but then it would, it's loaded to the hilt with gear.
yeah but for what AGF wants, I dont think it will be so taxing on the controller so a strong adhesive might work. I'd still advise against it though but it should be ok.
But it was proven that the waterblock usage of the XT6 was a complete waste of time and money as there was no benefit to using it except for aesthetics and the snazy idea of cooling a controller. Unless you means he bought the passive cooler which makes more sense really.
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Eddie long
Member
Question for the wise boys here
I am toying with the idea of getting shot of the asus ai suite as i only use it really for fan control , because every now and then it will ramp some fans up to max on boot up ,
I know some of you have experience with these units , so i see there seems to be 4 different versions , which would be the best . i have 12 fans and a pump all pwm , i also have cuplex vision cpu block to be fitted when i start doing this .
I am toying with the idea of getting shot of the asus ai suite as i only use it really for fan control , because every now and then it will ramp some fans up to max on boot up ,
I know some of you have experience with these units , so i see there seems to be 4 different versions , which would be the best . i have 12 fans and a pump all pwm , i also have cuplex vision cpu block to be fitted when i start doing this .
BigDaddyKong
Active member
I would get the 6 at least. Whether you want a screen or not is up to your personal taste.
