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be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX
Question about be quiet! Pure Loop 2 FX
This is my first water cooling system for the CPU and I have problems connecting it. Can I connect the cable from the pump and the cooler somewhere on the hub? Which device exactly do I have to connect to the connector labelled RPM? Which motherboard slot do I have to connect the cables from the hub to exactly? (I have the 500 FX from be quiet, which already has a hub installed) The instructions only say the following: "Now connect the ARGB connector and PWM connector of the fans to the ARGB-PWM hub. The connection labelled RPM transmits the speedometer signal of the connected device to the mainboard." and "Then connect the pump and the ARGB lighting to the ARGB PWM hub." However, the videos show something else, or it is not shown so clearly.
Helpful answer
Which mainboard do you have? I would have connected the pump directly to "WPUMP" on the mainboard, if available. This can usually handle a higher current. I would connect the hub to the "RPM" output on the CPU fan of the mainboard. You can plug the other fans (including those from the radiator) into the hub as required.
If you have not assigned the CPU fan connection of the mainboard, you must set the monitoring for this connection to "Ignore" in the BIOS. Otherwise there will be a warning message at startup because the mainboard has not recognised a fan and assumes that the CPU is not being cooled.
Here is an "unboxing & installation" clip on Youtube, from about 07:06min the connection of the fans and the pump is explained (in English). Helped me a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch
I have an MSI Z790 GAMING PRO and will try it out today.