Apologies if this has been brought up before (pretty sure it has on other forums, but admittedly I'm being a little lazy on searching):
I'm brand spankin' new to AIO coolers so I thought I'd give one a try. If all else fails, I can always go back to good 'ol fan coolers. I picked this 420 cooler up for less than $100, so what the hell...
I have the Rog Strix Z790-E motherboard and an Arctic Liquid Freezer III (420) cooler. It fits in my Phantek case nicely too! Can someone confirm where I need to be plugging in the control cable(s)? This motherboard has its own 4-pin header for the AIO, so I'm assuming that's where I plug it in and I'm good to go?
Seems simple enough, but the reason I'm asking for a double check is; I was reading that some folks like to plug these coolers in for an 'individual' control configuration? The radiator fans would be plugged into the CPU-fan header and the pump into the chassis header (perhaps this is exactly what that AIO header already does). Then I assume you'd control the fan and pump via the BIOS or other software (it's been 20 years since my last build, so I have a lot of catching up to do).
So I guess I'm not sure what's better: Let it take care if itself with the all-in-one or go individual.
I'm not that big on 'over-clocking', but I do sometimes like to tinker with it. It's like having a huge V8 engine. You don't need to go from 0 to 60 in a few seconds, but ******... sure is fun once in a while!
Thanks,
Thanks,
