I purcased an AquaComputer Ultitube D5 NEXT pump/res, Leakshield, and High Flow NEXT Flow Sensor. I thought the Leakshield and High Flow NEXT could simply be plugged into the D5 NEXT. The D5 NEXT would then be the "master" or "brains" and they'd all work together in conjunction with one-another using the D5 NEXT's physical buttons & screen...and with the option of further control & customization via AquaSuite by simply plugging the D5 NEXT (which would already have the Leakshield and High Flow NEXT plugged into it) into the PC/motherboard. Well, apparently, it's MUCH more complex than that. You need to purchase all sorts of extra cables plus possibly a Quadro/Octo, Hubby, Splitty, Aquabus, Aquero, Faberwork, etc. I'm so lost and confused. These products have been sitting unused since March 2024. The Leakshield and High Flow NEXT should simply both plug into the D5 NEXT, and then the D5 NEXT should simply plug into the motherboard/PC. That's it.
As I am building my first water cooled computer with plenty of AquaComputer components, I really appreciate your videos! Thank you for the examples and clarity!
Good day mister ,should i set my pump at 100% while now islset to normal in bios..its connected to cpu opt.. and when im gamin i reach 54°c max should i go for full speed or not. Thank you have a nice day
@KayBeeTech Hello, learned a lot from your videos. I have some questions for a change in my open loop setup. Earlier, I simply had a High Flow Next 'cause I was only water cooling my CPU. But now I'm introducing a graphics card to the loop. I want variable RPM based on water temperature increase. So I'll be getting an Octo and I guess a second temperature sensor. Should I go with ring type or probe type sensor? And where should it be placed? Currently, I have the High Flow Next between the pump/reservoir and CPU. I guess that's the "cool side?" So should the second sensor be placed as such: pump/reservoir -> High Flow Next -> graphics card -> CPU -> second sensor -> 120 mm rad -> 360 mm rad -> pump/reservoir? And I hear that if I put a ring type sensor right on the CPU block, that it would be picking up too much heat from the CPU block? Thanks in advance.
An update: I've upgraded my open loop as I said I would. I'm getting a delta of about 10°C, so that's cool. Still working out the stuff in Aquasuite. But what's puzzling me is that it's the High Flow Next that's actually the hot side of the loop. You would think the temperature sensor between the load and rads would be the hot side, but it's actually the cold side. Strange.
Thanks for the video! I had one question relating to the temperature sensor plug. I noticed the temperature headers on the quadro hub have numbers above them, perhaps to offer some orientation, while the plug on the temperature sensor cable has an arrow pointing to the end on the two pin female plug. Does it matter which way the two pin connector plug is connected to the quadro hub temperature header? (Arrow on the plug on the side with the numbers or vice versa) Thanks
Finally someone beyond the realm of computer Lego knowledge. Thank you for educating the folks that keep telling everyone to run pumps at 100% all the time, you have done the community a great justice. ❤
Mine connects to sata power, a usb-header AND the 4-pin header for the CPU-FAN. I think you might get away with connecting to any 4-pin header on your mobo, it just needs PWM to control the pump's speed. Only issue that can arise is that your mobo/system gives you issues if there's nothing connected on the main CPU_FAN header. So that's one good reason why I'd plug it in there. When you get error messages on boot and random shutdowns, that's probably what causes that. Mind you; First startup with a new AIO might cause windows to restart and stuff, it's weird. Also, I know the reason mobo's feature separate "PUMP" headers, is so that IF the pump has no sata-power connection, it could deliver something like 5v/2a, instead of 5v/1a on regular header. But it seems cheaper boards aren't even spec'ed with beefier headers, even though they say "PUMP" There's some redundancy there, when you're already sata/usb-header connected, that should be plenty to provide power/control to the pump and possibly the pump-rgb. That 4-pin makes it so you can control things through your bios or mobo-software. Hope that helped.
I’m new to watercooling, on a slightly educated hunch I set a slight ramp on my pump speed and the flow rate ranges from 3.6 to 4.1 litres per minute depending on temperature so it seems to be in the sweet spot
This is a great video. Thank you. I'm definitely going to buy the OCTO. Did you do Part 2? Will you be covering the Farbwerk 360 at all? RGB is fun but dealing with it is not. I have moved to the Phanteks D30 fans away from Corsair fans and I've been researching control solutions. I think Aquacomputer both everything: fans, pump, and ARGB (on the blocks, case, and fans) will be the way to go. Thank you and keep up the work. I too love tech and photography.
Great video. One question: may i use this hardware for a PWM fan controller in a server? Setup the temp values in a PC and then move it to the server (without software connection)? or does it need always connection to the software to work correct? Thank you
If you add a virtual sensor that calculates coolant delta with some smoothing you can use that as a fan controller. I've set mine up as data source and the temp at 6c. so when the water reaches a delta 6 the fans go from 33% to 70%. The big advantage is that this delta setting will work in summer and winter time unchanged since I always want the same max difference but the baseline of the water temp changes in summer vs wintertime.
I have tried to setup a fan controller using this method but the fans run at 0% until the target temp is reached at which point the fans instantly ramp up to 100%. They will then constantly switch between nearly full power and <10%. Can you show me how to smooth this response out using the PID values? Or atleast set a minimum fan speed for idle so they dont set themselves to 0%
Very good video👍, i use Aquacomputer components and the aquasuite for a very long time now. I use the Free version of the aquasuite. Great hard and software👍, very interesting what you can do with the full version of the aquasuite software. I have one question, because theese are software controllers what happens with the pump from the moment you start the pc until windows booted to the desktop and the aquasuite starts? Is the pump going at 100% or is there also a fall back setting you can choose, or?
I am about to get a few Amaran fans next week and was concerned about the sound from the fans. There's so many reviews that claim there's "no sound from the fans" and I always found that suspicious given how hot these things have to get. Like you, I'm in a small space and was thinking I could toss in some Noctua fans on this thing. Happy to see a video guide on how to do this and even better, at the perfect time. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Kaybee, huge thanks for the great video! If I saw correctly, you have all your PWM headers coming through OCTO. have you disabled the CPU FAN error from your motherboard?
Hi! I just start WC. EK Pump and WB and hardware labs radiators, and BeQuiet Silent wings 4. I connected all of my FANS (1 to CPU and 2 others on SYS connector). It looks to works fine, and on silent, and also at full load. I prefer to make my settings in the bios than having to use software, especially since I also use Linux. But as I said, I'm a beginner, so I may be wrong.
Hello. Very great video. I recently buy an' AIO and I don't know if it's normal or not to have a 4000+ RPM on the pump. The températures are normal but I am worried about the lifespan of it. Can you answer me please ?
it fine because if it break just warranty it ,but being aio is easier for pump to stop working compare to watercool loop,1 my openloop watercooling pump also run 4000 for more than 3 years now 😊
Just popping on to refresh, bought my OCTO a year ago and finally starting the project soon. Great intro, but am I missing something? 5 months later, and I can't even find a part 2!
That depends on your pump - many pumps has two connectors: one for power and one to control the pump speed. Connect the control-connection to the Quadro and the power-connection to your PSU or a high Amp-connection on the mobo
Nice video! Curious why you measured sound at the top with wind blowing into the mic vs. the bottom where the fan is actually located and thus would be sucking air (not blowing into the mic)? I just purchased a 100x and have the dreaded ticking sound when fan is running. Not good. Thanks for your in-depth video !
@@KayBeeTech I recently completed both water loops and the pumps are whisper quiet after expelling the air. Also, they sit on the Shoggy Sandwich. One of the High Flow 2 flow sensors makes some propeller noise, but fortunately it's in the back of computer and doesn't radiate to the front. I figure the radiator fans will make some noise once I get the fans going and eliminate any potential sounds from the flow meter.
@@Methodical2 the production line used the wrong tool presing in the magnets, affected pumps got replaced. I found out while researching before buying.
Settings can be saved directly onto the hardware controller, eg the Aquero, QUADRO, OCTO etc. Once set, you don't even need to run Aquasuite if you don't want. I see in a different comment you have the Aquero. Personally I think the OCTO is superior except for some specific use cases, or if you really want a drive bay display.
@@literate-aside I bought the Aquaero about 7 years ago when I didn't really know much about the system and it wasn't as mature as it seems to be now. It sat for those 7 years because I never completed the build. I wanted visuals in the drive bay area, but in reality, I won't even touch it to make any adjustments because it would be too cumbersome, so all settings will be done via the software. I recently purchased the OCTO as I saw it provided basically all that the Aquearo does, just not the visuals.
@@Methodical2 That's awesome. Hope you're pleased with it. For display and remote control, you could opt for the Vision Glow. It sits on the desktop, can change colour based on data etc. I'll be buying one when they're back in stock.
Thank you for this great video! For years I've been wondering why the 16:9 ratio was chosen over the simpler 2:1 ratio. You are the first person to explain the origin of the 16:9 format and now everything makes sense. Hilsen fra Tyskland!
Is there a manual or guide for this software? If so, where do you find it? I am having a hard time finding the manual for the Aquareou 6XT or for this piece of software.
You can find the user guide on their website (aquacomputer.de/handbuecher.html?file=tl_files/aquacomputer/downloads/manuals/aquaero_5_aquaero_6_english.pdf) - The Aquasuite software is covered in the last part of the guide
Here are the specs for these fans in their configurations, sorted by air flow: setup rpm cbm/h noise dB(A) NF-A8 ULN with ULNA 1100 25.6 6.5 NF-A8 FLX with ULNA 1200 28.9 7.9 NF-A8 ULN 1400 34.8 10.4 NF-A8 FLX LNA with LNA 1650 41.4 12.9 NF-A9 FLX with ULNA 1050 42.9 8.4 NF-A8 FLX 2000 50.4 16.1 NF-A9 FLX with LNA 1250 51.1 11.6 NF-A9 FLX 1600 64.6 17.1 Some lights can take 90/92mm fans (model A9). The airflow required depends on thermal design, firmware curves, and efficiency. There is no precise cbm/h/w. The 90mm fans that come with a Godox VL150 are about 47cbm, and the light is very hot after an hour of operation at 100%. I would only count on reducing noise by the better mechanical quality of the Noctua. I wouldn't expect it to go lower in temperature or get away with less airflow. These designs allow very high temperatures because the manufacturers know the units will not be used for many hours. They are also saving only 5 euro or so by using these cheap fans, even though they know they will be used in very small spaces and close to the microphones.
