grassi

Hello, i need to install my "true" ultra 120 cooler on my cpu, however i dont have a fan yet. I really wanted a uv/led combo fan but i dont think it can be hooked up to the EP35-DS3L cause i believe you need to go through an adaptor? Are there certain specifications for the cpu fan i need to know(does it have to be just a plane 3 pin)? I would settle for just an LED. Can i get one with just 1 speed or can i control and use like 3 speeds?

I do know i need a 120mm pushing through the fins.

linderman

thermaltake smart fan 2 - 120mm LED (thats what I am using now with the same cooler as you

grassi

lol, and i didnt think you were into that stuff(led,uv,etc...). Thought u made that statement before, so i didnt even ask.

Okay anyways... I was gonna ask about that one next. Usually there is a few ways of hooking this up? Isnt there a way to do it so you have to manually adjust the rpm, or to hook it up for the Motherboard, or "smart function" to do it automatically?

grassi

ok, what i meant was i think it comes with 2 different ways to connect, making for extra/leftover cables. If i use the "smart function" way or auto, will there be xtra cabling, i dont need?

grimx133

Nope, most fans come with a connector to go on a motherboard fan header, and an adapter to convert to standard molex connector. With the molex the fans run full speed. You want to use the small 3 or 4 pin that is already on the fan and put it onto the header marked CPU_FAN. It's near the edge of the board and a couple inches or so from the cpu, can't miss it. There is a guide by the header and on the connector to ensure you get it onto the right pins.

linderman

I am not a LED guy ....... LOL ...... but if I dont have to pay extra for them ...... I buy them ....... they are purrrty

anyway you can operate those fans either of three ways ........ you choose whats best for you

you can manually operate them with a control knob
you can connect them directly to the motherboard header with zero wiring needed and let the motherboard bios settings control the fan

of you can set the fan control up to run by the included thermometer sensor ...... I would not use this method for cpu cooling though

in your case I would connect it to the cpu fan header wire and let YOUR bios settings control fan speed ...... the smart fan setting in the bios will ramp up fan speeds as necessary to meet your desired cpu temp threshold ....... if you set your cpu temp alarm at a lower number like 70C then the bios will run your cpu full rpm sooner as your cpu temps climb

grassi

Okay, cool. I was thinking the same about letting the MB control the temps. What about the remaining wires, were you able to hide them easily? Wait till you see the inside of this Bad Boy...For the
1st build with no clue, i gotta say its Sweet looking.,.thanks to you.

linderman

the wires you dont use ....... you dont add ? there is no wiring to hide

grassi

ah thats awesome...
I hate to be a pain but after looking over my case, i think im gonna want a red Led. I can settle for the blue but everything above my vid. card is red and green. Everything below it is blue.

I think the zalman cooler came with a red led? Ive been looking for a link to compare the 2
(zalman & thermaltake) but having no luck, ill be back when i can find it. Let me know if you have any links or ideas?

grassi

okay, i noticed some new red led fans coming out but there not smart fan's. So i ordered my thermaltake smart fan 2(blue led), and i also ordered that artic silver 5. I still have that other stuff, thats suppose to be better called shinitsu or something, oh and i have that thermal chill factor 2 that came with the ultra. It seems AS5 is used by more people, and overall is pretty good, so im going with it for now, unless i can get a good answer on this shinitsu(not sure on the spelling).

Anyways is there any tips on installing the ultra and applying this AS5? I think Linderman and i discussed its best to push Air through the ultra? Im gonna try and find some vids, on applying the AS5, any help is appreciated.

hope the legs dont give me problems like that intel stock fan/cooler omg...

oh i noticed on thermalrights website it says to apply compound on both cpu and heatsink? Is this correct?

wrench97

Have a read here> http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm

grassi

okay, i had that 2, which says to just do the cpu heatspreader. I guess ill stick with that. Ill just put it on the cpu. Thanks, if all else fails, i can always re apply it.

Getting nervous already, lol. I do have my old computer hooked up(the one im on now), incase i have any issues. Thank You Wrench97...

linderman

dont use much of it ................. a dab about the size of a grain of white rice ........... most fellas put on 4-5 times more than needed ....... which causes overheating

grassi

Do i leave this plastic piece thats on/imbedded in the back plate? Its in the shape of an X.

Or which way to face it? I have an exhaust fan on top, and back so which way is best?

grassi

i dont see an arrow on my fan showing me which way the air flows? Any ideas? Ive been looking for an hr. now, and having no luck?

BTW i left that plastic piece, im still not sure?

grassi

sorry bout this but my motherboard has a 4 pin cpu plug and this fan has a 3 pin plug. What to i do about this?

wrench97

Have a look here to use the 3 wire fan on a pwm 4 pin board> http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/..._Fan_Connector

grassi

oh phew.... i thought i was bummin or missin an adaptor. So im only using 3 pins, that works for me. Thanks buddy. Im a wreck ova here with everything out. Great so far im going by instinct on the rest. Meanwhile ill wait for linderman to pop in before i start it, lol. (since he has the same set up).. Thanks again, Wrench97

linderman

Hello josh


as I remember .......... the ultra 120 comes with its own backplate ? X

cant remember for sure ................ I do tooo many of these

anyway ...... simply look at the motherboard and visualize how it will sit in your case ...... then you can select an orientation......... my heat sink is facing the rear exaust fan ........

to determine the direction of movement of air .... simply connect the fan to a molex plug on your working computer while its running ............ this will make your fan run and you can verify direction of air flow

did you get instructions with your 120 ???????????? it should show the back plate and which set of hold down screws to use .............. there are the long ones and the shorter shouldered one ............. as I remember one is for intel 775 and the other AMD ?


I will brush up on the install instructions tomm morning .............. been a very long day and now headed for sack time ..................

grassi

Hello,
Yeah it had its own backplate but there was a weird plastic x embedded in the backplate, like a bushing so i thought so i left it in there as is.

@the direction, i figured out the hard way that it only fits one way, cuz my memory chips are in the way. BTW... i had to remove that stock corsair memory 3 fan piece, its sits to close to that smartfan, and being loose as the design was made, i didnt want to take any chances.

I do have instructions, but after reading through some reviews on the internet, i now know, im not the only one that is having a hard time understanding them.. Others are posting guides which im using.

Anyways im all back together, but before i start it i had a couple of questions...
I plugged that 3 pin into the MB 4 pin plug. Is that it? No molex/adaptors or anything right?

And can i just start it up or do i have to make an adjustment in bios to monitor or adjust the fan?

Goodnight buddy, hopefully i will see u in the mornin to start this bad boy up.