I have a Kuhler 920 arriving later this week, and I'm curious as to what folks here think of these two setup options:
1) Default setup -- Use a motherboard connector for the pump, plug the fans into the pump, and plug the USB connector to an internal header so that the software can control the fans.
2) My alternative setup -- My motherboard graciously has three headers near the CPU. It has two headers for CPU fans and one PWR fan which provides constant power. So, my second option would be to run the pump off of the PWR header (I'll be keeping it at 100% no matter what) and plug each fan into the two CPU headers so that I can use pure motherboard or Speedfan control. The CPU headers are separate, but are controlled together via the BIOS so there is no issue of the fans running at different speeds.
What do you think? Is the Antec software solid enough to be something that I'd want running on my computer 24/7, or would it make more sense to set it up with internal system control?
1) Default setup -- Use a motherboard connector for the pump, plug the fans into the pump, and plug the USB connector to an internal header so that the software can control the fans.
2) My alternative setup -- My motherboard graciously has three headers near the CPU. It has two headers for CPU fans and one PWR fan which provides constant power. So, my second option would be to run the pump off of the PWR header (I'll be keeping it at 100% no matter what) and plug each fan into the two CPU headers so that I can use pure motherboard or Speedfan control. The CPU headers are separate, but are controlled together via the BIOS so there is no issue of the fans running at different speeds.
What do you think? Is the Antec software solid enough to be something that I'd want running on my computer 24/7, or would it make more sense to set it up with internal system control?