Re: CLC 280 Recommended pump speed
2017/07/06 02:32:21
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Most AiOs ship and function with their pump speed set to max/100% out of the box while under load. While I have a CLC280, I don't have it installed yet, so I can't confirm it works the same way as all the rest. But since it uses the same Asetek pump as so many other brands, it's a probability. Per Gamers Nexus, my personal choice for hardware recommendations, they normally set AiO pump speeds to 90%. It's fast enough that it does not result in any higher temperatures compared to 100% while under load, but is slow enough to prevent noticeable pump noise during use.
So whatever options you have in the Flow Control software, try to set a 90% pump speed for a 60c CPU die/package temperature. Not the AiO liquid temperature, but use the temperature sensor for the CPU itself. CPUs can certainly run hotter and be safe, but 60c is typically the target you want to shoot for under a gaming load. That leaves a small amount of headroom for your curve to increase to 100% for the pump, along with your fan curve, if you start going over 75c.
Whatever you want to set below that for temp/speed is really up to you. You may need to play with it a bit to find the performance you want. Pump speed isn't like fan speed where you can set it to a very low speed/%, even when idle. You have to keep that fluid moving through the system, even if the fans aren't spinning very fast because the system isn't under load.
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