naturian

tobincake1471
Thanks naturian and hamnguyen, really useful input.  I might be out of luck as a Gigabyte X570 owner + heavy iCUE user.  I'm poking around and looking at options as I'm waiting for my mini gpu -> 4 pin adapter to be delivered.  From what I've seen so far...

• The Gigabyte Smart Fan utility lets you create %-based curves, but doesn't support using GPU temp as a sensor
• iCUE lets you use GPU temp as a sensor, but doesn't let you create %-based curves (only RPMs for custom curves, which will always be 0 here)
• Argus conflicts with iCUE and causes it to lose control of all of its sensory / fan control

Only option is Argus then. :/

I'm trying to get iCUE and Argus to coexist but no luck yet.  But!  I have both a Commander Core and a Commander Pro installed, and I was only looking at the CPro in iCUE earlier.  I just noticed that it looks like you CAN create a %-based curve in iCUE with the Commander Core.  I have one extra fan spot on the CCore and am going to try that out.

Rbk_3

hamnguyen

tobincake1471
Thanks for giving me hope for ditching the 'fridge sound.  To state the obvious, it sure would be nice if PX1 let you control the pump speed... I have the adapter on order and can't wait to get it hooked up.  I'm wondering if I can control it with a spare Commander Pro port via iCue instead of a mobo header.
 
For those who have disassembled and re-assembled the kit.. how do the thermal pads hold up?  Are you re-pasting the gpu each time you take it all apart? I'm still scarred from how tedious it was to clean everything up during the initial conversion and how shredded the original pads got.

I never unscrewed the pump screws, so the pump was always attached to my gpu. I unscrewed all the other screws instead since you don't really need to disassemble the entire card completely to get access to the header. My thermal pads show imprints of the components but they never ripped. 

Hmmm, I am trying ot picture how this would work. Wouldn't you have to bent the PCB a little to be able to get the pump cable out of the board?
 

If you unscrew all the screws except for the 4 pump screws that holds the PCB to the AIO, the black shroud separates. I just did that instead. I may also be lucky that the header wasn't that difficult to unplug, so I didn't see the reason to disassemble the entire card completely. 

Rbk_3

hamnguyen

tobincake1471
Thanks for giving me hope for ditching the 'fridge sound.  To state the obvious, it sure would be nice if PX1 let you control the pump speed... I have the adapter on order and can't wait to get it hooked up.  I'm wondering if I can control it with a spare Commander Pro port via iCue instead of a mobo header.
 
For those who have disassembled and re-assembled the kit.. how do the thermal pads hold up?  Are you re-pasting the gpu each time you take it all apart? I'm still scarred from how tedious it was to clean everything up during the initial conversion and how shredded the original pads got.

I never unscrewed the pump screws, so the pump was always attached to my gpu. I unscrewed all the other screws instead since you don't really need to disassemble the entire card completely to get access to the header. My thermal pads show imprints of the components but they never ripped. 

Hmmm, I am trying ot picture how this would work. Wouldn't you have to bent the PCB a little to be able to get the pump cable out of the board?
 

It didnt work with my card, because the cables of the fan/pump are led between the housing and the ram heat spreader. It doesn't even matter. just put a drop of thermal grease in the center of the gpu and everything is fine.

Man, I feel like I really screwed up... I’ve been having noise issues with my 3090 XC3 Ultra Hybrid, so I managed to find this thread. After getting all the components I needed, I disassembled my GPU, unplugged the original pump header, attached the mini GPU-to-PWM cable from there to the mobo, then attached both radiator fans to the mobo via PWM splitter. I managed to also tear a thermal pad or two... stupid me. When I boot to Windows and check temps, it climbs to over 86 before I have to shut it down. Did I do something wrong? Or is there something I need to configure first?? This is really making me panic.

tobincake1471
Thanks naturian and hamnguyen, really useful input.  I might be out of luck as a Gigabyte X570 owner + heavy iCUE user.  I'm poking around and looking at options as I'm waiting for my mini gpu -> 4 pin adapter to be delivered.  From what I've seen so far...

• The Gigabyte Smart Fan utility lets you create %-based curves, but doesn't support using GPU temp as a sensor
• iCUE lets you use GPU temp as a sensor, but doesn't let you create %-based curves (only RPMs for custom curves, which will always be 0 here)
• Argus conflicts with iCUE and causes it to lose control of all of its sensory / fan control

I use this:https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases
 
It really is robust however you cannot control DC fans (read pump) with this.
 

SilverLodestar
Huh, doesn’t look like the pump was even running. I wasn’t able to find much information with Gigabyte’s BIOS, but when it eventually overheated to 97 C, the radiator was still cold. I’ll have to open the GPU again and flip the cable. Is there cutting that needs to be done on the mini GPU connector?

The adapter has a cut out for the mini gpu clip. If you just cut out the same size on the other side it should fit once you flip it. 

Stan137q

tobincake1471
Thanks naturian and hamnguyen, really useful input.  I might be out of luck as a Gigabyte X570 owner + heavy iCUE user.  I'm poking around and looking at options as I'm waiting for my mini gpu -> 4 pin adapter to be delivered.  From what I've seen so far...

• The Gigabyte Smart Fan utility lets you create %-based curves, but doesn't support using GPU temp as a sensor
• iCUE lets you use GPU temp as a sensor, but doesn't let you create %-based curves (only RPMs for custom curves, which will always be 0 here)
• Argus conflicts with iCUE and causes it to lose control of all of its sensory / fan control

I use this:https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases
 
It really is robust however you cannot control DC fans (read pump) with this.
 

this looks nice, thanks for linking - will definitely check it out (for stuff other than the pump situation)

Man, mine arrived DOA, in the process of RMA. Was having the issue of nothing on the display showing. Ran 3 dedicated plugs from the PSU, cleared and update BIOS, Cleared CMOS, and Updated windows. Wish they sent it the card with some package peanuts and not the original box with a shipping box over it. Either that the LEDs were nice lol.

Man, my hybrid kit was perfect for almost 2 months and it started making crazy pump noise. I'm about to throw it out of the window. I was super unhappy with how crap the temperatures were in the xc3 out of the box so I switched to hybrid, but now I'm regretting all of my purchasing choices. The noise is brutal. 

pixelcowboy
Man, my hybrid kit was perfect for almost 2 months and it started making crazy pump noise. I'm about to throw it out of the window. I was super unhappy with how crap the temperatures were in the xc3 out of the box so I switched to hybrid, but now I'm regretting all of my purchasing choices. The noise is brutal. 

is it refrigerator style or drowning style?

pixelcowboy
Refrigerator style. I'm trying to get an RMA but they are taking forever to reply to my emails. 

Ok firstly, definitely call them instead of emailing. It'll be much faster. Secondly, I don't think your unit is defective, it's just the way they are. You should mod it or return it. I can try to help you if you like.

pixelcowboy

Stan137q

pixelcowboy
Refrigerator style. I'm trying to get an RMA but they are taking forever to reply to my emails. 

Ok firstly, definitely call them instead of emailing. It'll be much faster. Secondly, I don't think your unit is defective, it's just the way they are. You should mod it or return it. I can try to help you if you like.

. Also, I can hear it now from 2 rooms away.

Oh ok I retract my statement that definitely sounds like there's something wrong.

It's not ultra loud, but it does sound like an old refrigerator that you can hear from far way. I don't mind if it's a subtle hum, but it's such a repetivive grinding sound that is really annoying. 

Ugh, I accidentally bought a female mini GPU cable. Guess it’ll be another month wait

I wouldn't try the adapter mod just yet as I have a mini itx mobo and don't have any extra headers.