frozenspark

good point, I'll set the curve manually in BIOS

Installed Kraken x61 and notice my fans RPMs keep changing when I am not really doing anything. I opened CAM and see that my CPU temperature keeps spiking from 20 celcius to 30 celsius, and then suddenly back to 20 and so on. One thing I suspect that may be causing it is that I had to detach the cooler after attaching it and reattach it (originally I had the pumps going towards the bottom of the case and not to the side like it should be. Would this have my thermal paste to be compromised?

So if I unplug the hub from Sata power, it should work? how will the fans power on?

I have the Enthoo Evolv ATX Case, Maximus VIII Formula Mobo, 3x ML120 fans in front as intake, 1x ML140 as exhaust in the back, and 2x 140M fans attached to the Kraken x61 Radiator as exhaust on the top. I connected the 3 front and the back fan to the PMW hub that came with the case and connected the hub to CPU_FAN header. I connected the 2x 140M NZXT fans to the pump (daisy-chained, as per the instruction), and connected the pump to either CPU_OPT or W_PUMP header (do not recall, but those fans work fine). Problem is with the fans connected to the PWM hub - they are super loud and run at 100%. Even when I booted up for the first time I had to manually set cpu_fan to ignore in BIOS in order to go on with installing the OS. Now that everything is up and running, I installed CAM for the pump (works fine) and the Asus AI suite with Fan Xpert. I am unable to do anything with the case fans. Should I just take them out of the hub and connect them to the various CHA_FAN headers? (so much for cable management). If I do that, CPU_FAN will be empty - is that ok? EDIT - in hindsight this is probably not that correct place for this question. Should I ask over at Cases?

I have Enthoo Evolv ATX case that comes with a hub that I can plug all my fans into. I couldn't find anywhere online if I can actually connect all of the fans to the hub and then simply connect the hub to CPU_FAN. Will everything work correctly?

Turns out you have to screw the fans from inside the case out... which was a bigger pain in the ass than it should have been, especially the very bottom one. Originally I was screwing from outside in, how the 140mm was screw in. Not sure since this is my first build, but I think this should have been designed a little better

Doing my first build and noticed that when I install the standoffs into the backplate, the backplate is still very loose. Is it supposed to be? I am afraid to go forward because the backplate does not feel snug and the standoffs are in all the way.

The case comes with 2 140mm fans and I want to swap them out for 3 120mm fans. However, the 140mm fans have designated screw "holes" which keeps them snug in place once screwed in. However, my understanding is the the 120mm fans must be screwed onto the slots. However, the slots are too wide for the screws (both the long 140mm screws and the shorted screws that came with the fans/case) and the fans end up just falling out. Am I doing this incorrectly? The fans came with 2 zip ties each.. Do I need to use those in place of the screws?!

Is this to be done before the rear exhaust fan is put in place? I'd imagine that the tissue would always get pulled outward from the case if the rear exhaust is blowing it out?

Don't care so much for aesthetics, just optimal cooling with an AIO solution. How do I test for positive pressure with a tissue?

The case can have a maximum of 3 120mm fans on the top mount, same for the front, and 1 140mm fan in the back (may be 120mm, I don't remember, but that shouldn't be relevant). The cpu cooler features a 360mm radiator. Can cooling experts here recommend the best set up with regards to placement of the radiator, whether it should be intake of exhaust, and how other fans should be configured? I want to make sure that I will not be pulling out or pushing in too much air.