Can I leave the AIO fan sockets not-connected

[Matex9990]

Hello!

 

I am currently in the middle of building my new pc.

 

I have a Corsair Crystal 570X case, Gigabyte z390 Aorus Pro mobo and a corsair h115i Pro AIO.

 

My question is, can I leave the two 4-pin sockets coming from the AIO unplugged?

 

I am not using the 140mm fans that came with it. The radiator with the fans don't fit up top (clearance issues with mobo). So I have it mounted behind the 3 fans upfront. I have the 3 fans connected to sys-fan connectors on the motherboard.

 

Will this work? Would I have any error messages form the AIO due to the fans not being plugged in?

 

Thank you all in advance!

[flibberdipper]

It'll be fine, you just (obviously) won't be able to control the AIOs fans within iCUE. Just keep an eye on it and make sure the liquid temp doesn't get too toasty.

[RollinLower]

you can just remove the fans altogether. there's no issue at all.

as long as enough air passes through the radiator you should be fine.

 

[Matex9990]

1 minute ago, flibberdipper said:

It'll be fine, you just (obviously) won't be able to control the AIOs fans within iCUE. Just keep an eye on it and make sure the liquid temp doesn't get too toasty.

 

1 minute ago, RollinLower said:

you can just remove the fans altogether. there's no issue at all.

as long as enough air passes through the radiator you should be fine.

 

 

Thank you both very much! I may now continue building haha.

 

Regarding control of the fans... Is there a way to link the fan speed to the cpu's temp?

I mean, with the increase in CPU temp, will the fans speed up?

[flibberdipper]

12 minutes ago, Matex9990 said:

 

 

Thank you both very much! I may now continue building haha.

 

Regarding control of the fans... Is there a way to link the fan speed to the cpu's temp?

I mean, with the increase in CPU temp, will the fans speed up?

You probably have at least some kind of option in your BIOS for it. I know with the Z97X-Gaming 5 in my file server I can change how aggressive the "PWM" curve is (even though they're all voltage control) for each header, and they'll all act accordingly depending on CPU temp.

[Matex9990]

1 minute ago, flibberdipper said:

You probably have at least some kind of option in your BIOS for it. I know with the Z97X-Gaming 5 in my file server I can change how aggressive the "PWM" curve is (even though they're all voltage control) for each header, and they'll all act accordingly depending on CPU temp.

I understand, thank you very much!