First time using AIO

[Poinkachu]

Hey guys, I have a few questions about AIO that I hope you guys can give me an answer for. I've done some researching about these questions and I found either barely any good info or varying answers.

So I hope nobody bashes me for this.

Okay, my questions are :
1. Is there anything I should/can do to test for leak before completely installing it on the case (or on the cpu) ?
2. Will I need to check it for leak time to time ? if so, how long between checks ?

3. Where should I connect the pump cable to ? my B550m Mortar have a Pump Fan header, should I connect it there? or connect the pump to CPU FAN header and connect the Rad Fans to SysFan header instead?

        I tried looking for answer for this and I found varying deegree of answers, some says Pump to Pump Header & Rad Fans to CPU Fans/Sys Fan Header, some other says Pump to CPU Fan, set it to run at 100% & Rad Fans to SysFan Header.

 

The AIO is Corsair H100i iCue PRO XT .

 

Thanks in advance for spending your precious time for this.

[GuiltySpark_]

1.) I've had probably 15 AIO's between my own builds and friends dating back to the original Corsair H50 and never once specifically checked for leaks prior to install. 

2.) Never bothered but I suppose it can't hurt if you're paranoid.

3.) Connect the pump to the Pump Fan header and the fans to the CPU Fan header. Honestly at the end of the day it doesn't matter as all those ports can be configured for anything from the BIOS. They're just labeled so they have something basic for people to use that they can put in the manual. 

 

Then again, you have a Corsair AIO so the fans are likely going to be powered from the pump block itself if its anything like my older Corsair units so you don't have to worry about them individually. 

[tkitch]

1) no need

2) no need

3) CPU Fan or CPU Option

[HanZie82]

If your motherboard has a pump header, connect the pump there.
Chances are big that they made that port specifically for pumps so it is able to handle more power.

 

Source: https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/mb/M7C94v1.2-EURO.pdf

[Poinkachu]

Usually not this paranoid, the pressure of current era I guess. ^_^;;
But you all way more experienced than I am on AIO, so you guys' word is more credible than my paranoid brain. XD

Thanks for the quick reply guys, I really appreciate you guys spending your precious time for my questions.