NZXT KRAKEN x40 RUINED MY MOBO?? SMOKE??

Baylife415

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Just got an asus h87 pro mobo and a haswel i5. Everything has been ok for a week. I just installed a NZXT kraken x40 All in one Cpu cooler. Instalation went perfect until I went to turn on the system. I am not a noob by any means. The computer turned on for .2 seconds and i smelled smoke. I immedietly pulled power, ect. The way I had it set up was the 3 pin connecter coming from water cooler was connected to the 4 pin cpu fan header. This should not have been a problem!!!!! The trace :fou: from the 4pin cpu fan header is BURNT. I am going insane trying to decide if it was the kraken or if my motherboard was bad.
I just read a report of someones 4pin cpu power getting burnt from a faulty fan, as well as someone using a kraken x60 and their 4pin header burnt out. Here is my question;
IS THE COOLER FAULTY OR IS it the motherboard?
thanks so much guys
-Casey

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I am suggesting that the cooler pulled too much power from the motherboard, burning the leads. It is recommended to plug a watercooling pump or any high powered fans directly to the power supply using a molex to 3 pin adapter. If I was you I would first test the cooler by connecting it directly to the psu (check if your cooler came with an adapter) then if that works, take a look at the motherboard.

Baylife415

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Shadow can you please elaborate. how can a motherboard pull to much power? how could this burn it out? Im asking because I don't know who to blame, Asus or nzxt. I need to get a refund, Thanks for the help
 

lp231

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I say it's the cooler because you said the system was working fine for a week, until you instal this cooler, and it burned out your board.
If it was the board itself, then it would have already burned out a week ago, when a Intel stock fan was plugged in.
You'll have to contact both manufactures and see what they can do for you.
Good Luck
 

shadow_city

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I am suggesting that the cooler pulled too much power from the motherboard, burning the leads. It is recommended to plug a watercooling pump or any high powered fans directly to the power supply using a molex to 3 pin adapter. If I was you I would first test the cooler by connecting it directly to the psu (check if your cooler came with an adapter) then if that works, take a look at the motherboard.
 
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