CPU Cooler Pump may be failing. Need advice

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The pump speed readout on my CoolIT Systems VAN-R120 CPU liquid cooler was flashing, very low and beeping, and cpu temp was rising so I couldn't keep my computer on long. This pump was failing. It happened after a few restarts then I waited a while and now it has been working, although I fear it will fail again. The computer is about 5 and a half years old although I've upgraded some parts recently.

I'm looking to get a replacement so I'm ready for the next failure. I was looking at the Corsair H60. But these are my concerns/comments:

- I have an LGA 1366 socket so cooler must be compatible

- I like the coolit one I have because it has a digital display right on it which lists pump and fan speed and beeps if either fail.

- The H60 (and others) don't seem to have a display so I'm worried if either fails I won't know until the CPU gets very hot and PC shuts off. My BIOS doesn't seem to have alarm settings for fan or CPU. And I wasn't really looking to install a 3rd party up to run in the background and constantly monitor speeds and temps. Your thoughts? If a 3rd party program is the way to go, what is a good one that uses little resources and can run silently in the background only letting me know if there is a problem with a fan or the pump?

- The coolit, I believe, only has one fan connector (4 pin CPU). The radiator fan connects directly to the unit. I don't have anymore free motherboard fan headers and the H60 (and others) seem to have separate connectors for Pump and Fan. Should I get a fan splitter cable?

I don't overclock, but I do some video editing and gaming, so I like having less noise and lower temps from a liquid cooler.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you

System specs (no overclocking):

• --OS: - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) SP1 with latest updates.
• --Monitor: - Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch Widescreen (2560x1600)
• --Case: - COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 ATX Full Tower
• --Motherboard: - MSI Big Bang-XPower LGA 1366 Intel X58 with latest BIOS (v1.7)
• --CPU: - Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.33GHz
• --CPU Cooler: - CoolIT Systems VAN-R120 Vantage A.L.C. Liquid Cooler
• --Power Supply: - 1200W CORSAIR Professional Series AX1200
• --Sound Card: - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty
• --Video Card: - EVGA GeForce GTX 980ti SC+
• --Memory: - 24GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Series (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
• --Memory Cooler: - G.SKILL FTB-3500C5-D Fans
• --1st Hard Drive: - 256GB SAMSUNG 850 PRO SSD
• --2nd Hard Drive - 256GB SAMSUNG 850 PRO SSD
• --3rd Hard Drive: - 1TB Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ
• --4th Hard Drive: - 2TB Seagate Barracuda XT 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
• --1st Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner
• --2nd Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner
• --Keyboard/Mouse: - Logitech MX 5500 Revolution Bluetooth Cordless Desktop
• --Card Reader: - Atech FlashPro-55U Internal Card Reader/Writer
• --Speakers: - Altec Lansing ADA995 5.1 surround speakers
• --Microphone: Telex M-560 Super-Directional USB Digital Microphone
• --Webcam: Logitech HD Pro C920

 
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Typically single fan (120mm) aio's aren't cooler/quieter than air cooling, at least not the air cooling that's been out the past several years. That would be my suggestion especially since you're not overclocking. 3-5yrs is a good run for an aio and likely as you said that it's failing. Worn parts only get worse, they don't get better and that's true of pretty much anything mechanical.

I'm not aware of any current aio's with any sort of physical data shown on the hardware, it's all read via the bios or software control panels. For the price of an h60 I think you could do better with an air cooler as well as not have to worry about potential leaks or pump failure.

Maybe consider a cryorig h5 universal or ultimate (they're pretty...
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Typically single fan (120mm) aio's aren't cooler/quieter than air cooling, at least not the air cooling that's been out the past several years. That would be my suggestion especially since you're not overclocking. 3-5yrs is a good run for an aio and likely as you said that it's failing. Worn parts only get worse, they don't get better and that's true of pretty much anything mechanical.

I'm not aware of any current aio's with any sort of physical data shown on the hardware, it's all read via the bios or software control panels. For the price of an h60 I think you could do better with an air cooler as well as not have to worry about potential leaks or pump failure.

Maybe consider a cryorig h5 universal or ultimate (they're pretty similar to one another) or the phanteks tc14s. Prices (in u.s. dollars) are around $35-50 where the h60 starts around $60 I believe and doesn't offer much in the way of better temps or sounds than the tc14s. Maybe 1-2c and almost identical dba.
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2783&page=5

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14sbk
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h5universal
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h5ultimate
 
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Thanks. I guess that's probably true now and may be better to get an air cooler.

I will then need to buy a separate fan for the rear of my case as currently I'm using the radiator fan of my liquid cooler. Do you think I should get a splitter cable to to split one of my mobo fan connections, as I mentioned I have no free fan connectors.

And could you recommend a program to silently monitor temps and fan speeds in the background and warn me if one fails or temps get below a certain number?

Thank you.
 
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If you'd rather not get an exhaust fan, aio's are still an option. It may last you another couple of years and by then you may be looking to upgrade everything. Speedfan may have alarms but it's not my favorite program personally. To me it's a bit outdated and awkward, but some people like it. I use realtemp and have it set to display the hottest core in my taskbar near the clock.

There's a setting in the controls to set an upper limit for cpu and gpu temps along with selecting an alarm but I'm not exactly sure how it works. It seems to have the ability to tie into rivatuner if you happen to use that software also (for gpu). I've never used that portion of realtemp.

https://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/

I've never personally had an issue with a cpu suddenly getting hot for no reason, have always run air coolers and been fine. No thermal throttling or anything and my cpu's are typically overclocked. Maybe someone who uses a similar program can give you some suggestions for monitoring software with warnings and things.

If you wanted to go with an air cooler and add a rear fan they do have fan splitters or "Y" cables. Just make sure to get the one your fan needs, for instance if it's a 4pin pwm fan I'd go with a 4 pin fan splitter cable. Something like this (just an example)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812162026

 
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