How to connect Frostflow 240L liquid cooling device.

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Hi,
I purchased Frostflow 240L liquid cooling and trying to install my new computer. This cooling device has two fan header, one is 3 pin and the other one 2 of 4 pin for two fan. I found the one spliter for two fans. My motherboard has 4 of 4 pin fan headers. One is CPU fan, three are for cases fan. Can you suggest how to connect these fan connector?
 
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'Performs really well' is kind of a misnomer when comparing closed loop coolers vs. good air coolers vs. full watercooling loops. You're paying $100+ for a closed loop cooler that performs about the same as a great air cooler costing around $30 (or more) less.

So, the real issue here is whether you're acknowledging you're simply installing 'liquid cooling' to say you have liquid cooling, or if you're actually trying to achieve the best cooling possible for the price point.

Either way, the product website and documentation should provide information on how to correctly setup and configure the cooler, if not, this is something that falls on the shoulders of the product team that they are not communicating this to the end user. Google...
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I don't understand why you hate on the Frostflow 240L, n0ns3ns3, as all test show it performs really well, not worse than competition. He didn't ask AIO vs Air, he asked how to install the thing.

Now for the installation: you HAVE to connect the pump to your CPU Fan Header as your PC will not boot by default if it detects there's nothing there.
With that out of the way - plug your two fans into Y cable (the splitter) and then connect it into the most convenient 4 pin on your motherboard.

I highly recommend using SpeedFan to control your fans but some find it too much of a hassle to set up. If your motherboard controls the fans trough bios then you won't have to do anything beside plugging everything in.
 
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'Performs really well' is kind of a misnomer when comparing closed loop coolers vs. good air coolers vs. full watercooling loops. You're paying $100+ for a closed loop cooler that performs about the same as a great air cooler costing around $30 (or more) less.

So, the real issue here is whether you're acknowledging you're simply installing 'liquid cooling' to say you have liquid cooling, or if you're actually trying to achieve the best cooling possible for the price point.

Either way, the product website and documentation should provide information on how to correctly setup and configure the cooler, if not, this is something that falls on the shoulders of the product team that they are not communicating this to the end user. Google is your friend, but the documentation should already answer these questions.
 
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I think that you both are going offtopic. He's already bought the Frostflow. What is better is not the point of this thread. And it performs really well compared to other AIOs of the same size.

Your opinion on it vs a $30 air cooler is irrelevant as I can also say the opposite from my own experience but I will not start listing examples now. This is not the point of the thread D:
 
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I think we both expressed an opinion along the answer to a question.
And no, I don't "hate" this crap - it's too much of a feeling towards something that is not even human.
It's just I find funny that very cheap to make crap can go as high in price as 160USD for Krapen X62. That's simply ridiculous. And there is no way to explain it's existence beyond not so smart people buying into marketing BS.
 
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It is a conversation that should be had with yourself prior to actually purchasing a product. Again, everyone seems to fall into this marketing hype that 'any liquid cooling is great liquid cooling', which is VERY far from the truth. We're seeing so many comparisons of one AIO to another that we're failing to compare other fruits to the apples to apples and apples to oranges comparisons. The only 'apples to apples' comparisons to be used should be cost and performance.

But again, like I mentioned, the manufacturer should have all connectivity/setup information for the unit, or else utilize Google to find. Outside of that, it becomes preference for the user. If the user doesn't understand the preferences offered to him/her, this is where self education on the matter is very helpful.
 
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Thank you very much, everyone.

Yes, I bought this device already. But I would like to get the most efficient way. The manual doesn't describe how except CPU installation.
 
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^^ Pull would also represent the easiest way to keep the radiator clean of debris, also, since you could easily blow it out with dusting spray. In push, you will often find dust and junk embedded within the radiator fins and would need to unmount the fans and radiator to clean.

Plus, pull is generally more effective on these devices.
 
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No real difference between push or pull from my experience, really. What matters is push-pull(i.e. fans on both sides). I also recommend putting the radiator on the front to give it fresh air for the cpu and not the hot air from your gpu.
 
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Depending on the rad, fans and the fans speed, the difference is between fraction of degree and couple of degrees (push, pull and push/pull)
radiators with different FPI thickness and even shape will behave slightly different with different amount of airflow and static pressure.
 
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Yes. I record per-second ambient temps and water temps across 4 sensors each and average all.
 
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