NEW: aquaero 5 series

[QuadSLI]

you are limited to 1.65A per channel, and 5A total.
so your enermax @ max rpm is pulling 0.166A(2W / 12V = 0.166A), if temp is no problem you can use 10(!?!) fans @ 12v for each channel, 10x0.166=1.66A

What you should do is, install a water block or active fans on the VRs and then start connecting fans @ 5V, check the temp and the total A(per channel), then check the total A(per channel) @ 12V - should be 0.166x number of fans.

I think you will be able to connect all your 120mm fans with good cooling on the VRs.

good luck !

Tks Byter.. now i understand..

BTW, is it possible connect all case fans to MB and somehow control them from aquaero ??

[Phatboy69]

Nope.... No can do MB fan control from AE5.... as for your other questions im still digesting the facts and figures... at a glance it looks like 3/4 fans MAX per channel at 5V and maybe 6 with active air cooling or waterblock. The problem is the controllers work in pairs for VR temp monitoring. So from what i've found, even if you push one channel to near max temp at 5v load you cant do the same to the adjacent channel, so you only effectively get maybe 60-70% of each channels max temp load because the VRs share a temp sensor.

I could run 800mA of fans (2x 370mA each at their max amp rating at 12v) on 1 channel at 5v and a 1.7A D5 at 7V on the channel next to it and the VR were at 85c with a water block. That only leaves 10c margin for over temp.
Let me think about it some more and Ill get back to you.

hmmmmm

I think you will need PA2s, you just have too many fans for 3 channels or even for the LT. You will also need to actively cool the PA2s some how, possibly like i did with a ram fan.
Your fortunate those fans use half the power of mine so you might get almost 12 fans off 1 PA2 at 5v with descent air flow for the heatsink.
Id say go something like this...

Ch1 - 4 fans (case in)
Ch2 - 3 fans (case in)
Ch3 - 3 fans (case out)
Ch4 - PWM pumps

PA2-1 - 6 fans (rad1 in push/pull)
PA2-2 - 9 fans (rad2 out - push)
PA2-3 - 9 fans (rad2 out - pull)

[The Byter]

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