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ThermalTake 3.0 Riing CPU Water-Cooling System

M.a.v

147

Sep 7, 2017

If you have a AM4 Slot/Ryzen processor I would stay far away from Tt for anything software controlled (I'm not sure if the controller included is software controlled or not). I had to send back a set of Riing premium fans because they would not spool up past about 25% nor yield control of the RGB settings because of incompatibility with my Ryzen 1700. I didn't do any research to determine if these will work or not, but if you fit in that category I definitely would.
P.S.: If anyone wants a scarcely used Deepcool Captain 360mm AIO setup (that is also not AM4 compatible hence me no longer using it) including 3 fans let me know. I'll let it go for $60+shipping (actual) in CONUS.

Tundral

Sep 8, 2017

M.a.vIf the speed and/or RGB controls aren't working it is most likely a problem with your motherboard BIOS. Are you sure you've plugged everything into the correct places and set up everything properly in the BIOS? The CPU doesn't control these things so that's not the culprit.

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M.a.v

147

Sep 8, 2017

TundralIt definitely is the culprit because the Riing Premium fans are software controlled and apparently not AM4 compatible. I've already spoken to Tt support both on the phone as well as via email and confirmed the problem. I even swapped the controller and tried a different USB header to ensure it's not something on the MoBo. There is only one cable to go to the fans (a four pin connector that is not a standard PWM fan connector) and that goes to the controller module which in turn has a power connection (four pin floppy power) and a internal 11-pin USB connection. I know it's crazy to have fan incompatibility problems, but that's exactly what's going on with Tt and hence my recommendation to either do research to make sure you're not in the same boat with this unit or steer clear altogether.

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Tundral

Sep 8, 2017

M.a.vSo you mean the fan controller isn't compatible with the CPU/chipset USB controllers? If so then I'll have to agree with you about avoiding the product considering there's no real reason to use USB and proprietary software when there's already good standards in place for both speed and RGB control.

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M.a.v

147

Sep 9, 2017

TundralThat's it.
I believe the reasoning is to be able to change the RGB settings and fan speeds on the fly and in the same SW package from within the OS (rather than via BIOS like most 4/5 pin RGB controllers). I'm not indecisive, nor do I change settings with my mood, so it wasn't necessary and I just bought some Corsair RGB fans to replace them with (which are controlled via a controller/wired remote, not as convenient but I'll probably never touch the initial setting so it's good enough for me). They have better static pressure than the Riing fans anyway...they're arguably better looking too, though they are equally costly. With a little luck I'll have them installed tomorrow.

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tyler555

377

Sep 9, 2017

M.a.vHey man I'm interested in picking up that cooler off of you is it lga 1151 compatible?

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tyler555

377

Sep 9, 2017

tyler555Nevermind looked it up, it is indeed compatible. I will totally buy this off of you. Please respond soon or I'll just get this one before the drop ends.

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M.a.v

147

Sep 9, 2017

tyler555Sounds good, Tyler. I just found the bracket for Intel CPUs (it was on an AMD FX-series). Shoot me an email to [redacted] so I have your email and we can communicate back and forth in a private setting (it's an minimally monitored burner/SPAM email so put MASSDROP in the subject so I can find your email and I'll send you one from my good one).

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tyler555

377

Sep 10, 2017

M.a.vsent

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Batzera

Sep 12, 2017

M.a.vThank you for posting this. I've been looking at these for a while and when I saw it on Massdrop I thought it was a sign. I'm really glad I read the comments first!

bchbuumm

Oct 28, 2017

M.a.vWhat have you ended up using for cooling and fans for your Ryzen 1700?

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M.a.v

147

Oct 28, 2017

bchbuummI ended up biting the bullet and going with a elaborate custom loop with D5 pump/dual bay reservoir, & dual radiators (a 360mm and a 140mm, both 25mm thick with 3x fans on the 360 & push/pull on the 140mm). Shortly thereafter I added a water cooled GPU and a second pump, second res., & third radiator (60mm) along with 2 extra fans in push/pull. All told it cost a small fortune, but most of the components will last me a long time (save for the water blocks, which will need replacement with new CPU/GPU and the pumps if and when they fail-hence the redundancy).

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TipsyMacScotchslurpen

379

Jul 1, 2018

TundralAnother reason to avoid this, even if you have a "compatible" mobo/USB chipset is that it isn't controlled by the BIOS/UEFI. Consider the (granted, unlikely) situation that you left your gaming PC on overnight or while you were at work or school and a hung/runaway process occurs. If the OS (or parts of it) is incapable of properly monitoring and/or controlling the fans, your CPU could sit there and burn up while it plods along at idle speed.
If the fans are controlled by the BIOS, nothing that fails at the software or OS levels will affect the cooler's ability to moniter and respond to rising heat levels. Sadly, this thing has an, albeit low, chance of failing at the software or OS level. I spent too much of my money on my CPU to take a chance that Windows will avoid failing, and FAR too much to bet on Tt's drivers and software.

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