Thinking of getting new cooler, concern

[da11en47]

I'd rather not have this thread turn into "Buy this instead", so therefore I'm considering getting the Corsair H50.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010&Tpk=corsair h50

For some reason my motherboard revs the CPU fan up really high when turning on and then tones it down very quietly, rather quickly. I have read that this could be normal, I have tried messing with all the fan settings possible in the BIOS, but it still does it.

My issue/concern is, the new cooler has both a fan and a water pump. I'm nervous that the sudden high revs would carry over and possible damage the water pump. Thank you.

EDIT: Also, I noticed my CPU fan has a 4 pin connector, and 3 pin connectors for other system fans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx5usoClfDs

This video shows the pump using a 3 pin connector at 1:52, which I believe plugs into the CPU Fan? Then shows at 2:30 the 120 mm fan using a 4 pin connector. It seems my motherboard has the reverse or does it not matter?

 

[da11en47]

I have since changed my mind since the first post, the H60 looks better and only has one 3 pin connector for everything.

My final question is, if I disable "Smart Fan" through my BIOS, would that deliver the 12v needed for the unit to all my fan connectors?

 

[tylerjrb]

I would say the h50/i or h60 if you want a heatsink then an nzxt havik 140, with regards to the fans most boards have 4 pin connectors but there will be a tab about 3/4 the way down so you can plug in a 3 pin connector if you need to.

Normal cpu fans run at like 2-3k rpm dependant on size. So i doubt them suddenly spinning up would damage the pump as im pretty sure it will be built/designed taking that into consideration.

Edit. Most cpu fans spin way up when just turned on, and then quieten down i think its because the system is just turned on and its on max revs, then it lowers it because the temps good as it boots.

Regards, tyler.b