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Actually the X370-PRO does seem to have a VRM temperature sensor. Unfortunately it isn't well documented so many pieces of monitoring software show it with a generic name like "Temp x". System Information Viewer is the only software that seems to show it correctly.
Nice find! :D
Use system information software like [CPU-Z](cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html), SIV, or even Windows' own Device Manager to see what you currently have.
The T520 series can hold Sandy Bridge i7 quad-cores, and 16GB RAM (2x 8GB DDR3). They also have an mSATA slot so you can install an SSD without removing the installed HDD or moving it to the optical drive bay.
SIV as in System Information Viewer?
It's hosted on this site: http://rh-software.com/
With a direct DL link here: https://www.filecroco.com/download-file/download-system-information-viewer/291/282/
Device manager should see it if it identifies itself on the PCI bus.
You can install System Information Viewer from here. It has 64 and 32 bit versions. Along the bottom of the window there is a PCI tab. You should see the card identify itself as a VGA adapter, and it will be identified as a GT-710 (I have one, so I've seen it).
I detest iCUE. Never works properly. Gave up on it & have been using a program called SIV (system information viewer) to control my LL120 fans & RGB strips.
Works well & have had zero issues.
IF iCUE doesn't work, use a program called SIV. (system information viewer)
I quit using link & icue months ago. SIV is easy to use & doesn't hog resources like the other two. Even works with the non-corsair led strips I made.
Everything is in sync & working.
Absolutely! Going by coolant temp is the way to go.
Having said that, with SIV controlling the hardware, you can definitely use the Corsair Commander [Pro] to set a curve based on a combination of GPU and CPU load/temps. You simply need to create a virtual sensor that is some mathematical combination of the two.
SIV does not have the most user-friendly interface but it's extremely powerful.
Check out red-ray's SIV, it's compatible with most Corsair Link stuff (so long as you turn CL off first, since it doesn't play nice on the SMbus), and it should let you set specific PWM command speeds for the H110i (between 55-80).
If you would like to add even more sensors, try SIV(system information viewer). It's also free, but a bit dated with its design.
http://rh-software.com/
The thing about sensors is that they're available for any program to read. The main difference is that the more sensors you add, the more clustered and confusing it can be. Aida 64 probably reduced the number of sensors since they felt that they weren't useful for their target audience since many of those values are not very useful for overclocking/stress testing.
Tweaking.com hardware identify, HWinfo and SIV all detect hardware based on internal databases and have portable versions. Between the three of them (though SIV is ugly as sin), you can usually identify everything missing.
Manufacture based auto update programs are hit and miss at best. I have seen them brick notebooks before (since they always also want to update the firmware).
Also never use a program that auto installs drivers, those things will cause you headaches down the line, especially when they mis-identify or install a generic version of a driver where specifics are needed. Same goes for driver backup programs, just backing up the driver itself without accompanying software will break things.
Also realize that just because device manager is saying everything is there, your job isn't done yet. Off the top of my head, things that should always be installed afterwards regardless is the intel chipset driver, intel rapid storage driver, graphics driver (obviously), touchpad software, hotkey software.
After a while you learn quirks about different manufacturers. For example, lenovo always has their sh*** energy management software that has to be installed for a driver to be installed with it, with no explanation. Toshiba and acer always list a ton of different drivers for the same thing (like wireless), it is up to you to figure out which one is which.
You can use SIV to control it. Low CPU impact, but I find the interface horrific and you lose all the profile options. http://rh-software.com/
There's also OpenRGB. I've ready that it has some Corsair RGB support but have not tried it myself. https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB
I've accepted my iCue fate for now.
If you can't control anything in Bios, I don't think there's much you can do. I think the only piece of software I have that can change primary timings on my older Asus X58 and X79 machines in Windows is SIV64X (System Information Viewer) via the MemTweak tab. It could only adjust primary timings and tRFC, IIRC, but it did work great. However I have no idea if it'll work with an OEM board like yours or if the changes would even stick...
This is insane
http://rh-software.com/Using%20SIV%20to%20Control%20AIO%20Devices.pdf
I appreacite it, I do... interesting.
but im not wasting hours on that when I have a nice GUI here that is missing 1 little thing.
You could use SIV (system information viewer) it can allow you to see how many PCIe lanes are allocated to each device using PCIe http://rh-software.com/ The program has a lot of menus showing you different parts of your system the one you'll likely want to look at is PCI Bus
I recently found out about SIV. As far as I can tell, it is programmed by one mountain-top Windows WDM & WDF guru (Ray Hinchliffe). Not only does it give you great system information, it replaces many of the hinky RGB, fan and system control software packages from motherboard/case manufacturers while being MUCH lighter on resources.
The interface is arcane, but the results for me were very worth it - I replaced Corsair Link, Gigabyte's SmartFan5 crap, set a GPU fan curve without running Precision X at boot, have it driving 6 fans via a Corsair Commander Pro, and extensive temperature logging with about 0.2% CPU usage.
PSA:
there is software out there that helps you control USB devices WITHOUT opening the software.
i personally use it for my LL120 fans. it survives reformats and I haven't even installed icue for months.
Have you tried using SIV (system information viewer)?
I use it to control the RGB effects of my LL120 fans & strips. I know I can also set custom colors for my GPU (gtx 1060 strix).
Not sure if you can do the same for your card but it wouldn't hurt to try.
Been using it for over two years with no issues & it's very easy on my system.
Not wishing to further confuse the issue, but there is a system monitoring utility called SIV that is available for free from http://rh-software.com/ . The developer of SIV informed me that he has a 3600 for testing purposes and he is not observing SIV causing voltages to jump high. SIV samples the cores once every 2 seconds for 25us (not milliseconds, microseconds). The author of SIV often helps the author of HWINFO and CPU-Z to update their programs when required. The guy is a genius and SIV is a very powerful program.
SIV is the most extensive monitoring program I have even seen. It can be a bit overwhelming at first, but it has a lot of really nice features. For 1, SIV can controls most Corsair products and a few others. The developer thinks that Corsair Link and iCue are poorly written and use way more CPU overhead than they should. He disliked Link so much that he reverse engineered their protocols and added Link control to SIV. I use it to control all of my Corsair stuff and it works flawlessly. SIV does not do software control of RGB, so the newer patterns for LL series fans are not available in SIV.
Anyway, if you want to try another monitoring program that does not cause this problem, maybe try SIV. I have not purchased a Ryzen 3000 series CPU (yet - waiting for the dust to settle) so I have not personally tried this, and I think in the end AMD will figure this out and you will be able to run iCue and Aura and whatever else. SIV is an alternative monitoring program that has a very fast sample time, and it can replace Link and iCue for those willing to go through the learning curve with SIV. It may be worth a look.
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Good luck to all!
Try SIV (system information viewer). HERE
Been using SIV for over a year to control my LL120 fans & diy RGB strip plugged into the LNP.
It's a little confusing at first to use but once you learn where everything is, it's super simple AND it uses less resources than LINK & iCUE.
I don't think there's an all in one program.
Check out SIV (System Information Viewer) HERE
That is what's controlling my LL120's & LED strips. I don't use LINK or iCUE. Lighting loads soon as I turn on my PC & there's no startup program. You'll still need to use Aura also.
Which motherboard do you have? Some boards have temperature sensors near the VRM. System Information Viewer is the best software at identifying those sensors from my experience. You want your VRMs to stay below 90 degrees because running at high temperatures may cause damage to the nearby capacitors.
From what I can see the Hyper D92 may cause a problem with VRM temperatures because you may no be able to position the push fan low enough to provide VRM cooling. I also couldn't find information about its TDP rating.
I use SIV - System Information Viewer (http://rh-software.com/) to control my H100i as the Corsair Software is just plain dreadful. Ironically, SIV was created for this reason and at this point its by far better than Corsair's software and it even supports hardware that Corsair has abandoned with the release of Corsair Link.
I use SIV (http://rh-software.com/) to control my Commander Mini and all fans connected to it. I'm not sure it supports new Commander Pro, but you can give it a try. It is a bit tricky to set up initially, but has much lighter footprint and much more flexibility, than Link. And you don't have to uninstall Link, so you can keep it as a backup (no need to run in on startup though, which is good).
If you already have the modules you can check it yourself. There's a tool called SIV, which can tell you a lot of information about the hardware in your computer. One such detail is the identity of the memory chips on the RAM module. To find that out, click on the "SPD" button, choose "SPD Details" and then scroll down until you find the entry "DRAM Manufacturer’s ID Code".
Based on the frequency and timings you mentioned, it could be either Samsung, Micron or Hynix (Hyundai).
WHAT THE
XMP64 32MHz CL16-1-1-1-2
I have never seen an SPD get corrupted,never.
EDIT: Are you sure CPUZ is reading this correctly. I have another application here that reads SPD info "SIV64X". let me try and find the download link.
EDIT2: Try this at your own risk http://rh-software.com/
EDIT3: Try swapping the memory modules around (swap socket), to see if that works.
Wow. That's nothing short of an excellent ram OC. What sticks are they? Would you mind checking "DRAM Manufacturer ID Code" with SIV64? When you open the program, hit the arrow on the SPD button and choose "SPD Details", it'll be somewhere at the very bottom. For example, for my DDR3 it says "0xAD80 (Hyundai)".
EDIT: Oh, and did you use ref clock OC to achieve that?
take a look at SIV. its a little utility ive found that you can run with a command line argument (if youre well versed in that) to show LEDs. You can use that to control RAM colours. however, you should absolutely not run it at the same time as CAM/Link
Actually, no, this: http://rh-software.com/
It's a software management tool that works really well with Corsair's AIO stuff, since CorsairLink is such garbage. If you look up any issue you have with your AIO and check the corsair forums, 9 times out of 10 there will be a solution along the lines of "Use SIV and do this"
It works great for me, and helped me quiet down the stock fans and stuff when CorsairLink let me down.