Watched quite a few upgrade videos on this OEM and you definitely did the best job I've seen. Neatest and more rational upgrades. The PC layout doesn't make it easy, but you've done the best possible I believe to deal with the heat issue..
Thank yo so much for videoing how you placed the fan in the top housing. I was having a real difficult time getting it seated back. I learned a lot from you.
Super helpful, man. Thanks! I got my Ryzen R10 with an RTX 3080 and have already swapped 2 fans and looking to install a 3rd one. It was INCREDIBLE the difference on fan noise since I bought decent fans for my computer. Unreal how crappy Dell's default fans are! Also looking to install that 3rd one and replace my thermal paste from CPU and GPU to help cooling. I'm still getting peaks of 83C on my GPU while gaming.
Nice! Did you see improved performance? I feel like my 3080 isn’t performing as well as my friends non Dell 3070. I’m hoping dells 3080 isn’t that bad and the thermals are the issue
Fabio I am thinking of doing the same, my fans are too loud. What did you choose and did you have any problems with booting your computer when you started. I've seen comments with the wrong fans the MB won't boot. Thanks
Dell these days is quite unlike the Dell in the yesteryears. They have come up with a system called Support Assist that is a disguised planned obsolescence system. Think of it as a Trojan horse. It is introduced to keep your systems updated and working till the warranty period, and swiftly after the warranty expiry keeps introducing updates that lead to one or the other software malfunction. The warranty then offered for a year or two is close to the price of a new laptop; just slightly lesser perhaps. So, my two cents is to ignore the fancy lighting, packaging and other fancy stuff and go for a brand that provides you the not so fancy but a reliable and lasting product. I bought an Aurora last year and it is close to garbage. All the best folks!!
Watched every vid on here on this rig and found out if you get the liquid cooled cpu option there will be no heat issues. I've seen at least 8 benchmark and gaming test vids where they cranked up new titles and had no overheating whatsoever. This kind of modding isn't really mandatory.
I did this same mod except I used the iCue H60i AIO, and I ditched the ML120 it comes with for two Arctic P12's in a push-pull configuration. I ditched the thermal paste that was pre-applied to the corsair and applied a generous amount of SYY-157. I also installed the additional intake fan in place of the mechanical hard drive, just like you did, but I also added a third intake fan on the bottom, in place of one of the 2.5 inch drive slots. I idle at 31c and the most I've seen is 61c while gaming. This is without the VRM Heatsink, which I am still waiting on.
Thanks for the video! Would a Corsair H60 Elite work as well? Im not sure if the only difference is the rgb lightning? Right now it's the only one available, thanks
Hi, thank you for sharing the video but I have one question. What was the other piece you were showing when installing the vram heatsink? Also, that blue tape do you open that or leave as is and just screw it in? Thank you.
Same question here. Was the blue spongy "tape" removed or left on the VRM heatsink? The video was edited right there, so could not tell. @CrypticHack3r
Just bought the rig bought some fans and a cpu cooler is is mandatory for the heat sink cause I looked a lot online and people said I don't need it but I want to confirm
Nice video! I got two ML120 elite fans with push and pull configuration (LED) and H60 x Elite AIO. I think these are the newer versions of fans and cooler, but I kept getting boot up error saying cpu fan not responding. What should I do😢
Question: after installing this liquid cooler, in ALienware control center, the fan control for cpu - originally used for the now replaced cpu fan - is stuck at 92%. Does this translate to the water pump running at 92% ?
i have a stupied question i have same bulid got with the aio cooler i wondring if i should upgrade it to the Corsair Hydro Series H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler as well as the fan upgrade but i just want to know the aio stock that come with it if i should replace with Corsair Hydro Series H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler please let me know
I wish you would have showed how you installed the fans on the water cooler. Thats the first thing I intend on installing because I did not know that alienware even made these micro atx builds without them and also the box for the pc implies that there is a water cooler installed. It gets way too hot when playing triple A games at high settings.
I am adding the OEM liquid thermal system to my (VERY HOT) R 12. I come back to this video often for some direction (thank you for that). if I am replacing two of the fans with corsair ML120 pros, will they have any errors when I start up? I read you purchased some noctua cables, but I am just doing the liquid cooled and switching out the 2 stock fans (not push pull).
I added the corsair liquid cooler, but now I get a CPU fan error on startup. If you have any suggestions that would be a HUGE help as I am out of ideas.
hi awesome video !!!! I wanted to ask you the cables of the Noctua what did you need them for? And for the additional fan that you have mounted on the radiator and the one in place of the HDD where you connected them thanks a lot.
So those cables are to split the fans the front fan and the HDD fan use that splitter to split those fans and then the two top fans use those cables for the pull push configuration
@Andy Are you pushing air up through the radiator out of the case currently? or are you using it as intake to push air into the case? I'm about to do a H60 install as well, just waiting on the VRM.
Thank you man, this video is a saving grace. I've had consistent 60-70 CPU temp while gaming with full blowing fan, I mean the temp is not too bad but the 100% fan noise is just unbearable, my corsair pro 120 fans haven't come yet, and I have only just installed the Corsair Hydro H60 AIO, and with just about 40% fan output the temp never went above 60. Can't wait to get the pro 120 fans and get that push/pull configuration in there.
@Andy Are you pushing air up through the radiator out of the case currently? or are you using it as intake to push air into the case? I'm about to do a H60 install as well, just waiting on the VRM. I use my computer with case open im thinking about going case closed if I can really get my temps down but Im having a hard time deciding on the all of the potential fan configs.
@Altos I first installed just 1 fan behind radiator pushing out with 1 front intake fan, and the temp already way down, never went above 60C with 50% fan output. And with all 4 fans working, temp mostly stay around 53-57 ar full load, these fans are also very quiet, especially at 50%
@@cks2020693 sorry just to clarify when you say top 2 with radiator "are pushing out" do you mean pushing away from radiator or both the same direction pointing out of case?
Cool videos…. My R12 has the stock Aio . Will 2 fans still fit with stock ? Also … can you control Corsair fan speed through the Alienware command center ??
The h60 does not fit well at all, the push pull config is doable but leaves little room for the cooler or ram, every time I close the case, I'm afraid I'm going to cut the circulation, the fans are nice but are not fully compatible with the command center. Decent video but those were the problems I ran into.
Nice vid but im new to gaming pcs. I have an r12 but the i5 processor seems to make my games a bit laggy at max settings (i mostly play Fallout 4 and Cod). Any suggestion s on how to upgrade the cpu and what cpus will work
You will need the documentation from Dell to see what’s compatible you can go to sell website and put your model and see what motherboard it has. Dell uses their own kind sometimes making it difficult to upgrade easily
Have you checked your CPU temps and percentage of use when the lagging occurs. Might be caused my thermal throttling if it's running hot. Or it can just be working at max capacity and causing a bottleneck.
3 pin or 4 pin? I replaced all my fans with noctuas. Front fan (3pin) 2 push pull fans on top (4pins) with y connection that comes with fans. No errors
I've recently upgraded to a H60 fom the stock air cooler, but for some reason every time i start my computer it comes up with a bios error saying 'cpu fan not found critical error'. i can pass that screen and use my pc normally but is there any way to get rid of that warning knowing that my liquid cooler works? i tried putting the coolers cable into the "FAN CPU" instead of the pump one, but it is still not working. Edit: checked all connections, found a loose pin in the tach cable (connecter) - adjusted the pin and now its all sorted.
Nice vid, did everything but now the computer bios is alerting me the fans are not working properly, they in fact are, did that happen to you? how did you fixed it?
Hey, i just bought corsair h60 elite instead of h60. Only the wires seems to be different and im very confused on where to plug them. I'm a newbie and any help would be great
Hi Chris, I also have an Aurora R12 and upgraded the cooling system with the Corsair H60 and the 120 fans. But now I get Bios errors on the fans. Do you have any suggestions?
Hi, curious about why you did not place the h60 tubes downward to leave more room for the RAM (if you ever had 4 sticks would you be able to place them) Nice to see a video with someone placing the vram heatsink without it switching to water cool will trigger bios error
hello i purchased corsair ml120 rgb fans and now my r12 is throwing up errors in bios stating fans not connected. when i reinstall the old fans it works just fine.
i have an aurora r12 black with an rtx 3080 inside. the hdd is very slow and i would like to add an additional m.2 nvme ssd on the available PCI express x16 slot. my concern is whether it affects the cooling ability of my graphic card because its width is very large and after i add this module, half part of one of the fans only have about 2 centimeters of space to pull air to cool the gpu. any suggestion. i bought an input converter that converts m.2 to pci express x16 but its height profile is half the height of the gpu. so it blocks half of the one of the fans and the blocked area only have about 2 centimeter to catch air. i don't know if you get my point. if so, any suggestion would be appreciated. thanks
I heard from one youtuber that you have to use corsair fans or you get an error during post. I've seen everyone using corsair fans but only one guy saying they're required. Can anyone confirm or deny?
So I just bought the right heat sinks for my r12 now for the cooler I can’t find the Alienware one and dell doesn’t sell it separately so aftermarket will do. H60 or h80 v2? Also I bought 4 additional cooling fans for like 20$ that big 120 m one with the blue led is that any better than the cheaper ones I got I’m assuming it is since the rpms or cfm is higher I honestly didn’t even check what the ones I got are? This is my first time modding a computer.
@@CrypticHack3r ok purchasing that now thank you no issues so far? No error messages? I just had my other r12 crash so I just got an exchange and got the one with the 3080😬 from my 3070 thank you!
@@CrypticHack3r not sure I have it to a computer gaming store where they do installs at since I was just so busy and didn’t mind paying 35$ to do so. And basically 4 days in my new r12 with 3080 drive failure and software bios start up issue so I just took it back and built me a pc which is amazing and case looks amazing too!
Cryptic, I can't seem to get the wires on the Cosair right after putting in the top fan and the cooler. Can you help? I keep getting an error when the computer fires up.
@@CrypticHack3r Chris, I have the Aurora R11, I just installed the H60 but using only the fan that came with it, I’m not using push pull configuration. Why is this computer still loud? Is it the fans from the Graphics card or the power supply? I think it’s even louder now.
Good Afternoon Brother, if you don’t mind and have a time then could you please do let me know, regarding for installing the extra fans on this Alienware Aurora R12, what exactly do you need, I mean which leads, splitters, power leads, adapters and how many, please explain everything, how you did it and what exactly you need, because I definitely want to install extra fans on this PC, that’s why I need all the information regarding this and also Brother, those two 2.5 inch slots for ssd, will either 1TB on each slot or 2TB of Samsung 860 QVO 2 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD (MZ-76Q2T0) or Samsung 860 PRO 2 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-76P2T0) work and about fans, will either Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB, 120 mm RGB LED PWM Fans (102 Individually Addressable RGB LEDs, Speeds Up to 1,500 RPM, Low-Noise) Triple Pack with iCUE Lighting Node CORE Included - Black or Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB, 120 mm RGB LED PWM Fans (102 Individually Addressable RGB LEDs, Speeds Up to 1,500 RPM, Low-Noise) Triple Pack with iCUE Lighting Node CORE Included - White work, many thanks and really appreciate and also sorry Brother for too many questions.
@@oVqrtexZ mother board is very limited and only has 2 which are used already by the front panel lighting and front panels USB’s. I no longer own this PC but I do remember some things from it
Nice video. My r12 is coming next month with a 11700kf. Is it necessary to upgrade form the Alienware 120 aio to third party aio like corsair h80i v2? Also could h80i fit into the case? Thanks for your sharing!
Lee the H80i will not fit also if you change you cannot connect an aftermarket aio to the pump header since it will not recognize a non 4 pin pump on that header and bios will give you an error so you would need to connect a fan to the cpu fan header and the only ones that work are the Corsair ml120 pros. They run very hot and you will notice the fans speed up to about almost 50% which will be annoying and you would have to replace the fans for quieter ones so for the money you are paying for this no upgradeable system get yourself a pre build you can build yourself online for maximum airflow. I will be returning mine due to complications with aftermarket products and the fact they get so hot in my scenario my room gets hot from this PC exhausting so much hot air while gaming
@@CrypticHack3r Was it that bad? I just got one with a 3070, but reading this comment makes me a little nervous that I should return this. I’m absolutely new, and you’re not. If it didn’t work for you, it might not work for me.
@@RobbinThicc yeah for me it was since Alienware neglected to tell me these don't come standard with liquid AIO and the Air coolers suck. No aftermarket AIO can cool the i7 I had in it well. They do run very hot and although the stock AIO does a descent job you are still gonna get very hot air coming out of that case. Thermals are not good on this case.
Please be sure to join the discord. I have discussed that in previous comments but on the discord if you asks me questions it can stay there and other people maybe able to answer
@@CrypticHack3r the two top fans that sandwich the radiator, are they both pointing the same direction (out of case direction) or are they each pointing away from radiator?
Any strest test max temp for this processor running with Corsair liquid cooling? My R12 even on plain i5 11400 had a cpu throttled at 100C during the stresstest. The stock air cooler from Dell was so bad
@@CrypticHack3r the temp is about right 98-100C for stock air cooling I guees. Any figure for CPU temp with the Corsair liquid cooling. I plan to ditch my air cooling soon
I've upgraded my cpu fans to cooler master ml120 liquid cooling. I've seen the R12 stock aio's pump has the pwm pin out grounded, so i did the same and the cpu fan error was gone. Anyone tried this before? Hope it will not have long term issues doing this.
hey man dont know if you can help, im a noob with all this stuff but i recently got the r12 with the stock cooler and upgraded to the h60 (still waiting for heat sink), it dropped my temps alot but my only concern is the fans arent being recognised (stock fans) in any software and in ACC when i try to offset or curve to 100 for top fan it gets stuck on 40%. i have top fan plugged into fan top and pump tach cable into cpu fan
Why anyone would do this, is beyond me. Alienware is a dumpster fire out of the gate. However you did a good job trying to get airflow into your case as there is much in there to begin with.
I have an Aurora R12 as well and Im about to do all the same upgrades. For the top you mentioned the push pull method, just so I am correct the top fan pushes air in and the bottom one of the radiator pulls it out? So basically its opposing air going to the radiator? Also do you use all the same connections that the stock fans went to pretty much, minus the sata connecter on the pump head? Also did you have to do anything in the BIOS? sorry its been a long time since I have done any pc building/upgrading lol
@@DJSkyhawk85 I'm about to do this myself, I am being told that both fans with radiator are facing the same direction (out) - is that what you concluded?
@@mattkirby994 Yes you are correct, both fans pushing the air upwards and out the top of the case. when I am gaming I have a custom fan curve that's pretty high and my cpu has never gotten above 70°c.
Thank you for the video it was verry helpful. I did a lot of research into the R12 and got on sale for $600 off knowing I would have to upgrade the stock air cooler to an AIO. I just replaced the stock air cooled with a H60 and it seems to be working since the temps are down from 75-80 at idle to 45-50 the only thing I came across is the BIOS Support Assist Pre-Boot System Performance Check keep telling me that the CPU fan is not installed. It is not wrong, but I was wondering how I can tell the BIOS I am using an AIO know. Also, in Alienware Command center it still shows the CPU fan as an option. I figured that would go away since there is no CPU fan anymore. Has anyone else seen this issue or have suggestions on how to fix it? Thank you in advance.
There is no fixing but you can use the cpu fan as your aio pump and at least see that the pump is running in ACC that way you are certain pump is running in case of failure in future. This method will get rid off the Bios Error
@@CrypticHack3r thank you. So far that seams to be working. I was able to boot with no pre boot test. Amazing how such a simple upgrade can make such a big difference.
@@CrypticHack3r How did you get the rgb fans to work? The fans themselves work great but I do not know where to plug in the 9 pin lighting node from Corsair.
You are not alone. I have the same problem and even if it seems to get fixed when you plug your pump fan cable into the cpu fan header, it may still have this error message (my case). Is it still a problem you encounter?
Hey there! Thanks for the video, I did exactly the same with H60 AIO + 2x ML120 Elite (instead of pro) and it helped a lot. I was aware of the BIOS error that could be triggered by leaving the CPU FAN header out open so I plugged the H60 pump to it. I still get the Pre Boot Checker saying the CPU FAN failed to respond correctly... Tried plugging the H60 Radiator, one of the ML120 Elite on it instead and same problem. I'm getting quite desperate at this point. Any ideas?
You may get the error, because you're using a Y splitter, leave only a fan on that connector, I found that Y splitter have 3 pins on one side and 4 pins on the other side, both fans sometimes work simultaneously, but sometimes only one fan spins that's when you get bios error As I have liquid refrigeration on cpu, I installed an additional fan on "cpu fan" connector as this is available, but had to use noctua low noise cable, to have the fan quietly spinning, I make think the work around to use a Y splitter is to use a 3 pin fan cooler master. Hope this helps
@@Jmaarroyo Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately I think Alienware latest BIOS updates get more excentric regarding the fans it detects and even H60 AIO fan isn't accepted by the Motherboard
Nice guide I just bought all the components you listed is there anything extra I would need to get that you didn’t list? I just got the r12 and started getting random FPS drops after 4 hours of gaming so I need to get this cooling under control
Is the VRM heat sink needed when going fan to liquid cooled CPU? I can’t find the heat sink right now and I’m wanting to liquid cook my cpu and I was wondering if it’ll throw a code without adding a VRM heat sink.
It won’t throw a code but you do need it those VRMs get quite hot because the fan you remove from the CPU cools them and the liquid AIO doesn’t they are exposed
@@CrypticHack3r not sure what you ended up doing with your Alienware but, if you'd do a full case swap, what motherboard would you use? What CPU did you have in your R12?
@@dyone3 see that’s the thing I wouldn’t do a swap. No point you would need new MB and RAM plus ACC won’t be as integrated as with current setup. Reason why I chose to build. Take a look at my other build video on my channel!
Hi, I did this exact build, funny thing is, I don't get the bios error for the fans, but I suspect the pump is not getting any PWM, is the pump automatic? Does it stay on 91% all the time, or it there a temp sensor?
Hey Thank you for this video, I have noticed one thing for some reason my fan on my PSU doesn't work. Is that normal? Like it just stays in one spot lol
that's normal. the fan on the PSU turns on for a little bit every once in a while when it reaches certain temperature. (basically every PSU does this. not just this one on the Alienware Aurora)
HEY JUST PICK ONE OF THESE SYSTEMS THE OTHER DAY , AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU SYSTEM CAME ALREADY LIQUID COOLED OR DID YOU UPGRADE TO IT COULDNT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT DOING THIS OTHER THEN YOUR VID WHICH WAS GREAT BTW
@@CrypticHack3r so what did you end up using your vid shows you installing a h60 but you said you ended up using a h80 but you were just installing it for the vid..???
@@basikxom so I did try to install the h80 and because it didn’t fit I never did show that part of it that why I told everyone on here that asked I stayed the the h60
Yes I initially did use thermal pad but my thermals were worst then when using the paste I never posted thermals because I had a lot of issues finding the right aio and spend a lot of time figuring a bunch of things out and took a lot of time and because thermals were never good I begun to lose interest
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Watched quite a few upgrade videos on this OEM and you definitely did the best job I've seen. Neatest and more rational upgrades. The PC layout doesn't make it easy, but you've done the best possible I believe to deal with the heat issue..
Thank yo so much for videoing how you placed the fan in the top housing. I was having a real difficult time getting it seated back. I learned a lot from you.
Super helpful, man. Thanks! I got my Ryzen R10 with an RTX 3080 and have already swapped 2 fans and looking to install a 3rd one. It was INCREDIBLE the difference on fan noise since I bought decent fans for my computer. Unreal how crappy Dell's default fans are!
Also looking to install that 3rd one and replace my thermal paste from CPU and GPU to help cooling. I'm still getting peaks of 83C on my GPU while gaming.
Nice! Did you see improved performance? I feel like my 3080 isn’t performing as well as my friends non Dell 3070. I’m hoping dells 3080 isn’t that bad and the thermals are the issue
Fabio I am thinking of doing the same, my fans are too loud. What did you choose and did you have any problems with booting your computer when you started. I've seen comments with the wrong fans the MB won't boot. Thanks
good job on top front fan. great idea to use exhaust fan bracket. looks really neat.
How to turn off error FAN message every time turn on the computer when upgrade aftermarket FAN.
Dell these days is quite unlike the Dell in the yesteryears. They have come up with a system called Support Assist that is a disguised planned obsolescence system. Think of it as a Trojan horse. It is introduced to keep your systems updated and working till the warranty period, and swiftly after the warranty expiry keeps introducing updates that lead to one or the other software malfunction. The warranty then offered for a year or two is close to the price of a new laptop; just slightly lesser perhaps. So, my two cents is to ignore the fancy lighting, packaging and other fancy stuff and go for a brand that provides you the not so fancy but a reliable and lasting product. I bought an Aurora last year and it is close to garbage. All the best folks!!
I am hoping that my R13 will have the heat issue better addressed.
Don’t get your hopes up but let us know if it did
@@CrypticHack3r it has improved liquid cooling. I had an R10 before and I never had any issues with it either.
Watched every vid on here on this rig and found out if you get the liquid cooled cpu option there will be no heat issues. I've seen at least 8 benchmark and gaming test vids where they cranked up new titles and had no overheating whatsoever. This kind of modding isn't really mandatory.
Right but I’m coming from an air cooled system and yes the liquid cool option is the way to go
I did this same mod except I used the iCue H60i AIO, and I ditched the ML120 it comes with for two Arctic P12's in a push-pull configuration. I ditched the thermal paste that was pre-applied to the corsair and applied a generous amount of SYY-157. I also installed the additional intake fan in place of the mechanical hard drive, just like you did, but I also added a third intake fan on the bottom, in place of one of the 2.5 inch drive slots. I idle at 31c and the most I've seen is 61c while gaming. This is without the VRM Heatsink, which I am still waiting on.
Thanks for the video! Would a Corsair H60 Elite work as well? Im not sure if the only difference is the rgb lightning? Right now it's the only one available, thanks
Did you figured it out?
The rgb just connected automatic when u just connected the fan connecter to the mother board or did you do something else
Yeah RGB should light up automatically
Question: when you installed the radiator from the H60, did you place an additional fan ABOVE the radiator, as well as the one below the radiator?
Yep
Excellent video. Did you plug the new cooler into the cpu header or in the pump header? Thanks for sharing
Hi, thank you for sharing the video but I have one question. What was the other piece you were showing when installing the vram heatsink? Also, that blue tape do you open that or leave as is and just screw it in? Thank you.
Same question here. Was the blue spongy "tape" removed or left on the VRM heatsink? The video was edited right there, so could not tell. @CrypticHack3r
Just bought the rig bought some fans and a cpu cooler is is mandatory for the heat sink cause I looked a lot online and people said I don't need it but I want to confirm
Nice video! I got two ML120 elite fans with push and pull configuration (LED) and H60 x Elite AIO. I think these are the newer versions of fans and cooler, but I kept getting boot up error saying cpu fan not responding. What should I do😢
Question: after installing this liquid cooler, in ALienware control center, the fan control for cpu - originally used for the now replaced cpu fan - is stuck at 92%. Does this translate to the water pump running at 92% ?
Yes
@@CrypticHack3r thank you! Your video was very helpful.
i have a stupied question i have same bulid got with the aio cooler i wondring if i should upgrade it to the Corsair Hydro Series H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler as well as the fan upgrade but i just want to know the aio stock that come with it if i should replace with Corsair Hydro Series H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler please let me know
No the stock AIO is a great one
@@CrypticHack3r thank you
Can u upload a video for your 3rd fan ?
I wish you would have showed how you installed the fans on the water cooler. Thats the first thing I intend on installing because I did not know that alienware even made these micro atx builds without them and also the box for the pc implies that there is a water cooler installed. It gets way too hot when playing triple A games at high settings.
Nice job bro!
Biggish thanks man
I am adding the OEM liquid thermal system to my (VERY HOT) R 12. I come back to this video often for some direction (thank you for that). if I am replacing two of the fans with corsair ML120 pros, will they have any errors when I start up? I read you purchased some noctua cables, but I am just doing the liquid cooled and switching out the 2 stock fans (not push pull).
I added the corsair liquid cooler, but now I get a CPU fan error on startup. If you have any suggestions that would be a HUGE help as I am out of ideas.
hi awesome video !!!! I wanted to ask you the cables of the Noctua what did you need them for? And for the additional fan that you have mounted on the radiator and the one in place of the HDD where you connected them thanks a lot.
So those cables are to split the fans the front fan and the HDD fan use that splitter to split those fans and then the two top fans use those cables for the pull push configuration
Chris i cant find your dual fan push pull video on the corsair aio
@Andy
Are you pushing air up through the radiator out of the case currently? or are you using it as intake to push air into the case? I'm about to do a H60 install as well, just waiting on the VRM.
I'm about to try this... Did you figure this out by chance?
did you plug the pump into the whit port port above the video card??
What splitter did you use for the intake fan 12:45
Do you get the Bios error for a missing top fan? Or is there a work around that you found? I might've missed if you mentioned it haha
Why would you not have a top fan
@@CrypticHack3r I do, it just doesn't recognize it even tho it works perfectly haha
Thank you man, this video is a saving grace.
I've had consistent 60-70 CPU temp while gaming with full blowing fan, I mean the temp is not too bad but the 100% fan noise is just unbearable, my corsair pro 120 fans haven't come yet, and I have only just installed the Corsair Hydro H60 AIO, and with just about 40% fan output the temp never went above 60. Can't wait to get the pro 120 fans and get that push/pull configuration in there.
Good luck
@Andy
Are you pushing air up through the radiator out of the case currently? or are you using it as intake to push air into the case? I'm about to do a H60 install as well, just waiting on the VRM. I use my computer with case open im thinking about going case closed if I can really get my temps down but Im having a hard time deciding on the all of the potential fan configs.
@Altos 2 top fans with push/pull along with the radiator are pushing out, and 2 front fans for air intake.
@Altos I first installed just 1 fan behind radiator pushing out with 1 front intake fan, and the temp already way down, never went above 60C with 50% fan output. And with all 4 fans working, temp mostly stay around 53-57 ar full load, these fans are also very quiet, especially at 50%
@@cks2020693 sorry just to clarify when you say top 2 with radiator "are pushing out" do you mean pushing away from radiator or both the same direction pointing out of case?
are you ever planning on doing a video on upgrading to the h80i?
Cool videos…. My R12 has the stock Aio . Will 2 fans still fit with stock ?
Also … can you control Corsair fan speed through the Alienware command center ??
Yes you can fit 2 fans on stock aio and yes you can control fans just make sure to split them with a y splitter for the top fan
@@CrypticHack3r thanks again …. So need 2 y splitters total?
I plan on adding a second fan where the HDD is at and 2 fans up top
@@Miguel-USMC yes
The h60 does not fit well at all, the push pull config is doable but leaves little room for the cooler or ram, every time I close the case, I'm afraid I'm going to cut the circulation, the fans are nice but are not fully compatible with the command center. Decent video but those were the problems I ran into.
Nice vid but im new to gaming pcs. I have an r12 but the i5 processor seems to make my games a bit laggy at max settings (i mostly play Fallout 4 and Cod). Any suggestion s on how to upgrade the cpu and what cpus will work
You will need the documentation from Dell to see what’s compatible you can go to sell website and put your model and see what motherboard it has. Dell uses their own kind sometimes making it difficult to upgrade easily
@@CrypticHack3r thanks. Ill do that. Much appreciated
Have you checked your CPU temps and percentage of use when the lagging occurs. Might be caused my thermal throttling if it's running hot. Or it can just be working at max capacity and causing a bottleneck.
and the fan from the power suply?no rgb?
can you post link for the heatsink please
My Aurora 12 has an error
When replacing the fan, EX Noctua Arctic ml120pro
I don't know why.
I am hearing the noctua fans aren’t compatible with the R12 switch to Corsair ml 120 pros
3 pin or 4 pin? I replaced all my fans with noctuas. Front fan (3pin) 2 push pull fans on top (4pins) with y connection that comes with fans. No errors
I've recently upgraded to a H60 fom the stock air cooler, but for some reason every time i start my computer it comes up with a bios error saying 'cpu fan not found critical error'. i can pass that screen and use my pc normally but is there any way to get rid of that warning knowing that my liquid cooler works? i tried putting the coolers cable into the "FAN CPU" instead of the pump one, but it is still not working.
Edit: checked all connections, found a loose pin in the tach cable (connecter) - adjusted the pin and now its all sorted.
Perfect
Nice vid, did everything but now the computer bios is alerting me the fans are not working properly, they in fact are, did that happen to you? how did you fixed it?
Will I lose all the data on the mechanical hard drive if I switch to the SSD you recommended?
Well you have to transfer the data to the SSD by cloning the drive to the ssd. Then you can remove the mechanical drive
I have an Alienware R10 and I definitely want some upgrades could you set me up with a list of things you used?
Check out the description below the video
Hey, i just bought corsair h60 elite instead of h60. Only the wires seems to be different and im very confused on where to plug them. I'm a newbie and any help would be great
discord.gg/NKeEcFwrdR Please join the server and post pictures under tech chat so I can see what your talking about
Hey man, great stuff! Did you have any problems with the fans getting recognized or responding properly after the fact?
No not at all
I would expect no because alienware supports corsair fans
Hi Chris, I also have an Aurora R12 and upgraded the cooling system with the Corsair H60 and the 120 fans. But now I get Bios errors on the fans. Do you have any suggestions?
Having same issue with stock H60 fan. Were you able to solve?
@@linochestang573 yes
Will an alienware size fit a corsair h80 liquid cooling?
No unfortunately I tried this and the push pull configuration of this fan aio is too big sticks out too much
Hi, curious about why you did not place the h60 tubes downward to leave more room for the RAM (if you ever had 4 sticks would you be able to place them)
Nice to see a video with someone placing the vram heatsink without it switching to water cool will trigger bios error
It does only if you hook up the water cooler to the pump header if you keep it in the cpu header fan it wont
hello i purchased corsair ml120 rgb fans and now my r12 is throwing up errors in bios stating fans not connected. when i reinstall the old fans it works just fine.
@@garrett_9092 thats normal
i have an aurora r12 black with an rtx 3080 inside. the hdd is very slow and i would like to add an additional m.2 nvme ssd on the available PCI express x16 slot. my concern is whether it affects the cooling ability of my graphic card because its width is very large and after i add this module, half part of one of the fans only have about 2 centimeters of space to pull air to cool the gpu. any suggestion. i bought an input converter that converts m.2 to pci express x16 but its height profile is half the height of the gpu. so it blocks half of the one of the fans and the blocked area only have about 2 centimeter to catch air. i don't know if you get my point. if so, any suggestion would be appreciated. thanks
How did you install a second fan on the top ?
I heard from one youtuber that you have to use corsair fans or you get an error during post. I've seen everyone using corsair fans but only one guy saying they're required. Can anyone confirm or deny?
I want to know if these throw bio errors?
I know some fans don't work well with the r12
So I just bought the right heat sinks for my r12 now for the cooler I can’t find the Alienware one and dell doesn’t sell it separately so aftermarket will do. H60 or h80 v2? Also I bought 4 additional cooling fans for like 20$ that big 120 m one with the blue led is that any better than the cheaper ones I got I’m assuming it is since the rpms or cfm is higher I honestly didn’t even check what the ones I got are? This is my first time modding a computer.
H60 my man H80 will not fit
@@CrypticHack3r ok purchasing that now thank you no issues so far? No error messages? I just had my other r12 crash so I just got an exchange and got the one with the 3080😬 from my 3070 thank you!
@@CrypticHack3r I installed the h60 and I have error message on start up but I press continue anyways and works fine
@@shazbros_automotive Where did you hook up your cable for the pump
@@CrypticHack3r not sure I have it to a computer gaming store where they do installs at since I was just so busy and didn’t mind paying 35$ to do so. And basically 4 days in my new r12 with 3080 drive failure and software bios start up issue so I just took it back and built me a pc which is amazing and case looks amazing too!
Cryptic, I can't seem to get the wires on the Cosair right after putting in the top fan and the cooler. Can you help? I keep getting an error when the computer fires up.
Hit me up on discord to elaborate on your issue
discord.gg/NKeEcFwrdR
How did you mount the AIO?
Can I replace the Intel i7 with the ryzen 7 5800x?
No I believe this is a Z490 LGA 1200 designed for Intel CPU only and the back bracket is soldered to the motherboard since it’s proprietary
The fan that you’re using to push into the radiator should be an SP fan and not AF fan, am I correct?
Correct
@@CrypticHack3r thank you, one more question please, on the motherboard, the connection labeled CPU fan, which cable from the H60 goes there?
@@YC305 pump
@@CrypticHack3r thanks a lot 😉👍
@@CrypticHack3r Chris, I have the Aurora R11, I just installed the H60 but using only the fan that came with it, I’m not using push pull configuration. Why is this computer still loud? Is it the fans from the Graphics card or the power supply? I think it’s even louder now.
Good Afternoon Brother, if you don’t mind and have a time then could you please do let me know, regarding for installing the extra fans on this Alienware Aurora R12, what exactly do you need, I mean which leads, splitters, power leads, adapters and how many, please explain everything, how you did it and what exactly you need, because I definitely want to install extra fans on this PC, that’s why I need all the information regarding this and also Brother, those two 2.5 inch slots for ssd, will either 1TB on each slot or 2TB of Samsung 860 QVO 2 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD (MZ-76Q2T0) or Samsung 860 PRO 2 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-76P2T0) work and about fans, will either Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB, 120 mm RGB LED PWM Fans (102 Individually Addressable RGB LEDs, Speeds Up to 1,500 RPM, Low-Noise) Triple Pack with iCUE Lighting Node CORE Included - Black or Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB, 120 mm RGB LED PWM Fans (102 Individually Addressable RGB LEDs, Speeds Up to 1,500 RPM, Low-Noise) Triple Pack with iCUE Lighting Node CORE Included - White work, many thanks and really appreciate and also sorry Brother for too many questions.
All the parts used are on the description above also watch the video most of the way I did it is on there
@@CrypticHack3r ok Brother, still really appreciate and many thanks Brother.
Hello Brother, do you have any USB Switch on you’re Alienware Aurora R12 Motherboard, one’s again thanks Brother, Mohammed.
@@oVqrtexZ mother board is very limited and only has 2 which are used already by the front panel lighting and front panels USB’s. I no longer own this PC but I do remember some things from it
How many degree difference since you did this upgrade, and what's your CPU speed been?
Can’t wait when u do a 4stick ram upgrade
I do not own this PC anymore check out my other video I went custom
@@CrypticHack3r ok just last question why I can’t enable overclocking on the BIO setting ?
@@o2vgczar279 proprietary motherboard not designed for overclocking reason why I went custom
I followed you video and it was great ty
Nice video. My r12 is coming next month with a 11700kf. Is it necessary to upgrade form the Alienware 120 aio to third party aio like corsair h80i v2? Also could h80i fit into the case? Thanks for your sharing!
Lee the H80i will not fit also if you change you cannot connect an aftermarket aio to the pump header since it will not recognize a non 4 pin pump on that header and bios will give you an error so you would need to connect a fan to the cpu fan header and the only ones that work are the Corsair ml120 pros. They run very hot and you will notice the fans speed up to about almost 50% which will be annoying and you would have to replace the fans for quieter ones so for the money you are paying for this no upgradeable system get yourself a pre build you can build yourself online for maximum airflow. I will be returning mine due to complications with aftermarket products and the fact they get so hot in my scenario my room gets hot from this PC exhausting so much hot air while gaming
@@CrypticHack3r Was it that bad? I just got one with a 3070, but reading this comment makes me a little nervous that I should return this. I’m absolutely new, and you’re not. If it didn’t work for you, it might not work for me.
@@RobbinThicc yeah for me it was since Alienware neglected to tell me these don't come standard with liquid AIO and the Air coolers suck. No aftermarket AIO can cool the i7 I had in it well. They do run very hot and although the stock AIO does a descent job you are still gonna get very hot air coming out of that case. Thermals are not good on this case.
@@CrypticHack3r Thanks for replying so quickly! Ugh. Is the R11 any better? It looks like exactly the same scenario.
@@RobbinThicc No they been doing the same design since the R7 I believe
I did this upgrade but I keep getting a cpu fan error whenever I boot up. Idk what can be wrong
Please be sure to join the discord. I have discussed that in previous comments but on the discord if you asks me questions it can stay there and other people maybe able to answer
When you say you "bought four fans" do you mean three separate from the one that comes with H60 AIO?
No all 4 I did not use the one that came with the AIO because it was a different rpm max and was loud
@@CrypticHack3r the two top fans that sandwich the radiator, are they both pointing the same direction (out of case direction) or are they each pointing away from radiator?
is the bottom fan blowing into the case or out of the case?
Any strest test max temp for this processor running with Corsair liquid cooling? My R12 even on plain i5 11400 had a cpu throttled at 100C during the stresstest. The stock air cooler from Dell was so bad
Yeah man I was running about 98C on stress test and was gaming at 89c so I returned not a good thermal PC which is sad
@@CrypticHack3r the temp is about right 98-100C for stock air cooling I guees. Any figure for CPU temp with the Corsair liquid cooling. I plan to ditch my air cooling soon
@@eddyann2 no this was with liquid cooling!
@@CrypticHack3r dayum so h60 doesn’t do a better job than the stock cooler?
Hey quick question, how did put the hdd on the bottom because the cord doesn’t reach all the way for me
Get a longer cord
I've upgraded my cpu fans to cooler master ml120 liquid cooling. I've seen the R12 stock aio's pump has the pwm pin out grounded, so i did the same and the cpu fan error was gone. Anyone tried this before? Hope it will not have long term issues doing this.
Does the h80i have the same vga 1200 socket connection?
Yes
Yo ! Do you get ant Errors from the Fan ? Did the same with mine and I get almost every time an Error when I boot up .
Did you have a bios issue with the fan on the AIO?
hey man dont know if you can help, im a noob with all this stuff but i recently got the r12 with the stock cooler and upgraded to the h60 (still waiting for heat sink), it dropped my temps alot but my only concern is the fans arent being recognised (stock fans) in any software and in ACC when i try to offset or curve to 100 for top fan it gets stuck on 40%. i have top fan plugged into fan top and pump tach cable into cpu fan
I did this but the fans that I put in weren’t running at the speed I set them at They were running a lot slower anyway to fix that
My suggestion is make sure they are ML fans and also make sure the speed is set through ACC and not BIOS
how did you remove the top fan from the bracket?
i changed the front and top fans but theres always an error when i boot my pc.
What’s fans did you use
Why anyone would do this, is beyond me. Alienware is a dumpster fire out of the gate. However you did a good job trying to get airflow into your case as there is much in there to begin with.
Rtx 3080 was included and I don’t have a rig yet so I got this refurbished from dell for a bit less than $2000.
"Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz DDR4" fit to Alienware R12?
It should I don’t see why not it is ddr4
how many of the case fans did you get?
I have an Aurora R12 as well and Im about to do all the same upgrades. For the top you mentioned the push pull method, just so I am correct the top fan pushes air in and the bottom one of the radiator pulls it out? So basically its opposing air going to the radiator? Also do you use all the same connections that the stock fans went to pretty much, minus the sata connecter on the pump head? Also did you have to do anything in the BIOS? sorry its been a long time since I have done any pc building/upgrading lol
Did you figure the direction out for the fans on radiator?
@@mattkirby994 I did figure it out. It’s been working like a champ since this past July when I did the upgrades.
@@DJSkyhawk85 I'm about to do this myself, I am being told that both fans with radiator are facing the same direction (out) - is that what you concluded?
@@mattkirby994 Yes you are correct, both fans pushing the air upwards and out the top of the case. when I am gaming I have a custom fan curve that's pretty high and my cpu has never gotten above 70°c.
Do you think it has enough space to install a 4080?
How did he put the 2nd intake fan in????
You recording in OBS ? If so it has a plug in that you can set the video delay so your audio syncs. Hope that helps!
What graphics card can fit in dell aura 12 plz ?
why your r12 doesnt come with liquid aio?
Check out my channel if you are into gaming for some live videos!
Where do you plug in the wire that looks like a old iphone 4 charger ?
I’m not sure I follow.
Thank you for the video it was verry helpful. I did a lot of research into the R12 and got on sale for $600 off knowing I would have to upgrade the stock air cooler to an AIO. I just replaced the stock air cooled with a H60 and it seems to be working since the temps are down from 75-80 at idle to 45-50 the only thing I came across is the BIOS Support Assist Pre-Boot System Performance Check keep telling me that the CPU fan is not installed. It is not wrong, but I was wondering how I can tell the BIOS I am using an AIO know. Also, in Alienware Command center it still shows the CPU fan as an option. I figured that would go away since there is no CPU fan anymore. Has anyone else seen this issue or have suggestions on how to fix it? Thank you in advance.
There is no fixing but you can use the cpu fan as your aio pump and at least see that the pump is running in ACC that way you are certain pump is running in case of failure in future. This method will get rid off the Bios Error
@@CrypticHack3r thank you. So far that seams to be working. I was able to boot with no pre boot test. Amazing how such a simple upgrade can make such a big difference.
@@CrypticHack3r How did you get the rgb fans to work? The fans themselves work great but I do not know where to plug in the 9 pin lighting node from Corsair.
@@seanandrews3106 does it still work? Even with pump plugged in CPU FAN header, I still get the BIOS error
I did just the corsair liquid cool mod so far and dell support assist is throwing a PC Fan failure. Is this normal?
You are not alone. I have the same problem and even if it seems to get fixed when you plug your pump fan cable into the cpu fan header, it may still have this error message (my case). Is it still a problem you encounter?
Hey there! Thanks for the video, I did exactly the same with H60 AIO + 2x ML120 Elite (instead of pro) and it helped a lot. I was aware of the BIOS error that could be triggered by leaving the CPU FAN header out open so I plugged the H60 pump to it. I still get the Pre Boot Checker saying the CPU FAN failed to respond correctly... Tried plugging the H60 Radiator, one of the ML120 Elite on it instead and same problem. I'm getting quite desperate at this point. Any ideas?
You may get the error, because you're using a Y splitter, leave only a fan on that connector, I found that Y splitter have 3 pins on one side and 4 pins on the other side, both fans sometimes work simultaneously, but sometimes only one fan spins that's when you get bios error
As I have liquid refrigeration on cpu, I installed an additional fan on "cpu fan" connector as this is available, but had to use noctua low noise cable, to have the fan quietly spinning, I make think the work around to use a Y splitter is to use a 3 pin fan cooler master.
Hope this helps
@@Jmaarroyo Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately I think Alienware latest BIOS updates get more excentric regarding the fans it detects and even H60 AIO fan isn't accepted by the Motherboard
@@olivierbeaulac8948Hi I have the same problem, did you figured any thing out after?
What size thermal pads did you use for heat sink?
Cut to fit you can buy a 1mm thermal pad on Amazon cheap and cut it to fit
Thanks for the quick response.
Nice guide I just bought all the components you listed is there anything extra I would need to get that you didn’t list? I just got the r12 and started getting random FPS drops after 4 hours of gaming so I need to get this cooling under control
Other than the heat sink for the Vram no
@@CrypticHack3r could you link me to where on Amazon I could get that?
Hi i have a r11 i was just wondering the upper intake fan is it a 4pin or 3pin
I believe they are 4 pin
See the description below and check out the noctua cable amazon link and you may be able to see what pins those cables are
Hi,really only H60?any others 120mm liquid cooler compatible?arctic liquid cooler 120 possible fits in this case?tq
There are only two that I know of that work. The alienware OEM liquid cooler and the H60.
Is the VRM heat sink needed when going fan to liquid cooled CPU? I can’t find the heat sink right now and I’m wanting to liquid cook my cpu and I was wondering if it’ll throw a code without adding a VRM heat sink.
It won’t throw a code but you do need it those VRMs get quite hot because the fan you remove from the CPU cools them and the liquid AIO doesn’t they are exposed
@@CrypticHack3r that makes sense. Thank you for responding. Are you still running the same rig?
@@dyone3 no I’m running a custom PC which I built from the ground up. You can see it in my other video
@@CrypticHack3r not sure what you ended up doing with your Alienware but, if you'd do a full case swap, what motherboard would you use? What CPU did you have in your R12?
@@dyone3 see that’s the thing I wouldn’t do a swap. No point you would need new MB and RAM plus ACC won’t be as integrated as with current setup. Reason why I chose to build. Take a look at my other build video on my channel!
did you need to buy extra screws ? for the push pull config ?
Yes
@@CrypticHack3r Do you still know witch one they where ? And start screwing the parts from the outside of the fence, am i right ?
No I forgot I went to a local hardware store with the current ones that come with the AIO and matched them
@@CrypticHack3r Well forums say that you need 4 extra 6/32 x 1.25" screws, but the idea with just go to the store and compare them is also smart xD
I just don't get all the crap dell puts in to block air flow. You turned a space heater into a PC.
Hi, I did this exact build, funny thing is, I don't get the bios error for the fans, but I suspect the pump is not getting any PWM, is the pump automatic? Does it stay on 91% all the time, or it there a temp sensor?
the pump is not pwm. its supposed to be running at 100% all the time. thats why there is a pump header for it. the top radiator fan is pwm though
Hey Thank you for this video, I have noticed one thing for some reason my fan on my PSU doesn't work. Is that normal? Like it just stays in one spot lol
that's normal. the fan on the PSU turns on for a little bit every once in a while when it reaches certain temperature. (basically every PSU does this. not just this one on the Alienware Aurora)
HEY JUST PICK ONE OF THESE SYSTEMS THE OTHER DAY , AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU SYSTEM CAME ALREADY LIQUID COOLED OR DID YOU UPGRADE TO IT COULDNT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT DOING THIS OTHER THEN YOUR VID WHICH WAS GREAT BTW
Mine did not come liquid cooled
@@CrypticHack3r ok I was looking to upgrade my set up the same way you did yours but couldn't find the h80 set up
@@basikxom there is no h80 setup as that aio does not fit
@@CrypticHack3r so what did you end up using your vid shows you installing a h60 but you said you ended up using a h80 but you were just installing it for the vid..???
@@basikxom so I did try to install the h80 and because it didn’t fit I never did show that part of it that why I told everyone on here that asked I stayed the the h60
can i do these upgrades on my r12 i7 3070?
Did you use a thermal pad instead of thermal paste?
The thermal pad is better?
Yes I initially did use thermal pad but my thermals were worst then when using the paste I never posted thermals because I had a lot of issues finding the right aio and spend a lot of time figuring a bunch of things out and took a lot of time and because thermals were never good I begun to lose interest