Will corsair link tell me if the water pump has failed?

[potatochobit]

I got a new power supply says it has corsair link

have not set it up yet, but I was looking at some water pumps,

one says it has corsair link and one does not

 

is this a nifty feature to have?

will it let me know if the temps go above a certain limit and sound a warning?

for instance if the pump fails?

 

 

[ir_cow]

Last I checked it doesn't but than again they put out the 3rd generation a few months back. In the Link software it will tell you the temps and fan speeds and Pump RPMs but not much else.

 

If your pump dies you will know quick enough lol. My orginal H100 fan controller died and instead of having no fan, they spun at full 100% speed. Than a few hours later it just upped and died.

 

Each Corsair link in seprate so if you Corsair PSU has it, than it wil require its own USB connector. The software is the same for both and is just a different tab for the Temps and voltage screens.

[Nyt]

I had Link set up with my H100i. One day I noticed the CPU temps were getting really hot, so I checked Link and it said the pump rpm was fine.

I booted into bios and saw that even in BIOS the temps were crazy high and never came down.
I doubted that the pump was working, so I opened up the case and felt the tubing. It was blazing hot. The pump stopped working properly and wasn't getting any water to the radiator which was cold.

Ended up RMA'ing the H100i, sold it and got a H105 which doesn't have any Link software and it didn't make much difference to me since I hardly checked Link. 

 

I would just get the cooler that performs the best and suits your needs. If it happens to have Link, then feel free to use it but don't trust everything it says as there can always be a mistake.

[Waco]

You can likely set alarms for RPM, but if the pump is cavitating or running dry you won't get a warning.

[MedievalNerd]

The best thing to do is simply to adopt a monitoring software of your liking and make sure to keep an eye on it once in a while, or like Waco said, find one that has alarms associated with it. I know Link has a few options of action based on triggers you can set to components.

To be fair, I haven't had the best experience with Link. I use it to have a rough idea of power output/input when I do benchmarks, but other than that, fan control wise, I never had a good time with it.

Ultimately, if you are going to go for an Intel chip, I've had good experiences with how they dealt with overheat. The second time my pump died, I wasn't in front of my PC, and my system just shut off by itself. No damage and everything was fine when I fixed the loop.

[get_saif]

I have been playing with the corsair link for few days now, its just a know how software. But good at information, power usage display and neat profile setup options..

Overall you cannot expect a life saving action from it. 

[MedievalNerd]

I have been playing with the corsair link for few days now, its just a know how software. But good at information, power usage display and neat profile setup options..

Overall you cannot expect a life saving action from it. 

 

I've read reviews that when comparing the Link power values to an actual volt/current meter, they were slightly off.

[Cespenar]

I think every temperature reading is going to be a degree or three out, anytime while measuring computer heat. As long as temps are up to 10 degrees below what I want makes me happy.

[MedievalNerd]

I think every temperature reading is going to be a degree or three out, anytime while measuring computer heat. As long as temps are up to 10 degrees below what I want makes me happy.

 

I was more referring to the power values, such as Wattage input/output, amps, voltages, reliability rating, etc.

[Cespenar]

Sorry MN, off topic.

My son has Corsair link and has never used it at all.