PC Build for 11yr old to Play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

[3qtrsamericano]

I probably do need to mess about in iCue at some point just to figure it all out.

So far the PC has run great under normal Flight Sim gaming so don't want to tinker with it too much.

Can't thank you all enough for your advice 🙏

 

[AgentCooper]

Can't thank you all enough for your advice 🙏

It’s been a pleasure!

 

[3qtrsamericano]

It’s been a pleasure!

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Now you made me sad knowing it's not coming out until next year 😢

 

[ubuysa]

I don'[t turn my PC off, the monitor goes to sleep but that's it

Same here, though I do turn the monitor off because if it wakes in the night for any reason we can see the glow of the light. My wife hates light at night!

I also use nircmd to mute the audio at 11pm and unmute it at 7am so that we don't get woken by any notification sounds in the night.

 

[3qtrsamericano]

Hi @Martinr36 and the rest of the gang.

Question. I've installed a LL120 as a rear fan. But where the heck do I plug it in?

Looking at the current setup, my understanding is as follows:

• Yellow box: these are the two ML120s from the H115i cooler
• Blue box: these are the three front LL120s

The Yellow box seems like the obvious choice and easy to reach as well.

 

[RichLan564]

Fan power goes to the bigger box in the blue square, RGB to the one at bottom left

 

[3qtrsamericano]

Thanks @RichLan564. Glad I asked!

Assuming the unit in the Yellow box is just for the H115i fans?

 

[Steveyg]

Thanks @RichLan564. Glad I asked!

Assuming the unit in the Yellow box is just for the H115i fans?

Yeah I think the H115i Elite has ML fans which have a different controller to the LL fans

 

[RichLan564]

Thanks @RichLan564. Glad I asked!

Assuming the unit in the Yellow box is just for the H115i fans?

Correct.

You will be able sequence the effects front and back if you use the blue connections, also as above the ML have less LED's than the LL, they will work on the yellow one but not properly

There was talk of the commander core (the H115 controller) getting a firmware update so fans could be mixed but it don't think it ever happened from what i can see.

Also make sure you have them in sequence, start at RGB hub port 1 for bottom front then up to 4 for rear

 

[3qtrsamericano]

And I can re-plug the front three ML fans from ports 4,5,6 to 1,2,3 with the rear going into 6? Reason I said 6 is that I may replace the two MLs with LLs which can then go into ports 4 and 5.

 

[Martinr36]

Hi @Martinr36 and the rest of the gang.

Question. I've installed a LL120 as a rear fan. But where the heck do I plug it in?

Looking at the current setup, my understanding is as follows:

• Yellow box: these are the two ML120s from the H115i cooler
• Blue box: these are the three front LL120s

The Yellow box seems like the obvious choice and easy to reach as well.

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Yeah plug them into the yellow one, that's the commander core, and when yo replace the existing cooler fans as you said you were doing just plug them to where they are plugged at the moment, hope that makes sense

 

[Martinr36]

And I can re-plug the front three ML fans from ports 4,5,6 to 1,2,3 with the rear going into 6? Reason I said 6 is that I may replace the two MLs with LLs which can then go into ports 4 and 5.

yes, thats how mine is set up

 

[RichLan564]

And I can re-plug the front three ML fans from ports 4,5,6 to 1,2,3 with the rear going into 6? Reason I said 6 is that I may replace the two MLs with LLs which can then go into ports 4 and 5.

Ah, OK, didn't realise the front were ML too, that changes things !

 

[Martinr36]

alternatively you can leave things pretty much as they are with the existing front 3 fans connected to the pro (blue), cooler and exhaust on the core (yellow),disconnect the core usb 9 pin from the motherboard and plug it into one of the usb connections on the pro, then they'll all happily talk to each other.

Commander pro set up guide here

https://www.corsair.com/corsairmedia/sys_master/productcontent/WW_CommanderPRO_QSG_Web_AE.pdf

 

[3qtrsamericano]

Ah, OK, didn't realise the front were ML too, that changes things !

Ignore me. Got my MLs and LL's confused.

The front three fans are LLs along with the new rear LL which I've added today (But not yet plugged in).

The two cooler fans are MLs.

 

[Martinr36]

Ah, OK, didn't realise the front were ML too, that changes things !

front are LL

 

[RichLan564]

front are LL

confused.....

Didn't think you could use ML and LL on the commander core and get all LED's working properly or am i missing something ?

 

[Martinr36]

confused....

so was @3qtrsamericano
Americans always have trouble with the alphabet 😏

 

[3qtrsamericano]

Hey now! Be nice....you know us Americans are easily confused and manipulated! LOL

Okay, @Martinr36. I've plugged the new rear LL into port 1 of the Commander Pro and plugged the RGB cable port 4 of the RGB Hub [Blue box] in the picture.

Replacing the MLs in the cooler seems like a faff TBH. Lots of cables squeezed into tight spaces so not sure how well I'll manage (if at all)!

 

[3qtrsamericano]

Right....how much of a faff would it be to replace the existing ML120 fans in the H115i with LL120s?