How to install the Aorus Waterforce 240 - Step By Step Water Cooling Unit Install Guide

ThisBytesForYou • November 15, 2021
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Here we go over How to install the Aorus Waterforce 240, a Step By Step Water Cooling Unit Install Guide. We'll go over Installing, overclocking, thermal and sound testing, we test it all. Check out the Unboxing here: https://youtu.be/3l8qjtl6z7s 0:00 Intro 0:21 Removing the Motherboard for Easy Installation 0:45 Removing the CPU Brackets on the MSI MEG X570 ACE preparing for the Liquid Cooler 1:43 Prepping the motherboard to install the Liquid Cooling Pump 2:45 Applying the Thermal Paste on the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Processor 3:17 Installing the Fans onto the Radiator and Connecting the Cables 8:51 Removing the Warning Label on the Water Cooling Pump 9:15 Applying the Cold Plate onto the motherboard 12:19 Checking different methods of installing the Radiator 13:39 Installing the Aorus Waterforce 240 15:52 Describing and Adjusting all of the cables 18:20 Turning on the PC for the first time with the Aorus Waterforce 240 installed 19:06 Adjusting the logo on the Pump 19:36 Downloading and Installing Aorus Engine, RGB Fusion 2.0 and the latest Firmware 21:49 Adjusting the Liquid cooling unit with Aurous Engine and RGB Fusion 22:02 How loud is the Aorus Waterforce 240 ARGB 23:26 Testing lighting on the Aorus Waterforce 240 ARGB Water Cooling Unit 25:06 Basic Overclocking with the Aorus Waterforce 240 ARGB 28:06 Going over the entire video and discussing the Aorus Waterforce 240 ARGB. This guide goes over How to install a CPU AIO Water Cooler. I used the 3900XT because it gets much hotter than the 5900X, but I have that one too. One very important thing to mention, this is not the Aorus Waterforce X 240, this is the Aorus Waterforce 240, they are different. This is a AIO Push Pull would work as well. šŸ”„ Check out my full build on my Amazon affiliate links • Patriot Viper 16GB 4133Mhz DDR4 RGB RAM x 2: https://geni.us/aAT9 • Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB Case: https://geni.us/hSTDyFF • Sabrent 1TB Rocket 4 Plus NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2: https://geni.us/fE01 • EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G+ 80 Plus Gold 1000W: https://geni.us/IVoE • AORUS Waterforce 240 ARGB on Gigabytes site: https://bit.ly/3wghwVv • AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT Processor: https://geni.us/dDUXt8u • MSI MEG X570 ACE Motherboard: https://geni.us/3u4Pu • SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6600 XT: https://geni.us/cSVLRk šŸ”” SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://youtube.com/thisbytesforyou?sub_confirmation=1 āœ… I use Tubebuddy and Morning Fame to optimize my channel and you can too, āœ… TubeBuddy - (FREE VERSION): https://www.Tubebuddy.com/ThisBytesForYou āœ… Morning Fame - (1 MONTH FREE TRIAL): https://morningfa.me/invite/giomvqhb šŸ”„ Like what I do, you can make a single donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThisBytesForYou If you would like to purchase something through the Affiliated Amazon Store for ThisBytesForYou, use the link below. Using this link will help the channel grow to bring you more. āœ… Here is Global Amazon Affiliate link: https://geni.us/APnY buy from our link and help our channel. Don't worry, it wont make anything cost extra, regular prices are there. āœ… Don't forget to check out and follow my other social media channels: šŸ”„ Buy Me a Cup of Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThisBytesForYou šŸ”„ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisbytesforyou/ šŸ”„ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisbytesforyou šŸ”„ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/ThisBytesForYou šŸ”„ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisbytesforyou/ šŸ”„ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/thisbytesforyou šŸ”„ Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/thisbytesforyou/ šŸ”„ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thisbytesforyou this bites for you #Aorus #Gigabyte #AMD @AORUS @Gigabyte_Global @AMD As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Your Gaming Chair and Floors NEED These!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-fL0KmHY20 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #Sponsored

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