Wcooled sys -working ok or not? Oppinions please

[tipes]

Hi all,

Was recently advised to get the following kit:-

1 x Laing DDC Top/w Reservoir (XSPC)
- Barb Size: 3/8" Nickel Plated
12V Laing DDC1+ Ultra 18W
2 x 3/8" BSPP - 1/4" BSPP Reducing Bush w/Oring
6 x 1/4" BSPP - 3/8" ID - 5/8" OD Compression Fitting
1 x 3/8" ID - 5/8" OD Clear Hose (XSPC)
- Hose Length: 3 Meters
3 x Yate Loon 120mm D12SL-12 - 1350 RPM
2 x Feser One Cooling Fluid - UV CLEAR BLUE
1 x ThermoChill PA120.3
1 x LGA i7 (1366) Motherboard Back Plate
1 x EK-Supreme CPU - Plexi Universal Inc i7 (1366)

This is all fitted in to a coolermaster ATSC 840 classic and presently cooling only the cpu - may add the gpu later. Currently overclocked to 3.440 Ghz on 20 multi and 3.612 Ghz on 21 multi or turbo mode, ambient room temp currently 64 Fahrenheit or 18oC.

Idle temps on above cores are 28 to 33 only been running about 10 mins or so. Have tested with prime 95, Intel burn test and coredamage and temps rise to 63,59,59,57 are these temps about what you would expect?

It seems to me that these temps are only about a couple of degrees better under load than my Thermalright extreme was doin in a push pull config with two Sharkoon 2000rpm silent eagle fans.

Am I expecting too much? or do you think the watercooling is working as expected?

Your oppinions would be appreciated as I have never done watercooling before - but I expected better from this kit.

Mark

 

[cje]

Ambient room temp 64 centigrade? Jesus you living in an oven?

Watercooling isn't going to make a huge change to your idle temps. Water can't get any colder than room temp.

It's the load temps that see a big drop with WC. What's your load temps like after ten minutes prime95 or 1 pass Intel Burn test?

 

[tipes]

Ambient room temp 64 centigrade? Jesus you living in an oven?

Watercooling isn't going to make a huge change to your idle temps. Water can't get any colder than room temp.

It's the load temps that see a big drop with WC. What's your load temps like after ten minutes prime95 or 1 pass Intel Burn test?

Hi,

What do you mean - living in an oven that is only 64 degrees fahrenheit not centigrade or put the other way 18 degrees centigrade - not that warm really.

As i said in the original post have run prime 95 fo half an hour or intel burn test etc and they all reach about same on load 63,59,59,57.

Should have also mentioned it is a core 920 chip and vcore voltage for these runs was only 1.200v according to cpuz - hope this explains better so what do you think?

I am surprised that under load I am only seeing an improvement under water of a couple of degrees or so?

Mark

Ps have now corrected temp typo in original post - sorry for the confusion. Lol.

 

[cje]

At the time I made my pst, I'm sure you had put 64 degrees centigrade. Doesnt matter, as it was obviously a typo lol. 18 is nice.

Do you know what kind of temps that same OC reached under air?

 

[tipes]

At the time I made my pst, I'm sure you had put 64 degrees centigrade. Doesnt matter, as it was obviously a typo lol. 18 is nice.

Do you know what kind of temps that same OC reached under air?

Hi,

Reached no more than a couple of degrees more on air if that - pretty much the same temps with nothing changed. Seems strange - would have thought I would have done better than this under water - oh well.

Mark

 

[MikeTimbers]

That sounds hot for that set of components

 

[tipes]

That sounds hot for that set of components

Hi Mike,

So what do you reckon I should be getting near? Had quite a few problems during install particularly air - but am satisfied I have now got all the air out. I think the problem may be that the heat is just not transferring properly from the processor to the block as the water temp out of the block even after priming or stressing at 3.6Ghz is not all that warm or hot.

Having said all that I suppose it must be working to an extent as the temps would have gone silly in a very short time.

Any suggestions?

Mark