Just fitted new cooler

Pighardia

Pighardia

Pighardia

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Hi, i have just this minute fitted my new Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler and overall it went well, but i have a few questions if anyone could advise me.

Firstly i have to say that the instructions were awful, it wasn't that difficult but i was pretty much making it up as i went along for some of it;)

Secondly, at the moment i am using the stock fan with one of my NZXT case fans in push/pull. Is it essential to have a Push/pull set up i wonder?

And if so, how are the fans generally set up, i mean atm i have the push fan on my mobo's chassis header which means i can not control the speed, and the pull fan attatched to the pump.

Another question i have is whether it would be best, as i can not control one of the fans, if i connected to my fan controller instead of the chassis header?
I ask this because the fan controller is the one on my NZXT Phantom case, so it is not that easy to completely control the fan speed.

One last thing, If one fan is louder than the other, is it alright to have one of them on pretty low with the fan controller?

Overall, i'm happy with my new purchase. Noticed a massive drop in temps already:)
 
What is the best temp monitor?
i have just oc'd my Phenom ii 965be to 4.2 and am currently running prime. I am using Asus AI suite. Is it ok?

Also, with that oc, what temps would you expect after 1 hour of prime?

cheers
 
Pighardia said:
What is the best temp monitor?
i have just oc'd my Phenom ii 965be to 4.2 and am currently running prime. I am using Asus AI suite. Is it ok?

Also, with that oc, what temps would you expect after 1 hour of prime?

cheers
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imo the best are real temp and coretemp. i always use both.
i am not familiar with your cpu so i couldn't give you a temp guess.
regarding the fans.
test it now thwe way its set up and record the highest temps.
then try it with the stock fan and see if their as any difference.
also which fan is push?
as a case fan may not have the pressure to push air through the radiator.

its a different forum but here is an owners club thread http://www.overclock.net/water-cooling/990111-antec-k-hler-h2o-620-920-a.html
all the info you need will be there ;)
 
to take temps i use open hardware monitor it is very good also i can't advise on your temps of your cpu because i am on ia ntel cpu but the Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler is good you should have no problem with it :-)
enjoy:)
 
cheers for the replies.
After 30 mins prime blend my temp was 60 degrees, which is not good, (AMD say top should be 63 i think) so i will probably tone it down a bit. Not sure if i just need the TP to cure properly(i fitted it yesterday morning)
j.col- the stock fan is pulling air out and my NZXT is pushing.
 
i think i will change my fan orientation a bit. I don't know how everyone else had it, but in the instructions it recommended having the fans set up so that it takes in air from inside the case and exhausts it out if the back.
Doesn't this mean that it's pulling hotter air in to the radiator?
i would have though that it would be better to have it the other way? pulling in cold air from outside
(but then, i have never used a water cooler before;))
 
Pighardia said:
cheers for the replies.
After 30 mins prime blend my temp was 60 degrees, which is not good, (AMD say top should be 63 i think) so i will probably tone it down a bit. Not sure if i just need the TP to cure properly(i fitted it yesterday morning)
j.col- the stock fan is pulling air out and my NZXT is pushing.
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try switching them around ;)
your temps do seem high. i always thought AMD chips run cooler than Intel.
afaik even if the TIM cures, you only looking at 1-2.C drop.
the application of the TIM is important. too much or too little can have a big impact.
when removing the cpu block, look at the old paste, and see if the coverage was good enough.
if not, then next time apply some extra, if the old TIM looks heavy around the sides, then dont apply as much.
you need to make that call.
what TIM? or is it the paste that comes with the cooler?
use google to see the best method.
personally i use a grain of rice size with a little drop each side so it looks like a +.
then i push down the block (or cooler) and give it a little twist of about 20 degrees and back again. to help it spread,
never relift the block, once pushed down as this will cause air bubbles.
this is only my opinion and some will swear by other methods, ;)

also imo surely it would be cooler if you sucked cool air into the case? i dont know these coolers, so maybe ask some H-50 owners ;-)
but that will depend on the air flow of your case.
if you have good flow (intake fans) then you could exhaust out of case.
poor flow i would exhaust into case, but it would be better to have an exhaust fan nearby as well. or else the whole assembly will be getting hot
 
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I just used the paste that was already on the cooler. I have just changed it so that it is pulling in air from outside and will try prime again.
the problem that i might have with the TP is that i did remove the pump for a second after placing it on the cpu, so maybe that has made a difference. I might try removing it and applying some more paste later. I do have some mx4 so i can use that. Probably should have done that anyway
 
Push / pull setup on it reduces temperatures by a few degrees so it is worth setting it up like that if you have a spare fan.
 
i tried it with the fans pulling in air from outside and pushing into the case, but it pushed idle and system temps up. So i have changed it back now.
How is it usually done? with the push/pull as exhaust or intake?
 
Been running prime for an hour now and top temp has been 54 so maybe the TP has cured properly and has made a difference. (still not that great but not bad either i don't think?

As i made a bit of a mess with the TP,(well not a mess, but i removed the cooler once i had placed it on the cpu and then put it back on again) would you remove it again and put different paste on or do you think it won't make much of a difference?

btw, the air coming out of the back of the case is really quite hot actually. Maybe i need to improve airflow a bit as it is pulling air through from inside. Maybe i could change my top 200mm fan to intaqke rather than exhaust? would anyone recommend this?
 
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the stock fan on the Kuhler is really loud. Is there no way to control it?
I have it connected to the Kuhler and the Kuhler connected to the cpu fan header

I can't have it on 100% all the time. it is really distracting
 
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Can't believe how loud this is!
If i can't control the stock fan(which seems silly to me) would it be ok to attach the water block to the power header instead of the cpu fan header and another pwm fan to the cpu fan header
this would leave the adapter where the fan should go free

cheers
 
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