H60 crazy temps?

Amraam

Amraam

Amraam

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Hey all,

Just booted up my PC after refitting everything into my new case. I also added the H60. On first power up in two days the CPU was 59C in the BIOS and in the 60s, hitting 70s peak in windows. I removed the plastic cover (obviously) and screwed them in the order instructed. I have the rad fan sucking air through, exhausting out of the case.

Any ideas?
 
Swap your fans for starters so you're pulling fresh air over the rad, and I presume you've tried reseating the heatsink?
 
Ok so I took the cooler off and only about 1/4 of the chip had paste on it so I obviously hadn't fastened it down right. Redid it and reversed the fan and it read 39C in the bios. It's still 50C idle in windows though, what else could it be?
 
Which way do you have your 120mm fan on the RAD facing? Optimal setup is to blow fresh air from outside of the case onto the rad and into the case, then have another fan above close by sucking that now hot air, out of the case. I have this setup also, but using an akasa apache fan instead of the ultra loud corsair one and my system idles at around 35-42C average at 4.5ghz (i5 2500k chip)
 
James J said:
Which way do you have your 120mm fan on the RAD facing? Optimal setup is to blow fresh air from outside of the case onto the rad and into the case, then have another fan above close by sucking that now hot air, out of the case. I have this setup also, but using an akasa apache fan instead of the ultra loud corsair one and my system idles at around 35-42C average at 4.5ghz (i5 2500k chip)
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Similer kind of setup on an H50 but pull/pushing into a BitFenix Colossus case idles 30-35 at 4.6 (i7 2600k)
 
James J I changed it so now it's pulling external air into the case. I still have the case sides off while tedting etc so will putting them on help?
 
Hi m8,

Is the pump connected to a 3 pin fan header on the motherboard or directly to the PSU using a 3pin fan to molex adapter?

If it is hooked up to the motherboard the issue may be that the motherboard thinks it is a fan and is varying the voltage the pump sees. For optimum performance the pump needs to receive a constant 12V supply. This can be provided by turning off motherboard fan control in the BIOS (means all motherboard connected fans run at full speed) or you hook the pump up to the PSU using an adapter like this.
 
Think when I get time, I'll drop the H60 out and change the thermal paste. I'm hitting 70C in Prime95., idling at 40-50C still. I have a mild OC at 3.2Ghz, but the vCore is only 1.3v :(

I hope I haven't wasted money on this cooler
 
Amraam said:
Think when I get time, I'll drop the H60 out and change the thermal paste. I'm hitting 70C in Prime95., idling at 40-50C still. I have a mild OC at 3.2Ghz, but the vCore is only 1.3v :(

I hope I haven't wasted money on this cooler
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You won't have wasted your money. The H60 should be delivering better temps than that. I'm pretty sure the stock cooler would do a better job. There's either a problem with how you installed it or it's a faulty unit, either way you should be able to put it right.
 
Amraam said:
Think when I get time, I'll drop the H60 out and change the thermal paste. I'm hitting 70C in Prime95., idling at 40-50C still. I have a mild OC at 3.2Ghz, but the vCore is only 1.3v :(

I hope I haven't wasted money on this cooler
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I reckon that a change of thermal paste should fix it :)
 
Right changed paste and reseated it several time now and no matter what I do the cooler is only making contact with about 1/4 of the CPU. Can anyone tell me if te back plate when fastened was loose on the motherboard or was it tight?

To make the PC usable, I've had to put an extra blob of thermal paste in the middle so it squidges around. I'm now at 33C in the BIOS, 42C windows, 55C in Prime95. The H60 is bending the motherboard quite considerably also!!
 
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Right, I've emailed Corsair. Gonna request an RMA I think. Something isn't right. I know my 680i is old tech, but it's perfectly compatible. I've studied the guide over and over and checked various online resources - I'm definitely not doing it wrong.
 
good luck with the RMA, should've opted to a custom EK or XSPC Kit like me, £120, double the price of a ALC, but temps are far better IMO. And you can add different blocks and mix and match with rads, and even add GPU and MOSFET Blocks if necessary!
 
Well I went for the H60 as it was a cheap, ready to go good cooler. Annoying it's caused me so much trouble. I'd love a full water set up, but I'm still running on old tech so I'll just wait until next year when I do a full upgrade.
 
I have just fitted an H70 to a 2600K. I do not know if the fittings are the same, but I did notice the top of the cpu was only just above the cpu locking plate, and I was a little worried that when I tightened the cooler on top of the cpu it would catch on the arms preventing it from seating, but it just did it with just a few mm to spare. Perhaps on yours it is resting on the locking plate and not on the cpu?
Runs super cool though, tops out at 57C after 3 hours of OCCT overclocked. Backed of to 4.2ghz which is where I leave it, it never gets over 50c.
 
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