pump/waterblock

if it's cooling your gpu, the the water must be flowing ok, so therefore it must be the contact the cpu block is making with the cpu itself.
 
running prime for 7mins heres my temps.


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i'm using mx-4... used the dot in middle of cpu method, when i took the block off it was spread even, which kinda proves the cpu is making contact with the block.
 
if i drain the loop and change it to pump/res >cpu >rad>gfx>rad>pump/res am i likely to see a massive improvement in my cpu temp?

or is the problem more likely to be, i need a better pump and a bigger res and possibly a new block ?

or is my loop fine and ivy bridge TIM is the problem!
 
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vonex said:
if i drain the loop and change it to pump/res >cpu >rad>gfx>rad>pump/res am i likely to see a massive improvement in my cpu temp?

or is the problem more likely to be, i need a better pump and a bigger res and possibly a new block ?

or is my loop fine and ivy bridge TIM is the problem!
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The pump and radiators are working fine otherwise your GPU would also not be cool. it is warm at 50C but not hot.

I think that the problem is with the CPU or CPU block.
 
looks like i'm going to be building a new loop then, single bay res, pump and a ek supreme hf just need to work out the best price/performance sweet spot on the new hardware. any suggestions would be good.
 
OcUK Tech Lab - 18w DDC Pump & Alphacool Acetal Top Value Combo
EK Supreme HF CPU Waterblock - Copper Plexi
Phobya 5,25" Single Bay Reservoir Black

not to happy about the res but its cheap..
 
why not just stick a second pump in series in the loop if you are that set on getting a new pump? Guaranteed higher flow. I use an 18watt and a 10watt DDC pump in series on my 17 920 rig with GTX 295, to good effect - 2 pumps are better than one and all that... Otherwise I'd concentrate on the CPU block. I'm a fan of Swiftechs stuff, but I hear that the latest Koolance offerings and ekSupreme hf also score favorably.
 
think i'll just stick to a single pump, gona order from ocuk on thursday and i'll update the thread at the weekend.
 
You'll find it's just the CPU, IB run hot when attempting to overclock, drop your clocks down to 4.2 and drop your volts and things will cool down, you may see some reporting lower temps on air cooling but there's plenty more reporting high temps when overclocking, maybe a lucky few have got a nice cool low voltage needed to oveclock chip and you didn't.
 
i'm currently running prime small fft at 4.6ghz @ 1.176vcore and i'm still seeing max highest core 80c and current is 78c, lowest core being 69c. how if thats not a low vcore i dont know what is ! there is most definitely something wrong with my loop
 
Watching that video the flow seems non-existent to me.

I have a 2700k @ 5ghz 1.38v and 1 7970 @ 1125 1575 and i dont see my gfx go above 36 load.

I know your problem is with cooling your cpu but your 7970 at 50 is hot in my opinion. (Under water at least)

Now everyone will say the water will reach a certain temp at which point it will get no warmer. But you need a certain level of flow to spray into the fins.

I use to run a DDC 18w but upgraded to a D5 after i got my 7970 as my flow was awful.
 
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