3930 with 2 titans in sli w/560 and 280 rad overheating at stock ?

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Hi Guys hope I could share some problems I'm having with a new build I'm watercooling the following :

3930 intel CPU and chipset with ek blocks running through a XSPC EX280 rad on a seperate loop and on the other loop 2 titans in SLI running through a XSPC 560 rad.Fans are Akasa Apache.In a Silverstone TJ11


All at stock the system seem very hot when I'm playing say Battlefield 4 to be honest I feel like im using an intel stock cooler its so hot I've been using the Fans all maxed out and am getting tese Temps :


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I'll be honest, that doesn't seem that unreasonable for your setup. What pump? What's the highest temp you've seen on the Titans? Speaking honestly again, I would have put them all on the same loop. Any pics of your setup?

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Hi MjFrosty,

Pumps are aqua computer D5's set to number 4 on speed. I think the highest is what you see in the picture above so 48c but that was fans on high.

If it feels to hot at stock im not going to want to oc though ?

Here's some Pics (sorry about the quality iphone :( .... )

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Very nice :) Where is the air exhausting on that? Are you running it without the side panel? Your GPU temps do seem a little on the high side, but not too much.
 
GefGz said:
Ooo I absolutely LOVE the white straight tubing, so much nicer than curves.
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Thanks :p

Case side was on the air is pushing out if you can imagine there is a 560 on one side with the fans pushing through to the outside of the case and a 280 on the opposit sidefor the cpu loop heres a pic from the build log I was going to do but never got time to do(I also wonder if there creating a suction effect kind of opposing each other ?:

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Swap radiator fans so they are intaking cool air right over the rad from outside, nice position for it there for that, right at the bottom!

Looks lovely btw, great job.
 
Threepwood said:
Swap radiator fans so they are intaking cool air right over the rad from outside, nice position for it there for that, right at the bottom!

Looks lovely btw, great job.
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swapping the fan would be a good experiment but not an easy one to do ! as there is a passtrough hole were the rad goes upto the next level if I swapped it round the hole would align afterwardshope that makes sense !:p

xtremedetailz said:
I would say the fans need to all be blowing in the same direction as like you said they will be fighting against each other.
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going to have to think up a major way off doing this as said the links through to the next layer woldn't line up :(

But as if my fears were true just been playing left for Dead 2 and it crashed n restarted not sure what temp it reached but must have been near thermal limit !
 
Just try turning the fans around and see if it makes any difference. So they suck air in, over the rad.

Having the large bottom fans trying to pump air in while the vent that is meant to draw air in is actually blowing out cant be right.

If, I am understanding right, looking at the case.

Try it anyway.
 
Sweet build btw :)

However, EX series rads are not such high performance anyway.

Try using RX series or GTX series if you want superb temp at low fan speed (EX are for high fan speed but still cannot match the RX / GTX / EK XTX series) if changing fan direction doesn't help
 
Hi, must say what a cracking job, temps look fine, fans on the rad must blow in the same direction.

As for the direction of the air to cool the rad if you have the fans set to suck air through the rad into the case you are heating the inside of case up.

Don't forget as you are water cooled the inside of the case does not really heat up.

Why not have the 2 180 fans pulling air down to the base and have the rad fans blowing the air out of the case, so the air flow is in reverse.

The same for the other rad, so cool air in from the top flowing down to the case base with the fans pulling the air out over the rads to the out side.
 
Hi guys

thanks for the ideas just to clear up one thing the fans are blowing from the inside to the out (see Pic below as an example from my old kit) the idea there was to get all the hot air out of the case !! maybe a mistake on my part :(

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And this is what I guess would be better (see pic below) ? or would the second smaller one be better turned around also ? so fans are blowing from the outside in all the heat would hit in the middle and stay in the case though ?

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Now moving the fans and radiators is not as simple as it seems !:mad:
as when I swap the postion of the rad the fitting coming out and going to the top area wouldnt line up ! (see two pics below)..
first pic shows the pipes coming up far right to the GPU rad and the middle comming back out of the GPU rad..

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Sorry for my poor drawing showing what I mean about aligning up incorrectly...

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You'll either have fans fighting against each other, feeding hot air from one to another or nowhere for hot air to escape.
Is there any way you can get the 280 mounted in the front of the case and use some mesh bezels or something?

OLDPHART's suggestion to have the 180mm fans blowing into the bottom section would probably let you use both rads as exhaust down there though.
 
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I noticed this last night in the GPU blocks and I'm sure it wount help but don't think it would effect the temps that much ? (See pic below) I had cleaned out the rads at least 5 times so its a bit annoying to say the least..

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Uncle Petey said:
You'll either have fans fighting against each other, feeding hot air from one to another or nowhere for hot air to escape.
Is there any way you can get the 280 mounted in the front of the case and use some mesh bezels or something?

OLDPHART's suggestion to have the 180mm fans blowing into the bottom section would probably let you use both rads as exhaust down there though.
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I could look at mounting a 280 in the front but think it ould need a complete rethink..
The 180 fans are blocked underneath there is no hole from them to the rads area so not really an option unless I start making some very big holes !:eek:

These are the options for the rad config what do you think would be best ? 2 or 3 ? 2 is what im thinking ? though it does mean hot air onto the CPU rad from the GPU's one...

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Right now, your cpu temps are the most questionable for watercooling at stock (though nowhere near worrying levels), so I'd compromise and probably go with option 4 and have the 280 on intake and the 560 exhausting.

If I was to start fresh with those components, I'd bung the 280 in the front with mesh bezels and have everything on the same loop. I do understand that it'd be a lot of hassle though :)
 
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