Failing pump? Rad? Something?

Techen

Techen

Techen

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My set up:

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Before you ask, There is a tiny kink in the pipe that leads up to the gpu but the photo makes it loo really bad. I can assure you its not that bad, It's the light.

D5 XSPC Pump and res, Double thickness 480 Rad with 4 Thermaltakes at 100% speed

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Prime 95 ran for about 4 seconds = 100c/94c/92c Core temps pretty much straight as the program started. I normally get 50-60c during games so I've never noticed it. However with my massive watercooling set up I should be able to handle prime with no problem.

So is my pump failing?

CPU clocked at 3.7ghz @ 1.32v
 
Nice clear write up, alweays good to see someone with an issue that tries to EXPLAIN what they think is wrong :)


few thoughts:

Failed pump, blocked impellor, any noise from the pump at all? you have any form of rpm monitoring on it ?

Blocked block, See any bits/dirt of anything flowing about?

Loose block/bad contact, its not been moved recently? is the CPU block getting hot while doing this? are ANY tubes at all near the cpu getting warm?

What about GPU Temps ? if you run FurMark does that get it hot very quick?
 
What CPU, what pump speed (asus board normally has the header and reads it) what GPU, what settings on prime, what idles, what normal load temps?

Basically you put a picture of some pipes up with no info. The kink might not look bad but for all you know it is bad inside. Also why does it matter if it's fine normally...?
 
VKleita said:
Nice clear write up, alweays good to see someone with an issue that tries to EXPLAIN what they think is wrong :)


few thoughts:

Failed pump, blocked impellor, any noise from the pump at all? you have any form of rpm monitoring on it ?

Blocked block, See any bits/dirt of anything flowing about?

Loose block/bad contact, its not been moved recently? is the CPU block getting hot while doing this? are ANY tubes at all near the cpu getting warm?

What about GPU Temps ? if you run FurMark does that get it hot very quick?
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My pump is like 2-3 years old, However when I switched cases I ran acid through my rad and removed the blocks from my gpu and cpu and cleaned them out/ washed them with the cleaner stuff you can get. So its safe to assume my system is free for bits/dirt right now. The CPU screws holding the block on get insanely hot but the fluid feels warm to me.



Smffy said:
What CPU, what pump speed (asus board normally has the header and reads it) what GPU, what settings on prime, what idles, what normal load temps?

Basically you put a picture of some pipes up with no info. The kink might not look bad but for all you know it is bad inside. Also why does it matter if it's fine normally...?
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Furmark my gpu sits at min 50 max 53, GPU has a custom watercooling bios on it pushing its voltage way past what it came with stock too so it will run hotter than say a standard 980ti.
 
The more and more I think about it now, The fact my gpu can sit at 53c under furmark overclocked hard makes me wonder if my CPU block is the issue right now.
 
You have pretty much by process of elimination seen the issue

A GPu at full chat should throw out more heat than a CPU, the fact the GPU is fine, indicates its a block type issue, either contact or some sort of blockage.
 
VKleita said:
You have pretty much by process of elimination seen the issue

A GPu at full chat should throw out more heat than a CPU, the fact the GPU is fine, indicates its a block type issue, either contact or some sort of blockage.
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Or that Prime is designed to do it...if it's working fine for what you use it for and not too hot then what's the issue?
 
Smffy said:
Or that Prime is designed to do it...if it's working fine for what you use it for and not too hot then what's the issue?
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No because i can run prime95 on a h100 and not hit temps like that. A custom waterloop should be able to by far dissipate more heat or atleast move more heat away from the block than any conventional AIO. I also think those temps while gaming for a custom loop like this is ever so slightly on the higher side.

OP
pump cant be the issue because if your running furmark and your gpu is sitting at those temps then your pump is doing the job. If temps are hitting those numbers on your cpu with in 4-5 seconds of running prime its not your rad either. It's got to be some sort of blockage which is reducing the flow rate to a point that its not dissipating the heat properly. Id say its the cpu block personally. Have you ever swaped out or changed the Jetplates? I know some one who had strangely high temps on the cpu but everything else was fine until some one recommended checking the Jetplate which actually resolved the issue.
 
Still no info on the settings though... can read that pic it's too small and blurred. Also the CPU specifics, try running it stock and see what happens etc etc. Check the jet plate for sure though.
 
You know what, re reading all of this, if your getting max temp of 60c on CPU ie SAME as GPU then I don't think you have a fault.

Prime 95 has certain versions that due to the synthetic benchmarks make some absolutely insane unrealistic work loads on newer cpu's , maybe its purely this causing the issue?

CPU and GPU temps approx the same in games would say to me there is no fault to find.
 
Sorry. I should have updated this. Didnt think fole would still be chipping in. It turns out its not a problem with the block but with the cpu itself. Its suddenly went into heat mode. IE 1.3v = 65c idle or 1.0v = 40c idle. Ive even delid it and got the same results. Few days later the pc wouldnt boot and now ive found ram lanes a1 and a2 are dead. So whoopie my 4790k is now ded!
 
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