480gtx sli 74oc on water high ?

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room ambient temp 28oc, was playing deus ex for like most of sunday afternoon, the max temp reported was 74oc does this seem high ? was wondering what you would expect it to be.

in the loop 2 480 gtx i7 2600k all stock , all ek blocks triple rad and a liang ddc-1 pump.
 
480 SLI will dump a lot of heat into the loop. After an extended gaming session I'd say a max reported temp of 74c (on the CPU?) is perfectly normal, but then I'm not on a SB set-up.

What rad have you got, EK XT360?
 
not 100% sure on the rad i've had it a while but was pretty cheap looking at the newer ones, i think its classed as a slim one ( bit thicker than the fan ) cost about £40-£50 about 3 years ago


same as this but no shroud
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Id say that is quite good if your cooling 2 of them! Those beasts can hit up to temps of 110c on Air! (Max Temps from Nvidia Website) i run one on air and it hits 80C after a 2 - 3 hour gaming session.

Id add another rad in if you wish too cool them further! What case do you have? Try and add a 120 - 240 rad in the loop if you have room!
 
Adding more rads in a single loop isnt particularly effective. Plus, why add the uneccessary restriction of another rad? His temps are already - just about - manageable on a single, albeit slim 360 rad.

Ive never understood the prevailing fixation with having multiple rads in a single loop configuration. All he needs is a single thick 360 rad - less is more.

The alternative is dual loops if he really wants to see temps lowered significantly, but I dont see that as necessary in this case.
 
Sorry I'm sure you are actually running fans on that rad?

Seriouslyy though even on one triple your load should be less than 74, I ran 480gtx in sli with an overclocked 2600k for a while why I waited for some bits to arrive and my load temps were still less than 60 on the gpus. I would also make sure you removed any trapped air from the blocks or check for restriction.

You may also want to check your water temp too if you really are running that hot; most pumps aren't rated for water above about 60 degrees C and I doubt your tubing will be either. You don't want your tubing to collapse else you will have a serious problem:)
 
mike gunnz said:
Adding more rads in a single loop isnt particularly effective. Plus, why add the uneccessary restriction of another rad? His temps are already - just about - manageable on a single, albeit slim 360 rad.

Ive never understood the prevailing fixation with having multiple rads in a single loop configuration. All he needs is a single thick 360 rad - less is more.

The alternative is dual loops if he really wants to see temps lowered significantly, but I dont see that as necessary in this case.
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Dual loops are last year they have been tested to death and provide no benefit unless you are running very specific set ups.
 
dazzerd said:
Sorry I'm sure you are actually running fans on that rad?

Seriouslyy though even on one triple your load should be less than 74, I ran 480gtx in sli with an overclocked 2600k for a while why I waited for some bits to arrive and my load temps were still less than 60 on the gpus. I would also make sure you removed any trapped air from the blocks or check for restriction.

You may also want to check your water temp too if you really are running that hot; most pumps aren't rated for water above about 60 degrees C and I doubt your tubing will be either. You don't want your tubing to collapse else you will have a serious problem:)
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You may have had a thicker rad?

OP, try push/pull if you have any more fans
 
pushpull is a waste of time.

get a better radiator.

my 480s run at 55'c-60'c at 920MHz
but that is on parallel flow and with a lot of thermochill on the loop.
 
mike gunnz said:
You've lost me :confused::confused:

I'm referring to dual loops/as in two separately configured loops/as in one for the CPU and another for the graphics cards.
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Sorry, yup that's what I mean there is another thread further below dealing with this very question and why it's a waste of time in most cases.

Nothing to stop somebody doing it of course.
 
If u have the space then go push/pull but bigger/more rads give the best gains, to the OP, a pair of thicker 120.2 RX rads would make a big difference if u have the space for em, i am running a pair of 580's and an i7 950 @ 4.2GHz on this setup and highest i have seen on gpu 2 (hottest card) is 52c and that is running overclocked cards in games like Shogun 2 playing for a few hours.
 
thanks for the replies, i have a cosmos rc case the big mesh vente one, triple rad is at the top pulling in with a shroud between it and the case, front fan pulling in bottom fan pulling out.

with our recommendations etc i think i might ( when can be arsed to split the loop ) get a nice thick rad but will have to remove the shroud.

what iyo is the best performance/price watercooled size case you can get with good venting and enough room to fit all the kit inside ?

thanks
 
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