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Hello there, long time forum lurker - i finally went and bought the components for a custom loop. I am familiar with watercooling having used AIOs for a while and moving to the expandable Alphacool Eisbaer Extreme system to add the Alphacool Nexxos GPU block and have a semi custom loop running for a while.
Putting together the loop was ok - Removed all the old paste from CPU/GPU, flushed the new rads and washed out new components with distilled water. Ran leak test for 3 hours with no problems and powered up everything which ran ok. Loop goes as follows:
Pump >> GPU >> CPU >> 280x45 Rad >> 280x30 Rad >> Pump
I have a Founders Edition 3080ti and got the Quantum Vector FE block on. From initial testing of the first boot after setting this all up i was getting very high temps - 74 under load (390ish watts). I must have done something wrong so I removed the block and i didn't use enough paste + not enough mounting pressure. Cleaned all the gunk off with qtips and isopropyl alcohol and reapplied the paste and this time ensured the block was mounted properly.
Running some testing again and this time was much better - with the GPU maxing out at 60c. From the reviews I saw of this GPU block, this seemed too high - reviewers would max out at 50-55c.
Thinking i may have applied to much paste again, i removed the blocked, cleaned and reapplied the paste - similar story, though i feel it takes slightly longer to read 60c.
Am i missing something here? Why am i not able to achieve better temps - a max of 60c with fans at around 1000rpm is not bad at all, i dont mind it - but just wondering if i am doing something wrong here? This is the temp with no panels on - the case is completely open. Once all the panels are on this temp will rise by ~5c i imagine (this case has terrible airflow).
Any insights would be much appreciated. If i've missed a bit of information here please let me know.
These are the components in the loop - i used the EKWB Cryochill coolant. The reservoir is 90% full.
- Intel 7820x (Delidded - conductonaut used between IHS and Copper EHS)
- 32gb RAM
- Nvidia 3080Ti FE
- Case: Phanteks Evolv X
Putting together the loop was ok - Removed all the old paste from CPU/GPU, flushed the new rads and washed out new components with distilled water. Ran leak test for 3 hours with no problems and powered up everything which ran ok. Loop goes as follows:
Pump >> GPU >> CPU >> 280x45 Rad >> 280x30 Rad >> Pump
I have a Founders Edition 3080ti and got the Quantum Vector FE block on. From initial testing of the first boot after setting this all up i was getting very high temps - 74 under load (390ish watts). I must have done something wrong so I removed the block and i didn't use enough paste + not enough mounting pressure. Cleaned all the gunk off with qtips and isopropyl alcohol and reapplied the paste and this time ensured the block was mounted properly.
Running some testing again and this time was much better - with the GPU maxing out at 60c. From the reviews I saw of this GPU block, this seemed too high - reviewers would max out at 50-55c.
Thinking i may have applied to much paste again, i removed the blocked, cleaned and reapplied the paste - similar story, though i feel it takes slightly longer to read 60c.
Am i missing something here? Why am i not able to achieve better temps - a max of 60c with fans at around 1000rpm is not bad at all, i dont mind it - but just wondering if i am doing something wrong here? This is the temp with no panels on - the case is completely open. Once all the panels are on this temp will rise by ~5c i imagine (this case has terrible airflow).
Any insights would be much appreciated. If i've missed a bit of information here please let me know.
These are the components in the loop - i used the EKWB Cryochill coolant. The reservoir is 90% full.
- EK Water Blocks EK-Quantum Vector FE RTX 3080 D-RGB Water Block - Black Special Edition
- Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 280mm Dual Fan Water Cooling Radiator V2 - Black
- EK Water Blocks EK-STC Classic 10/13 Soft Tubing Compression Fitting - Nickel
- Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 280mm Dual Fan Water Cooling Radiator V2 - Black
- EK Water Blocks EK-Quantum Kinetic TBE 200 D5 PWM D-RGB Pump / Reservoir Combo - Plexi
- EK Water Blocks EK-Velocity Digital Addressable RGB CPU Water Block - Nickel + Plexi
- EK Water Blocks EK-Duraclear Tubing 13/10 - Clear 3M
- Phanteks Pump Mounting Kit
- Alphacool Eiszapfen 13/10mm Threaded Rotatable 90 Degree G1 / 4 Fitting - Black
- Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Liquid Metal Thermal Paste - 1g
- Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1 Gramm
- Intel 7820x (Delidded - conductonaut used between IHS and Copper EHS)
- 32gb RAM
- Nvidia 3080Ti FE
- Case: Phanteks Evolv X
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