Bubbles in loop

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 00:30

Im still having problems with air locks in my loop to the extent where my GPU temps are sitting mid 60's a couple of mins into a game or bench.

what is the best way to remove air??

currently i have tried, tilting case back and forth, side to side, turning it upside down etc, switching on/off every ten secs or so for an hour at a time.

im currently leaving the thing runniong with the fill port cap off as ive read that this sometimes releases air. after this i am stuck as what to do next.

had this probolem earlier in the week but drained system to switch to a new case yesterday and last nuight and all today ive tried to get rid but no joy

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 00:47

ive spent a total of 14 hours trying to get rid im pretty sure i have an air lock in the top rad which i cant get removed and ran out of ideas now. been tilting etc all day turning on off etc but no joy

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 01:43

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 01:44

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 01:44

sorry no the greatest pics

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 05:30

res>cpu>120 rad>gpu>240mm rad> res. i have the xspc res/pump all in one

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 19:33

no bleed valve mate, just speny aw night and half the day emptying and refilling to be presented with the same problem

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 19:34

BluD said:
I doubt theyre stuck in teh top rad, they would be easy to get out if they were, to get air out of that top rad i would, lean the case down flat o the back of the mobo tray, lift the back of the case up a little, then lift the front of hte case up untill the case is resting on its rear panel, then tilt it onto its top/back corner, giv it a little shake or a blast of hte pump for a sec and that would get it out.

ive tried that numerous times but no joy at all, i know there is def air stuck in there as my gpu temps are between 55-62 during gaming

rabc1690 · 10 Mar 2013 at 19:36

Pabl0 said:
I would have gone res/pump to 240 rad then to cpu simply to make it look cleaner/tidy.

There isn't anything obvious that should be causing a problem, stick the pump on full and shake/tilt/upside down violently to force the bubbles round to the res, keep triggering the pump. Some tiny bubbles will remain but will work there way out over the first week of use.

when i emptied it out i went ras>240>gpu>120>cpu> res again

rabc1690 · 12 Mar 2013 at 08:56

cheers been tryin that as well but no luck whatsoever

rabc1690 · 12 Mar 2013 at 21:01

its the xspc 240 kit, temps are 52 max on gpu and 59 max cpu buth under load and i never really seem to get hot air from the rads blowing out and the rad never gets hot to touch

rabc1690 · 13 Mar 2013 at 08:22

hyperst said:
To me it seems the way you are routing the tubing could be hindering getting all the air out of the rads as you are trying to push the air down the tubes which will not happen, that GPU block is not helping you one bit as there is only the 2 downward facing ports on it by the looks of it?

I would try, res/pump/GPU/120/CPU/240/res, once in that order, if it's possible, unplug the power to the board and components so you can fill it up with nothing but the pump running, lay it onto the back panel of the case so the res is facing the sky, then fill it up, that way all air should be able to get out and into the res.

that was the way i had it routed originally which had worse temps than i have just now