Can my system get any cooler?

Vector Sigma · 23 Jul 2015 at 18:15

Hey everyone.

This is my forum rig:

http://www.overclock.net/lists/display/view/id/6248884

I wanted to get your opinion if the following modifications will make much of a thermal difference for my CPU.

My Vendor will be installing an AX480 Quad Fan Radiator replacing an A360 one. Plus replacing the current fans which, are all of stock quality not premium with Corsair SP 120/140 fans.

They'll also be installing more fans on the other side of both radiators (CPU/GPU) to achieve a push pull affect.

At the moment, you can hardly feel any air flow in the system unless you move your hand right close to the fan(s).

When they originally stress tested the system at speeds of 4.25Ghz for a near 24 hours, the peak temperature was 74C. I intend to push this up to 4.5Ghz.

My Vendor claim this will not make hardly any difference, and I appreciate their honesty, but I wanted to get a second opinion. They're also going to charge me a bomb doing it.

MrMD · 23 Jul 2015 at 18:36

Vector Sigma said:
Hey everyone.

This is my forum rig:

http://www.overclock.net/lists/display/view/id/6248884

I wanted to get your opinion if the following modifications will make much of a thermal difference for my CPU.

My Vendor will be installing an AX480 Quad Fan Radiator replacing an A360 one. Plus replacing the current fans which, are all of stock quality not premium with Corsair SP 120/140 fans.

They'll also be installing more fans on the other side of both radiators (CPU/GPU) to achieve a push pull affect.

At the moment, you can hardly feel any air flow in the system unless you move your hand right close to the fan(s).

When they originally stress tested the system at speeds of 4.25Ghz for a near 24 hours, the peak temperature was 74C. I intend to push this up to 4.5Ghz.

My Vendor claim this will not make hardly any difference, and I appreciate their honesty, but I wanted to get a second opinion. They're also going to charge me a bomb doing it.

Going to need some more Information

How is your dual loop configured?
Are the fans fixed at a set speed,or are they PWM controlled
When the system was stressed what stressing utility/s were used?and was it just the cpu stressed,or the cpu and gpus at the same time.

Nice rig btw

Vector Sigma · 23 Jul 2015 at 18:41

Hi,

Thanks!

The fans at the moment are set to max. They've also connected a fan controller.

The CPU was stressed individually and with the GPUs too.

I'll make a video showing how the loops are configured. I'll post it in an hour or 2.

Vector Sigma · 23 Jul 2015 at 22:31

MrMD said:
Going to need some more Information

How is your dual loop configured?
Are the fans fixed at a set speed,or are they PWM controlled
When the system was stressed what stressing utility/s were used?and was it just the cpu stressed,or the cpu and gpus at the same time.

Nice rig btw

Here is a video and picture to show the loop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZO9Uo3YU_c

Images over 1,280 pixels wide should be placed in spoiler tags as I've done for you.

Cheers

Surveyor

Vector Sigma · 24 Jul 2015 at 18:26

Any opinions?

evsknight · 26 Jul 2015 at 12:37

One of the pipes resting on a graphics card doesn't seem like a good idea?

Vector Sigma · 26 Jul 2015 at 15:34

evsknight said:
One of the pipes resting on a graphics card doesn't seem like a good idea?

Hi,

They said it shouldn't be an issue.