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Sohail187

Sohail187

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Good evening all,

I recently got the above cooler.

Didnt have much trouble installing it was fairly easy, however im not sure if its working properly.

I am not the most tech person around, so i was hoping to get some advise if possible.

I have an i7 940 2.93, it isnt overclocked just standard. Before i installed this water cooler my cpu temp was running around 55-60 whilst gaming, and idle 32-41. With the cooler installed i played a game and my temp run up to 60-65, and at some points the game started jerking and slow down.

Is there any way of checking how much power is going to the pump? or to give it more power?

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1366/P6T_Deluxe/


Thats my current MB. Just dont feel its working as good as it should be.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.
 
Does the H50 come with a 3pin plug for power and did you put that on a 3pin socket or the CPU_FAN header which is normally a 4pin?

If you put it on a 3pin SYS_FAN header then chances are it is not getting enough power so move it to the CPU_FAN header and then change your BIOS settings to voltage (refer to your motherboard manual on how to do this for your BIOS).

Stoner81.
 
Have you tried reseating the H50 - it could be that it's just a poor contact between the cpu and the block/hs.

What was the cooler that the h50 replaced?
 
Yeah like stoner81 was saying, you have to make sure that the pump is receiving full power. Some fan headers on motherboards reduce the power based on CPU temps, you need the fan header you connect the pump to to be running at 100% all the time.

Check your motherboard manual to see which headers can be set to 100% and connect it to one of those and make the adjustment in the BIOS.
 
Yeh exactly i put it on sys_fan, the 3 pin wont fit onto the 4pin cpu_fan.

It replaced a standard heatsync + fan, this might sound like a silly question but my tech knowledge isnt great. CAn i get a 3pin onto the 4pin cpu fan?
 
Reading the PDf of your manual - in 'Hardware Monitor' (within the BIOS) you can set the 'Chasis Fan Profile' to Turbo so that the fan runs at full speed (page 3-34 and 3-35)

If the above doesn't work try reseating the cooler - as a poor contact could also be the problem.
 
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Just booted up and saw your message, it was exactly what i checked. Q-fan is enabled to turbo and it saying that its going at 1400 rpm.

Ill try resitting it. thanks again for your support, erm another thing, there was still a tiny bit of residue from the hold fan/sync which i didnt clean off, as i didnt know i have to would this cause a problem?
 
Sohail187 said:
Yeh exactly i put it on sys_fan, the 3 pin wont fit onto the 4pin cpu_fan.

It replaced a standard heatsync + fan, this might sound like a silly question but my tech knowledge isnt great. CAn i get a 3pin onto the 4pin cpu fan?
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On the plug there should be 2 slightly raised edges which will correspond to the SYS_FAN header so it will slide on leaving one pin spare, once you have done this then make the needed changes to your BIOS.

The above is what I have done for my motherboard but it is a different make and I assumed (probably wrongfully :() that a similar thing would be needed here. As the previous poster said you can change the settings in your BIOS on the page mentioned in the manual to suit your needs.

You might be better now removing all the thermal paste there is and applying some of your own (a decent one will cost you about £8 or so). Also make sure that you screw it down nice and tight just don't over do it this will then help to ensure a good contact between the pump and your CPU.

Stoner81.
 
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on my asus board turbo doesn't run it at 100%

having cpu Q fan and system Q fan control disabled runs them at 100%

turbo just has a slightly higher rpm graph than standard, it still scales up and down with temps, but is not anywhere near 100%
 
Give that a shot before you go resitting the cooler (leaving old thermal paste on like you mentioned is a bad idea though), if you weren't running at 100% before which it sounds like then you should notice the differance :)
 
whipgeez said:
on my asus board turbo doesn't run it at 100%

having cpu Q fan and system Q fan control disabled runs them at 100%

turbo just has a slightly higher rpm graph than standard, it still scales up and down with temps, but is not anywhere near 100%
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Sounds like whip knows the correct mix of settings for your MB - i would follow his advice as you don't want it scaling.
 
Ok, so q=fan for sys_fan has been disables, and i am idle temp is 41-42c

hmmm looks like a reseating job tomorrow. ill let you know how i get on with that. thank for all those that helped at this time of night. if the reseating doesnt work ill go for the other chaps strat of getting into the Cpu_fan socket.

One other thing, i am not using the Fan that came with the cooler, i am using my own fan which was already in place same size though. Should i use the one that came with the cooler?
 
Sohail187 said:
hmmm looks like a reseating job tomorrow. ill let you know how i get on with that. thank for all those that helped at this time of night. if the reseating doesnt work ill go for the other chaps strat of getting into the Cpu_fan socket.
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It's not ideal reseating without reapplying thermal paste - but if needs must it's do'able(sic).

Once you take off the HS be sure not to get any fluff/grease on it - basically as soon is you lift it off reseat straightaway. Tighten the screws in the diagonal method bit by bit so that you get an even fitting.

Then order some new gunk - and do a proper refit in a few days time...

Additional: Did you remove the plastic protective film beneath the HS (if there was any)?
 
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it seems to be running worse, with the q-fan disabled :(

Whipgeez which connector is your cooler plugged into, CPU or SYS?

Nah there wasnt any plastic film, i think it will require new gunk and a proper reseat. This has been so much hassle :p should have just kept my old fan.
 
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i have the same problem reseated my coolit eco alc twice,still get 42c idle 65c playing games,should have kept my old zalman cooler,
 
The fan should suck IN from the outside of the case, effectively blowing the hot air intot he case, this is the ideal as it is then sucked OUT the top of the case. it also prevents air starvation of top mounted fans sucking the air out.

sucking IN cold air always best. maybe add a 2nd fan, akasa apache are silent enough, fit two, i did :)

when re-seating, tighten the screws in an X so place on CPU and tighten in the order:

Top left

bottom right

top right

bottom left


that should ensure no air bubbles etc. I did that with my eco alc and tightened it up with a screw driver and the temps dropped to 28C idle (in 22C room) and 44C full load.

that is on a 140w phenom II 940BE OC to 3.4gig @ 1.40V
 
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