Cryorig Type D Upgrade Kit Installation Help

nortski · 25 Nov 2017 at 13:14

Hi all,
So I have finally gotten round to installing my Cryorig A80 AIO to my Ryzen CPU after receiving the Type D upgrade kit a few months ago. However; there is a problem, when I screw in the supplied 4 screws to the motherboard back plate, the back plate no longer sits flush to the underside of the motherboard, there is at least a 2mm gap underneath each screw.

I was wondering if someone else has installed one of these to a MSI B350 Tomoahawk motherboard that could offer assistance?

Ross Thomson · 25 Nov 2017 at 16:42

totally normal. the slack is taken up when you screw the cooler onto the chip. I've got an A40 ultimate on a tomahawk.

nortski · 26 Nov 2017 at 14:41

Ross Thomson said:
totally normal. the slack is taken up when you screw the cooler onto the chip. I've got an A40 ultimate on a tomahawk.

Thank Ross! Yeh I figured out after I had a cuppa and calmed down lol

Ross Thomson · 26 Nov 2017 at 14:52

nortski said:
Thank Ross! Yeh I figured out after I had a cuppa and calmed down lol

I wondered WTF was going on as well when I fitted mine too lol

nortski · 26 Nov 2017 at 17:21

Ross Thomson said:
I wondered WTF was going on as well when I fitted mine too lol

Confession time: I didn't work it out at all, I seen a post on Reddit where some guy was having the same problem. I have to say, this lil beauty is working like a charm. Got my 1600x overclocked to 4Ghz and idling at 28c. I could probably attempt to push it further but experience tells me I WILL break it, because that's just what I do lol

Ross Thomson · 26 Nov 2017 at 17:57

what voltage do you need to get to 4.0ghz? the difference between 3.9 and 4 for me was huge (1700 though). didn't see the point of running it at 4.0

nortski · 27 Nov 2017 at 12:23

Ross Thomson said:
what voltage do you need to get to 4.0ghz? the difference between 3.9 and 4 for me was huge (1700 though). didn't see the point of running it at 4.0

I just whacked it in at 1.4v ala Paul's Hardware guide on Youtube. Overclocked my memory to 3200 from 2133 too just using one of the X.M.P profiles. Everything seems fine so far.

Ross Thomson · 27 Nov 2017 at 13:50

what are your cpu and VRM temps?

nortski · 27 Nov 2017 at 14:30

Under stress using AIDA64 the CPU hovered around 60c, I couldn't seem to find the VRM temps. Also note that the ambient temperature in my room is really warm as it's like a greenhouse in here!

Ross Thomson · 27 Nov 2017 at 15:52

motherboard temp shows it.

nortski · 27 Nov 2017 at 16:26

Ah right well according to CPUID Hardware Monitor my mainboard temp levelled out at 78c during stress test. No idea if this is a good temp or not. Again; in a cooler room temperature it wouldn't be as high as this, I assume anyway.

Ross Thomson · 27 Nov 2017 at 16:38

I moved the wee fan so that it was blasting straight over the VRM - that makes a big difference.

stress testing puts way more stress on the CPU than anything else so you are unlikely to see temps like that day to day. AIDA64 is about 6-7C worse than when I video render.

nortski · 27 Nov 2017 at 16:40

How did you affix the fan to the motherboard?

Ross Thomson · 27 Nov 2017 at 16:58

it just kinda hangs there with the tension of the wire round the hose. works pretty well

nortski · 27 Nov 2017 at 16:59

Ross Thomson said:
it just kinda hangs there with the tension of the wire round the hose. works pretty well

lol where there's a will......