I've just built my first loop as a fun project, with the primary intention of being a cost effective way of reducing my loud graphics card - but my temperatures seem a tad high. My secondary intention was for fun, so as I'm no expert I wanted to throw this to you guys for some guidance. All parts at stock speeds and ambient temperature was between 19-21C.
Issues/questions
I learned a lot on this project, most of it from searching these forums, so thank you all. I'll add what I think are my current issues.
PC specs
Ryzen 5 3600
Asus Prime B450m-a
2x8gb Corsair vengeance 3200mhz
Corsair RM750X
MSI mech OC RX5700XT
Corsair 4000D airflow
Cooling specs
Alphacool eissturm kit, containing:
2x120mm Thermaltake Pure A12 (front intake)
Replaced 1000 ml Cape Kelvin Catcher with Mayhems eco X1 UV red
Bykski A-SP5700XT-X GPU block
Arctic MX-4 thermal paste on GPU/CPU
Fan curves for rad and intake
Setup
Temperatures
Prime95 blend test for 30 minutes. Minimum temperatures represent idle.
Furmark 1080p GPU stress test for 30 minutes. Again min temps = idle.
For comparison - on air cooling and ambient 26.2 (september) the hotspot max was 95 after only a minute.
Once again, thanks in advance.
Matt
Issues/questions
I learned a lot on this project, most of it from searching these forums, so thank you all. I'll add what I think are my current issues.
- Are these temperatures appropriate for the setup?
- The pump can only run at 2600rpm and pushes 100l/h. Is this adequate? (Kit wasn't strictly designed for cooling two parts)
- What is the solution to the fan RPM being linked to the CPU temperature? When I stress test the GPU I had to manually increase fan speed as the temperatures were only going up. Once I increased, they stabilised at around 77/78 hotspot. I've seen coolant temp being used - is this necessary/possible for my loop?
PC specs
Ryzen 5 3600
Asus Prime B450m-a
2x8gb Corsair vengeance 3200mhz
Corsair RM750X
MSI mech OC RX5700XT
Corsair 4000D airflow
Cooling specs
Alphacool eissturm kit, containing:
- Radiator: NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240 mm
- CPU: NexXxoS XP³ Light
- Reservoir: Eisstation
- Pump: DC-LT 2600
- 8x Eiszapfen 13/10mm straight
- Tubing PVC 13/10 mm clear
2x120mm Thermaltake Pure A12 (front intake)
Replaced 1000 ml Cape Kelvin Catcher with Mayhems eco X1 UV red
Bykski A-SP5700XT-X GPU block
Arctic MX-4 thermal paste on GPU/CPU
Fan curves for rad and intake
Setup
Temperatures
Prime95 blend test for 30 minutes. Minimum temperatures represent idle.
Furmark 1080p GPU stress test for 30 minutes. Again min temps = idle.
For comparison - on air cooling and ambient 26.2 (september) the hotspot max was 95 after only a minute.
Once again, thanks in advance.
Matt