GPU/CPU Cooling Issues Air Cooler + GPU Cooler

Watlinguk · 5 Jan 2018 at 12:15

Hi guys. I'm rocking a 1080TI sea hawk x which is an AIO cooler card.

I'm also running a Noctua D15S.

These are both currently exhausting out of the back of my case whilst two 140mm noctua fans are in taking at the front.

My GPU temperatures are getting quite toasty due to the fast the CPU is push air through the GPU rad. What is the best to have my setup please? Or am i best to get an AIO cpu cooler to blow out the top of the case please?

tamzzy · 5 Jan 2018 at 12:19

give your seahawk to me? that would solve the thermal issue quickly

proper answer: not quite sure, but you definitely don't want to be intaking air with the aio. dumping 280w of heat into the case isn't good for cpu temps either lol

Watlinguk · 5 Jan 2018 at 14:38

Haha very true

I'm just really confused on what I need to do to get great temps on both the gpu and cpu

tamzzy · 5 Jan 2018 at 14:41

I wonder if you can turn the d15 90 degrees so it's exhausts upwards?

chroniclard · 5 Jan 2018 at 14:43

Just move the AIO location? Can you put it as an exhaust at the top and add a exhaust fan to the rear?

Watlinguk · 5 Jan 2018 at 15:12

tamzzy said:
I wonder if you can turn the d15 90 degrees so it's exhausts upwards?

Don't think I can due to the ram clearance. the D15S has a cut out for the ram on one side

Watlinguk · 5 Jan 2018 at 15:13

chroniclard said:
Just move the AIO location? Can you put it as an exhaust at the top and add a exhaust fan to the rear?

Tried moving the gpu aio to the top as an exhaust but the temps was not very good either

chroniclard · 5 Jan 2018 at 15:53

What GPU temperature are you talking here? Sub 50 degrees looks to be about the capacity of these AIO units.

Watlinguk · 5 Jan 2018 at 16:01

chroniclard said:
What GPU temperature are you talking here? Sub 50 degrees looks to be about the capacity of these AIO units.

60-65 degrees, where if i take the aio rad out the case and put it on the table i get 45-50 degrees

chroniclard · 5 Jan 2018 at 16:04

Maybe have the AIO as intake from the front and an exhaust fan at the back.

Ross Thomson · 5 Jan 2018 at 19:33

The aio on the graphics card will be pumping out a lot of hot air. You want that to be going out. If it's a thick rad consider push pull for it. My cpu aio pulls air in from the front while my gpu exhausts it at the top. I have a rear fan pushing a bit of air in and a lower front one too. Gpu 40-45 cpu not above 50 while gaming. Fan rpm about 800 on both