Help Needed NOOB!

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 12:02

I bought a pc from the net which has been fine until recently. The second grfx card is getting hot was getting up at 91 degrees the other was staying at around 50-60.
I am thinking there must be an issue with the water cooling in order to do this.
I have GTX 560Ti running SLI both with water blocks.
My question is do i need to take off the blocks? and stick them back on?
Do i need to buy thermal paste? i have no idea what i am doing with this side of things. Ive never water cooled before.
My processor stays a stead 38-41 degrees so that doesnt get too hot at all.

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 12:05

my cards with the side panel off run at 27-29 degrees each with the panel on 31-35 when doing websurfing

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 14:12

hi mate, what do you need to know i think they have an attachment coming from one to the other at the top (there is a tube). it goes from the reservoir to the first card then to the next then to the radiator fan
Water cooling is all new to me.

please note that the dust is now gone!

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nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 18:11

CPU is water cooled, fans front and back.
As far as i am aware distilled water and a silver coil

if you are cooling the cpu aswell then use a 360mm or 240mm and 120mm together
what do you mean sorry im new to this,,,

both fans and radiators are 120mm

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 18:13

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nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 19:32

Topped it up yesterday, its the first card in the loop thats not getting cooled but the second is....

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 20:14

youve seen the other side above with CPU
this is GPU side
The GPU closest to the picture is the one that gets hot.
it feels like the gpus arent cooling really, the liquid doesnt feel like its out of the reservoir like the cpu (bottom tube goes to CPU top to GPU)
ideas?

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nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:12

it was bought that way, some guy!
so if this is wrong what am i doing to ratify?

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:25

without sounding stupid which is the pump!! GEEZE what a noob

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:53

seems to be and the pipes coming from it seem to feel like there is movement too

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:53

i hear water every now and again moving around too, like a burst. Likes its kicking in and cooling stuff around.

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 22:11

well i cant hear it now, but when it boots up etc i hear it.
Ok i'll get some thermal paste and have a look at stripping it down and cleaning it inside and out.
Any tips?

nuzik · 13 Jan 2013 at 22:20

cool,
will have a proper fiddle and play when i get the stuff! was trying to avoid this but still i best do it properly

what temps should i be getting from a cooled GPU when working 50-60?