Help/ Potential problem?

ljop · 13 Jul 2017 at 21:38

I have built a new PC around an EK P280 kit with push/pull config fans. This is cooling a stock 6700k + 1080ti. I have just switched it on and started Prime95, within seconds of doing so the tempts jumped to 95+ (Idle is around 29-30) on all cores in HWMonitor + gurgling noises were heard. Does this suggest an air bubble problem?

VKleita · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:00

Eeither No contact with chip from CPU block (i know its a silly question but you taken the protective film off the bottom of the block yes ?)

OR
No water movement.

VKleita · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:08

Thinking of it , isnt there a known issue with prime and 6700 gen ? have you tried any other testing programs ?

flea-rider · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:20

gurgling does suggest air block .. did you not run it for at least an hr before turning it on ? .. tilt the case forward and backward with the res held above the case.. if soft piped .. using a bypass psu plug
if it's hard piped run it for 24hrs before turning it on

ljop · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:23

VKleita said:
Eeither No contact with chip from CPU block (i know its a silly question but you taken the protective film off the bottom of the block yes ?)

OR
No water movement.

Checked that- turns out I didn't remove all the film / must have ripped it when removing it.

ljop · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:23

flea-rider said:
gurgling does suggest air block .. did you not run it for at least an hr before turning it on ? .. tilt the case forward and backward with the res held above the case.. if soft piped .. using a bypass psu plug
if it's hard piped run it for 24hrs before turning it on

I leak tested for 12 hours (soft tube) yesterday, although I will do more tilting.

flea-rider · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:25

ljop said:
I leak tested for 12 hours (soft tube) yesterday, although I will do more tilting.

res must be at the highest point .. so outside the case if pos

ljop · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:31

Temps now at 60 (with an upwards movement towards 70) while running Prime95, think it may have been largely down to the partial film.

ljop · 13 Jul 2017 at 22:47

I will probably mess around with the BIOS too, as the MSI default has set the rather low with weird stepping.

VKleita · 13 Jul 2017 at 23:14

Glad you sorted it !

ljop · 13 Jul 2017 at 23:15

Switched to Intel Extreme Tuning to test the benchmark, at stock the temp during the benchmark was under 61, overclocked to 4.5 using the basic tuning the temp was under 71.