Likely cause?

Scotteh · 21 Oct 2011 at 22:39

Ok thanks i'll pick up some tomorrow and try it out

Only thing I'll need is PSU ain't it?

PSU 24pin -> PSU bridge
PSU Molex -> Pump

Ain't it?

Scotteh · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:02

Ok got round to it, opened the waterblock

Theres like bits of buildup in it (theres a metal plate then grooves under it + outside each edge)

Is it fine just to clean this normaly or do I need to prevent it touching specific stuff?

It's as if theres little bits of threads in it :s

Kinsy · 26 Oct 2011 at 10:06

Threads?

You might have clogged your pump. Dismantle everything and clean with white vinegar. Don't use anything else more corrosive, especially if you're using nickel plated blocks. If you can get to the impeller of your pump, do so & check it out.

Scotteh · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:44

I have the XSPC dualbay pump/res combo, so can't open it and check the pump etc as its sealed

And yeah like small threads :S Inside the cpu block theres like the grooves, a metal shield thing over it and within the middle of the metal shield thing theres a hole

Within the hole is where I found each of the grooves half full of the thread stuff

By thread I mean like, bits of frayed thread, tiny bits

Kinsy · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:51

Is it white? Did you use PTFE tape to stop any leaks?

Scotteh · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:55

I had PTFE tape but don't remember using it as I used the jubilee clips and had no leaks.

And not sure what colour it originally was but it was blue when I looked (liquid was blue so I figured it had just dyed it)

malfunkshun · 28 Oct 2011 at 15:59

vectisitch said:
strip your cpu block to rule out a blockage,flush the rads.but sounds like maybe a faulty pump

I'd go there after the pump too, my Kryos' microchanels get fouled with additive residue regularly.

Scotteh · 28 Oct 2011 at 16:04

I could try it now, but without attaching it to PC i'd have no idea if the temps are still spiking or what, i'd just know that water was flowing.

malfunkshun · 28 Oct 2011 at 16:11

best way I have found to clear out those channels is to blast it under the cold tap, dont try to brush it out this tends to compact the residue and damages the fins.
Check the loop one item at a time, ie.
put the res/pump on a worktop with the inlet pipe in a pot/bucket of water, hold the outlet pipe over the same bowl and power the pump (you can gently such the water though the system before powering up), if thats ok the add the waterblock between the pump and the bucket and see what happens.