Might have a problem with my TX and aftermarket EVGA AIO

[oldestgregg]

So, I turned on my PC today and after a minute or so the blower on my TX ramped up to full speed for 30 seconds. I have a TX with the EVGA AIO installed since july of last year and never had any problems.

I opened AB and noticed the the temp was 90 degrees. I panicked and shut it down then restarted it again.

This time I opened AB straight away and saw the temp was 73 degrees and climbing but then I heard what I assume was a water "dump" from the rad and it kicked into life and the temps went straight down to 30 degrees.

Could this be anything other than the beginnings of the AIO unit starting to fail? ie drivers?

 

[Simon Belmont]

Sorry for your issues mate. I really dislike these AIO GPU's

 

[oldestgregg]

To be fair Simon,its been perfect for the entire time Ive had it except the issue this morning. Just curious if anyone else has experienced anything similar before?

 

[varkanoid]

no mines been fine so far.

 

[Mariusz]

Got the same setup and haven't had any issues (touch wood). I would keep an eye on it, could be the pump dying.

 

[oldestgregg]

Thanks guys. I've a feeling it's the pump going TBH but we shall see

 

[nashathedog]

Thanks guys. I've a feeling it's the pump going TBH but we shall see

At least you bought the right brand if a return is required

 

[oldestgregg]

Let's say the pump does go while I'm gaming? Could I fry the card or would it shut itself down?

 

[Mariusz]

The card would thermal throttle if it gets too hot. Not sure if it'll shut your PC down though.

 

[Razor Time]

It could be an air pocket which got trapped around the pump. If this was the case make sure your pump isn't the highest part of the loop to prevent this from happening again.

 

[deFiniLoGy]

Let's say the pump does go while I'm gaming? Could I fry the card or would it shut itself down?

The card would thermal throttle and your frame rate will drop to the level that you notice there's something wrong

 

[Quartz]

When my TX first arrived the fan failed. It still worked as a display card but gaming was very slow due to throttling.

 

[Gregster]

There is safety measures now for heat damage and if the card gets too hot, it will shut the computer down after mass throttling. Worth keeping an eye on and might have just been stuck and not happen again but could well happen again.

 

[EVGAdominik]

Hi, out of the box there is some air in the closed loop which needs to get to the reservoir to fully perform. When installing the cooler we do suggest to place the radiator above the card facing witht he S/N sticker to the top then run the card an hour like this then all the air should be collected in the reservoir. Your description do sound like there was a big air bubble arround the pump which started moving when you moved the card, this can cause sounds like you described. Usually when the air is collected in the reservoir there should not be any further issues. Like others said the card will trottle iself down. Usually this is down to 3xx MHz. Usually the cards can hold this clock even without aktive cooling but if the connection between GPU and cooling block/plate is bad or if the chip got a serious problem it could happen that your system get shut down which could damage your date. For now I would suggest to review temps and clocks and if the card goes again up to a level that make it downclock shut down your system and get the cooler RMAd. You can reach EVGAs customer support at [email protected]. To RMA the cooler it need to get registered to your EVGA Account because of our automated system.