My new water cooled build log :)

dave_beast · 14 Oct 2012 at 15:48

gregster said:
Thanks

Idle sits at 50C with slow fans on the rad and under load at 4.6GHZ @ 1.32V, it goes to 62C. At 5GHZ with 1.495V under load, it goes to ~75C (I ran prime95 for 30 mins I think). I expect when I have the 2 GPU's cooled with the extra 240 rad, it will be a little warmer under load but not by much.

50ºc on idle is too high mate, there's something wrong as 35ºc at idle is possible with an air cooler let alone wc. The recommended max for the 3930k is 72.6ºc

http://communities.intel.com/thread/27814

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 18:10

I went to no overclock and speedstep enabled and temps are 35C (hottest core). I am happy with those temps. I checked about and mine are good from what I can tell.

Maybe somebody else can confirm good or bad please?

pgi947 · 14 Oct 2012 at 19:21

My idle with speedstep and all that jazz disabled sits around 3-4c above ambient with a 4.75ghz clock.

Right now room temp is 24c, idle temps are 30/28/28/30 and I've just finished a 4 hour run on Borderlands 2

I wouldn't worry too much about idle temps as long as they aren't spiking out of control, load temps are what matter.

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 19:30

pgi947 said:
My idle with speedstep and all that jazz disabled sits around 3-4c above ambient with a 4.75ghz clock.

Right now room temp is 24c, idle temps are 30/28/28/30 and I've just finished a 4 hour run on Borderlands 2

I wouldn't worry too much about idle temps as long as they aren't spiking out of control, load temps are what matter.

Ok Cheers. I have been hunting all forums for temps and mine do seem normal. I was pleased with the 75C at 5GHZ to be honest and that was after Prime95 running and I showed the max temp hit. If I open my kitchen door to the rear garden, temps drop down to 30C but then I got told off by the Mrs

pgi947 · 14 Oct 2012 at 19:36

And remember the 3930K will run hotter than my little 3820 as it has the extra 2 cores/4 threads

Its painful sitting in the cold to see what temps you can get, I had my 2600K down as low as 13c idle but when I debated putting some gloves on I decided to close the window

Cleeecooo · 14 Oct 2012 at 19:39

pgi947 said:
And remember the 3930K will run hotter than my little 3820 as it has the extra 2 cores/4 threads

Its painful sitting in the cold to see what temps you can get, I had my 2600K down as low as 13c idle but when I debated putting some gloves on I decided to close the window

Why don't you just stick the rad outside?

pgi947 · 14 Oct 2012 at 19:40

Rads too big to fit through the window

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 19:42

pgi947 said:
And remember the 3930K will run hotter than my little 3820 as it has the extra 2 cores/4 threads

Its painful sitting in the cold to see what temps you can get, I had my 2600K down as low as 13c idle but when I debated putting some gloves on I decided to close the window

lol

I just see some guy post he has idle temps off 22C and think WTF :eek:

but then you read more and more and ambient room temp does play a big part and proves it with the door open. Maybe when the wife is out in the middle of winter, I will see what I can get down to but for now, I am happy.

I have been running prime95 for the last 40 mins ish and max temp is 65C and this is 4.625GHZ @ 1.32 min and 1.34 max volts.

Good enough for me. I would be interested in others temps though, so will keep looking

whyscotty · 14 Oct 2012 at 20:18

Your load temps are better than mine

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 21:19

whyscotty said:
Your load temps are better than mine

By much?

whyscotty · 14 Oct 2012 at 21:23

gregster said:
By much?

2-3 deg so not a lot.
other voltages play a part also as run 3 cards and squeeze as much
out of my ram as poss.

I more than happy with my temps, pump/res
which is the same as yours is set to 2.

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 21:26

whyscotty said:
2-3 deg so not a lot.
other voltages play a part also as run 3 cards and squeeze as much
out of my ram as poss.

I more than happy with my temps, pump/res
which is the same as yours is set to 2.

Good stuff. I have mine on 3 and am not changing it because the idea was for quiet. Water flowing quickly enough for me

whyscotty · 14 Oct 2012 at 21:34

gregster said:
Good stuff. I have mine on 3 and am not changing it because the idea was for quiet. Water flowing quickly enough for me

In all honesty I've not changed the setting from setting
it up,works fine - noise(what noise).

might have a play to see if it changes owt?

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 21:41

whyscotty said:
In all honesty I've not changed the setting from setting
it up,works fine - noise(what noise).

might have a play to see if it changes owt?

Lol I just broke a fin on my back exhaust fan grrrrrrrrrr :mad:

I just turned the pump upto full and being the clumsy oaf that I am, I caught my hand on the fan

I have a spare down the shed but not fitting till tomorrow. If it aint broke and all that.....

whyscotty · 14 Oct 2012 at 22:05

gregster said:
Lol I just broke a fin on my back exhaust fan grrrrrrrrrr I just turned the pump upto full and being the clumsy oaf that I am, I caught my hand on the fan

I have a spare down the shed but not fitting till tomorrow. If it aint broke and all that.....

I have a spare NZXT fan if you need one?

I hate messing when all is working as something always seems
to break

Gregster · 14 Oct 2012 at 22:15

whyscotty said:
I have a spare NZXT fan if you need one?

I hate messing when all is working as something always seems
to break

I have the one that I took off from the bottom. Very kind offer though thanks Neil

Why I fiddle...WHY I FIDDLE???

Kaapstad · 14 Oct 2012 at 22:38

gregster said:
lol

I just see some guy post he has idle temps off 22C and think WTF but then you read more and more and ambient room temp does play a big part and proves it with the door open. Maybe when the wife is out in the middle of winter, I will see what I can get down to but for now, I am happy.

I have been running prime95 for the last 40 mins ish and max temp is 65C and this is 4.625GHZ @ 1.32 min and 1.34 max volts.

Good enough for me. I would be interested in others temps though, so will keep looking

Just tried your settings 4.6ghz @1.34v

I lasted about 1 minute in prime95 then BSOD arrh

I think if it had carried on running I would have got an average temp of about 67c - 68c

I did a run last night (I was looking at an over optimistic review of a H100) in prime95 @4.6ghz and 1.42v and got an average temp of 72c but it was very noisy on high with 4 fans.

I think one of the real advantages of a real water cooled loop like yours is better system stability and lower vcore.

whyscotty · 14 Oct 2012 at 23:01

Kaapstad said:
Just tried your settings 4.6ghz @1.34v

I lasted about 1 minute in prime95 then BSOD arrh

I think if it had carried on running I would have got an average temp of about 67c - 68c

I did a run last night (I was looking at an over optimistic review of a H100) in prime95 @4.6ghz and 1.42v and got an average temp of 72c but it was very noisy on high with 4 fans.

I think one of the real advantages of a real water cooled loop like yours is better system stability and lower vcore.

I also tried that voltage and didn't last that long.
4.6 for me is 1.38v prime stable(12hrs) hottest core hitting 70
the rest mid 60's.
I can run with a .015v -offset with no issues but isn't prime stable :confused:

whyscotty · 14 Oct 2012 at 23:02

gregster said:
I have the one that I took off from the bottom. Very kind offer though thanks Neil

Why I fiddle...WHY I FIDDLE???

Because its in your blood

apologies should have used multi quote

fantasticCG · 14 Oct 2012 at 23:59

gregster said:
Thanks guys. My finger tips are still sore

My fingers where sore as well. lol
Lovely m8 well done. Loving the purple. Can't wait to see the full system under water.!!!

Did you find it difficult to switch the pump speed when I tried the red dial
Snapped mines now set to 3, I'll have to give oc a call and see what can be done.

What do I need m8 to drain my system without cutting the tubing every time
I change the fluid?
Could you put up a basket for me