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yeah you have something obstructing the flow. did you flush the rad before putting it in.
New loop high temps 65C
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yeh flushed the radiator through around 7 times.
I had the mrs fill radiator whilst i was flicking power on psu she was a bit slow and the res emptyed briefly as she was filling ... im guessing this has put a bubble in rad obstructing flow given the fins are not warming up at all ?
I thought that given i could not see bubbles in res or lines i was clear but perhaps not.
If i cant remove via shaking etc , i guess im going to have to empty loop and redo .. which i can do when the 420 rad arrives tuesday.
****edit Just tryed 10 mins with heaven and fans turned of on radiator and the fins within radiator arent even warming up however around the edge of the rade sides front and back (housing are all hot)
I had the mrs fill radiator whilst i was flicking power on psu she was a bit slow and the res emptyed briefly as she was filling ... im guessing this has put a bubble in rad obstructing flow given the fins are not warming up at all ?
I thought that given i could not see bubbles in res or lines i was clear but perhaps not.
If i cant remove via shaking etc , i guess im going to have to empty loop and redo .. which i can do when the 420 rad arrives tuesday.
****edit Just tryed 10 mins with heaven and fans turned of on radiator and the fins within radiator arent even warming up however around the edge of the rade sides front and back (housing are all hot)
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It might be an idea to leave the side of the case off and try and turn the rad so the fans can pull air in without any restriction. Rather then corsair sp120. (Which I use), you could consider ek Vardar f1/f2 or Gental typhoon which allow you to run the fans at full rpm with low noise.
I'd unmount your radiator as your bagging looks like it's got enough slack, and run it stood up just outside your case with the fans on and see if that makes any difference.
Would it be possible for you to upload a video with it running to have a listen to it?
Would it be possible for you to upload a video with it running to have a listen to it?
was just looking at the ek vardar but the static pressure is half that of the sp120s , althougth i did check a video on the sp120s and they are noisy. Im guessing i can control this thougth my fan controller when not stressing gpu ?
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The Vardars out perform the corsair sp
The reservoir is very full so it might be an airlock.
Take some liquid out of the reservoir and leave the top off. Tilt the radiator forwards such that the in/out ports are at the highest point. This should dislodge any air trapped inside.
What rpm are you running the fans at? If the radiator is getting very hot (all over, evenly) this suggests you're at the maximum heat capacity for your radiator space. You should either increase fan speed or increase rad space.
Take some liquid out of the reservoir and leave the top off. Tilt the radiator forwards such that the in/out ports are at the highest point. This should dislodge any air trapped inside.
What rpm are you running the fans at? If the radiator is getting very hot (all over, evenly) this suggests you're at the maximum heat capacity for your radiator space. You should either increase fan speed or increase rad space.
Fans are run at full speed whilst under load if the gpu is idling i turn them down. Just ordered 2x vardars . Ill take the rad out as well before work and try disloge suspected air bubble as i say the fins do not get hot even if i leave the fans of so fingers crossed.
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I have the same problem that you already have, mines are 55 and 58 degrees, in a enthoo primo with a monster 4x120 and a 3x120 radiators, problem is that the air inside is insanely hot just because the vrms behind the titan x pcb goes to 90 degrees even 100 with thermal pads on.
the air in the room is over 34 degrees (summer is here and i'm in spain) so 20 degrees over ambient it's ok. I'm going to ek vardar f5's to solve the problem but i think it's not going to be more than 5 degrees below my actual temperature.
i'm asking ek if there's any water solution to watercool rear vrms but still nothing answered.
(Sorry for my english, i know that is not the best, i'm just trying to improve it but it wil take some time).
the air in the room is over 34 degrees (summer is here and i'm in spain) so 20 degrees over ambient it's ok. I'm going to ek vardar f5's to solve the problem but i think it's not going to be more than 5 degrees below my actual temperature.
i'm asking ek if there's any water solution to watercool rear vrms but still nothing answered.
(Sorry for my english, i know that is not the best, i'm just trying to improve it but it wil take some time).
well seems the radiator is either faulty or block with crap i just cleaned my new xspc 420 out with vinegar and water and i noticed the fins were warm as you would expect (with boiling water and vinegar) , cleaned the gt 240 and only a few fins warm up. Think the radiator has some kind of blockage in it. Gonna try few more clean outs with boiling water / vinegar before finishing of with distilled water.
Your english is very well , i also noticed how hot the vrms get on back its crazy temps does nothing for the air inside of case. I just bought some grizzley heat pads to redo titan x in the hope of reducing temps a few degrees.
Your english is very well , i also noticed how hot the vrms get on back its crazy temps does nothing for the air inside of case. I just bought some grizzley heat pads to redo titan x in the hope of reducing temps a few degrees.
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just seen what it could be, turn your rad fans over to blow out of the case. thats how i have my bottom rad as if its the other way the hot air just gets trapped under the gpus
Cool air tends to go down then are you blowing out the fresh of your case?
i'm waiting to ek vardar fan's to arrive then i will use push pull on rads to blow into the case, top, front and bottom, rear will be blowing air outside, my idea is to take all the "fresh" air into the case hot air should be going from behind and rads should be fresher.
If that's the case i will advice you and post the new temperatures.
Btw i'm talking with evga, maybe their backplate is just better tha ekwb one.
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Everything in the loop should be roughly the same temp bud (pipes rads etc), as long as you have a good flow rate. I think you must have a blockage somewhere along the loop, air or maybe solder inside the rad like the other guys have said. I would expect the core temp on the gpu to be maybe 10 degrees hotter than the water idle and 20 under load from my experience.
well after draining system and cleaning rads for hours just powered up pc and my temps already are looking better gpu at idle is now down to 22c / 24c prevously it was hovering around 31 32 @ idle. Just about to do some heaven runs will report back once done 
last time i ran heaven i only needed 10 mins and the temp on gpu would rise to 65. Now im happy to report after 10 mins gpu under load is 36c , im sure that will rasie some under a few hours gaming but looking good so far
current setup :-
res > pump > 240 rad > gpu > 420 rad > res
Would just like to thank everyone who contributed to helping me , i have to say its greatly appreciated
last time i ran heaven i only needed 10 mins and the temp on gpu would rise to 65. Now im happy to report after 10 mins gpu under load is 36c , im sure that will rasie some under a few hours gaming but looking good so far
current setup :-
res > pump > 240 rad > gpu > 420 rad > res
Would just like to thank everyone who contributed to helping me , i have to say its greatly appreciated
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