Struggling with Temps in O11 XL

[mattyc123]

I would be quite happy with 10-15C over ambient, I get more like 20C, I will be turning my fans up a bit to bring that down a little. my coolant temp sits at around 40C so that is the equilibrium point for my system with the fans as they are, I have 3x 360 rads, they are just the cheap magicool ones.
I would go bottom and back intake top and rear exhaust but with a fan convection isn't doing much.
Higher air flow might get the water temp down a little, you could ramp your fans harder.
have you removed the filters, they are quite restrictive?
you could add another or a thicker rad.

 

[the wopster]

Well I think I may have solved it, i switched my side rad to intake and the top to exhaust and now in my 25c room, it’s jumping between 38-39c at full load after an hour.

 

[Hewligan]

Congrats. That sounds a lot better!

 

[V F]

Well I think I may have solved it, i switched my side rad to intake and the top to exhaust and now in my 25c room, it’s jumping between 38-39c at full load after an hour.

25C room? isn't that a bit hot? I thought 20 - 22C was comfortable.

 

[Gavster]

25C room? isn't that a bit hot? I thought 20 - 22C was comfortable.

My gaming room is like that, south facing, gets the sun all day and it`s only small.

 

[the wopster]

25C room? isn't that a bit hot? I thought 20 - 22C was comfortable.

Yep can be a pain at times, south facing so gets the sun all day, and it doesn’t help a computer dumping almost 500w of heat into the room, lovely in the winter though saves me a fortune on heating costs

My gaming room is like that, south facing, gets the sun all day and it`s only small.

same here

 

[MikeTimbers]

Well I think I may have solved it, i switched my side rad to intake and the top to exhaust and now in my 25c room, it’s jumping between 38-39c at full load after an hour.

At the end of the day, water-cooling is still air-cooling. It's always a matter of airflow over surface area.

 

[Grim5]

At the end of the day, water-cooling is still air-cooling. It's always a matter of airflow over surface area.

That's why just set AC to 15c for the room

 

[the wopster]

what a difference an undervolted 3080 makes
290w

230w

changed my tubing to the EK black tubing, just need to choose between purple and yellow now

 

[LuckyBenski]

changed my tubing to the EK black tubing, just need to choose between purple and yellow now

If you ask me...

I have my 2 lighting strips blue and purple at idle, then red and yellow at peak liquid temperature. Goes from inky ocean to fire and magma!

 

[V F]

Is that a 3rd radiator in there?

 

[the wopster]

Is that a 3rd radiator in there?

Yes mate