temp/cooling help

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I have an I5 @ 4.4ghz, its running with the OcUK H2 flo extreme water cooler (corsair H60) on the CPU and standard case fans for the Corsair 600TM case

I've got two concerns:

firstly the temps, when under load and gaming the average temps across all 4 cores is c74 degrees. From reading around I get the impression thats high for a watercooled cpu (?)

secondly is the fan noise. Its loud...really loud and I cant work out which fan is causing the trouble. My assumption is that its the exhaust fan connected to the water cool unit as turning the case fan speed up/down makes no difference to the noise but its hard to tell.

Assuming 1 and 2 are linked have I just got a dodgy cooler?


other oc setting:

Clock Ratio – 45
Memory Multiplier – 16.0
Performance Enhance – Standard
DRAM Timing Selectable – Quick
DRAM Timings - 9-9-9-28-2
Loadline Calibration – Level 7
CPU Vcore – 1.365v
DRAM Voltage – 1.56v
 
Yeah the temperatures are definitely too high in my opinion. I have a higher clock speed, same vcore, and I cool on air and I'm lower.

Will let one of the guys with more experience with watercooling answer.
 
Yeah you're right, no way it should be that high, block must be a bit off or something.
I'm not running a massive OC on my i7 but can't make it go above 60 degrees on air. 40 on idle.
 
noj said:
I have an I5 @ 4.4ghz, its running with the OcUK H2 flo extreme water cooler (corsair H60) on the CPU and standard case fans for the Corsair 600TM case

I've got two concerns:

firstly the temps, when under load and gaming the average temps across all 4 cores is c74 degrees. From reading around I get the impression thats high for a watercooled cpu (?)

secondly is the fan noise. Its loud...really loud and I cant work out which fan is causing the trouble. My assumption is that its the exhaust fan connected to the water cool unit as turning the case fan speed up/down makes no difference to the noise but its hard to tell.

Assuming 1 and 2 are linked have I just got a dodgy cooler?


other oc setting:

Clock Ratio – 45
Memory Multiplier – 16.0
Performance Enhance – Standard
DRAM Timing Selectable – Quick
DRAM Timings - 9-9-9-28-2
Loadline Calibration – Level 7
CPU Vcore – 1.365v
DRAM Voltage – 1.56v
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Got a mate who has just installed a Corsair liquid cooler albeit a different version (both his and yours are made by Coolit).
He has had to return it as the pump was making a grinding noise, so check that it is not a dodgy pump.
 
I spoke to OC support over the weekend as its a pre-built system, the temps I'm getting are within expected ranges and not to worry.
If it peaks over 80 I should be concerned and call them back.

As its under warranty I guess I'll leave it alone for now.....

I'm still annoyed about the noise, I wonder if changing the exhaust fan will make a difference.
 
Hi mate, those temps do seem high for that sort of cooler, What fans have you got fitted to it, are they push/pull and set up correctly i.e working together. Also I would be tempted to lower the vcore a little, you could loose a few degrees that way providing you can get it stable. You could swap fans out to reduce the noise but probably wouldn't help with the temps.
 
There's one exhaust fan connected to the cooler from what I can tell this is the noisy bugger in my system.

I'm using the stock case fans on the corsair 600tm case and checked they're going the right way (front fan pulling air into the case, top fan pushing air out of the case)

I'm guessing that I could add a fan onto the front of the rad to set up a push/pull and maybe replace the exhaust fan if its possible (and doesnt void my warranty with OC) additionally I guess I can add fans to the side mesh of the case

As to the volt setting I can give it a go and see if i can trim it out a little but not had much luck overclocking myself which is why I cheated and went for a pre-built OC system. Frankly what ends up happening is i panic when the system fails Prime or IBT and worry I'm going to damage the system
 
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Frankly what ends up happening is i panic when the system fails Prime or IBT and worry I'm going to damage the system
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lol, i had that problem myself when i first started oc'ing. but in truth, unless you try and force a ridiculous amount of voltage through the chip, then it's highly unlikely you will do any harm.

that said if it's a pre-built with a factory oc from OcUK, if you start flaffing about with it you could invalidate your warranty. I'd contact the shop first, before i'd start messing with the oc settings.
 
noj said:
I spoke to OC support over the weekend as its a pre-built system, the temps I'm getting are within expected ranges and not to worry.
If it peaks over 80 I should be concerned and call them back.

As its under warranty I guess I'll leave it alone for now.....

I'm still annoyed about the noise, I wonder if changing the exhaust fan will make a difference.
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It's within normal ranges yes but I still think there's a problem unless you're gaming in the Sahara.

I would call them again because as I said I'm lower on a cheap air cooler and higher clock speed.
 
noj said:
There's one exhaust fan connected to the cooler from what I can tell this is the noisy bugger in my system.

I'm using the stock case fans on the corsair 600tm case and checked they're going the right way (front fan pulling air into the case, top fan pushing air out of the case)

I'm guessing that I could add a fan onto the front of the rad to set up a push/pull and maybe replace the exhaust fan if its possible (and doesnt void my warranty with OC) additionally I guess I can add fans to the side mesh of the case

As to the volt setting I can give it a go and see if i can trim it out a little but not had much luck overclocking myself which is why I cheated and went for a pre-built OC system. Frankly what ends up happening is i panic when the system fails Prime or IBT and worry I'm going to damage the system
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Ok, i would add another fan for push/pull and speak Ocuk support about warranty and tell them what you are trying to achieve, i'm sure they will help you out, if you do decide to have a play with your overclock save your existing settings or write them down so you can go back to them if you're unsuccessful . It may be that your chip needs that much vcore for that clock speed.
Swapping fans can end up being more expensive than a decent air cooler, that said i have a Antec khuler 920 with vipers, not far off the price of entry level custom loop, but the performance is fantastic, i have a 2700k @ 4.5GHz 1.295 vcore set in Bios, temps never over 54c gaming (BF3) and 64c prime.
As i say speak to Ocuk support again tell them you're not happy and dont worry about trying to lower your vcore it wont hurt anything, you might be suprised with the results:)
 
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well it hit 87c last night with nothing more than SW:TOR and vent running and not even 100% load.

I ran prime 95 to see what happens at 100% and quickly shut that off after it hit 97c. Called OC, got to RMA it back :s
 
got the PC back today, now running at a nice and chilly 25c idle and 54 on 100% load.

much happier.....though its still noisy :D
 
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