temps with AIO cooler

gamerdude1989

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hi guys

got an AMD Fx 6300 chip, (spec below) and just fitted a cooler master seidon V120
AIO water cooler to it..
and i dont know what to think about the temps..

stock speeds, im idling at around 27-30c... but under load from Prime 95, i hit 52c..
52c on stock speeds, under full load??
that sound right to you?

Im a big overclocker, thats why i bought the AIO cooler, and ive always gone by the '60c temp limit' personally..
i dont like any of my chips going over 60 under load..

but this is only 8c off 60c, on stock speed...
doesnt allow much room for overclocking..

cheers
 
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fx63007850 said:
What was your last cooler for you to get to 4.9ghz.

Have you tried to reseat the cooler, can you hear the pump working or have you for got to plug the cable in.
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Oops, sig meanto say 4.0ghz, as i had it running at 4ghz on a cheap air cooler..
But got it at stock to test stock speed temps on new AIO water cooler..

So 52c is good for under load??
How on earth do people manage to get 5ghz out of these chips, without rocketing temps?

would it be fine to push my chip over 60c??
i got by that rule, since the core 2 duo ages, my old C2D used to hate temps over 60c, often the computer turned off..
thats why its normally my rule

and yeah mate, the pump is plugged into fan header on mobo, since its a 3pin connector..
the pump seams silent, but the block has a blue LED, which is illuminated, so seams good :D

cheers
 
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What's your core voltage? LLC?

Core Voltage will affect the temps at the same time as the overclock.


The saidon is only a 120mm rad am I correct?
You're never going to get the best temps with such a small rad area (larger rads = more cooling).
 
Play a game and see what the temp is as it will more than likey hit around 40c or so, for people for hit around 5ghz are using h100i or custom loop's.

When i had my 6300 @4.8 with a h100i my max temp was 47c with 1.48 volts, even when i used to bench it @5.17ghz with 1.65v the temps was like 64c.

Anyway turn tuning your pump up or fans. Fx chips should not really go past 62c so try keep it under that.
 
gamerdude1989 said:
Oops, sig meanto say 4.0ghz, as i had it running at 4ghz on a cheap air cooler..
But got it at stock to test stock speed temps on new AIO water cooler..

So 52c is good for under load??
How on earth do people manage to get 5ghz out of these chips, without rocketing temps?

would it be fine to push my chip over 60c??
i got by that rule, since the core 2 duo ages, my old C2D used to hate temps over 60c, often the computer turned off..
thats why its normally my rule

and yeah mate, the pump is plugged into fan header on mobo, since its a 3pin connector..
the pump seams silent, but the block has a blue LED, which is illuminated, so seams good :D

cheers
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Prime95 will probably cause the chip to run hotter than most actual applications, so it's possible people don't use that when getting to 5.0Ghz.

Also, it might be worth plugging the pump directly into the power supply (via an adaptor) as the motherboard header might not be providing full power to the pump so it may be going slower than intended.
 
thanks for your replies guys

I removed the cooler, cleaned and replaced, with better thermal paste, and also to be 100% its seated correctly.
same temps as before..

i fitted another fan behind the rad, so its in a push/pull config..
temps have improved ever so slightly
49c under full load, after about 30mins...

Do motherboard headers supply less than 12v power then?

cheers
 
gamerdude1989 said:
thanks for your replies guys

I removed the cooler, cleaned and replaced, with better thermal paste, and also to be 100% its seated correctly.
same temps as before..

i fitted another fan behind the rad, so its in a push/pull config..
temps have improved ever so slightly
49c under full load, after about 30mins...

Do motherboard headers supply less than 12v power then?

cheers
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Not 100% on the motherboard fan headers thing. They probably will if the 'fan' is set to less than 100%. If I remember correctly I've always used a 4-pin molex to 3-pin fan header adaptor and powered straight from the PSU, just to be sure.
 
well gave it a little while, and temps got better,,
perhaps thermal paste has to be bedded in? or water pump?
or something

what ever it is... temps wouldnt even hit 50c under prime 95 load..
no matter how long i left it for..
i had set all clocks to stock for swapping coolers,
my chip is now sat at a comfortable 4.3ghz, and doesnt even touch 55c under load :D
23-26c idle...
 
gamerdude1989 said:
well gave it a little while, and temps got better,,
perhaps thermal paste has to be bedded in? or water pump?
or something

what ever it is... temps wouldnt even hit 50c under prime 95 load..
no matter how long i left it for..
i had set all clocks to stock for swapping coolers,
my chip is now sat at a comfortable 4.3ghz, and doesnt even touch 55c under load :D
23-26c idle...
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Try running intel burn test avx on high for 20 runs, what new paste did you use.
 
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