OCit Posted December 25, 2003 Posted December 25, 2003 K, so i buy this water cooling kit (swiftech) plus an extra radiator and i think im good to go. So i install the kit, hook all the tubes up, turn on sisoft sandra burn in and 38 C! What!? This is at no load (the beginning of the test) and im pretty mad. I post a topic on what temps i should be getting, and yes, these are high. So im like k, ill reset the block. I do this, making sure to take extra precaution, hook it all back up, and now im not even getting a signal to my monitor! So i fiddle around, never actually found a problem but eventually the monitor works again and I go back into Sisoft and am pretty sure this time i did it right. O no, no i didnt. No its at 42C at no load! gggrrrr. What should i do!? Thanks, Ted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special_K Posted December 25, 2003 Posted December 25, 2003 ok im assuming you somewhat know what your doing. so you made sure to apply thermal compound and everything right? ok, so reseting the block didnt help, are you sure your getting water flowing? and if you are is it at the velocity that you want it to be at? also, where is everything located? series or parallel? good luck too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanksta Posted December 25, 2003 Posted December 25, 2003 ya i jujst did my water cooling set up with my bro. for like the past two days and it was a little bit of a pain, but we got it all working awesome, my tempos are like 27C idle and <32C load, check sig make sure the cpu is getting water first, and make sure it is getting it right after the radiator, also make sure ur tubes are not kinked (folded over) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCit Posted December 25, 2003 Posted December 25, 2003 Ok i check the temps like right after i turn it on, so the water wouldnt have a chance to heat up yet, and it is still at 40C at idle! What the heck, lol. Um, it goes pump, cpu, rads (in parallel), then back to pump. Like water flow shouldn't be an issue at this point because the temps cant effect the water till they effect the block so hmmmm. Anyways, any other suggestions? Thanks, Ted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanksta Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 sorry my post was a little mis leading it should go pump > rad > cpu> whatever else gup chipset > res > Pump again, make sure the the cpu is fater the radiator so it is getting cooled down water Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCit Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 Its not like that should really matter tho casue the water is moving so quickly anyways. But i dunno, ill see, cause im having a ton of trouble getting houses off fittings. Thanks again, Ted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinejunkie Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 What are you using to get the temp. If it's on the mobo lets say under the cpu then it may be reading air heated by the cpu that has no way to cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 what kind of cooling is on the rad??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinejunkie Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 Also didyou check if there was a plastic cover over the bottom of your cpu block. I saw that mine had one and if you forogt to take that off i could see some heat problems. I'm not saying you would miss something like that but just trying to think of anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 Which kit? have you tried it with one rad? agree with wanksta.... I would (and did) do it pump > rad> block > res > pump.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 As it's been said... pump > rad> block > res > pump Also, remember that thermal compound will take "at least 24+ hours and several thermal cycles to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity" depending on the compound. You should have high temps for the first few days, and they should go down over the next day or two.. again, depends on the compound. Also.... make sure to reapply the compound each time you remove the heatsink. And since it's winter, most people don't take into consideration that the heater is on, which will cause higher temps. Not saying this is your problem, just something to think about. Also, for your rad, are you pusing air through it, or pulling air through it? I've found that pulling air through works better than pusing air through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCit Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 Ya, im pushing through it, im gonna try some more powerful fans in a push pull. Also, im taking the temps from sisift sandra burn in. MBM5 is tellin me its at 93C for some reason which obviously isnt right. And ill try takin out 1 rad/ changing the order. Thanks so much guys, Ted. PS My idle is now at 38C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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