6700k underload temps reaching about 60

[axlrose]

So I have my first loop built and I'm waiting for a 1080ti that I can buy with a factory water block. In the meantime, I am gaming and finding my temps on the cpu getting up to peaks of about 60 degrees. I keep reading other posts about people keeping their rigs much cooler. I am running an ek L360 and am looking to add a gpu to the loop, so I'm worried I don't have something working right. I want to add a gpu and fool around with some basic overclocking, but I feel like my temps are already getting to high right now.

What can I kind of troubleshoot for starters? I know I have some air bubbles in the water block yet. Waiting for those to get flushed out like my reservoir. Is there a way to check flow? That seems like a dumb question, but I kind of thought the bubbles would be out after a few days and they aren't. It's my first loop, but with an acrylic block, I thought I'd sort of be able to see the water flowing through and It seems kind of stagnant to be honest.

Thanks for any ideas.

 

[atljsf]

check if the waterblock is properly seated over the cpu, remove waterblock and reapply thermal paste

where did you put the radiator, what fans did you used?

 

[axlrose]

Tell me more about reseating the waterblock please.

Pump/res run to waterbock on cpu, then to rad and then back to pump/res.

Varder that came with the kit.

 

[axlrose]

Just tried prime95 and it sent it into the 80's after only a few seconds so I stopped the test.

 

[axlrose]

Okay, I'm reading everywhere that Prime95 and skylake don't get along. What else is there to test with?

 

[axlrose]

I ratcheted my first block down too tight and cracked it. I'm worried I overcompensated and didn't tighten this one enough. Is that even a thing?

 

[atljsf]

prime95 is designed to load the cpu hard, make it sweat, so you see if the cpu behaves well and how hot it can get, so it can make a cpu run up to 90°c, but on water this should take alot longer and only up to 70 or something like that

something you mention is interesting, you mention that water falling on the reservoir goes slowly, could be that the pump is not moving water fast enough?

 

[axlrose]

That's kind of why I want to stress test. At 28 degrees, I don't imagine it works real hard. When I used prime95 for a few seconds, it ramped up right away, but I don't want it running at 80+degrees.

 

[atljsf]

a cpu will die only after 100°c, will throttle under 95 more or less

80 under load means not much for a cpu, one can feel concerned, yes but is not the end of the world

 

[axlrose]

Okay. I just ran geekbench and it did fine. Trying cinebench now. Someone in another thread suggested those for cpu testing from an online article.

 

[atljsf]

i run all of them, but cinebench does look nicer while it runs

 

[axlrose]

If I was up in the 70's on cinebench and and scored a 933 does that sound reasonable?

 

[atljsf]

try to run it 3 or 4 times, once it ends, start it again, sounds somewhat reasonable, but you should get better temps with a watercooled cpu

 

[axlrose]

That's what I thought too.

 

[axlrose]

Seems to hold at about 55 on doom multiplayer.