H80i GT Cooling issues? Or just bad application?

[Kyle_69]

So i just bought a Corsair H80i GT liquid cooler. i was really anticipating the low temps that usually come with water cooling. Unfortunately, i was surprised to see my A10-7870k APU Idling at 40 C in the BIOS and around 60 C in normal operations. this isnt even under load! Its actually throttled back 100MhZ from the stock 3.9MhZ! I frequently am hitting 70 C with both fans at 100%. i reseated the water block and re-applied thermal paste. Still the same temps. My little TX3 air cooler was getting these sorts of temps. is it because of the ambient air? or just bad application skills on my part? I have also heard of many people with this cooler having loose backplate issues and when they put a washer in between the backplate and the motherboard, temps shot down. Could this be the reason? Anything will help.

Corsair Link Temps- http://prntscr.com/bbqe1u
Hardware Info Temps- http://prntscr.com/bbqejb

Those 2 software temp indicators both took those samples while the computer was idled, not steaming, not gaming.

 

[misteriosly]

Can you confirm that the pump is working ? @ how much RPM is the pump ?

 

[Kyle_69]

Can you confirm that the pump is working ? @ how much RPM is the pump ?

The pump is working for sure: http://prntscr.com/bbw89z

 

[Yuksek]

So i just bought a Corsair H80i GT liquid cooler. i was really anticipating the low temps that usually come with water cooling. Unfortunately, i was surprised to see my A10-7870k APU Idling at 40 C in the BIOS and around 60 C in normal operations. this isnt even under load! Its actually throttled back 100MhZ from the stock 3.9MhZ! I frequently am hitting 70 C with both fans at 100%. i reseated the water block and re-applied thermal paste. Still the same temps. My little TX3 air cooler was getting these sorts of temps. is it because of the ambient air? or just bad application skills on my part? I have also heard of many people with this cooler having loose backplate issues and when they put a washer in between the backplate and the motherboard, temps shot down. Could this be the reason? Anything will help.

Corsair Link Temps- http://prntscr.com/bbqe1u
Hardware Info Temps- http://prntscr.com/bbqejb

Those 2 software temp indicators both took those samples while the computer was idled, not steaming, not gaming.

I just got on here to post the same exact thing except with an H115i. I just installed this beast of a cooler. Idle temps are fine, 20-25C. But full load with prime95 gets up to 75-80C almost instantly. This is ridiculous. Corsair liquid coolers have given me NOTHING but problems. Ridiculous...

Even with the pump on max (3k RPM) and fans on max (2.3k RPM), the temps literally do not change between quiet and max performance. I don't understand. The radiator is way too cool when the CPU is at 80C. I tried reseating and reapplying thermal paste twice. I'm guessing there is air in the system or the pump is messed up.

I have an I7-6700k running stock.

Also, that cheap and garbage plastic backplate is unreal. I could not believe my eyes when I saw something this cheap come with this package. And yes, it has a LOT of play but when I mounted the CPU pump on, it feels tight.