Help regarding AIDA64 VRM1 and VRM2

[gustafangus]

Hello again,
I have an AsrockX79 Extreme4 motherboard, just finished doing some mods to my PC, and have also installed a waterblock on my motherboard. I already had a full custom WC before, I just added the motherboard block now. The reason I added the motherboard block is because both VRM1 AND 2 were overheating before. Now Aida64 tells me VRM1 being around 70-80C on idle and VRM2 being 50-60 idle. I just want to know what exactly my motherboard is telling me, WHERE is VRM1 and 2 located? Under prime95, Vrm1 goes to 100C+, which is COMPLETELY the same as before i added the block, but I don't remember how VRM2 was BEFORE adding the block, since it goes up to 80C under load.
I just want to know where VRM1 AND 2 are so I can know if I have to re-seat the block and to find another way to cool the other damn VRM.
Also, CPU is 3930K at 4.1ghz with NO voltage increase.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I find synthetic benchmarks like Prime95 and AIDA wholly worthless on modern CPUs.

1. They present a type of loading that the CPU will never see with "real applications".
2. You can be perfectly AIDA / P95 stable and be a complete fail on RoG Real Bench.

Before you go any further, I'd give RB a try and see if temps are actually of concern.

Water blocks generally replace the large heatsinks on the Motherboard. EK doesn't list that board on their web site

 

[gustafangus]

I find synthetic benchmarks like Prime95 and AIDA wholly worthless on modern CPUs.

1. They present a type of loading that the CPU will never see with "real applications".
2. You can be perfectly AIDA / P95 stable and be a complete fail on RoG Real Bench.

Before you go any further, I'd give RB a try and see if temps are actually of concern.

Water blocks generally replace the large heatsinks on the Motherboard. EK doesn't list that board on their web site

Sorry, RB? What's that?
Also, it's a HEATKILLER Waterblock, not EK. If VRM2 are my VRM temps, I'm pretty satisfied, 60C idle and 70 gaming is better than 90-100C than before.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

See line above

RB = Real Bench

 

[gustafangus]

See line above

RB = Real Bench

Ah yes, sorry, didn't see it.
Thanks, will try tommorow!

 

[gustafangus]

See line above

RB = Real Bench

I'm at 4.5ghz now with 1.325V Vcore, fixed.
VRM1 is usually around 75-80C idle, and around 90C while gaming, when I start RB or Prime95, it goes up to 110 in seconds.
VRM2 (Watercooled) is around 60C idle, 70C gaming and around 75-80C under Prime95 or RB.
Apparently my VRM1 is all the capacitors and chokes AROUND VRM2, there are quite a few around it. I put a 120mm fan at them while running Prime95 and the temps went from 110C to 104C in a few minutes, and rose again once I removed the fan... I shut down my PC and touched them and they were scalding hot... Bad, I know, but atleast I know what I'm looking at now...
I looked up the capacitors around VRM2, they are the LF 270uF 16v ones, apparently they withstand 2000 hours at 105C, but rarely do I put my processor at 100% load to take them to 110C... But I game allot and they are at 85C like I said, does this mean I have to revert back to stock speeds? Or am I safe with these temps?