High CPU Temperature with water cooling closed loop

[Tomassin90]

So since i bought this "Enermax Liqmax II 120s" ive realized that my temps are better with my stock cooler than with it.

Why, is my question.

Will attach pics below, here some info:

- I7 4790K

- Case NZXT H440 (?) not 100% Sure on this one.

- Pump is on the CPU fan plug

- Other 2 fans are on Sys fan plugs

- the pump seems to work, or at least its light does.

- On heavy load (Playing The Division / Aida64 Test) Temp goes up to 80+ ºC

- On IDLE they are around 45 ºC but only when turning on the computer for the first time on the day, it takes a SH*T load of time to cool off after heavy load, done an AIDA64 test 10 min ago, reached 80 ºC and its still at 71 ºC.

Does it seriously suck that much?




Pics:

Thank you guys in advance.

 

[bjornl]

Sounds as if you need to lower the temps of the air moving across your radiator OR reduce increase the air flow across the radiator OR both.
A water cooler is not magical. It is still based the same principal of a 'sink' for your heat, move that heat to some other medium and then evacuate that heat from your case so as to not raise the case temp overly and thereby reduce the effectiveness of the cooler.

 

[Tomassin90]

Sounds as if you need to lower the temps of the air moving across your radiator OR reduce increase the air flow across the radiator OR both.
A water cooler is not magical. It is still based the same principal of a 'sink' for your heat, move that heat to some other medium and then evacuate that heat from your case so as to not raise the case temp overly and thereby reduce the effectiveness of the cooler.

I am aware of it, i had 2 fans on the rad since that is the way it is supposed to be set up, and it was still hot even at full speed fans.

 

[bjornl]

If the radiator itself is hot, the issue is not the pump but the air flow and/or air temps. Perhaps there is some room to preposition your cooling. Or if you have one of those 19.99 heat probes you can heat map your case and make changes to your air flow path to maximize what you go.