i7 4770k getting hot with Cooler Master Seidon 120w ver.2

[Giannis97]

Hi all,

I've installed just today (and for the first time) the seidon aio watercooler. I'm not familiar with any kind of cooling and that's why im here. When i booted up my pc everything seemed fine. But Speecy says that im idle'ing at 36-40. Gaming at 60-65 and when i stressed test it it gave me 70-73. I'm sure that in another post someone said he had idle temps 23. Temps are Celsius.
Keep in mind that im not at stock speeds and I dont have an intake fan.

My pc specs are:
i7 4770K @stock
gigabyte gtx 970
kingston ssd 128gb
500gb hdd
8 gb ram
630w power supply
thermaltake v3 black edition mid tower

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[clutchc]

Those numbers are not out of bounds. What were you getting for temps before you switched to the AIO?
Where do you have the water pump plugged into? Where do you have the rad. fan plugged into?

 

[Giannis97]

Those numbers are not out of bounds. What were you getting for temps before you switched to the AIO?
Where do you have the water pump plugged into? Where do you have the rad. fan plugged into?

 

[Giannis97]

Hi and thanks for replying. Before watercooling idle temps were @45 and gaming @70+. The water pump is connected on a 4pin cpu fan. And the rad on a 4pin cha fan. I also have an exhaust fan and NO intake fans.

 

[clutchc]

Hi and thanks for replying. Before watercooling idle temps were @45 and gaming @70+. The water pump is connected on a 4pin cpu fan. And the rad on a 4pin cha fan. I also have an exhaust fan and NO intake fans.

If the pump has a 3 pin connector and the rad. fan has a 4 pin connector, you would do better to connect the PWM rad fan to the PWM 4-pin CPU FAN header. That way the fan RPM will rise and fall as needed just like the old cooler fan did.
Then connect the 3-pin pump to any other header that can be set to run at full speed all the time. The water pump really doesn't need to have its speed decreased. In fact, some pumps will burn up that way.

Bottom line:
Pump = 3 or 4 pin header set at full speed.
RadFan = 4-pin CPU FAN header.