immediately high load temps????C2D

[brendin]

fist read my system specs. btw my pump is at setting 3 1/2 cause any higher and my reservoir starts to pick up air

ok so when i start Prime95 my core temps immediately jump from ~37 idle to ~62 load and never go higher, my water temp is about 32c and room temp is i think in the 20s, i am sure it is seated properly cause i have reinstalled a few times due to broken motherboard issues but maybe im tightening too hard or not enough???? geez i really wish company's had their brackets put pressure dead center of the block with a screw and had a mini torque wrench like the old A1 waterblocks
anyways is this normal for a setup like mine??

 

[auscanzukus]

Specs? Software?

 

[faster3200]

Ok first I am going to mirror the above... specs? software?

Second, it seems like you are using watercooling, as am I, and yes my temp jumps immediately like yours is this is normal. The comment about picking up air is a bit odd though. A properly bled and filled system shouldn't have any issues with air, by setting your MCP655 (I am assuming given setting comment) that low it is kind of a waste.

Post back with more information.

 

[brendin]

i screwed up i thought i displayed my rig somewere but i guess it doesnt any ways here it is:

core 2 duo E2180 2ghz OCed to 3.2ghz 1.344v (cpuz actual), gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R, gigabyte Radeon HD4850 OCed to 700/1140, crucial ballistix Tracer PC-6400 4-4-4-12 OCed to 1024mhz 2.25v, Ultra X-Finity 600w SLI w/ Flexforce, Seagate 250GB SATA2, LG GSA-H22L, Severely modded XION2 case

Watercooling Loop: Swiftech Apogee GT, Swiftech dual 120mm fan Rad, Swiftech MCP-655 Pump, OVV-M2 Chipset Block, OVV-V2 Video Block, OVV-W2 Reservoir, Swiftech 7/16 ID tubing

about the wasting my mcp 655's power, i know, i will put a piece of plastic in my res soon (i wont go into details right now) but it works good enough for now

 

[faster3200]

Wow, I would highly suggest adding another rad. 1 120.2 rad is good for cpu only and adding a gpu is pushing it but chipset block(s?) as well is a very high heat load. I don't know much about anything about those blocks but if they are very restrictive then you are also most likely running into flow issues.

Personally I am running one 120.2 and one 120.3 Swiftech rads for cpu and gpu blocks and loving it. I would highly suggest the same. I would also recommend solving the air issue. I am sure a picture of your rad and loop would be able to solve that.

 

[brendin]

but like i said my water temps are low (35) and only go 1c lower if i crank the fans to 100% (1500rpm) it doesnt matter if the cpu or gpu is loaded of not
so another rad wouldnt help

 

[faster3200]

Your water temps are actually high. I would generally expect the temps to be somewhere around mid to upper 20's on a properly cooled system.

 

[brendin]

OK so i did some 'research'
i maxed the fans at idle and got 26c as the lowest temp, my room temp is ~25c
i put a piece of plastic in the res so it wouldnt pick up air and maxed the pump out
started prime 95 the cpu temps jump from 32c to 55c and stayed at 55c for 5 mins (i didn't want to wait any longer)

a interesting point to note is that when i was about to close p95 i decided to turn the pump down to 1 and the cpu temp only went up 1c (to 56c) the water was flowing really slow, WOW

if you want to look at my OVV water blocks and res i bought them here:
http://www.pcwatercoolingshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=36_23&products_id=74
http://www.pcwatercoolingshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=36_37&products_id=77
http://www.pcwatercoolingshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=62
they are a **** Chinese brand but work good (except the res, because of a bad design which i fixed with the piece of plastic)

and a few more opinions on what are good water temps would be nice

thanks a lot guys

 

[brendin]

Hello??? everyone was so helpful now u've all disappeared

 

[phreejak]

Well, let's just assume, for the sake of simplicity, that all things are seated good. That being said, we'll focus on the cooling loop. In what order do you have your components?

Your comment about the reservoir picking up air when you have the pump turned up has me a bit puzzled. What that leads me to believe (and it is definitely something that could influence your cooling capabilities) is that you may have a tremendous amount of air trapped in your rad. Because of that, when your pump is working at a peak level, it forces some of the air to move and, eventually, end up in yoru reservoir. Now, this is not a bad thing because it provides the possiblity of an explanation for your temperature problems as air trapped in a rad can definitly hinder its ability to transfer heat. To that end, it would hurt for you to somehow have your cooling loop turned on (if you can - without the computer being turned on if possible) and just tilt your rig ever which a way so that the trapped air will be expunged. You have on idea just how much trapped air in a rad can really hurt your loops ability to cool.

Eventually, there should be a point where this "addition of air" should stop, no matter what speed your pump is set at.

 

[brendin]

yes i realize all that, but assuming my rad is working fine with no air, are all the temps i posted last good?

 

[faster3200]

I can't find what the max temp is for your proc but I as long as everything is stable you should fine. General rule of thumb for Intel is stay bellow 80c although I know some proc can't get even that hot.

Seriously though, your temps look like what is possible with high end air. I know I have said this before but I would recommend another rad.

 

[brendin]

thanks alot now i understand which part of my loop i need to upgrade, but i wont unless i find a good deal on a used one cause its running fine at my current oc settings which are very high, although i might NEED to when i add my ram to the loop and overclock it

 

[faster3200]

Not to put a damper on your party but ram blocks aren't worth it. If you just put some fans above it or buy (or build) a ram cooler that would be a better option. Most people don't use ram blocks because they are realllly overkill, ram can be cooled effectively with air as they aren't very temp limited like a proc. They are also really restrictive and will hurt your flow greatly. They also are generally made out of aluminum which means corrosion with copper blocks.