Question MSI 360R AIO underperforming?

[DARBADARBZ]

Tl;dr: Is the 360R underperforming, do I have it set up incorrectly or is it just not good?

I bought a MSI MAG Series CORELIQUID 360R to cool my AMD A10-5800K so I could overclock it. The problem is, I'm thermal throttling at 4.6 GHz. Why is this? I thought it was a good cooler and could cool a 10 year old CPU? I want to get the best my motherboard can handle, an AMD A10-6800K, but it runs even hotter than the 5800K. (Yes I know its old and I should get something else, I don't want to hear it. I want to use this to its potential.)

I have the pump plugged into the case fan header and the fans plugged into CPU header since I don't have a pump header. I have a SATA to fan header for case fans, but they are large and my motherboard 511 fan errors when they are plugged into the headers, or else I would have the pump and fan plugged into the SATA to fan header thing.

Sometimes, the fans crank up and then the pc shuts off, most likely due to overhearing. I think the motherboard is conservative in controlling the case/fan headers and can't kick them up in time?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Tl;dr: Is the 360R underperforming, do I have it set up incorrectly or is it just not good?

Can you show a photo of your system with side panel removed?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

Pump is in the radiator.
This means - you can't install it in top position.
It has to be front mounted (hoses connected at bottom).

 

[kerberos_20]

pump is on cpu heatsink, not on radiator


whats your pump RPM?

 

[SkyNetRising]

pump is on cpu heatsink, not on radiator

It's in radiator.

https://www.msi.com/Liquid-Cooling/MAG-CORELIQUID-360R

 

[kerberos_20]

It's in radiator.

interesting, without this picture it just looks like normal asetek aio

 

[Phaaze88]

interesting, without this picture it just looks like normal asetek aio

Msi's MEGs are normal Aseteks though. MAG and MPG aren't - they're the problematic ones with the clogging issues alongside their different pump location.

 

[DARBADARBZ]

pump is on cpu heatsink, not on radiator


whats your pump RPM?

How should I check that? The RPM in BIOS or RPM in Windows?

 

[DARBADARBZ]

Can you show a photo of your system with side panel removed?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

Pump is in the radiator.
This means - you can't install it in top position.
It has to be front mounted (hoses connected at bottom).

In my case (Antec DP501), I cant install with pipes on the bottom, there's not enough room

https://imgur.com/a/zDuex5P

View: https://imgur.com/a/zDuex5P

 

[kerberos_20]

can check RPM in bios
btw your fans are backwards

 

[Phaaze88]

Antec DP501
image

You get a different cooler. The cooler is smashed against a wall at the front and the fans are being choked.

 

[DARBADARBZ]

You get a different cooler. The cooler is smashed against a wall at the front and the fans are being choked.

what do you recommend? What is the best I can do in this case for LGA1150?

 

[DARBADARBZ]

pump is on cpu heatsink, not on radiator


whats your pump RPM?

https://imgur.com/a/KmqaSjZ

View: https://imgur.com/a/KmqaSjZ

 

[Phaaze88]

what do you recommend? What is the best I can do in this case for LGA1150?

I take that back. There's only one little slit at the bottom for air intake... that's not enough to work with.
Get a different case, something like Antec's DP503.