Ok...so I decided to rebuild my desk and had the bright idea that I would take all my components out of the case and mount them on a back board and attach it to the top of the desk freeing up a good bit of room in a cramped case I was using and allowing for better air flow to the rads.
Since I was going to have to tear everything a part I figured I would add a few new items to the pc. I added a second pump figuring it would be a bigger looped system and would need the extra umf, I added a memory block...just because, and I swapped out my dual bay reservoir for the FrozenQ helix reservoir, and a new video card with water block.
After re-routing the plumbing 4-5 different ways I dont know what is wrong...my video card spits out errors after about 15-20min of use...after researching the it on the net the error seems to be the video card is overheating. I downloaded a temp app and it seems to be acting up around 40-42C. Then my PC just started to lockup and reboot itself. I figured this was a heating issue as well, but dont have temps for that.
This is on a fresh install of Window 7 do I dont think its a software issue causing the lockups and issues. Looking at the few bubbles I have in the system the water doesnt seem to be flowing very fast. I dont have any kinks in the tubing and I thought with dual pumps that would be plenty of strength to move all the water in the system.
Here is the setup:
I have tried SEVERAL different loop paths
1) New Res > Pump > Rad1 > Rad2 > Splitter A/B > A: (CPU > Mosfit 1 > Mosfit 2 >) B: (Bridge > Memory > Video Card) > Splitter > New Res
2) New Res > Pump > Splitter A/B > A: (CPU > Mosfit 1 > Mosfit 2 >) B: (Bridge > Memory > Video Card) > Splitter > Rad1 > Rad2 > New Res
3) New Res > Pump > Rad 2 > Rad 1 > Memory > Mosfit 2 > Mosfit 1 > CPU > Bridge > Video Card > New Res
4) Tried it with both new and old Res, but I wont list those diagrams....
5) Current setup: New Res > Pump > Video Card > Bridge > Memory > Mosfit 2 > Mosfit 1 > CPU > Rad 2 > Rad 1 > New Res
6) I even tried running it with both reservoirs and that didnt work, but I wont diagram those.
So you can see I have tried having the system flow from top to bottom, and tried having the pumps push from bottom to top in all different directions and the water just doesnt seem to move that well.
Yes both pumps are work...I was up at 3am this morning checking that.
Are 2x pumps not enough for this? Is this just too much stuff to try and cool? Plumbing too long (I tired to make it as short as possible)
I am thinking about moving everything back into the case, but im not even really sure that will fix the issue and that would completely throw away all my work I did on this backboard case. The only other thing I can think of trying it having the 2 pumps run seperatly instead of together, but wat a waste of money I would have spent on the dual pump block if I do that.
Anyway...any thoughts for ideas are appreciated.
Edited by Mouse51180 - 8/19/12 at 1:54pm
Since I was going to have to tear everything a part I figured I would add a few new items to the pc. I added a second pump figuring it would be a bigger looped system and would need the extra umf, I added a memory block...just because, and I swapped out my dual bay reservoir for the FrozenQ helix reservoir, and a new video card with water block.
After re-routing the plumbing 4-5 different ways I dont know what is wrong...my video card spits out errors after about 15-20min of use...after researching the it on the net the error seems to be the video card is overheating. I downloaded a temp app and it seems to be acting up around 40-42C. Then my PC just started to lockup and reboot itself. I figured this was a heating issue as well, but dont have temps for that.
This is on a fresh install of Window 7 do I dont think its a software issue causing the lockups and issues. Looking at the few bubbles I have in the system the water doesnt seem to be flowing very fast. I dont have any kinks in the tubing and I thought with dual pumps that would be plenty of strength to move all the water in the system.
Here is the setup:
I have tried SEVERAL different loop paths
1) New Res > Pump > Rad1 > Rad2 > Splitter A/B > A: (CPU > Mosfit 1 > Mosfit 2 >) B: (Bridge > Memory > Video Card) > Splitter > New Res
2) New Res > Pump > Splitter A/B > A: (CPU > Mosfit 1 > Mosfit 2 >) B: (Bridge > Memory > Video Card) > Splitter > Rad1 > Rad2 > New Res
3) New Res > Pump > Rad 2 > Rad 1 > Memory > Mosfit 2 > Mosfit 1 > CPU > Bridge > Video Card > New Res
4) Tried it with both new and old Res, but I wont list those diagrams....
5) Current setup: New Res > Pump > Video Card > Bridge > Memory > Mosfit 2 > Mosfit 1 > CPU > Rad 2 > Rad 1 > New Res
6) I even tried running it with both reservoirs and that didnt work, but I wont diagram those.
So you can see I have tried having the system flow from top to bottom, and tried having the pumps push from bottom to top in all different directions and the water just doesnt seem to move that well.
Yes both pumps are work...I was up at 3am this morning checking that.
Are 2x pumps not enough for this? Is this just too much stuff to try and cool? Plumbing too long (I tired to make it as short as possible)
I am thinking about moving everything back into the case, but im not even really sure that will fix the issue and that would completely throw away all my work I did on this backboard case. The only other thing I can think of trying it having the 2 pumps run seperatly instead of together, but wat a waste of money I would have spent on the dual pump block if I do that.
Anyway...any thoughts for ideas are appreciated.
Edited by Mouse51180 - 8/19/12 at 1:54pm
