im going to try to answer everyones questions lol.
first off it is an amd chip fx 8150. the max temp is 62c. the thermal paste i am using is prolimatech pro pk1. it was applied using the small dot in the middle and wiggled before tightening the waterblock.
the watercooling kit consists of a basic kit ( http://www.swiftech.com/h2o-220ultimaxtliquidcoolingkit.aspx ). with added parts: reservoir ( http://www.frozencpu.com/products/13125/ex-res-272/Phobya_Acrylic_Dual_525_Bay_Reservoir_-_Black_45201.html?tl=g30c97s168 ) and radiator ( http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12700/ex-rad-225/Magicool_Extreme_Triple_120mm_Radiator_LC-RADI360S.html?tl=g30c95s161 ) the fans on the radiator are ( http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0351001 ) three of these on back side radiator and one of the swiftech fans that came with the original kit is on the front along with one crappy coolermaster fan that is 40 cfm and one of aerocool that is the same as the blue ones but it is black with no led same cfm flow. all are set up in a push pull set up. the entire rig is mounted outside the case using the radbox from the kit. the airflow direction is from the back of the case heading away from the case.
i was expecting to at least get the same performance that i had before i upgraded the radiator which was the fx8150 oc to 4.6ghz all cores (280fsb 16.5 multiplier) with 1866 memory. which was at 55c under prime 95 blend. i figured i might not see a decrease in temps at idle and maybe a little under the blend test. but the reason was to increase the cooling capacity so i could add gpu blocks later on. what i have now is stock clock 3.6ghz that makes the temp rise to the point it shuts off.
update. i replaced the cpu water block with the stock one that came from amd. now it runs fine way hot but fine. idle around 33 it does get up to 54 under prime 95 blend but it holds the temp stable. i have found out that the pump is bad. don't know what happened but it is not moving any of the coolant through the lines. that is why it was getting so hot and cooling so slowly and not stabilizing temp. i noticed that the line coming out of the waterblock was really hot while the rest of the lines were cool. the water in the reservoir doesn't make any ripples or small movements just still. but the pump is running and i can feel it and hear it running when i unplugged it and plugged it back in i can hear it spin up to speed but nothing moves.. there is a 2 year warranty with the kit so i am hoping to hear from swiftech soon. thanks for everyones help.
Edited by bigmeats91 - 8/19/12 at 6:35pm
first off it is an amd chip fx 8150. the max temp is 62c. the thermal paste i am using is prolimatech pro pk1. it was applied using the small dot in the middle and wiggled before tightening the waterblock.
the watercooling kit consists of a basic kit ( http://www.swiftech.com/h2o-220ultimaxtliquidcoolingkit.aspx ). with added parts: reservoir ( http://www.frozencpu.com/products/13125/ex-res-272/Phobya_Acrylic_Dual_525_Bay_Reservoir_-_Black_45201.html?tl=g30c97s168 ) and radiator ( http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12700/ex-rad-225/Magicool_Extreme_Triple_120mm_Radiator_LC-RADI360S.html?tl=g30c95s161 ) the fans on the radiator are ( http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0351001 ) three of these on back side radiator and one of the swiftech fans that came with the original kit is on the front along with one crappy coolermaster fan that is 40 cfm and one of aerocool that is the same as the blue ones but it is black with no led same cfm flow. all are set up in a push pull set up. the entire rig is mounted outside the case using the radbox from the kit. the airflow direction is from the back of the case heading away from the case.
i was expecting to at least get the same performance that i had before i upgraded the radiator which was the fx8150 oc to 4.6ghz all cores (280fsb 16.5 multiplier) with 1866 memory. which was at 55c under prime 95 blend. i figured i might not see a decrease in temps at idle and maybe a little under the blend test. but the reason was to increase the cooling capacity so i could add gpu blocks later on. what i have now is stock clock 3.6ghz that makes the temp rise to the point it shuts off.
update. i replaced the cpu water block with the stock one that came from amd. now it runs fine way hot but fine. idle around 33 it does get up to 54 under prime 95 blend but it holds the temp stable. i have found out that the pump is bad. don't know what happened but it is not moving any of the coolant through the lines. that is why it was getting so hot and cooling so slowly and not stabilizing temp. i noticed that the line coming out of the waterblock was really hot while the rest of the lines were cool. the water in the reservoir doesn't make any ripples or small movements just still. but the pump is running and i can feel it and hear it running when i unplugged it and plugged it back in i can hear it spin up to speed but nothing moves.. there is a 2 year warranty with the kit so i am hoping to hear from swiftech soon. thanks for everyones help.
Edited by bigmeats91 - 8/19/12 at 6:35pm
