[The_Parrot]

guys any ideas on this block just installed it but trying hard to get a set up.
should i have a lower flow rate or higher , as the water never seems to get hot to the touch on the pipes as id expect with one core hitting 50 to 55 .

 

[ChielScape]

high flowrate is what you want.

 

[The_Parrot]

i would have agreed but it seems that it is runing a few c cooler with the flow rate lower.
i think i have the cpu cooled a bit over kill anyway im running a 360 rad just for it ha

 

[ChielScape]

you're using a D5 pump? the higher flowrate *might* cause higher temps due to a higher heat dump from the pump if you turn it up. but if flowrate would be the only variable, more would be better. i assume it just comes at the price of heat dump.

 

[The_Parrot]

im using a waterchill extreme pump with built in resevior. it was a kit. i wasnt going to go for it but come on 99 euro for a full kit.
ok so bumped the speed back up to 3.4g and no change in temp from 3.2 umm cant complain about that and i only have 2 fans on the rad running will hook the other one up later. need to extent and solder some wires first.

 

[ChielScape]

Oh, I see. well just keep it at the flowrate that works best for you, cant really argue with the numbers you're getting.

 

[The_Parrot]

i have to admit my chip has been a pain one core is like 10 higher than the others might have to lap it. so all of them are below 47c bar one at 58c. always been like this. no matter what i have tried i wonder if its miss calculated temp sensor.

 

[ChielScape]

that's not unusual. you could try reseating the block.

 

[The_Parrot]

did the same thing with my vedetta 2 heatsink. its just the chip no amount of reseating does anything.

 

[ChielScape]

ah.. well nothing you can do about it then. it happens more often than not.

 

[The_Parrot]

well so far im fairly happy gone from running the cpu at 3.2 up to 3.5 with preety much no increase in max temps. something that i could not do on my vendetta2. im going o aim for around the 3.8 finishing mark.

 

[The_Parrot]

ok i am well impressed right now for a 99 euro kit. got my cpu at 3.6 stable for 5 hrs with prime 05 and max peak temp 62c average of 57-58 on one core the rest are 51 and under nice