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Pole

Newbie

Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 2:40pm

System - Lian Li PC70, Asus P5AD2-E premium, intel 580

I decided on the Aqua system because my PC is very noisy. The CPU temperature is 44C when idle and 70C when working hard. I have now installed the Aquastream 12V, Airplex 160, Cuplex Evo 1.1 and blue Aquatube. 4 Papst fans in rear.

OK, it's quieter. CPU temp on idle is now 50C, when busy over 75C and rising slowly. Can not see any air in the system and water flow is good. What else can I check?

back_orifice

God

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 2:58pm

the water temperature...

we dont trust mainboard sensors...

Katzenfreund

God

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 3:11pm

there should be some air inside your cooling.

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Shoggy

Sven - Admin

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 3:12pm

Maybe the contact pressure of the cooling block is a bit too low.

Pole

Newbie

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 3:32pm

Thanks for the replies.

Sorry, I was not clear - No air in system = no air in airplex or cuplex evo. Looking through plexiglass water level is 16mm from the top. The glass feels quite warm.

As regards to motherboard sensors I don't think that is a problem. The sensor will have the same inaccuracy no matter which cooling system is used.

I'll try reseating the block.

Vielen Dank.

back_orifice

God

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 5:25pm

he means that there should be an airflow inside your case...

Katzenfreund

God

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 5:29pm

Quoted from "back_orifice"

he means that there should be an airflow inside your case...

Me? No. I thought that there is some air in an angel.

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back_orifice

God

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 5:33pm

Quoted from "Katzenfreund"

Me? No. I thought that there is some air in an angel.

Quoted

there should be some air inside your cooling.

should = sollte
could = könnte

Katzenfreund

God

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 5:45pm

anyway.
Is your bug fixed?

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Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Too Hot

Saturday, March 19th 2005, 6:36pm

Quoted from "Pole"

As regards to motherboard sensors I don't think that is a problem. The sensor will have the same inaccuracy no matter which cooling system is used.

I'll try reseating the block.

Yes there may be inaccuracies in any mb sensor, BUT the only way to judge whether there is a problem in your cooling system is to be able to accurately measure the temp of the water. A car doesn't measure the block temp, but the water temp.

Another issue is that you may have some flow issues. Have you checked the flow rates of the water?

Pole

Newbie

Re: Too Hot

Sunday, March 20th 2005, 4:31pm

No - the problem is still the same.

Case airflow = 2 fans front blowing in (medium speed), 2 fans rear blowing out(high speed), 2 fans/airplex 160 blowing in(medium speed)
Room temperature =23C
External temperature of pump feed connector=36C
How do I measure water temperature and water flow?

I can see the water flow through the Aquatube glass and it looks good. Does anyone else have an intel 580 cpu. What temperature do you have?

modsquad

Junior Member

Re: Too Hot

Sunday, March 20th 2005, 4:45pm

Quoted from "Pole"

No - the problem is still the same.

Case airflow = 2 fans front blowing in (medium speed), 2 fans rear blowing out(high speed), 2 fans/airplex 160 blowing in(medium speed)
Room temperature =23C
External temperature of pump feed connector=36C
How do I measure water temperature and water flow?

I can see the water flow through the Aquatube glass and it looks good. Does anyone else have an intel 580 cpu. What temperature do you have?

What about thermal compound between your CPU and H20 block?
That can make a big difference.
http://www.arcticsilver.com/

Pole

Newbie

Re: Too Hot

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005, 10:47pm

Have now used Silver Arctic V compound. It's very good. Idle temp is now 40C. Thanks for all your help.

Top_Nurse

Senior Member

Re: Too Hot

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005, 11:34pm

Quoted from "Pole"

How do I measure water temperature and water flow?

You need an Aquaero controller and some accessories (Plug & Cool temp sensor, a T fitting to stick it into, and optionally a flow meter) and then you can measure water temps and flow. There are three basic versions. They are the LCD version, the VFD version, and the LT version that does not have a display but depends on the software to configure and display on screen. All the Aquaero's can be configured via software. The LCD and VFD versions allow you to configure your system from the front of the case even while in DOS at the command prompt.

You can go to http://www.aqua-computer.de/e_index.htm and click on Aquaero for more information.

CyberXY

God

Re: Too Hot

Wednesday, March 23rd 2005, 8:25pm

or just put a fever thermometer (?) in your aquatube/aquainjet/whatever