solarnoise Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I've had my new build, including a new H60, for about a month. I've been running it with a modest overclock with zero issues. My temps were a steady 30c idle and 60c at 100% load, seemed perfect. However I recently just wanted to change my fan arrangement and install my new GTX 750 Ti graphics card. I made the changes... it entailed moving one of my case fans, and simply removing the H60 fan so I could switch it around... it would now be acting as an exhaust in the rear instead of an intake. I did not change where the fans were plugged in or their BIOS settings. Pump is getting constant power, around 4800 RPM, and the fan is variable by temperature. Well, the temps went very high. Running Prime95, my CPU would go straight up to 100c within 10 seconds or so... this is way higher than the stable 60c I had before. I decided to put everything BACK the way it was before, even reset all my BIOS settings to default, and let it sit overnight. Well the temps are STILL high, they haven't returned to the consistent temps I had for over a month. What happened??? Why is this cooler so sensitive to any little changes, all I did was change the fan orientation and then put it back the way it was? Why didn't it get better? I never touched the CPU block, and the hoses have never been crimped or twisted or anything. I'm really starting to regret getting one of these coolers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 i wouldnt think the hydro can be at fault,id say its something in the way things are now set up such as fan flow and or direction or compensating for the added heat from the 750 if the hydro has hot air blowing across then obviously temps will be higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarnoise Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 i wouldnt think the hydro can be at fault,id say its something in the way things are now set up such as fan flow and or direction or compensating for the added heat from the 750 if the hydro has hot air blowing across then obviously temps will be higher I appreciate the reply... I really do not think this is the issue at all. The ambient temperature in my room is the lowest it's been in a while (lots of nice air breeze coming through, heat is off for spring now, etc). Also my 750 card replaced my aging 260, which ran MUCH hotter than this new card. Not to mention, there hasn't been any change in airflow from how it used to be (when the temps were ideal). The new GPU isn't blowing air in any different direction than what it used to be. But also... the load temp of 60 going up to 100 seems to indicate something much more than air flow. Does simply turning the pump upside down and then putting it back on (as I did while reinstalling the fan, I was holding the pump upside down with my other hand) cause the coolant to get... I don't know, clogged somehow or disrupt the flow? Do I need to shake the thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Does simply turning the pump upside down and then putting it back on (as I did while reinstalling the fan, I was holding the pump upside down with my other hand) your initial post says you didnt mess with the pump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarnoise Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 your initial post says you didnt mess with the pump? Sorry... it's hard to explain... I didn't mess with the pump at all. I mean that, just to unscrew the fan and turn the fan around, I was holding the pump and turned it upside down once or twice, that's it. I was very gentle with it and when I screwed it back in with the fan, I put it at the same orientation I always had it. What I'm wondering is if, during the 3-5 seconds that I was doing the reinstall, the coolant maybe moved around or got displaced internally... honestly this theory makes no sense to me as I'm typing it, the hoses and pump seem to be working just fine, one of the hoses is very warm as you'd expect. I'm grasping at straws. This whole ordeal is really frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 im also cornfused:D: ok by the pump do you mean the part the fans are connected to or the part thats connected to the cpu? it seems as tho you have just jostled the water around causing air bubbles to get mixed with the water.you can lay the computer on its side to help clear this up and when you set it back up,tap on the block to dislodge any remaining air bubbles... hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarnoise Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 im also cornfused:D: ok by the pump do you mean the part the fans are connected to or the part thats connected to the cpu? it seems as tho you have just jostled the water around causing air bubbles to get mixed with the water.you can lay the computer on its side to help clear this up and when you set it back up,tap on the block to dislodge any remaining air bubbles... hope this helps Thanks for the reply, wytnyt! I've read about air bubbles on here... usually accompanied by some kind of grinding noise, which my pump doesn't have. Also sorry... when I say pump I am referring to the radiator, the part connected to the fan. Sorry if my terminology is a bit wrong there, I usually refer to the CPU part as the "block". Here is how my radiator is oriented... so you're saying tipping the case on its side will get any bubbles to settle? And tap on the block, the bit that sits on the CPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 i thought that was what you meant but had to be sure,yes these 2 procedures help with tapped bubbles which will hinder cooling. being it cooled fine before and you didnt disturb the block-pump then trapped air has to be the issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarnoise Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 i thought that was what you meant but had to be sure,yes these 2 procedures help with tapped bubbles which will hinder cooling. being it cooled fine before and you didnt disturb the block-pump then trapped air has to be the issue... Well... I did as you suggested. My Idle temp has increased a bit to ~45c, while my Load has dropped to ~92c. At least it's not hitting 100c anymore. This is so confusing, and really frustrating. How do I know if my cooler will go back to being the way it was? Are there any other suggestions you can think of? EDIT: wytnyt, I saw one of your posts in another thread saying that the two hoses should always be fairly similar in temperature. My two hoses are definitely not the same... one is noticeably much warmer than the other. Is this normal for the H60 or does it indicate something is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latharion Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 If the two hoses have a noticable difference in temps, then there is most likely a blockage somewhere in one of the hoses, or the pump is not moving liquid. Either case warrants an RMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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