Woppeens Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Hi folks, A week ago I happily bought the Corsair H60 watercooler (2013) since this was one of the cheapest and reviews told me it was a great CPU cooler aswell. So the moment I got it I installed it in my case I did not use the stock fan, instead I used my exhaust fan that was on the back of my case, everything looked pretty good the moment I started my computer, pump was functional properly. The moment my Windows started up I immediately started up CoreTemp and Aida64. Aida64 showed that my CPU Fan (Pump) was running at 4440 RPM while my system fan (exhaust fan of my radiator) was running at 1800 RPM. The only problem is that my CPU temps won't go lower than 35-40 degrees celsius on idle. Now, my stock Intel cooler on idle was showing 45 degrees celsius. Does anyone have any idea on how to solve this? I've tried repositioning the cooler on my CPU but still hangs between 35-40C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandstorm1 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 what temp did you expect the H60 to achieve? your idle temps dropped 5-10C I run a fx-8320 and sit around 32-37C idle using a h100 cooler. your temps are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 So the moment I got it I installed it in my case I did not use the stock fan, instead I used my exhaust fan that was on the back of my case, Why? Case fans do not do well when trying to push air through a radiator. The fans that come with the radiator are specifically designed as High Static Pressure type, expressly for this purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppeens Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 what temp did you expect the H60 to achieve? your idle temps dropped 5-10C I run a fx-8320 and sit around 32-37C idle using a h100 cooler. your temps are good. I doubt it, AMD's are known for the heat they produce, it might be normal for an AMD to be around 32-37C idle, but as far as I've known Intels produce less heat. Why? Case fans do not do well when trying to push air through a radiator. The fans that come with the radiator are specifically designed as High Static Pressure type, expressly for this purpose. So you're suggesting to use my stock radiator cooler which came along the watercooler itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 you need a high static fan or the stock fan and need to push air thru the rad-not pull also idle temps are not really important,its load temps you should go by... on a good working system,idle temps will be ~ 3-5 degrees above current ambient temp your h60 is @ equal to a mid grade air cooler... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppeens Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 you need a high static fan or the stock fan and need to push air thru the rad-not pull also idle temps are not really important,its load temps you should go by... on a good working system,idle temps will be ~ 3-5 degrees above current ambient temp your h60 is @ equal to a mid grade air cooler... My ambient is 20C, my system has good airflow, pretty sure about that. I'll try my stock watercooler and I'll let you guys know if there's any improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 sure,keep us posted,,well help where possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 My ambient is 20C, my system has good airflow, pretty sure about that. I'll try my stock watercooler and I'll let you guys know if there's any improvement. "Stock watercooler" or "stock watercooler fans"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppeens Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 "Stock watercooler" or "stock watercooler fans"? Yeah that's what I meant, was in a hurry :p: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Ok. Then the answer to: So you're suggesting to use my stock radiator cooler which came along the watercooler itself? Is "yes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppeens Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Okay so I've mounted the stock fan of my watercooler along with my case fan (push/pull effect) and there definitely is improvement. But my second problem has occurred which I can't seem to fix. I've connected the stock fan on my CPU Fan connector and the pump to my system fan connector, but my pump doesn't wanna go any higher than 2000 RPM. I've checked my BIOS settings and changed my system fan to max speed but it won't budge. Any of you have experience with this? My motherboard is GIGABYTE GA-Z87-HD3. EDIT: Scratch that, somehow my BIOS decided to put my pump to max speed again (4440 RPM), my temps are now around 30-35C idle, but on 100% load (using PRIME95) it goes up to 99C in 10 seconds. the stock fan of my WC goes up to 2100 RPM but it won't help. Is is normal that my temps reach 99C? EDIT 2: Alright so I ran a few tests (gaming, rendering etc.) and my CPU remains well cooled. I reached 80C while playing GW2 on max settings, it now remains around 65C. I guess the problem is solved but I still have a small question, what kind of test do I have to run with PRIME95 to properly test how much heat my CPU produces on full load? I ran MSI Kombustor (CPU Burner) for 15 mins and my CPU hit 68C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Pump should run at a constant 2,000 RPM +/- 10%. Says this in the specifications. Best to connect the pump lead to the CPU Fan connector for protection at boot. Putting the fan on there defeats the purpose. If the pump isn't running and the fan is, so what? Your CPU fries because there is no circulation of water that the fan can cool. No, 99C isn't good. Putting a case fan in the way of a high static pressure fan also defeats that purpose. They handle airflow differently. Having both of them in line with each other can impede airflow because one isn't able to keep up with the other. Two high static pressure fans in line, fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODedAssault Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Actually the pump speed is around 4400rpm on the h60. The fan spec is 2000rpm. Prime95 uses avx which causes haswell to overvolt by .1v. Meaning cpu gets HOT. So depending on the voltage it's probably normal to be hitting those temps under prime95. Make sure you are pushing air through the rad and out of the case tho. By the sounds of it your pulling air through the rad and out of the case. You want rad mounted to case and fan mounted to rad on inside in exhaust orientation. I don't know if anyone has said this but make sure backplate has 2 notches in the right place (upward usually). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppeens Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Pump should run at a constant 2,000 RPM +/- 10%. Says this in the specifications. Best to connect the pump lead to the CPU Fan connector for protection at boot. Putting the fan on there defeats the purpose. If the pump isn't running and the fan is, so what? Your CPU fries because there is no circulation of water that the fan can cool. No, 99C isn't good. Putting a case fan in the way of a high static pressure fan also defeats that purpose. They handle airflow differently. Having both of them in line with each other can impede airflow because one isn't able to keep up with the other. Two high static pressure fans in line, fine. Alright, but there's one problem, if I connect my rad fan to the system fan connectors it'll run at about 750 rpm, I'll have to put the rad fan on max speed which means it'll be loud in my case. Also, I'll try removing my case fan later on today. Thanks! Actually the pump speed is around 4400rpm on the h60. The fan spec is 2000rpm. Prime95 uses avx which causes haswell to overvolt by .1v. Meaning cpu gets HOT. So depending on the voltage it's probably normal to be hitting those temps under prime95. Make sure you are pushing air through the rad and out of the case tho. By the sounds of it your pulling air through the rad and out of the case. You want rad mounted to case and fan mounted to rad on inside in exhaust orientation. I don't know if anyone has said this but make sure backplate has 2 notches in the right place (upward usually). Ah, didn't know that thanks for explaining. I've mounted the stock rad fan (push) and my case fan (pull) so it now has the push/pull effect which seems to work alot better than before. I think the problem is solved, but I will keep an eye if anything goes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Correction on the H60 pump RPM. Thanks. Looked at an RPM and, because we have H80i and H100i units, gravitated to that value being pump. The pump RPM isn't specified at all. Ah, didn't know that thanks for explaining. I've mounted the stock rad fan (push) and my case fan (pull) so it now has the push/pull effect which seems to work alot better than before. But you still have two dissimilar fans in-line with each other. One of them will be trying to make the other one go faster and, conversely, that operation will be slowing the first down. Inefficient. You might think that having any extra impeller in the airstream would be a help but it isn't necessarily; unless the two fans are matched. If they are matched, each of them helps the other with no impedance to either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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