sh1ft Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 This was my first time installing an H50/70 setup. I noticed in the videos that the pump is just plugged in to any 3-pin header. Due to the odd placement of 3-pin headers on my board I decided to plug it into the cpu_fan header(directly below the radiator). Will the pump get enough consistent power or should I switch headers? I've also noticed a bit of a discrepancy between my temperature readouts. My motherboard and monitoring program both show the cpu temperature at 23*C. The core temps however are reading in the 35-40*C range. Not quite sure which is accurate. Normally the board readout and monitoring utility are dead on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay.Co Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hi there buddy, Yep mine go's into the CPU fan connector and also go into your Bios and make sure said fan is turned up to max so the unit can work to it's best ;): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1ft Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hi there buddy, Yep mine go's into the CPU fan connector and also go into your Bios and make sure said fan is turned up to max so the unit can work to it's best ;): Will do. Gotta do a BIOS update and tweak my settings. Then I will make sure that is all set. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmorgan Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My motherboard and monitoring program both show the cpu temperature at 23*C. The core temps however are reading in the 35-40*C range. Not quite sure which is accurate. Normally the board readout and monitoring utility are dead on. The CPU temp measured by MB are from a place near but not on the chip, you should always take the core temp readings as the actual CPU temp, these will vary by thread but normally core 1 can be regarded as the temp on the CPU David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1ft Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 The CPU temp measured by MB are from a place near but not on the chip, you should always take the core temp readings as the actual CPU temp, these will vary by thread but normally core 1 can be regarded as the temp on the CPU David I had a feeling that might be the case. Normally the two sets of numbers are within 1-2*C of each other. I have a feeling after a good burn in test everything will level out. An i7 950 on stock clock w/H70 shouldn't be running at 40*C idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmorgan Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I had a feeling that might be the case. Normally the two sets of numbers are within 1-2*C of each other. I have a feeling after a good burn in test everything will level out. An i7 950 on stock clock w/H70 shouldn't be running at 40*C idle. That will depend on your ambient temp and case ventilation. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky8613 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 My I7 950 idles at 35-36 at 3.8 GHz, ambient temp under my desk is about 26 degrees, full load is about 65-66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1ft Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 My I7 950 idles at 35-36 at 3.8 GHz, ambient temp under my desk is about 26 degrees, full load is about 65-66 Good to know. I only overclocked the 950 to 3.2Ghz. Ambient temp in the room is roughly 22*C. Been running Prime95 since 4AM and have yet to see it break 65*C. I have a feeling once the thermal paste cures idle temps will be about the same as yours. I <3 Corsair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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