Exadon Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I've used Corsair products for awhile now, and I haven't had any problems, until now. I'd heard excellent things about the H100i, so I went and picked myself up one. I'm not sure what the problem is, but the thing just can't keep my i7 3770k(un-overclocked) cool. At load it reaches 85º in a matter of two or three minutes. At first I did have some trouble figuring out how to control the fans through Corsair link, but now that I figured them out, the problem still isn't solved. With the fans at maximum, they still can't stop the CPU from overheating. I've tried stress testing with Prime95, as well as OCCT, so I know it's not specific to just one of them. I've tried mounting the fans in different directions to maximize airflow, to avail. In fact, the radiator is cool to the touch. The only thing I could think of is that perhaps the unit isn't effectively pumping warm water to the radiator. I paid a lot of money for this process/cooler combination, and was really hoping to get the best out of it. Any help would be much obliged *Edit* Also, my PC is in the basement, which is a cool 50 Fº, so the environment shouldn't be making it overheat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoxtxt Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 You need to keep in mind that Intel is using some cheap thermal compound between the DIE & IHS making Ivy Bridge based processors run extremely hot if you compare them with SBs (fluxless solder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exadon Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 I've heard of people easily getting the 3770k stable beyond 4ghz with an h100i. There;s absolutely no reason that mine can't keep it cool at stock speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyBorg Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Ok to start with your fans should always be going the same direction. Depending on your case and airflow setup will determine if you should use it as exhaust or intake. You should do your best to even out your exhaust and intake fans on the case, also take into account the air your gpu exhuast. I have a 3770k at 4.6GHz at 1.300v stable and it never gets above 80C. So either this is an issue with possibly to much negative pressure in your case, or you mounted the heatsink improperly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exadon Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 I went over and double checked the mounting bracket, it appeared to all be mounted properly. I've tried running it with the side off completely, just for airflow, to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaudium Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I had similar problems with my H100i where I would run p95 and temps would instantly go up to 75 C. to fix this I added extra rubber washers on top of the ones already on the backplate to give the backplate a tighter fit and allow the h100i waterblock to have better contact with the CPU. there is a review of the h100i on youtube that mentions how the Intel backplate was poorly measured and should be tweaked or not even used. Not sure if this would work in your situation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I've heard of people easily getting the 3770k stable beyond 4ghz with an h100i. There;s absolutely no reason that mine can't keep it cool at stock speeds. This drives me nuts when i hear this....every processor is different. Just because other users have had different results in no way means you can expect the same from your CPU....there no givens when it comes to overclocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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