Arkkon Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I recently purchased an H60, and was very excited as this is my first ever attempt to do any sort of liquid cooling, even with an All-In-One. Unfortunately, the results are underwhelming and I want to make sure I do all the troubleshooting I can before I give up on this neat little device. My idle temps using RealTemp 3.70 are showing around 42-45C, which is about 10C hotter than with the stock Intel cooler. I can't run the CPU at load because it climbs to 100C within about 15 seconds, at which point I just stop the test. Using Prime95 stock Intel at load ran about 80C. I have a well-ventilated case, a total of six fans channeling air through it with a mix of push and pull. I've played with connecting the H60 fan and pump to different jumps, CPU and CHA1 and CHA2. BIOS shows the pump is running at ~4500rpm which I gather is normal, and the fan is ~2000rpm, again normal. Changing jumpers didn't change these numbers. I tried disabling mobo fan controls and just manually setting everything to 100%, but there was no change in temperature or speed. The thermal paste looked good and everything seemed to mount up nicely when I installed it. I gently tightened the mount with a screwdriver, taking care not to overtighten. However, examining screenshots of my mobo I am concerned by the possibility of it hitting some capacitors, which you can see here: http://img.ncix.com/images/84520_l.jpg I'm considering taking off the pump to check the connection and see if the thermal paste was properly distributed upon mounting, and also to perhaps change the orientation. Right now I've got the tubes facing the top of the case - could that be an issue? I wouldn't think so, but I did note the instructions recommended they be mounted facing the floor. Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I really want this to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 you can try rotating your block 90 degrees and see if it helps with the capacitors,,others have had this similar issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkkon Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 That sounds like a nice, easy fix. Now, regarding the thermal paste, am I okay to just rotate and re-seat it? I don't have any thermal paste so I can't really clean everything off and reapply it. Generally speaking, am I okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 you can use the old for a comparison test but you must clean/reapply new paste for a permanent build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkkon Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Okay, sounds like a plan. I can try to reseat the pump when I get home from work later tonight. Hopefully it works much better, and I can pick up some nice high quality thermal compound tomorrow for permanent use. Thank you for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 let us know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkkon Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Great great news. Rotating the pump 90 degrees and remounting it has done the trick beautifully. When I pulled it off and looked at the thermal paste, it became clear that virtually no contact had been made with the CPU at all. At this point I'm very happy with the H60. It idles at 30C, and putting it through stress tests has yet to bump the CPU over 85C while overclocking, and seems to be averaging about 60C. For the curious, I'm currently overclocking to 4.3GHz at 1.25V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Great great news. Rotating the pump 90 degrees and remounting it has done the trick beautifully. When I pulled it off and looked at the thermal paste, it became clear that virtually no contact had been made with the CPU at all. Great News! I'm glad that worked for you. Although this is a little troubling . We have seen a new influx of this situation . At first the capacitor issue was pretty much only affected older socket775MB's. And has been pretty quiet for a few years. Seems as if the manufacturers are moving back to the practice of cramming components so close to the CPU sockets that we are going to have to watch them all from here on out. I see ASUS has joined the party as well! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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