The_Matrix_Has_ Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Hi All. I just change the CPU cooler installing a H80i system. I tried to stress the CPU and these are the results of the test for two fan speed configurations. CPU: Intel i5 3300MHz @3900MHz In my opinion, the CPU temperature is too high since also with the stock fan usually I did not reach temperature over 70° in the same conditions. Is the H80 temperature correct in these conditions? Thank you in advance for all your suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahtlon Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Put H80i temp and H80i pump in group 1 where fan's are in link software and look again. The best way is to have the fan's, pump and water temp in the same group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Matrix_Has_ Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 No difference. Room temperature: 22°. If I have 64° now, what will happen on summer with 35°? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmecca1975 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I have a i5 2500k on my second system but using antec h20 620 oc to 4.2 and that never goes over 60c. just checking is the back plate the right way around and also if you push on the pump does it move at all and does your temps go lower when pushing on the pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Matrix_Has_ Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 I replace the thermal grease, no effect. The component are correctly fixed, no movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa3pnt Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 The large difference between the H80i temperature and the CPU temperature (~31*) indicates that the thermal connection between the CPU and the H80i cooling block is not good. There is also the possibility that the Corsair LINK program is not accurately reporting the CPU temperature. Can you use another program (BIOS or some other program) to check the CPU temperature? RodeoGeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Did you make sure the back plate is correctly orientated? There are two rivets at the top of the CPU socket that the back plate needs to be aligned with. Sometimes that is easily overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Matrix_Has_ Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 The large difference between the H80i temperature and the CPU temperature (~31*) indicates that the thermal connection between the CPU and the H80i cooling block is not good. There is also the possibility that the Corsair LINK program is not accurately reporting the CPU temperature. Can you use another program (BIOS or some other program) to check the CPU temperature? RodeoGeorge I check the temperature with another software and i Get the same temperatures. The LINK program is terrible, very often does not work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Matrix_Has_ Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Did you make sure the back plate is correctly orientated? There are two rivets at the top of the CPU socket that the back plate needs to be aligned with. Sometimes that is easily overlooked. Sorry, I don't understand the two rivets you are talking about and wich is the correct alignement I should have. Can you explain better? Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 On the back of the MB where the CPU socket is. There are three rivets that secure the socket to the board. The backplate is keyed to fit those rivets. Here is a pic, but the backplate pictured is for another cooler. But this will show you the rivets. http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=504280&postcount=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Matrix_Has_ Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 I think that peanutz center the problem! The backplate was mounted not correctly even if the rea position between rivets and backplate was no clear as in the photo. The Corsair backplate has two small rounds, not keeping attention to them I mount the backplate incorrectly. When I remove the CPU cooler I notice that the thermal grease was not covering every part of the cooler, so I think that CPU cooler was not correctly attached to the CPU! Since I was unmounting the backplate, I also change the fan orientation, now the fans pull air into the case. This is the final results. CPU temperature lower of 10° and water temperature seems to be more or less the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 The Corsair backplate has two small rounds, not keeping attention to them I mount the backplate incorrectly. Yup! It's an easy thing to overlook. When I remove the CPU cooler I notice that the thermal grease was not covering every part of the cooler, so I think that CPU cooler was not correctly attached to the CPU! The thermal paste is your tell tale sign. When it's not spread evenly it can only be one of two things...1) The backplate is upside down...2) The cooling block is sitting on top of capacitors next to the CPU socket. Sometimes uneven mounting pressue from the nuts not being tightened correctly will also cause the paste to not spread correctly, it's just not as noticeable as it is when it's sitting on the bracket or capacitors. Just something to remember for future use!:D: Since I was unmounting the backplate, I also change the fan orientation, now the fans pull air into the case. This is the final results. CPU temperature lower of 10° and water temperature seems to be more or less the same! This is GREAT news! Those temps are MUCH better and looks to have taken care of your problem. If you run into any other issues, or questions, let us know. Glad things worked out for you! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Matrix_Has_ Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 The thermal paste is your tell tale sign. Yes, true. When the last time I replace the thermal grease, I spread in on the CPU. Unmounting the CPU cooler, the grease was perfectly spread on the CPU BUT not on the cooler surface. This meas that the CPU surface is not in contact with the cooler! As suggested from you, I checked the backplate position and I saw that was not correct. After that, when I mount everything, I forgot to connect the pump. Even in this condition, in IDLE the CPU temperature was quite low. Instead, when I mount the system for the first time, I did the same error and the CPU temp immediately went up to 72°. This was very strange because even if the pump is not revving, the water inside the system should cool the CPU. Thank you a lot for your help!;): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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