i7 9700K Overclocked @ 5.0 GHZ, cooling with Corsair H150i Pro Aio.

[MarkCRO]

Hi All, i have some stupid questions and need some expirienced advice.

 

Well i overclocked my i7 9700K to 5.0ghz, with NZXT Aio Kraken X42, but temps spikes to 100 C, its too hot , then i bought Corsair H150i Pro 360 radiator configured stock balanced performace, now i get temps around 75 c but spikes to 90 c that is stress test for 10 min , idel is around 45 c.

is this OK?

 

Next, i bought Corsair LL120 pro kit with 3 fans and pro Loghtning node ( that doesnt work due some firmware issue ) but that is not the point, point is that a can mount radiator only at front case ( LIAN LEE Lancool II ), and i got negative pressure inside case and wanted to put two fans in bottom of case under GPU, BUT my fans only pulls air from bottom, i have to mount then upsiode down to push air inside.

 

 

Is there any Corsair fans that push air from bottom?

And can i put front radatior fans to pull air trought radiator and inside, then put two fans on top to pull hot air out?

 

Any sugestions, advice??

Rules are that i cant put radiator anywhere else that on fornt.

 

[DoctorNick]

Seem a little high. What vcore voltage you use under load? BTW I get around the same as you at 5.1ghz at max load, maybe 80C sometimes. I use a kraken X62 w/kryonaut paste, as intake in a Define R6 case

[MarkCRO]

9 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Seem a little high. What vcore voltage you use under load? BTW I get around the same as you at 5.1ghz at max load, maybe 80C sometimes. I use a kraken X62 w/kryonaut paste, as intake in a Define R6 case

Hi, yes it seem high, but is rough estemate, and i forgot to mention that it is set to Sync All Cores, so on all cores are 5.0 ghz.

That is why i am here, to solve air flow if its wrong, or can i do better, i was testing with open one side on case ( its not good airflow case a shoul buy Mash version ), and cant buy mash convertion kit to replace my front panel on case, it does not ship to Croatia... ;(

 

My thermopaste is stock on Aio plus some more added.

 

Voltage is 1.38V

[DoctorNick]

40 minutes ago, MarkCRO said:

Hi, yes it seem high, but is rough estemate, and i forgot to mention that it is set to Sync All Cores, so on all cores are 5.0 ghz.

That is why i am here, to solve air flow if its wrong, or can i do better, i was testing with open one side on case ( its not good airflow case a shoul buy Mash version ), and cant buy mash convertion kit to replace my front panel on case, it does not ship to Croatia... ;(

 

My thermopaste is stock on Aio plus some more added.

 

Voltage is 1.38V

Yes I use all core 5.1 ~1.289v under load typically. Might want to lower voltage if possible or make better airflow or reseat cpu cooler. Check if you can tighten the bracket for the motherboard and then tight cpu cooler head after.

[MarkCRO]

4 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Yes I use all core 5.1 ~1.289v under load typically. Might want to lower voltage if possible or make better airflow or reseat cpu cooler. Check if you can tighten the bracket for the motherboard and then tight cpu cooler head after.

 

6 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Yes I use all core 5.1 ~1.289v under load typically. Might want to lower voltage if possible or make better airflow or reseat cpu cooler. Check if you can tighten the bracket for the motherboard and then tight cpu cooler head after.

Did that, bracket is secure, tight, reseted cpu cooler, added a little more paste, it is better after all that , 5 degrees less, Voltages i did not modify, joust XMP profile set to XMP II, and sync all cores to 50. And a can say that i realy can feel and see diference between 4.9 and 5.0. ghz.

[DoctorNick]

1 minute ago, MarkCRO said:

 

Did that, bracket is secure, tight, reseted cpu cooler, added a little more paste, it is better after all that , 5 degrees less, Voltages i did not modify, joust XMP profile set to XMP II, and sync all cores to 50. And a can say that i realy can feel and see diference between 4.9 and 5.0. ghz.

You did clean before repaste, right? I use about the diameter of a chickpea and don't spread, using only the pressure for the cooler, usually gives the perfect amount.

[Boyohan]

I also use H150I Pro (TG Kryonaut paste) and have my 9900K OC to 5.1ghz (1,34V).

During tests with Cinebench/Prime95 I max out at 80-82C

Idle temps are at 30-35C and while gaming I sit comfortably around 60-65C.

 

Your temps are quite high. 

But I don't really have anything to add other than what @DoctorNick have already said.

 

Double check so it is correctly mounted to your CPU with good paste.

Check so the airflow to your radiator isn't blocked. 

Check pump RPM and fan RPM. 

 

[MarkCRO]

8 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

You did clean before repaste, right? I use about the diameter of a chickpea and don't spread, using only the pressure for the cooler, usually gives the perfect amount.

No i did not clean, becouse i add about a 2 mm paste, and tems dropped a bit an all test after that, an about 5 degrees ..

 

[MarkCRO]

1 minute ago, Boyohan said:

I also use H150I Pro (TG Kryonaut paste) and have my 9900K OC to 5.1ghz (1,34V).

During tests with Cinebench/Prime95 I max out at 80-82C

Idle temps are at 30-35C and while gaming I sit comfortably around 60-65C.

 

Your temps are quite high. 

But I don't really have anything to add other than what @DoctorNick have already said.

 

Double check so it is correctly mounted to your CPU with good paste.

Check so the airflow to your radiator isn't blocked. 

Check pump RPM and fan RPM. 

 

I think that my problem is radiator place, bottom fan on radiator is blocked a bit, about an inch ( 3 cm ) in front of it is the HDD bracket, slided joust to fit a fan, and in combination with push air from inside, plus 3090 is hot as b...ch, plus a got midi motherboard so comonents are close, temps get " stable " when i open one side panel a bit, stable i mena that they are not spiking so much.

 

Can that config be reason of slightly hight temps?

[MarkCRO]

I decided to put fans infront of radiator, to pull cold air from outside, and i will put two fans on top of case to pul out that air, beacouse i noticed that in gaming or testing without fans on top, air that gets out of case is quite cold then hot, it can be that front radiator pulls all hot air from case into radiator and out.

[MarkCRO]

I will test that today, and post here if you want.

[MarkCRO]

And one thing is bother me the most, is that when i stres test no matter for how long temps are around 70-80 BUT then i play Battlefield V, i noticed spikes up to 90-100 C but joust spikes, when checking realtime temps when playing they are 70-80.

 

That spikes cant control with pump and fans, i put them to extreme i ICUE ( btw that software is crap in some cases )

[Boyohan]

Just now, MarkCRO said:

I think that my problem is radiator place, bottom fan on radiator is blocked a bit, about an inch ( 3 cm ) in front of it is the HDD bracket, slided joust to fit a fan, and in combination with push air from inside, plus 3090 is hot as b...ch, plus a got midi motherboard so comonents are close, temps get " stable " when i open one side panel a bit, stable i mena that they are not spiking so much.

 

Can that config be reason of slightly hight temps?

That can definitely be why you have such high temps. 

Every small thing will add to a couple of degrees. 

 

1 minute ago, MarkCRO said:

I will test that today, and post here if you want.

 

One more thing I noticed and wanted to ask. 

23 minutes ago, MarkCRO said:

Voltages i did not modify, joust XMP profile set to XMP II, and sync all cores to 50

You did not modify the voltage to your CPU ?

Does that mean you still have the voltage in "auto" settings ? 

When the voltage is in auto mode it will always use more than what is necessary which would result in highter temps. 

 

[MarkCRO]

Just now, Boyohan said:

That can definitely be why you have such high temps. 

Every small thing will add to a couple of degrees. 

 

 

One more thing I noticed and wanted to ask. 

You did not modify the voltage to your CPU ?

Does that mean you still have the voltage in "auto" settings ? 

When the voltage is in auto mode it will always use more than what is necessary which would result in highter temps. 

 

Yes they are on Auto mode, but they never go over 1.39V in

[MarkCRO]

Cpu puls around  190 W when in stress or game

[Boyohan]

Just now, MarkCRO said:

Yes they are on Auto mode, but they never go over 1.39V in

1,39V is not high enough to cause any damage to your CPU but it is still much more than needed and could cause higher temps. 

A 9700K should sit at 1,28V-1,35V (depending on silicon lottery) when overclocked. 

[MarkCRO]

1 minute ago, Boyohan said:

1,39V is not high enough to cause any damage to your CPU but it is still much more than needed and could cause higher temps. 

A 9700K should sit at 1,28V-1,35V (depending on silicon lottery) when overclocked. 

Thank you for information, i will modify voltage, before test intake fans on radiator.

 

 

Still a need some advice on mounting fans, beacouse there is no place to put fans for the intake cold air from the bottom, case is prepared for two 120 mm fans under GPU, but what fans? all RGB fans a can find are one way, if i flip them, goodbay to RGB..

[narrdarr]

First some of your verbiage for your fan placement is weird. 

Just to confirm

You have 3x fans in a push config as intake on the front with rad

2x exhaust @ the bottom ( but want to be able to flip them over to intake without lossing the rgb)

2x top exhaust

1x rear exhaust fan

?

 

Second

Corsair doesn't make reverse flow fans. You'll want their QL or HD fans

The QL are double sided with rgb. The HD fans rgb are in the center of the frame but are easily viewed from both Side. 

 

Third

Corsair icue suite is pretty awesome once you learn how to it. 

Fyi just set the pump to extreme then make your own fan curve. By default the fan change speed based on water temp not cpu temp. They each have their benefits. And you can change it to whatever.

 

Fourth

You should run your voltage as low as possible that is stable for your OC. This is not only better for cooling but also better for the longevity of the cpu.

 

Fifth

If you want other fans thermalright has regular and reverse fans that are argb and rgb. But they won't work with icue( at least without hacking them). I also dont recommend mixing rgb suite when possible.

 

 

[MarkCRO]

1 hour ago, narrdarr said:

First some of your verbiage for your fan placement is weird. 

Just to confirm

You have 3x fans in a push config as intake on the front with rad

2x exhaust @ the bottom ( but want to be able to flip them over to intake without lossing the rgb)

2x top exhaust

1x rear exhaust fan

?

 

Second

Corsair doesn't make reverse flow fans. You'll want their QL or HD fans

The QL are double sided with rgb. The HD fans rgb are in the center of the frame but are easily viewed from both Side. 

 

Third

Corsair icue suite is pretty awesome once you learn how to it. 

Fyi just set the pump to extreme then make your own fan curve. By default the fan change speed based on water temp not cpu temp. They each have their benefits. And you can change it to whatever.

 

Fourth

You should run your voltage as low as possible that is stable for your OC. This is not only better for cooling but also better for the longevity of the cpu.

 

Fifth

If you want other fans thermalright has regular and reverse fans that are argb and rgb. But they won't work with icue( at least without hacking them). I also dont recommend mixing rgb suite when possible.

 

 

First thank you for replying.

Yes, you are close regarding fans, got 3 for radiator, placed inside to push trought radiator out, 1 on the back pushing out, now i have 2 fans and need advice wher to put them, usualy a put them on top of the case to pull hot air out, put then a dont have idea how to manage intake fresh air beacouse i noticed that i have low pressure inside case as i suck air from 3 sides, i will buy 2 more LL120 if i need.

 

Regarding ICUE, you right, software is indeed gret to manage and set it up as you need, but it does not rezognize Lightning Pro Node, it joust shows image of it.

Last AiO was NZXT, and it worked flawless out from the box, and it has a graph and temps in real time when i modify them, shortly, moving graph of fans or pump you see temp drop or rise in real time then you lock it wher you want even when stressing CPU.

Didnt find anything simmilar in ICUe.

In ICUE i see one temp that are around 30 C , and there si no mark of what temp is that, joust min, max  and real time, but i guess its the temp of liquid.

For a first time user it is a lots of questions before using it.

But i sad after few hours, it is a complex and gread software

[narrdarr]

well i can tell you really want to see as much as the rgb as possible . so before i make any recommendations which lancool do you have?

[DoctorNick]

Just for reference I pull around 160W in BFV and 177W is the highest I have seen at 5.1Ghz. You should just use pull config in the front as intake on the rad. The rad itself will work as shroud for the fans. Using more intake than exhaust gives the best results IMO, also regarding to dust.

[MarkCRO]

OK, first THANK YOU ALL for replaying and helping, it was voltage, it was Auto, and next to it 1.38, so i thout it was fixed, and newer checked voltages on monitoring sofw. my bad.

 

Vcore was @ 1.656 V

 

Temperatures now are 75 c , stress test and OC to 5.1 GHZ

 

CREDITS TO Boyohan and all you guys.

 

Next, connecting Corsair Pro Commander and playing with ICUE.

 

I will close this as answer

 

 

 

[narrdarr]

1 hour ago, MarkCRO said:

OK, first THANK YOU ALL for replaying and helping, it was voltage, it was Auto, and next to it 1.38, so i thout it was fixed, and newer checked voltages on monitoring sofw. my bad.

 

Vcore was @ 1.656 V

 

Temperatures now are 75 c , stress test and OC to 5.1 GHZ

 

CREDITS TO Boyohan and all you guys.

 

Next, connecting Corsair Pro Commander and playing with ICUE.

 

I will close this as answer

 

 

 

you said there is a pic of the commander pro and/or lighting node? can you screen shot it?

[MarkCRO]

10 hours ago, narrdarr said:

you said there is a pic of the commander pro and/or lighting node? can you screen shot it?

I pull out Lightning Pro node yesterday, in ICUE, where you see all your Corsair product, i have H150i ( first icon ) then next to it was Lightning Pro node, only icon cant do anything with it.

Problem was drivers, Windows 10 didnt rezognize Lightning Pro node as a part of Corsair, joust generic USB driver, and didnt manage to fix it, Google it and you will see how complicated is to make it work, but got Commander Pro yesterday and everything working now, great lightning possibilities.