Custom loop problem

[Francisco E]

So I have a custom loop that I made myself but the problem is the temps are high while gaming it hits around 60-70 Celsius on a Ryzen 7 5700x. The cpu is not even over clocked so it’s just 65 watts. Its idle temp is 50 Celsius which is also high. The specs of the custom is a Corsair XR5 240mm rad a Corsair hydro x xc7 water block and this pump Yosoo SC-300T DC 12V Ultra-Quiet Water Cooling Pump 4W Reservoir max.300L/h for PC CPU Liquid Cooling System. The liquid is also Corsair also for the thermal paste. Ambient temperature is 22 Celsius for my room. I posted a picture below. I have tried everything from changing pump speed to fan speed and bought more fans. 

[MiszS]

70 degrees max seems fine to me, considering its just a 240mm loop, and the cpu can draw way more than the 65W AMD says. The idle temp seems high, but it's not the cooling's fault, but whatever you have running in the background

[Francisco E]

2 minutes ago, MiszS said:

70 degrees max seems fine to me, considering its just a 240mm loop. The idle temp seems high, but it's not the cooling's fault, but whatever you have running in the background

When it idles at 50c I usllay don’t have anything running and I’ve seen other 240 running better than this. Could it be the pump?

[MiszS]

1 minute ago, Francisco E said:

When it idles at 50c I usllay don’t have anything running and I’ve seen other 240 running better than this. Could it be the pump?

Nothing, as how much nothing? What startup apps do you have, and how much cpu is used at idle?

[Francisco E]

5 minutes ago, MiszS said:

Nothing, as how much nothing? What startup apps do you have, and how much cpu is used at idle?

I have all the start up apps off and at idle the cpu is around 2-5

[MiszS]

Just now, Francisco E said:

I have all the start up apps off and at idle the cpu is around 2-5

Thats weird then, what is your pump and fan curve?

[Francisco E]

3 minutes ago, MiszS said:

Thats weird then, what is your pump and fan curve?

They are both 100%

[MiszS]

Just now, Francisco E said:

They are both 100%

100% from the start? If so, idk what is it, maybe there is an air pocket in the thermal paste

[Francisco E]

1 minute ago, MiszS said:

100% from the start? If so, idk what is it, maybe there is an air pocket in the thermal paste

Alright I’ll check that and tell you 

[Francisco E]

22 minutes ago, MiszS said:

100% from the start? If so, idk what is it, maybe there is an air pocket in the thermal paste

So it seems like there are little pockets of air it looks like when i was adding the thermal paste I didn’t add enough paste or not enough pressure. I’ll repaste it and give you the results.

[Francisco E]

The air pockets

[MiszS]

11 minutes ago, Francisco E said:

The air pockets

Looks like it may have had some, just clean the thermal paste, and reapply it trying to not get any air pockets

[PDifolco]

1 hour ago, Francisco E said:

The air pockets

Seems the cooler wasn't fully screwed and didn't make good contact, the paste seems not much "crushed"/spread

[Francisco E]

1 hour ago, PDifolco said:

Seems the cooler wasn't fully screwed and didn't make good contact, the paste seems not much "crushed"/spread

Alright thank you 

[MiszS]

20 hours ago, Francisco E said:

So it seems like there are little pockets of air it looks like when i was adding the thermal paste I didn’t add enough paste or not enough pressure. I’ll repaste it and give you the results.

So did it work?

[Francisco E]

5 hours ago, MiszS said:

So did it work?

Yes it did work thank you. The idle temps and high temps are much lower.