High temps for custom loop?

[danmed]

Hey everyone

 

Recently I've made my first custom loop:

x99 asus monoblock ekwb

2x 360 slim radiators from darkside

TF-120 fans from deepcool

D5 pump 

alphacool res

mayhem pastel white liquid

Fractal design define S

 

so my block is cooling mobo+cpu (i7-5930k OC 4.5ghz @ 1.29V)

and my idle temps are approx 35C (sometimes 40C) fans at idle are 700rpm (dont like noise) pump 3000 rpm

I feel like thats a little high especially idling, i dont feel like my voltage is anything unreasonable..... attached are some pics if anyone can point out mistakes

 

Thanks

[stealth80]

Ok on first sight I can see air in your block, it needs bleeding, then see how temps are

[danmed]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Ok on first sight I can see air in your block, it needs bleeding, then see how temps are

yeah this picture is from a few weeks back the night i finished building it, the air has since left the block and no change to temps!

[stealth80]

1 minute ago, danmed said:

yeah this picture is from a few weeks back the night i finished building it, the air has since left the block and no change to temps!

Did you bleed it? cause if not the air will have just moved into a rad

[danmed]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

Did you bleed it? cause if not the air will have just moved into a rad

I did not, you think that small amount of air will affect cooling alot?

[stealth80]

12 hours ago, danmed said:

I did not, you think that small amount of air will affect cooling alot?

If you didn't bleed it there will be air trapped in a tonne of places. You will need to drop the level slightly and take the res cap off. let it start up and move the case around to free the air out. Also start and stop a lot. Keep tissue around the res incase it "spits"

 

I would also turn the pump down a little

[danmed]

12 hours ago, stealth80 said:

I would also turn the pump down a little

hmmm that would seem a little troublesome since I wont be able to move the case a lot ( water would spill very quickly)

if my res water levels have dropped about 3cm since the build and have stabilized since... can it be an indication that the build has "bleed itself" ?

in any case ill give it a try

[Ryoku]

15 minutes ago, danmed said:

in any case ill give it a try

Shake your case a little bit, will help jolt the air out of area's its trapped in.

[danmed]

3 minutes ago, Ryoku said:

Shake your case a little bit, will help jolt the air out of area's its trapped in.

will do, thanks for the input

[Mick Naughty]

Doubt that rad is bled with the ports being on the bottom. I always have to tilt my case quite a bit to bleed mine. 

 

Pump should be easy to turn down. Mine idle at 900-1000. I never see a temp change when turning them up anyway. What program is show those temps?

[gamerking]

12 hours ago, danmed said:

will do, thanks for the input

your top rad is got a good around of air trap'd and i know the front one is full since i did the same thing put the ports on the bottom . you will end up almost flipping the case to get the air out unless you got very high flow . also run the pump for 12hours+ in one go sometimes extended runs will push it out . the small bubble ant really a problem the larger ones are .

[danmed]

3 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

Doubt that rad is bled with the ports being on the bottom. I always have to tilt my case quite a bit to bleed mine. 

 

Pump should be easy to turn down. Mine idle at 900-1000. I never see a temp change when turning them up anyway. What program is show those temps?

real temp GT is the program i use for temps, to properly bleed i need to have the res open right?

3 hours ago, gamerking said:

your top rad is got a good around of air trap'd and i know the front one is full since i did the same thing put the ports on the bottom . you will end up almost flipping the case to get the air out unless you got very high flow . also run the pump for 12hours+ in one go sometimes extended runs will push it out . the small bubble ant really a problem the larger ones are .

alright ill try that, need to make sure res is sealed properly

[Mick Naughty]

7 minutes ago, danmed said:

real temp GT is the program i use for temps, to properly bleed i need to have the res open right?

Just rotate it around while the pumps on max. You can open the res first then turn it to max to elevate some vacuum first. Then close it and proceed to flip the case around.