AIO for OCed 7700k?

[littlegreen]

Hi guys!

 

I took an inconsiderate opportunity and got my hands on CoolerMaster SEIDON 240V and went ahead and mounted it on my 7700k.

It is sitting on Gigabyte's Z170-HD3P motherboard and yes - I did update to the latest BIOS, which comes after the CPU support one and has a changelog of "VCore adjustments"

 

Now, idling temps - I couldn't be happier with. The CPU drops down to as low as 26 degrees and under normal load usually doesn't go (much) above 60. I am more than happy with those healthy temps, so I guess the cooler does what it's supposed to. CPU turbos at 4.4 GHz on it's own, etc.

 

Now, I am a newbie when it comes to overclocking (i.e. haven't done it since 1366) but I do know the basics. So I tried a few approaches:

1. Using Gigabyte's "EasyTune" software - the completely idiot-proof way.

2. Using BIOS pre-configured profiles for 7700k specifically (4,8 and 5,0 profiles, that is)

3. Making my own profile - driving voltage down as low as possible so system won't freeze.

 

I have wasted a week and this is just not working. So either I am doing something wrong, or this cooler simply cannot take this CPU.

 

Now, I have heard that with these AIO coolers you simply cannot control the speed of the pump, and only of the fans. Is that true or not? If so - then the temperature burst when running LinX starts to make A LOT of sense.

 

With either one of the 3 options I tried running LinX results in a computer shut down. That is after I see 100 degrees in HWMonitor....

 

To be truthful, I don't think I actually NEED the 4,8 GHz. And of course - that's not why I do it. But I am starting to think either I got a really hot CPU, or a really really bad cooler. At least it's very very quiet!

 

Has anyone had any experience with that particular cooler? Am I looking to get something out of it which simply is not there?

[Phentos]

All 7700K's run very hot when heavily OC'ed. It's because of the crap paste Intel used as the TIM under the IHS (lid). A good AIO like the Kraken X62 or your pick of 240/280mm Corsair coolers will help somewhat. But if you want to get high overclocks while keeping temperatures under control, you'll have to delid. 

 

I did this with a 7700K I bought a few months ago, before I sold it to a friend. OC'ed to 5 Ghz at approx 1.37v. Temps were over 90C. I then delidded the CPU and replaced the horse spunk with Conductonaut liquid metal. Temps were a lot more reasonable, maxing out at about 75C during Prime95 and AIDA64 stress tests. 

[vong]

56 minutes ago, littlegreen said:

Hi guys!

 

I took an inconsiderate opportunity and got my hands on CoolerMaster SEIDON 240V and went ahead and mounted it on my 7700k.

It is sitting on Gigabyte's Z170-HD3P motherboard and yes - I did update to the latest BIOS, which comes after the CPU support one and has a changelog of "VCore adjustments"

 

Now, idling temps - I couldn't be happier with. The CPU drops down to as low as 26 degrees and under normal load usually doesn't go (much) above 60. I am more than happy with those healthy temps, so I guess the cooler does what it's supposed to. CPU turbos at 4.4 GHz on it's own, etc.

 

Now, I am a newbie when it comes to overclocking (i.e. haven't done it since 1366) but I do know the basics. So I tried a few approaches:

1. Using Gigabyte's "EasyTune" software - the completely idiot-proof way.

2. Using BIOS pre-configured profiles for 7700k specifically (4,8 and 5,0 profiles, that is)

3. Making my own profile - driving voltage down as low as possible so system won't freeze.

 

I have wasted a week and this is just not working. So either I am doing something wrong, or this cooler simply cannot take this CPU.

 

Now, I have heard that with these AIO coolers you simply cannot control the speed of the pump, and only of the fans. Is that true or not? If so - then the temperature burst when running LinX starts to make A LOT of sense.

 

With either one of the 3 options I tried running LinX results in a computer shut down. That is after I see 100 degrees in HWMonitor....

 

To be truthful, I don't think I actually NEED the 4,8 GHz. And of course - that's not why I do it. But I am starting to think either I got a really hot CPU, or a really really bad cooler. At least it's very very quiet!

 

Has anyone had any experience with that particular cooler? Am I looking to get something out of it which simply is not there?

I've done a delid on my 7700K with a 5ghz overclock at 1.28v. Idle is around 30 degrees and gets around 50 degrees while gaming. Using the Kraken X62 (has adjustable pump) with Noctua fans.

[paddy-stone]

1 hour ago, littlegreen said:

Hi guys!

 

I took an inconsiderate opportunity and got my hands on CoolerMaster SEIDON 240V and went ahead and mounted it on my 7700k.

It is sitting on Gigabyte's Z170-HD3P motherboard and yes - I did update to the latest BIOS, which comes after the CPU support one and has a changelog of "VCore adjustments"

 

Now, idling temps - I couldn't be happier with. The CPU drops down to as low as 26 degrees and under normal load usually doesn't go (much) above 60. I am more than happy with those healthy temps, so I guess the cooler does what it's supposed to. CPU turbos at 4.4 GHz on it's own, etc.

 

Now, I am a newbie when it comes to overclocking (i.e. haven't done it since 1366) but I do know the basics. So I tried a few approaches:

1. Using Gigabyte's "EasyTune" software - the completely idiot-proof way.

2. Using BIOS pre-configured profiles for 7700k specifically (4,8 and 5,0 profiles, that is)

3. Making my own profile - driving voltage down as low as possible so system won't freeze.

 

I have wasted a week and this is just not working. So either I am doing something wrong, or this cooler simply cannot take this CPU.

 

Now, I have heard that with these AIO coolers you simply cannot control the speed of the pump, and only of the fans. Is that true or not? If so - then the temperature burst when running LinX starts to make A LOT of sense.

 

With either one of the 3 options I tried running LinX results in a computer shut down. That is after I see 100 degrees in HWMonitor....

 

To be truthful, I don't think I actually NEED the 4,8 GHz. And of course - that's not why I do it. But I am starting to think either I got a really hot CPU, or a really really bad cooler. At least it's very very quiet!

 

Has anyone had any experience with that particular cooler? Am I looking to get something out of it which simply is not there?

Make sure you set the pump input to max, performance or whatever options your mobo has... and the fans for it can be wahtever you want, silent/performance or a fan curve. That's how I had my 120mm seidon on my 6700k and it performed great, had that OC'ed to 4.7Ghz across all the cores on 1.25V IIRC, max temp was mid-high 70s with peaks into the low 80s. Obviously you'll have to adjust yours accordingly, as it will also depend on the other cooling you have in your case/chassis... mine was set as exhaust on the top of the case, but I had a nice 200mm fan for intake, a noctua 140mm on silent for exhaust at the back to help cool the VRMs and mobo, and my case was an "open plan" cube case.. so airflow was very very good.

[littlegreen]

Where I am struggling is here:

 

According to my BIOS the pump is at max at all times. Peformance profile or manual curve - does not make a difference. Once the stress test begins temperature rockets so fast the computer just shuts down.

 

I was told these pumps can NOT be controlled by the BIOS - is this true? Mine only has a 3 pin connector - so it makes sense. I was told they control themselves using internal thermometers. 

 

Since the CPU is somewhat new - should I try to get it exchanged? I think I'm still under a month with Amazon. I have heard some are cooler than others.