1080ti/Kraken G12 problems

RobinHood5 · June 25, 2017

So I installed the Kraken G12 with a corsair H105 onto my ASUS Turbo 1080ti. It idles right at about 32c but as soon as there is any load it goes straight to 80+C and thermal throttles hard.

I've verified that the pump is running and everything else is wired up good.

I reseated the cooler being extra careful to get it tightened evenly. It visually looks like the block is making contact with the die. Same thing.

So finally I tried using a little copper shim between the cooler and the GPU. Same results. I'm not usually one to need to ask for help but I'm just straight out of ideas.

EDIT: I'm using Arctic silver V thermal paste with each application.

Enderman · June 25, 2017

Is the air coming through the radiator warm?
Is one of the tubes warmer than the other?

RobinHood5 · June 25, 2017

No. I did confirm that there must be SOME contact and SOME cooling taking place though. I unplugged the pump all together while it was idling and the temperature did start to creep up and it went back down once it was plugged in.