Bad temps with custom loop?

[Davidwr80]

Hello everyone,

A few days ago I installed my first ever custom loop into my system (6700K, 2X 1080ti). I gave my best to push most of the air bubbles out, I leak tested it overnight. Next day, I decided to do some temperature tests...and was slightly disappointed. I expected my GPUs to sit at 40-50C under load, I was not expecting good temps from my CPU tho since I have it at 1.44V. All fan speeds are based on the liquid temperature, they go from 25% at 25C to 100% at 45C. The liquid temperature seems to level off at 37C, the fans are sitting therefore at around 1800 rpm.

The components of my loop are:

EK Water Blocks EK-XRES 100 SPC-60 MX

10 normal, 4 90° fittings

EK Water Blocks EK-Tube ZMT 

2x K Water Blocks EK-FC1080 GTX Ti Aorus - Acetal+Nickel + backplates

EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO

2x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 360 

EK Water Blocks EK-FC Terminal DUAL Serial 3-Slot

6x Corsair ML120 Premium Magnetic Levitation fans

EK Water Blocks EK-CryoFuel Premix

 

The temps shown in the screenshot are the result after playing 1 hour of ARK while watching youtube. So the question is: is this normal? or should my temps be lower? if so, what can I change to get better temps?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

ur at high voltages, thats a normal temp, delid if u want better temps :v

[Davidwr80]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

ur at high voltages, thats a normal temp, delid if u want better temps :v

I'm fine with the CPU sitting at 80C, the GPUs are what I care about

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

3 minutes ago, Davidwr80 said:

I'm fine with the CPU sitting at 80C, the GPUs are what I care about

those have a maxtemp of 91C, i wouldnt worry for a shit :v ( everything seems normal )

 

the last thing u can really try is reapply thermal paste on the gpu ( gpu,s need more then cpus )

 

doubt ul get much difference tehre tho :v coz it seems quite fine

[Davidwr80]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

those have a maxtemp of 91C, i wouldnt worry for a shit :v ( everything seems normal )

Yes, I'm not concerned about them getting damaged, but Pascal cards begin to throttle their clock at 60C and up. So I would like to keep them far away from that temperature so that I can push their clocks higher, without them throttling. 

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

2 minutes ago, Davidwr80 said:

Yes, I'm not concerned about them getting damaged, but Pascal cards begin to throttle their clock at 60C and up. So I would like to keep them far away from that temperature so that I can push their clocks higher, without them throttling. 

edit bios to change throttle? ._.

[W-L]

8 minutes ago, Davidwr80 said:

Hello everyone,

A few days ago I installed my first ever custom loop into my system (6700K, 2X 1080ti). I gave my best to push most of the air bubbles out, I leak tested it overnight. Next day, I decided to do some temperature tests...and was slightly disappointed. I expected my GPUs to sit at 40-50C under load, I was not expecting good temps from my CPU tho since I have it at 1.44V. All fan speeds are based on the liquid temperature, they go from 25% at 25C to 100% at 45C. The liquid temperature seems to level off at 37C, the fans are sitting therefore at around 1800 rpm.

The components of my loop are:

EK Water Blocks EK-XRES 100 SPC-60 MX

10 normal, 4 90° fittings

EK Water Blocks EK-Tube ZMT 

2x K Water Blocks EK-FC1080 GTX Ti Aorus - Acetal+Nickel + backplates

EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO

2x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 360 

EK Water Blocks EK-FC Terminal DUAL Serial 3-Slot

6x Corsair ML120 Premium Magnetic Levitation fans

EK Water Blocks EK-CryoFuel Premix

 

The temps shown in the screenshot are the result after playing 1 hour of ARK while watching youtube. So the question is: is this normal? or should my temps be lower? if so, what can I change to get better temps?

For the settings and what you have in the loop those all look about right for the setting you have and components.

[Davidwr80]

Just now, W-L said:

For the settings and waht you have in the loop those all look about right for the setting you have and components within the loop. 

Alright, do you know how I could improve my temps even further? a faster/stronger pump maybe? I cant fit more than 2 360 rads in my case... I really want my gpus to be cooler, because I cant really oc them atm without them pulling their clocks down...

[W-L]

Just now, Davidwr80 said:

Alright, do you know how I could improve my temps even further? a faster/stronger pump maybe? I cant fit more than 2 360 rads in my case... I really want my gpus to be cooler, because I cant really oc them atm without them pulling their clocks down...

A better pump can help marginally, maybe a couple of degrees if there is a lot of restriction within the loop. The cards shouldn't downclock as long as you set the temperature threshold on them high and max out the voltages you can give to them since your only hitting 50C. 

 

Do you have a photo of the loop that can sometimes provide some extra details. 

[Davidwr80]

1 hour ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

edit bios to change throttle? ._.

That is not really the solution I was looking for...

 

1 hour ago, W-L said:

A better pump can help marginally, maybe a couple of degrees if there is a lot of restriction within the loop. The cards shouldn't downclock as long as you set the temperature threshold on them high and max out the voltages you can give to them since your only hitting 50C. 

 

Do you have a photo of the loop that can sometimes provide some extra details. 

My upper card hits 65C, the lower one does not that is true. here is a photo:

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

9 minutes ago, Davidwr80 said:

That is not really the solution I was looking for...

 

3 minutes ago, Davidwr80 said:

My upper card hits 65C, the lower one does not that is true. here is a photo:

thast because the more components it goes through the warmer the water will be, if ud change ur loop to add another rad just for u gpu,s temps prolly drop but worth it? no 65*C is really low lol ( for a gpu )

[W-L]

3 minutes ago, Davidwr80 said:

My upper card hits 65C, the lower one does not that is true. here is a photo:

As said 65C isn't bad, if you want to test to see if it's just excessive restriction you can try and max out the pump speed to see if it makes a noticeable difference in temps. 

[Davidwr80]

1 hour ago, W-L said:

As said 65C isn't bad, if you want to test to see if it's just excessive restriction you can try and max out the pump speed to see if it makes a noticeable difference in temps. 

I already run my pump at max rpm, it is not that loud, to be honest, which is why I was thinking that it might be too weak for my loop...

 

1 hour ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

thast because the more components it goes through the warmer the water will be, if ud change ur loop to add another rad just for u gpu,s temps prolly drop but worth it? no 65*C is really low lol ( for a gpu )

The thing is, even the Aorus air cooler has the card sitting at about 62C under load ( not if the cards are sandwiched together in SLI of course), I just expected that my loop would at least beat the stock air cooler...

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

3 minutes ago, Davidwr80 said:

The thing is, even the Aorus air cooler has the card sitting at about 62C under load ( not if the cards are sandwiched together in SLI of course), I just expected that my loop would at least beat the stock air cooler...

yeah, with gpu,s thats not always the case :c i know its sad, those custom coolers do quite a good job already :v  if u wouldnt oc ur cpu the temps on the gpu,s should also drop quite good ^^

 

all u can do is get a extra rad specific for gpu's  ( thick 120mm or smt c: )

 

many ppl getting water loops dont get what they expect... usually they simply expect too much

 

the fact u got ur cpu running at those volts is already amazing

[Davidwr80]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

yeah, with gpu,s thats not always the case :c i know its sad, those custom coolers do quite a good job already :v  if u wouldnt oc ur cpu the temps on the gpu,s should also drop quite good ^^

 

all u can do is get a extra rad specific for gpu's  ( thick 120mm or smt c: )

Alright, I'll look into it, thx for your help man.