Michaeljcox24
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So this is the loop I was on about building mid last week. The build went well in general. There were a couple of bollocks dropped, but it was my first ever loop and cosmetically, a lot of people have said it's pretty good for a first time effort. I did manage to spill coolant in the PSU, which after a couple of days in the airing cupboard was ok, and at one point, the thermal cap came off one of the cards, but again, with a bit of MX-4 I re applied to the gpu itself, re covered, and things went ok.
However, looks are not everything....
The cards idle at 30 and 31, and the cpu idles at 30 - 35. Under load though, is a different kettle of fish. The top card slowly goes up to 75 ish, and hovers around there with the bottom card sitting around 60 - 65.
I've tried tipping the rig left and right, and back and forward, but no bubbles appear anywhere. It's been like it for 3 days now, but I can't seem to resolve the issue. I've got the pump speed on 5, and the fans on full blast. So gents.....
- Do you think investing in a stand alone rad like a RX240, and sitting it next to the rig instead of the fixed 140 on the side, temps would improve? I've got tomorrow off to shop about but it seems like a hell of a lot of degrees to pull back. I don't want to be in the situation where I invest 100 odd quid and it pulls back 2C. I can sit it round the back of the rig and run the fan leads in through the back of the rig in an expansion slot.
- Would changing that prolimatech fan on the back for a GT fan improve things much?
- Does the parallel link look right between the cards?
- Are there any other known ways of faulting finding loops like this. This is my first ever one and I'm pretty much open to being called noob of the year if it means resolving the issue.