H140-X Pump/levels concerns?
H140-X Pump/levels concerns?
I am a bit concerned about the new water cooler i brought yesterday. Its my first so i may have some mistakes about.
Anyway i overclocked my 4690k to 4.3Ghz with a core voltage of 1.2340 with my MSI Z97 Gaming 5. The clock ran stable for about 4 hours under 80-100% load will test more perhaps but it hasn't crashed on me yet. However the temps are fine at 75*C peek. but im not sure if its only this hot because of my cooler. Wouldnt be surprised at all if not so but still.
My H140-X has the pump on the top end of the reservoir and i can see that the fluid levels are 1 CM from the top of the window. Could this mean that the pump is getting all the liquid it may need? Therefor not cooling at its best?
Would take pictures but waiting on my new phone and theres nothing else. So hers a horrible paint image.
The red line is where the water reaches and the arrows are pump direction.
If the temperatures are elevated, it could be due to excessive voltage settings. Also, with a Swiftech H220 X2 on your son's PC, you need to check the direction of flow. As long as the pump impeller stays submerged, everything is fine. You can also add a little distilled water to the top of the cooler by opening the chrome fill cap (see bottom of the photo). This can be done while the unit is running, which helps move air through the radiator.
If your temperatures are elevated, it could be due to excessive voltage settings. Also, with my Swiftech H220 X2 on my son's PC, I need to check if the flow direction is correct. As long as the pump impeller stays submerged, everything should be fine. You can also add a little distilled water to top the cooler by opening the chrome fill cap (see bottom of the photo). This works well while the unit is running and helps move air through the radiator. It’s good to know about this water addition. I was curious if it would make sense to do this given what’s already in there, though I’m not sure.
and if you want to top it up you will find that end port/plug is a pain i had to turn the whole pc 90 degrees so that was upwards or you really risk fluid coming out on you
the device was positioned horizontally; if you place it vertically with the plug/port at the top, it should work fine for refilling. however, if the plug/port is at the bottom, you must turn your pc 180 degrees to allow refilling.
should be fine but word of warning there have been cases mine included by the way where micro fractures around the screws of that acrylic window occurred after months of use leading to tiny leak near the pump outlet
so if the level ever starts to drop be aware of that--the cracks/fractures are not visible either they are behind the metal surrounding the acrylic window