Help with watercooling
Help with watercooling
Hey everyone, I just installed my first custom liquid cooling loop using the "EK Water Blocks EK-KIT P280 Performance Watercooling Kit." It came highly recommended by someone on the forums. I'm running an i7 4790k and the setup took some time because it was my first build, but I wanted everything to be perfect—no leaks allowed!
At first, I wanted to check if my temperatures were normal with this loop. I'm using a Corsair Air 540 with two 140mm fans at the front, one 140mm fan at the back, and a radiator on top with two 140mm fans pushing air. Under full load with Prime95, my CPU temperature is around 60°C, and it drops to about 30°C when idle. Does this look like acceptable temps? I've already overclocked my 4790k to 4.7GHz with a Vcore of 1.2.
I also have a GTX 980 Ti Armor 2 in one and plan to add another for SLI soon. I'm keeping an eye on the temps with this configuration but will consider water cooling for both cards eventually. I'm not very experienced yet, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Those 980 Ti's are MSI, right? According to the site, it seems like a reference PCB card might not be the best fit. The PCI-e connector should have the nVidia logo near the gold contacts, but this isn't guaranteed. If it's not a reference PCB, you'll need to locate a universal GPU block with the necessary RAM sinks for MOSFETs, vRAM and VRMs, as these components also require proper cooling. Alternatively, a full cover block could be the best cooling solution. Universal blocks have proven effective in the past—especially with MCW80s, which performed well on older cards due to their high-flow design. Make sure the remaining components get enough airflow as well.
Yeah they're MSI, I received an email from ekwb with a link:
https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/step1_..._gpus=1791
That matches exactly what I need.
As I mentioned, I'll keep an eye on the temperatures in sli and decide whether a new OC is necessary for smooth 4K. Then I'll place the order from ekwb and likely add another GPU to my system.
If you're boosting both the 980 Ti and the 4790K, you'd require 3 240mm rads. Yikes, your air 540 might only fit two of them and possibly a single 120mm at the back, leaving no room for case fans to ensure proper airflow.
Nice sheet saved successfully. Minor issue: the multiplier for D-T 10 at 140mm with 0.5GPM is x1 instead of x2.
Phillstanyo :
Hey everyone, I just installed my first custom liquid cooling loop using the "EK Water Blocks EK-KIT P280 Performance Watercooling Kit" that a forum member suggested. I'm running an i7 4790k and the setup took some time because it was my first build, but I wanted everything to be flawless (I’ll cry if it leaks and ruins my project).
At first, I wanted to check if the temperatures were normal or expected with this loop. I’m using a Corsair Air 540 with two 140mm fans at the front, one 140mm fan at the back, and a radiator on top with two 140mm fans pushing air. Under full load with Prime95, my CPU temperature is around 60°C, and it drops to about 30°C when idle. Does this look like acceptable temps? I’ve already overclocked my 4790k to 4.7GHz with a Vcore of 1.2.
I also have a GTX 980 Ti Armor 2 in one and plan to add another for SLI soon. I’ll keep an eye on the temps with this configuration but might consider adding water cooling to both graphics cards, maybe even another radiator at the front. Do you know any water blocks that would work with the GTX 980 Ti Armor 2? I haven’t searched much online yet, and I’m still learning about this build.
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You didn’t mention your room temperature or the difference between ambient and water temperatures...
To give a proper answer, I’d need all the relevant details. Anyone with more experience would be really helpful.