Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone can help me.
I've recently built a new gaming rig using the following components:
ASUS Z97 Deluxe
i7-4790K
H100i cooler
AX860i PSU
Fractal Design R4
Club3D R9 290 Royal Ace
For cooling, I've got the stock Fractal Design fans in the rear and bottom of the case.
Rear fan is extracting. Bottom fan in blowing air upwards at graphics card.
In the front, I've got 2 x 140mm Noctua NF-A14 PWMs.
On the H100i, I've got 2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWMs in push configuration.
All fans are being controlled from motherboard headers, with appropriate settings for DC/PWM in BIOS.
I gave up on having the H100i control it's fans, as the CorsairLink software is so flaky. In the latest version, it won't even recognise that the 860i is connected. It should be noted that the temperatures were worse with the stock Corsair fans controlled by the H100i.
Right now, I've got no overclocks running, and I'm seeing much higher than expected CPU temperatures. Ambient temperature is 22 degrees C.
At idle, CPU cores (as read by RealTemp v3.70) are reading 34, 32, 33, 33 degrees C.
Under load with Prime95 (small FFT), temperatures reach 75, 73, 74, 69 degrees C.
Based on figures I've seen on the forum here, and elsewhere I was expecting temps at least 10 degrees C cooler.
When I attempted a 4.6GHz auto overclock using Ai Suite 3, then CPU temps on all but one core reached Tj Max (100 degrees C). Not good!
Again, some of this could be down to the way that the overclock is being performed, and the higher than needed voltage.
However, others are reporting much lower temperatures using the same overclock mechanism (see Temps running Prime95).
I've removed the cooling block, cleaned both CPU and block with Arctic Silver cleaner and finisher, tinted both components, and then used Arctic Silver 5 when putting it all back together. Temperatures did drop a degree or so, but nothing major.
Something I did notice is that it's seems almost impossible to clamp down the cooling block, such that you can't move it around on top of the CPU. I've checked the backplate, and it is in the correct orientation, which I've seen mentioned as a possible cause. It seems to me that the rubber gromits on the backplate are not thick enough to allow a firm clamp down (I've noticed some folks say to use additional rubber washers). If I can't get a good thermal interface with the H100i, then I'm thinking of going with air cooling instead (won't mention the make and model I'm thinking of, as I don't think that's allowed here.).
Would be interested to know what folks think, as I'm rapidly running out of patience with Corsair. Current estimate (from support ticket) for fixing CorsairLink issues is 1-2 months, and they wouldn't offer any opinion on the poor cooling issue described above.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Andy.
Just wondering if anyone can help me.
I've recently built a new gaming rig using the following components:
ASUS Z97 Deluxe
i7-4790K
H100i cooler
AX860i PSU
Fractal Design R4
Club3D R9 290 Royal Ace
For cooling, I've got the stock Fractal Design fans in the rear and bottom of the case.
Rear fan is extracting. Bottom fan in blowing air upwards at graphics card.
In the front, I've got 2 x 140mm Noctua NF-A14 PWMs.
On the H100i, I've got 2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWMs in push configuration.
All fans are being controlled from motherboard headers, with appropriate settings for DC/PWM in BIOS.
I gave up on having the H100i control it's fans, as the CorsairLink software is so flaky. In the latest version, it won't even recognise that the 860i is connected. It should be noted that the temperatures were worse with the stock Corsair fans controlled by the H100i.
Right now, I've got no overclocks running, and I'm seeing much higher than expected CPU temperatures. Ambient temperature is 22 degrees C.
At idle, CPU cores (as read by RealTemp v3.70) are reading 34, 32, 33, 33 degrees C.
Under load with Prime95 (small FFT), temperatures reach 75, 73, 74, 69 degrees C.
Based on figures I've seen on the forum here, and elsewhere I was expecting temps at least 10 degrees C cooler.
When I attempted a 4.6GHz auto overclock using Ai Suite 3, then CPU temps on all but one core reached Tj Max (100 degrees C). Not good!
Again, some of this could be down to the way that the overclock is being performed, and the higher than needed voltage.
However, others are reporting much lower temperatures using the same overclock mechanism (see Temps running Prime95).
I've removed the cooling block, cleaned both CPU and block with Arctic Silver cleaner and finisher, tinted both components, and then used Arctic Silver 5 when putting it all back together. Temperatures did drop a degree or so, but nothing major.
Something I did notice is that it's seems almost impossible to clamp down the cooling block, such that you can't move it around on top of the CPU. I've checked the backplate, and it is in the correct orientation, which I've seen mentioned as a possible cause. It seems to me that the rubber gromits on the backplate are not thick enough to allow a firm clamp down (I've noticed some folks say to use additional rubber washers). If I can't get a good thermal interface with the H100i, then I'm thinking of going with air cooling instead (won't mention the make and model I'm thinking of, as I don't think that's allowed here.).
Would be interested to know what folks think, as I'm rapidly running out of patience with Corsair. Current estimate (from support ticket) for fixing CorsairLink issues is 1-2 months, and they wouldn't offer any opinion on the poor cooling issue described above.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Andy.
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