WOW Water cool your GPU

[RichUK]

 

 

not really worth lowering the overall life of the chip

 

C'mon Rich! If you can't fry an egg on your CPU/GPU you aren't pushing it hard enough!

[Richard Sennett]

That's correct, however all the fan headers on the maximus vii can work in pwm or DC mode, and they can all be set individually to regulate off of the CPU temp or the mobo temp. All of them are 4 pin pwm capable. But yes, you can easily spilt one pwm header into two fans or two pumps.

 

Thanks brother - much appreciated

 

 

I'm scared Rich lol

[OneWhoKnocks53]

C'mon Rich! If you can't fry an egg on your CPU/GPU you aren't pushing it hard enough!

 

Exactly! Shoot for 5gh!

[Richard Sennett]

FYI Guys do not use included thermal paste before installing cooler - use the pea method with arctic silver - I tried it - then right away took it back off and the result was terrible wanted to see and it was nasty it was a very thin non consistent layer - yuck

[Christopher Low]

 

Guys I never see my cpu temps go beyond 46 degrees while running P3D - wondering why you have these much higher temps has to be the corsair coolers doing their thing I guess - I use a push and pull method

 

I will have to check what the CPU temperatures are when P3D is running. I was referring above to Prime 95 stress tests that really hammer the four cores.

 

Nevertheless, I think there is a way to add a second fan on the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (to get that "push and pull" you mention), and that might be a cost effective way of getting some additional cooling.

[Richard Sennett]

I will have to check what the CPU temperatures are when P3D is running. I was referring above to Prime 95 stress tests that really hammer the four cores.

 

Ah got yah - I ran prime to test gpu and didnt even think to check cpu portion

[OneWhoKnocks53]

FYI Guys do not use included thermal paste before installing cooler - use the pea method with arctic silver - I tried it - then right away took it back off and the result was terrible wanted to see and it was nasty it was a very thin non consistent layer - yuck

 

Agreed, in fact my best results were running a vertical stripe on the CPU about 1mm wide. The stripe ensures that the TIM is covering the entire processor, not the whole IHS. I'm pretty sure the pea method works best with the GPU die.

 

Ah got yah - I ran prime to test gpu and didnt even think to check cpu portion

 

Do not use the latest prime 95 with ANY Haswell CPU. Your temps will shoot above 100c with even the best cooling. Prime95 26.6 will give you a better real world idea of your max temps.

[SirStiggie]

Watercooling my cards is the next upgrade for my rig and I'm glad to see it paid off here. Any reason you went this route and not a custom loop?

[OneWhoKnocks53]

Nevertheless, I think there is a way to add a second fan on the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (to get that "push and pull" you mention), and that might be a cost effective way of getting some additional cooling.

 

You can do the same thing with the cooler master 212, just use zip ties if there are no mounting options on the cooler for your second fan, and get a pwm fan splitter to run both fans off of the same header, as long as it is a 4 pin.

[Richard Sennett]

Watercooling my cards is the next upgrade for my rig and I'm glad to see it paid off here. Any reason you went this route and not a custom loop?

 

Cost Chris - this method works great for a lot less and less complexity 

[SirStiggie]

Cost Chris - this method works great for a lot less and less complexity

I'm with you there. Planning a custom loop for my two 980's now and the cost is daunting.

[OneWhoKnocks53]

I'm desperate for a second 970gtx for this upcoming sli revelation, maybe ill just have to try your GPU cooling method. I'm ashamed to say I still haven't voided my warranty on the card yet, not like me at all.

[KingGhidorah]

So I guess it goes without saying that if we already have a Corsair H80 being used to cool the CPU, then we would need another one dedicated to one of the video cards (or one for each)?

[dgraham1284]

Welcome to the world of water cooling. Saves power, keeps components lasting longer, higher overclocks and it looks cool. 

[Richard Sennett]

So I guess it goes without saying that if we already have a Corsair H80 being used to cool the CPU, then we would need another one dedicated to one of the video cards (or one for each)?

 

Yes but with Kraken G10 you need to buy a nzxt cooler of a Corsair H75 water cooler - H80 will not fit pump is a rectangle - kraken hole is round

 

 

Welcome to the world of water cooling. Saves power, keeps components lasting longer, higher overclocks and it looks cool. 

 

Does look cool but works even better