Temperature Check, do these seem right?

[tcclaviger]

RS 360 with 3x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835705004
Phobya 200mm Radiator with 2xCoolermaster 200mm fans push/pull.
Coolgate 140 radiator with Yate loon 140 high speeds in push/pull.
Phobya HeGrease TIM
XSPC Rasa Block with a lot of pressure cooling my i7 3820.
2x Swiftech MCW-60s mounted on Radeon 6870s.
XSPC 750 res/pump
225GPH AC powered Pond Pump
System is run in series all the way through.


Just wondering if the i7 3820 is in the right ballpark. I have a couple of speed/voltage points.
Ambients stays at a constant range from 25-26c in my office. Temps are running P95.

4802 MHZ 1.404vcore - core0:61c core1:58c core2:59c core3:60c
4904 MHZ 1.472vcore - core0:68c core1:63c core2:63c core3:66c
5000 MHZ 1.520vcore - core0:73c core1:69c core2:70c core3:72c

Radeons are always run at the following settings:
1060mhz core / 1125 memory / 1.297volts
Temps when loading both the CPU and GPUs completely hold at 60c and when all items are at idle sit at about 40c - 44c.

Water temps under full system load float from 33c - 36c depending on CPU settings.

I see posts of people saying XXc at xxxxmhz and they are always lower, sometimes on H100 setups and some people claiming amazing low temps on Air cooling. These quoted temps however very rarely include their ambient temps, so I really have no way to compare them. Just wondering if I am in the right ballpark.

[Utnorris]

P95 is not a normal load, so figure that would be the highest you would ever see. The temps seem a little bit high, but nothing I would worry about if that was under P95. If those were your temps under gaming I would be more concerned. To give you an idea, my 2500k setup would idle around 33-35c n the CPU and 29-31c on the GPU's. This was with air intake at around 27c and water temp around 29-30c. Under load it would jump up to 60c on the CPU for something like folding or video conversions and the water would jump to around 32-33c. But under gaming I would sit around 40-42c for the CPU.

[tcclaviger]

Thanks Utnorris

Under BF3, CPU temps are about 20c lower than P95, and the GPUs sit in the low 50s even after marathon 4 hour + sessions

Actually I think they may be dead on compared to your temps then, keep in mind the massive L3 and extra voltage of the 3820. Idle CPU temps with no load on anything (remember Radeons do not Idle voltage when OCd in CF only clock speed) is 33-37c, it fluxuates quite a bit.

Your Loop is superior to mine in many ways, but I am willing to bet that I tolerate much higher fan RPM than most people do. I let em run at about 90%, the Panaflo's that is, and they are LOUD fans at full tilt. For refference, the Yate Loon 140 Highs are silent in comparison, as in I can't hear them at all over the Panaflos lol.

I ordered my Raystorm and my Rampage 4 VRM block today, so hopefully after that and some tubing revisions, I can get the 5GHZ temps to stay under 70c (god willing) so I can run it full tilt at all times with some extra safety margin.

[PiLsY]

Just so youre aware high mounting pressure is not always the way forward. The cpu IHS is usually horribly uneven, so you may get better temps by applying uneven pressure to "roll" the base bow around on the cpu until you get a snug fit. Its easiest to find the sweet spot at low mounting pressure by varying clamp pressure and watching temps, then clamp everything down consistent with results and tune by very small turns. My first 2500k likes a half turn more on both at the top of the board to centre the block imprint more, lose 1c from core 0,1,2 and 2c from core 3. My second 2500k has a 1/4 turn more @ cpu 8 pin corner and a full turn more at lower io plate corner.

Your temps look fine to me though, about 10c better than my 2500k at same volts anyway (though I run a raystorm, more rad and push/pull but much lower rpm).

Rasa to Raystorm upgrade gained me 2c to 3c across all cores.

[tcclaviger]

Just wanted to add that I did change to a Raystrom from the Rasa. Temps did improve, however I am beyond the "keep it cool" new factor, now I just push it till she cries for mercy lol. While themps are not lower than what I posted above, those voltages turned out not to be 100% stable thus 1.528@4.9 instead of 1.472

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