this wb its great,at my single loop,for entire system,have 45 grades maximum,frequencies is 710/1528/1242.
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this wb its great,at my single loop,for entire system,have 45 grades maximum,frequencies is 710/1528/1242.
Hmm, working now, not sure what was up earlier :)
Well whilst my temps are much better than they were before I tightened up my screws a fair bit, I'm still reaching 30C above water temp with some games which work the GPU hard.
Not very happy tbqh :(
I am having temp issues with my cards on my set-up. I'll try to give a feedback on this once Eddy replies on my email.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...2/DSC03386.jpg
thats a shame :\ it looks so nice :)
@sniipeyeah, but once Eddy solves this for me, this will kicka@$$!!!Quote:
thats a shame :\ it looks so nice
i know his cooling problem 3 x GTX280 on one 360 radiator
I have the EK nickel block for the GTX280 sc with the alu back plate. I am worried of all the issues that i might return it,
but i love the way it looks and really want to keep it,
Are there more problems with it or is it just we hear the issues but there is a lot that work great and you
just don't hear that.
With what I've read in this thread, I have two of the 'thinner' blocks as they measure 5mm at the screw holes. They're both still in the box, unmounted - I supposed I should wait to hear back from Eddy before going further? I have the aluminum back plates and also ordered the WC back plates to go with my 2 280's in a Striker II Extreme board... I have some time to get this all resolved but I want to make sure and get it right the first time.
You have a PM and email Eddy. It's greatly appreciated how forthright you've been regarding this issue.
@stangracinWhat do you expect? A 480 rad? a 360 high performance rad should already do the trick, my overclocked QX9770 to 4.2Ghz idles at 31c-34c on just a TFC-x 240 rad and to think it includes some overvoltaged chipsets within the loop.Quote:
i know his cooling problem 3 x GTX280 on one 360 radiator
A 360 Rad is what the experts recommended before I built this powerful rig, so maybe that's just your own opinion w/o any basis.
crossover, how come your 280 backplate is different from mine??
to those people using a backplate like my one..do we need to
put a thermal pad at the middle of the plate(behind the gpu chip)?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35...y/DSC01401.jpg
That backplate is interesting! I suggested the same mod to Eddy way back in this thread last year.
Where can I get the replacement plate from?
Also got the problem with to much space between the gpu and the waterblock. what happens when i put a large thermal pad directly on the gpu to close the gap, will the temperatures be o.k?
Hi!
If you have noticed.
The 260 and 280 cards dont have a alu reinforcer arount the GPU.
The holes around the GPU are prepared for tnis, but I dont know the reason why they did not add it.
Now the newer 295, 285, and 55nm 260 has it and this will terminate this issue.
Overtightening is the cause for all this problems.
Matic: Adding thermal pad on the gpu will not help.
But is the backplate shown above a new design? It has the back of the GPU covered so adding a pad here would help push the GPU mount up from behind and prevent the board bending, surely, in the same way as with the braces for the back of motherboard CPU sockets?
Hello first
I have a big fear abot my gtx280 vrm temps.
Testing with furmark, vrm temps reaches 80 degrees, with ek fc280 gtx sli mounted.Is it ok?
I must say that i used thermal pad that came with the block.
Please, if u have the same card and it's water cooled , make a test for me.
Please run furmark and post the temperatures.
I use for measuring Rivatuner.
Please specify , what block you are using and what card/brand
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1234050626
I have the same backplates you have. One of mine had a plastic tape like material in the middle and the other one did not have it. I too am confused?Quote:
Originally Posted by zoz
Eddy........please help:shrug:
Yes i have the same question! My backplate has a sticker on the back... Eddy help...
I now have three dead 280gtx now, got green leds, use two different psu, two different known working mobo, different ram
No display at all, this must be one of the worse block ek has made, loads of people have had problems with this block
I have the old backplate btw
gonna look weird rma all three to evga lol
I just installed mine, without a backplate. Contact seems great. Guess ill see how the temps are once I get everything installed.
I have problem with my GPU block.There is bad contact with v regulators - my temps are over 100 C.I'm using 0.5 mm thermal pads and backpalte as well.
GPu temps seems to be ok, 63 C in full load, PCB temp 42 C - which is not bad.
Any ideas?
In the R2E thread that I subscribe to you mentioned that you plugged in the wrong 8 pin wires into your card(s). Are you sure that didn't fry something?Quote:
Originally Posted by davep
Ok problem solved.
I removed thermal pads from memory sticks - there was no contact with GPU and VDDC at all.
I used 1 mm pads for v regulators and now is fine.
But.... my card looks like banana now :P
So my advice - don't use thermal pads for memory sticks ;)
Hmm is this still a problem ? I have just fitted 2 of these blocks to my 280's I didnet over tighten as I was concerned about pressure applied to the components.
I am not using the backplate, instead I am using scythe ram sinks as the memory hardly gets warm.
I only use MX-2 on the GPU and Vrm and memory which is non conductive.
You should use thermal pads on the vrm's because with thermal paste they MAY not have proper contact and then burn... resulting in a dead card...
As per instructions the smaller 7 vrms are covered with cut outs from the supplied grey thermal pad.
The rest are covered using a very small amount of MX-2.
Sorry.. i was not clear enough :)
Back to the theme...
I have problem with my GTX 280 SLI and high temps. I have mount two blocks from Eddy:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ewMJ_gKYs2k/St...UFmF6DYw/8.jpg
And, on one card i have very high temps in stress ( 92 degree ), but on second all is ok. So i check blocks ( thermal pads, thermal paste ) - all fine. So i decide to change blocks on cards, after that the same situation - diffrent block the same high temps.
Both cards all ok, i check it with stock cooling - no problems.
Where can be a problem ?
Could be a tolerance problem with one of the cards. Maybe some of the components are placed a little higher, thereby preventing good GPU contact. When you take the block off hows the thermal paste imprint on the GPU (I recommend placing a blob of TIM not manual spreading)? Depending on how bad it is maybe you can tighten the screws around the GPU a little more.
Thermal paste imprint ok with gpu, mems and Nivo chipset. Power section is also ok with thermal pads. On idle temp is ok 40-43 rock stable, but when i push something 3D - temps go creazy high. I try two block on this card and the same result. On second card this two blocks works fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by cx-ray
About screw i try low,med,high force and no result. I will try to put thermal padnfor nivo maybe there is something wrong.
The most strange thing is this that on stock ac Cooling this card work fine, no problems. Max temp on stock Cooling is 85
When there's good contact with all components cooling must be okay. I only can think of two things.
1) Contact at some point is good, but after you install the card contact is lost in some places. Try setting your motherboard horizontally (if it isn't) to see if temps change.
2) There might be something wrong with the water flow. Have your checked the temp of the problem card when running on it's own without the other card connected in the loop?
when card was work along with this block, everything was ok. When i will back from holiday's i will put this card on bottom pcie slot ( she always work in top pcie slot ). Maybe that will be a solution. I give you know after 27th ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by cx-ray
Ok Guys after today 5h battle with this problem - result is ... one of gtx280 is not good, because:
- i change pcie slot - failed
- i put thermalpad on nivo - failed
- i mount by one card and this which has problem with temp test - failed
When i put second card ( this one which work with no problem with temps ) - everything was ok.
It's a little bit difficult to tell from the SLI image by you a few posts back, but it looks like you're using the two center screws above and below the GPU. Due to risk of warping EK told people not to use those screws in the older blocks. In later block revisions EK also completely left out the top and bottom center screws holes around the GPU
...maybe worth a try if you haven't already.
Hmm so why second card works great with this screws ? I screw in just a little so there is no problem with that. I observe that temp is for 15min ok ( in 3d ) and then shot to 90 degrees - when i come back to 2d temp is ok :/ Strange.
UPDATE:
Today i make second test with this card:
- a put other thermalpad, more "fat"
- i demount 2 screws near gpu
After that i trun on furmark for 2h with SLI mode. During this 2h temps were ok, but after that the problem hit again. And this card hit 80 degrees :(
Guys, I have just installed this card today, it's the first time I have ever fitted a waterblock, so I was wondering if someone here could tell me how tight I need to put the screws in??
I've just fitted them with very little force, will this be good enough?
I can't test the card atm, as I am in the process of swapping my hardware out into my new case.
What are you guys using to check the temps of the mosfets?
If someone can tell me how tight to put the screws in that would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
I suggest you gradually use more force.
But you dont need to use minimum force.
Just do not exaggerate and follow the PCB bending.
If you use bigger screwdriver you need less force to apply the right momentum.
If you use small screwsrtiver you need more force to apply right momentum.
How do you mean "gradually use more force"??
Sorry but I am a complete noob when it comes to fitting blocks, this is the first time I have ever done anything like this.
I forgot to say, but should I be leaving these 2 screws out as shown in this image?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1256894664
Or should I fit them?
I was wondering if someone could tell me whether this is just an issue with RivaTuners temp monitoring plugins, or if it is something wrong with my card?
I've fitted this block onto my 280, and I ran furmark for about 10 minutes, the GPU core temp seems good to me, but I am unsure about the VRM temps, there was 2 occasions where Rivatuner said that it shot up to like 243c, but it was just a spike for less than a second, you can see it in this picture.
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1256/59663754.jpg
The idle temps look pretty good as well I thought, but I am a little concerned about those vrm load temps, however, I never checked the temps of the vrm's when I had the stock cooler fitted to the card, so I don't really have anything to compare them with..
Here is a pic of my idle temps.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9856/33715321.jpg
If someone could tell me whether these temps are normal, and if that spike shown in the pic above is just a bug with riva tuners monitoring plugin or not... I mean, surely the vrm didn't shoot up to 243c, wouldn't that kill the card?!?!?
Thanks in advance.
I see nothing out of the ordinary. Not sure what those spikes are. I get them as well at random intervals and my cards have been going strong for almost a year.
Thanks for that mate, I just panic, this is the first time I have ever used WC, I was actually shaking when I first turned on my PC!!
I just have my card under water atm, as I am shifting all my hardware from my TJ10 into my TJ07 this weekend, but I already fitted this block to my card, and after reading this thread and hearing about the problems other guys have been having with this block, I couldn't wait until the weekend to find out whether mine was dodgy or not, so I decided to hook it up to my PC to check it out.
So yours also spikes out like that as well?
I'm gonna go have a GTA4 session, and I will log my temps to see if they stay in check.
Yes those are normal as you can see in this old pic:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2...3321225qi4.jpg
Thanks for the reply mate,
I played both GTA4, and Crysis Warhead for several hours last night, and my temps seem to be perfect, my VRM temps didn't go higher than 50c when gaming, Furmark must really stress the GPU really hard, because the VRM's were like 30c hotter than they were when I was gaming.
I'm just glad that I didn't run into any issues with this block, as I was really worried after seeing the other guys in this thread having problems, and with it being my first ever attempt at water cooling, that made it even worse!!
Hi guys,
how do you connect the Backside Block to the Frontside? Malik did it somehow --> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...80#post3267480
Greetings,
promillo
I was having a little inspection inside my case today, and I have noticed that my GTX280 PCB is warping right beside the SLi connectors, I don't recall it being like this prior to installing this block, and I was wondering whether anyone else has experienced this??
When I fitted the block I used very little (if any) force when I put the screws in, they are barely tight tbh, so I don't understand why the card is warping like this.
eddy,
i just got an ek-fc280 from performance pc's... im having the heat issue... i have 3 cards total... 2 of them i bought used with ek blocks pre-installed... the third was a card that i had already... i picked up a third block so i could run tri sli... i tried moving the block to different cards and saw the same results... i also noticed that this block flexes the pcb while the other 2 blocks do not...
do you guys still offer this warranty??? im assuming that the blocks are most likely no longer being produced, but do you guys have any sitting around in stock that you could hook me up with??