Surprise! Koolance idle temp problems!

[cluelessguy]

Is it even legal to own a QX9650 and not overclock it...? Hope you fix that in the future.

Fluid XP is thicker than regular water, so I'm not sure I like the idea of using it with that lower powered pump. Condensation in the reservoir isn't a problem, don't worry.

I was never able to get Speedfan to clearly give me temps with my own QX9650, and it looks like it's giving you weird numbers too. You should have four numbers, one for each core temperature. Grab THIS program to get a better load temperature reading.

Hehe. Is it safe to overclock when you believe the cooling can't even handle stock speed?

Would love to overclock once I find a solution to this cooling issue.

Did the test with that tool you recommended:
http://www.airhostone.net/dump/cooling/occt/

I think the test ended earlier than I expected with a 'CPU Too Hot' message.

As for Fluid XP, I regret going for that one... Should have just gone with plain distilled water.

Clulessguy, like one of the other posters said: turn your fans up. The auto setting on that Koolance unit wont move enough air! I always ran mine on 5, otherwise, temps went high. Turn it up to 5 or 6, and I guarantee you it will make a difference. If I were you, I would rma that thing back to Koolance, and get the system with the rp1000 pump/res combo. I used that system for a year, and it worked pretty good. I have since cannibalized part of the fan shroud and made my own using better componets. All the Koolance haters will tell you none of it is any good, but some folks just hate Koolance. It's a good system to start out with and learn!

Thanks for the suggestion however I've had my fan on 6 or 10 most of the time. I'd love to try an alternative product... I just wish there was some super-powerful pump I could replace my current one with. I understand there's an upgrade tank, but I suspect it's only a little more powerful.

I guess those whole "half the job's already done for you" thing kind of appealed to me when I went with this case.

as far as I can see on the video, it has something to do with your flowspeed. It's poor thats for sure... And like the others said, you could maybe turn up the speed to 5or6 with the fans.
I'm qurious how this ends up.

Thought it might...

Just wish I could connect up my tubes directly to a faucet and run cold water through the system. Hehe.

Edit: Is it too late for me to switch coolant to distilled water? How do I clean the tubes/waterblock up? Just drain then pour distilled water into reservoir to rinse it?