Does room temperature have an impact on water cooling?

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edman89

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Hello, I bought the XPSC Raystorrm 750 EX 240 back in December of 2013 and my temperatures on my amd fx8350 sat at ~29c idle and ~45c under heavy load. Now that we are in the summer, my idle temperature has shot up to ~45c and under heavy load it hits ~58c. My room temperature ranges from 32-35c and back in decemeber the room temperature was about ~19c.

I should mention that I have gone through 2 pump/reservoirs and I am on my third one. The first one started getting really loud and the second one just died on me. I don't know if the cause of my pump/reservoirs dying is because of the temperature and when the I touch the pump/reservoir its pretty hot. Also they all have been loud even though I have read online that they are suppose to be quiet and I don't if I just have bad luck and have been receiving horrible pump/reservoirs.

So my question is, does room temperature really have such an impact on water cooling? I have checked and made sure that there aren't any air bubbles and now I am wondering if it could be the radiator. Thanks.
 
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notherdude
Your water (or air, same difference) will never get below ambient temperature (more or less, without active cooling), so yes, there is a direct relationship and that much difference in room temperature will definitely be reflected in your operating temps. Does this account for all of your difference or is there also a problem with your water cooler? I vote that room temperature could account for all of it, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Your water (or air, same difference) will never get below ambient temperature (more or less, without active cooling), so yes, there is a direct relationship and that much difference in room temperature will definitely be reflected in your operating temps. Does this account for all of your difference or is there also a problem with your water cooler? I vote that room temperature could account for all of it, but I'm not 100% sure.
 
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Winter:
ambient of 19, idle of 29
Diff of 10C

Summer:
ambient of 33, idle of 45
Diff of 12C

I also vote for the room temp being the major factor. A water or air cooler can only change the temp relative to the room temp. Specifically, the room temp right next to the PC. That may or may not be higher than what your thermostat shows.

In any case, unless there is some active cooling going on, it is relative to the basic room temp.
 
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Read this, it will help your understanding.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2196038/air-cooling-water-cooling-things.html

Edit Note: The XSPC 750 pump sealed inside the reservoir is probably one of the worst ideas XSPC has had yet, they should be forced to recall those abominations, IMO!

You cannot replace the pump yourself when it fails, and it eventually will, that puts you usually out of action or back to an air cooler while the issue is resolved through XSPC RMA.

IMO an independent pump and reservoir is a much better option.

Serious water coolers keep a spare pump on hand, I run 2 loops and I have 2 spare pumps on hand, if one goes down I can be back in business in 30 minutes, I have actually swapped out the pump in less time than that. :)

 
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Yeah, I'm thinking of going back to my air cooler because I'm short on funds at the moment and I literally just got it replaced 2 days ago and its already getting really loud and making buzzing noise. This is the third pump that I have received and its starting to really frustrate me.
 
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