CPU idle temperature ok?

BigHigh

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I just installed an H60, im not sure if i did it right, maybe i messed something up. Here is a picture of my temps at idle, does this seem ok?

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Maybe I missed it but I didn't see what mobo you have, so these comments are based upon my experience with mobos "in general".

I would switch your power connections so that the radiator fan is connected to the CPU fan header on the mobo and the pump is connected to the sys fan header.

Here's why - Most mobos have a fan controller built into the BIOS which will control CPU temps by raising or lowering the speed/voltage of the CPU fan header. As the temp of the CPU goes up, the BIOS will increase the speed of the...

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Hello, i have installed a h50 too, have you applied fresh thermal paste or was there already some on there?Is this at idle aswell. At the moment mine idle maxes about 36-38 because i have no thermal paste at the moment but 28-31 isnt too bad. Could just be a case of bad air flow in your case
 

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first i removed the stock cooler and cleaned the cpu with isopropyl alcohol. after i opened the box and i first installed the radiator and fan in a pull configuration, then i screwed on the back plate with the stand offs, i then put the water block on the cpu and screwed on the thumb screws by hand and then with a screw driver. i left on the stock thermal paste that came with the h60.
 

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yes i connected the fan to the sys fan on mobo and the water block to the cpu fan connector
 


Maybe I missed it but I didn't see what mobo you have, so these comments are based upon my experience with mobos "in general".

I would switch your power connections so that the radiator fan is connected to the CPU fan header on the mobo and the pump is connected to the sys fan header.

Here's why - Most mobos have a fan controller built into the BIOS which will control CPU temps by raising or lowering the speed/voltage of the CPU fan header. As the temp of the CPU goes up, the BIOS will increase the speed of the fan connected to the CPU fan header. This makes more sense than controlling CPU temp by regulating the speed of the water pump, which may or may not even work. Meanwhile, with the radiator connected to the Sys fan header, the radiator fan will speed up or slow down based upon mobo chipset temp. So, your CPU could be getting hotter and your cooler and the BIOS will respond by speeding up the water pump, which may not even effect the CPU temp! Does this make sense?

Connect the radiator fan to the CPU fan header and the cooling system pump to the second CPU fan header, if you have one. Otherwise, connect the pump to the Sys fan header.

Yogi

 
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