Hey everyone, I think this is the right section, though seems to maybe be more mobo power related. Anyway, here goes.
I've just installed an enermax 240s enclosed water cooling block on my CPU. It's an AMD FX-8350. I play CS:GO, and after installing the cooling unit, suddenly every so often my fps will drop from 200+ to 40-50 for 10-15s. using HWinfo I've noticed this happens EXACTLY when and for the duration of the time my cpu temperature is lower than average.
So, it seems that whenever my cooling pump decides to pump out the hot water for cold water that's in the radiator, my system bogs down. As soon as the cpu temp sensor reports an increase in temperature (assuming that's when the pump stops flushing water thru the radiator) my fps resumes being 200+.
What can I do to stabilize this? Can I up the voltages on the mobo / cpu slightly to restore performance during the time the pump is engaged? I currently have the pump wired directly to power supply via an adapter. It has a fan header for power, should I connect it to a fan header instead of directly to psu? Could the cpu have become slightly twisted in the socket while removing stock cooler?
My system is:
MB: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350 black edition
PSU: CoolerMaster EX2 725w
GPU: ATI HD7970.
I've updated the bios to the latest. It's not the thermal paste since my temps are super low (below 20C idle). It is only when the temperatures are lower than average that my frame rate drops. So it must be a power issue yet I'm running 725 watts. I'm just wondering if someone can help me figure out how to get the system to not bog itself while the pump is doing it's thing.
Thanks.
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UPDATE !!!!!
I've discovered that my Vcore drops to 0.9volts while this is happening. Also my clock speed throttles to 1.4 Ghz. How do I ensure the Vcore doesn't drop? I don't understand why it would be throttling when the actual temperature drops during the throttle.... the pump is sucking power from that part of the mobo? What to do? I've disabled EVERY power saving option in bios..... Help!
Here is a comprehensive set of charts as to what's happening. There's voltage dips in the GPU as well at times of throttling:
The throttling seems to happen when the CPU SOCKET is only at 45 degrees... This isn't very high. But it does happen right before everything dips. Thing is, the Core is only running mid 20s.
I don't want to replace the motherboard... I've just bought it. Is it possible my 725w psu just isn't quality enough to handle a simple liquid cooler?? Someone help me diagnose and solve this.
I've just installed an enermax 240s enclosed water cooling block on my CPU. It's an AMD FX-8350. I play CS:GO, and after installing the cooling unit, suddenly every so often my fps will drop from 200+ to 40-50 for 10-15s. using HWinfo I've noticed this happens EXACTLY when and for the duration of the time my cpu temperature is lower than average.
So, it seems that whenever my cooling pump decides to pump out the hot water for cold water that's in the radiator, my system bogs down. As soon as the cpu temp sensor reports an increase in temperature (assuming that's when the pump stops flushing water thru the radiator) my fps resumes being 200+.
What can I do to stabilize this? Can I up the voltages on the mobo / cpu slightly to restore performance during the time the pump is engaged? I currently have the pump wired directly to power supply via an adapter. It has a fan header for power, should I connect it to a fan header instead of directly to psu? Could the cpu have become slightly twisted in the socket while removing stock cooler?
My system is:
MB: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350 black edition
PSU: CoolerMaster EX2 725w
GPU: ATI HD7970.
I've updated the bios to the latest. It's not the thermal paste since my temps are super low (below 20C idle). It is only when the temperatures are lower than average that my frame rate drops. So it must be a power issue yet I'm running 725 watts. I'm just wondering if someone can help me figure out how to get the system to not bog itself while the pump is doing it's thing.
Thanks.
--------------------------
UPDATE !!!!!
I've discovered that my Vcore drops to 0.9volts while this is happening. Also my clock speed throttles to 1.4 Ghz. How do I ensure the Vcore doesn't drop? I don't understand why it would be throttling when the actual temperature drops during the throttle.... the pump is sucking power from that part of the mobo? What to do? I've disabled EVERY power saving option in bios..... Help!
Here is a comprehensive set of charts as to what's happening. There's voltage dips in the GPU as well at times of throttling:
The throttling seems to happen when the CPU SOCKET is only at 45 degrees... This isn't very high. But it does happen right before everything dips. Thing is, the Core is only running mid 20s.
I don't want to replace the motherboard... I've just bought it. Is it possible my 725w psu just isn't quality enough to handle a simple liquid cooler?? Someone help me diagnose and solve this.
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