x41 Kraken. Liquid Temp at 38C while Core Temp is at 70C

Brent Palisoc · Nov 27, 2016

I'm running a G3258 at 4.3Ghz with 1.3V on a MSI H81M-P33 Motherboard. Pretty much what the title says. Both pump and fan are at 100%. The rad is place at the top, with the fan on a pull configuration outside the case (that's the only place I can put it in the Inwin Dragon Slayer case).

My core temps jumps to 70C as soon as I start Prime95. I already reseated the cooler, and I'm pretty sure that it is in full contact with the processor. I don't know what should be my temps are, but I know that the difference in the liquid and core temp shouldn't be that large.

Thanks in advance!
P.S. The cooler is just a gift for me.

Edit:
I tried to run it at 4.0GHz at 1.2V, my temp is at 65C Max, which is pretty much the same when I was still using a Cooler Master TX3 Evo.

n0ns3ns3 · Nov 27, 2016

70C core under prime for CPU with 1.3 is good.
Anyway X41 is not supposed to give better temperatures than decent air cooler.

Brent Palisoc · Nov 27, 2016

I was under the impression that it was X41 was good based on the reviews I've read.

n0ns3ns3 · Nov 27, 2016

it' good compered to stock coolers and some midrange air coolers.
here is a quote from review:
"The biggest failing though of the X41 is that it really didn't perform as well as we'd have hoped. Yes it trounces the older X40, but when push comes to shove it's outpaced by the smaller 120mm rad based push pull set up of the H80i which is just the sort of comparable set up that NZXT claim it's 36% larger surface area should beat. It's also beaten by a small margin by the similarly sized and Nepton 140XL granted this is a twin 140mm fan model, but it does come in at the same price point as the X41. Most disappointing of all though, and to rub salt into the wounds of defeat is that at 4.4GHz it's beaten by a good old fashioned tower CPU cooler in the form of the Noctua NH-D15, which at just £77 is a good bit cheaper than the X41."

So yes, it is a good sealed AiO with nice looks and acceptable quality compared to others made by asetek and idcooling (NZXT/Corsair/Arctic and many others).
It is crappy liquid cooler when entering true liquid cooling.
EK and Swiftech are probably produce the best AiO kits. Alphacool (also maker of Fractal Design Kelvin and Be Quite! silent wave) is the next in terms of features, quality and performance.

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