New CPU cooler GPU 10c+ hotter then before.

Kavinqt

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Hey guys, asking a question today. I got a new heat sink today upgraded my H60 to a Cryorig R1 Universal, my case barely fit this big ass heat sink. Anyways Now that I got it on there and testing temps my CPU temps are way down. But there is a side issue, my GPU has gone up about 10 degrees celsius, I'm speculating that it might be caused due to the heatsink being very hot and thus making the GPU suck in hot air anyone have any thoughts?

Edit, before with my AIO h60 my GPU would sit at 60c under load right now while in h1z1 under load its sitting at 74c my cpu temps are way down but this GPU temp :(
 

Barty1884

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What case do you have? And what does your case airflow look like?

The R1 will release warm air into the case, opposed to the AIO that was exhausting (I assume) at the Rad at the edge/front/side of a case.

10'C is a large amount though, and not a typical result from a CPU cooler upgrade.

Please provide your full specs, including case & airflow setup.
 

Kavinqt

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I7-6700k
Cryorig r1 Universal
Asus z170-a
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200mhz
EVGA 1070 SC edition
EVGA 650w 80% gold
Case z11 plus
HDD 1tb western digital

My fan setup I have the heatsink fans blowing towards to back of the case with a 120mm fan on the back exhausting out. 1 Fan ontop of the case blowing in, and 1 fan in front of the case blowing air in. Also my PSU is at the bottom of the case exhausting out of the very bottom.
 

Barty1884

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Hmmm. Where was your AIO mounted? And was it set up to exhaust or intake?

That;s a lot of work on a single 120mm to exhaust near everything (side panel ventilation isn't the best in that case). That's all I can really think being the case there. Before the R1, your rear 120mm essentially only exhausted the heat produced by the board & the GPU, with the AIO handling the CPU.

The R1 produces a lot of airflow, so it may simply be overworking the capabilities of the 120mm rear exhaust.
 

Kavinqt

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My AIO was mounted on the very back of the case on the same 120mm fan + its radiator of course. Maybe if I flip the top fan blowing in and make it blow out maybe it will help? I can fit 2 fans on the top, but back when I put in my h60 there was something not allowing me to get both my fans in up there.. I can't remember what it was exactly but something was stopping me from getting both in.

Also the only extra fan header I have is cpu_opt
 

Barty1884

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It's a tough one as, like Blackbird said, it's fairly cramped in that case.

I would add an exhaust and see what happens. The R1 is taking up a lot of space (that the AIO didn't), so it's harder to move.
Additional intake may help move cool air over components ,but exhausting some of the warmer air may help too.

You can attach to the CPU_OPt, although I believe it'll only spin up alongside the main CPU_Fan. A fan splitter on one of your other headers may be a better idea - as it can be controlled based on motherboard temps.
 

Kavinqt

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So looking at my motherboard it looks like I do only have 1 extra 4 pin header, as I only have 3 case fans and it only supports 4. so I guess that will work fine. I just gotta buy an extra case fan and put the 2 on top as exhaust, sadly the only intake will be from a 120mm in the front though.
 

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