high temps with non-conductive fluid

KOne

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i'm using a nonconductive fluid in my system, and temps are high. when i clock to 3.4 on c2d e6600 temps in core-temp are reading 60c under full load. i'm also using asetek pump and dangerden tdx 1/2" block. i've been tring to figure out if its the fluid or the pump. anyone having the same problem?.
 

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Using nonconductive fluids only means that you give up about 2 - 4 degrees versus the alternative (most times, however, it isn't even that big a difference). For instance, my GPU operates at a nice 38 degrees with a nonconductive coolant - the same reading I would get when I was using Hydrix.

So, to help, if you could, list your cooling loop.

water blocks, rads, pumps, tubing size, etc. and how they are arranged in the loop.
 

chuckshissle

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I'm using Innovatek non-electrical conductive cooling fluid for my water cooling loop with my much hotter 840 and I get about 33c idle and don't pass over 40c at full load. What's the rest of your setup.
 

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i'm not sure then if its the size of my radiator to cool both cpu and gpu or speed of my pump. also i'm in south florida man its humid down here! average room temp never goes below 74f
 

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So your water cooling loop has only one 120mm radiator to cool off the cpu and a gpu? Then that's the problem, when you live in a hot place and your room is hot then you need a bigger radiator. Look water cooling is good but having one 120mm radiator for the cpu and gpu is not good. It's like having one heatsink fan for both components for cooling. You should add another radiator in your loop. Another 120mm radiator or better yet dual 120mm radiator to cool your cpu and gpu. You can install the dual-120mm radiator on the back of the case and the single 120mm on top by modding and cutting a hole for 120mm rad. This takes a dremel tool and it's quite easy, assuming your case has the space for topside rad installation.

Triple 120mm rad only cools one cpu but a very hot overclocked cpu.

 

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You can also consider setting up your fans in a "push-pull" configurations is you are able. Put fans on both sides of the rad - one for pushing air and the other pulling air - both working in tandem helping each other out.
 

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That is one huge rad isn't it? I've seen a few of those quad 120mm heatercores that take up a whole side of a case (externally). Imagine a push-pull on that...
 

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it sure is, it looks like fun. i think i'm gonna go with the dual 120mm radiator with the fans pulling, also did you make that mounting bracket.
 

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Very nice setup Chuck. Are you comfortable moving the setup around with the single 120mm radbox holding the weight of it all? I am still trying to figure out how I am going to do my setup.

I might cut a hole in the top of the case and put my rad in the 5 1/4" drive bay and have the fan suck out the top. Anyone seen a setup like that before?
 

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If you don't have a fan directly blowing through, or directly sucking the air through, it won't be as effective a heat exchanger.