Water cooling tips

[SaiyaJim]

Got any, cause I bought my Innovatek Water Cooling Kit last week and im getting 28C post temps, not the kind of thing I wanted to see. I have a 68 CFM 120mm fan blowing away from the Radiator, thus pulling air through it instead of pushing, thats what I was told was the best idea. Im open to all suggestions.

 

[RagManX]

Not sure I see the problem. Unless you are using a pelt, 28C is a fine temp. What's your room temperature? Expect to be at least a few degrees above that without a pelt.

RagManX

 

[SaiyaJim]

65 F... IF i go down to 55F I can max out my processor at 30C under full load

 

[WarCon]

What temps are you expecting? A watercooler can never cool below ambient. What you should base your watercooler temps on are full load temps (let it run a couple hours to thoroughly saturate the radiator and water with heat). I am currently posting on a 1.6A @ 2.1ghz (can do 2.4, but my power supply is bottoming out there). My posting temps are 28C, which I consider pretty dang good since its only 7C over my ambient temp in my room. It hits full load temps at 33C (@ this speed). At 2400 it hits 38C under full load, which is decent.

As far as tips go, just make sure you feed your radiator outside air (never pump air from inside case out). Make sure it isn't restricted on its intake either. If its trying to draw through small air gaps, it won't cool as well. But I can't see anything wrong with your temps as they are now, unless your ambient (room temp) is 15C or less.

 

[SuperPickle]

WarCon hit it right-on. Your temps are not only fine, they are quite nice and you should consider yourself a success.

WarCon, your push-not-pull theory is valid but only if your case temps are elevated. My fans draw case air through the radiator but my case temps are only 1-2º over ambient. Air throughput is key.

 

[hytek369]

Where did you get your Innovatek Kit?

BTW, your temps looks good to me. If you want, add another fan to the other side of radiator. I have 2 69cfm Sunon fans - one draws, while the other pushes.