Testing WC loop.. need help please

[miggs78]

I had finished my loop, but was experiencing high idle temps, 35-37C on stock.

E8400 w/Apogee GT, D5 Pump, Swiftech Micro Res, Black Ice Stealth GT 240 Rad w/ Zalman fans.

I was recently suggested by a good friend to check the flow on my cpu block and rad, now I am a little puzzled, how do I do so, should I connect the pump to it and leave one end on the block and rad each open to see how the flow is. Please help.. :)

[enaberif]

You can invest in a flow meter but other than that there really isn't any for sure way.

When I was testing mine last night I had enough bubbles in the system that with a flashlight I could see them moving through the loops.

[oksir]

try remounting, might be a bad mount.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by oksir

try remounting, might be a bad mount.

Or you could have a CPU like mine that just 10 degrees per .5v when upping the voltage so that at 1.45v you idle at 65' hahahaha.

[Supergrover]

Originally Posted by oksir

try remounting, might be a bad mount.

+1

Water is especially bad for this IMO.

[miggs78]

I'll try remounting, at the moment I just flushed the whole loop, opened the block cleaned it, got the rad under the sink, water in and out, also cleaned, same with the res, all looks cleaned, nice and sunny out here, I left it out there for 30 mins to dry, and no drips..

Thanks anyways people.

[oksir]

good luck dude. also check the if the fans are facing the right direction

[MpG]

Unless something's actually twisted, kinked, or broken, I can't imagine you having flow problems with that setup.

If you're determined to check this, the easy way is to get two large buckets, and mark off two exact measurements (i.e. 1 and 5 gallons) on one of the buckets. Fill up that bucket, and get it feeding the intake to the loop. Have the loop exit into the other bucket, and make sure both buckets are level with each other. Turn on the pump, and start a timer when the water level drops down to the 5 gallon mark. Stop the timer when it reaches the 1 gallon mark. Use 4 gallons divided by the timer measurement to calculate the gpm.

Do several mounts, it's easy to get large differences between mounts, even when you know what you're doing. Waterblocks are annoying like that.

[3.0charlie]

Make sure you have no kinks.
Before remounting, very the flatness of both block and IHS - they may need a lap job.

[Dashock]

Are you using the Tj max 100 or 105 when readin temps?? as of now only Real temp uses the right tj and i still think 100 is a little bit too high it feels more like 95 tj max.