Hello,
I'm new to the forum and watercooling
I did my first custom loop a few days ago and was wondering if the temperatures of my cpu are fine
Loop order:
- Alphacool Eisbecher Aurora D5
- Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Acryl GPX-A Radeon RX 6800(XT)/6900XT Red Devil
- Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 280mm Radiator V.2 + 2X Noctua NF-A14 PWM
- Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge
- Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mm Radiator V.2 + 2x Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
The GPU temperatures are amazing, 36c on idle and 54c full load with an overclocking applied
However the CPU temperatures are pretty much on par with what I had before on a Noctua NH-U14S, idle around 46c, full load 80c, maybe 1c-2c less than the Noctua at best.
Is it because the GPU is in the same loop so the CPU has more heat transferred through it or could it be something else?
FYI I checked the waterblock already and redid the paste making sure it was thin and the screws well tightened.
I'm still very happy about the switch if only for the GPU and noise level very low but I'm curious about it.
Thanks for any information about the cpu!
I'm new to the forum and watercooling
I did my first custom loop a few days ago and was wondering if the temperatures of my cpu are fine
Loop order:
- Alphacool Eisbecher Aurora D5
- Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Acryl GPX-A Radeon RX 6800(XT)/6900XT Red Devil
- Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 280mm Radiator V.2 + 2X Noctua NF-A14 PWM
- Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge
- Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mm Radiator V.2 + 2x Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
The GPU temperatures are amazing, 36c on idle and 54c full load with an overclocking applied
However the CPU temperatures are pretty much on par with what I had before on a Noctua NH-U14S, idle around 46c, full load 80c, maybe 1c-2c less than the Noctua at best.
Is it because the GPU is in the same loop so the CPU has more heat transferred through it or could it be something else?
FYI I checked the waterblock already and redid the paste making sure it was thin and the screws well tightened.
I'm still very happy about the switch if only for the GPU and noise level very low but I'm curious about it.
Thanks for any information about the cpu!
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