Do these temps seem high?

[thatguyx]

I recently updated my GPU loop to a CPU/GPU loop. I started with the following:
-Swiftech 350 Pump /w XSPC Res top
-XSPC RX120 Rad upfront /w an Aerocool 140mm push and Noctua 120mm pull
-EK-FC GTX285 WB on my GTX 285
-back to res/pump
-Primochill 3/8"ID 5/8"OD
-Zalman CNPS 9900led on the CPU

Idle (can't remember load and didn't log them) CPU/GPU was 29/41

Now my new loop in order is the following:
-Swiftech 350 Pump / w XSPC Res top
-XSPC RX120 Rad /w Lian li fan push (2nd intake)
-XSPC RX240 Rad /w 2 Noiseblockers in push (up-exhaust)
-HK 3.0 LT
-EK-FC GTX285 WB
-back to res/pump
-Primochill 3/8" ID 5/8" OD



New idle temps are CPU/GPU 34/39. I have yet to to a load test (my load test is usually just gaming with CoD5 for an hour or so (checking the temps every 30 minutes). Also I still have bubbles in my systems >_< Letting it run with the lid off the res with occasional shaking to get air out. I'm still concerned that my temps are a bit high because my CPU was running cooler on just air. The rads are cool to the touch; Ambient temp is about 24C.

Do these idle temps seem high? Should I reseat the CPU? Should I shake the case more to get all the air bubbles out, or let it run with the cap off and just wait? Also anyone with an HK 3.0, did yours come with the little black splitter installed or does that come with the non 1336 version? I was shaking the block when I first got it and heard something inside moving... I hope it wasn't that piece of plastic now restricting flow. (I was worried about taking apart the block since I had just got it and was still in my car lol)

:edit included a link to pic of new setup

 

[aigomorla]

i need your load temps.

and also if possible your ambient and coolant temps.

no one can tell you if your system is running right without the top 3 values.

 

[thatguyx]

so far what i have from "benchmark testing" using the everest tool...

ambient is roughly 24-25C, coolant no idea as I dont have a temp probe
5 minutes: CPU/Core1/Core2/Core3/Core4 is 51/50/49/51/50
15 minutes: CPU/Core1/Core2/Core3/Core3 is 52/47/51/59/45
30 minutes i lose my background desktop ??? temps were roughly the same as 15 minutes from what I recall.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: thatguyx
so far what i have from "benchmark testing" using the everest tool...

ambient is roughly 24-25C, coolant no idea as I dont have a temp probe
5 minutes: CPU/Core1/Core2/Core3/Core4 is 51/50/49/51/50
15 minutes: CPU/Core1/Core2/Core3/Core3 is 52/47/51/59/45
30 minutes i lose my background desktop ??? temps were roughly the same as 15 minutes from what I recall.

those look like wonderful temps.

i would push the chip a bit harder, the ideal is less then 70C under load.

 

[thatguyx]

Well before I saw this post, I was still frustrated with what felt like high temps, so I re-applied some AS5 according to their sites directions (line method). At first the idle temps seemed higher, but i guess that was just my room getting really warm because of gaming/testing.

A fresh boot this afternoon has the CPU/Core1/Core2/Core3/Core4 idle at 35/39/39/36/36
a 5 min Everest Test puts the CPU/Core1/Core2/Core3/Core4 load at 49/52/54/50/50

However, I did also order some ArcticClean and Prep, so I'm gonna give that a go when it gets here and see if it helps anymore.

:edit ran with Prime95 for 40 minutes
CPU/Core1/Core2/Core3/Core4 stress test load 62/59/59/58/57

 

[LOUISSSSS]

keep goin till you're around 70C

 

[thatguyx]

new load tests are pushing CPU Load to 67C under prime95 after 40 minutes. I guess it's ok since it's under 70C, but I just keep thinking that it should be lower. Ambient temp is around 24-25C, but the room does get a bit warm (bad ventilation, nothing I can do about it)

Any tips or advice on how I can lower my temps overall, I feel like the idle is at a high starting point? As of now the Noiseblockers (~1000rpm) are running at 7V and the Lian Li is at 7V (900+/- rpm) (soon to be replaced with another 7V Nosieblocker, when running at 12V i didn't notice too much of a difference in temp, but much more noise. Is my loop overloaded-but-capable with only 3x120mm rad space? Maybe a shroud or some kind of seal between the fans and rad? Not that I plan to change anytime soon, but would a different pump help?

Also, I've run with the cap off and been tapping on the res and GPU block, but they always seem to have bubbles in them, where are they coming from?! I've tilted my case back and forth over and over, could air still be trapped in the rad and I have to turn the whole thing completely upside down?

 

[aigomorla]

idle doesnt mean jack besides how your mount is.

And those idles are fairly okey.

if you honestly think about it, your own body temperature is 37C