I can;t stand this anymore, a few months ago i spent a good deal of money on a decent actually very good water cooling setup. After installation i have had nothing but probs, my temps average on idle were 40-44 degrees celcius, when my computer was idling at 26c. I have tried doing all i can to lower the temps but nothing worked. Today i went back to air cooling to see if i get a temp difference. and to my surprise there was none! I still get the same idle temp of 40-44 when my system is 26c
the cpu stays at 40-44 regardless of wat the system temp is be it 33 or 26 no diff.
I can't seem to see what my problem is.
My proc is a t-bird 1.4 @1.4
The hsf i used was a Volcano 7
Block Maze 3
Rad: Black Ice extreme.
Pump: Eheime 1048
120mm fan on rad 135cfm
Electrical Junction Box res
Could it be my chip is just a dud and produces too much heat?
What did i do to the water cooling setup ?
I have tried atleast 10 times remounting the block, and i do use AS3 under it
I have tried running a different loop
Pump>Block>Rad>Res>Pump
Pump>Rad>Block>Res>Pump
I have tried pushing air through the rad
I have tried pulling air through the rad
and i have tried 2 fans on the rad !
P.S some might say my temp probe under the socket is displaying wrong info. Well i dont think so, i have checeked the temps using 4 other thermal probes and get the same results.
my final question wat gives, i spent about 300cad to put this cooling together and its not goin my way
Thanks for any help guys