New build, what video card? :-/

[OS-Wiz]

Yes, a remount of the block with AS5 applied in the center about the size if a grain of rice. Water pump brand and name (or did I miss that too). Your CPU is rated at 77TDP so your temps with water-cooling should be at or near ambient temp at idle.
I see your vidcard heat problem, no place to exhaust the air. Might try removing the top panel expansion slot covers so the hot air can escape through them and getting a 180mm fan with a higher CFM rating.

[Stridulent]

Originally Posted by OS-Wiz

Yes, a remount of the block with AS5 applied in the center about the size if a grain of rice. Water pump brand and name (or did I miss that too). Your CPU is rated at 77TDP so your temps with water-cooling should be at or near ambient temp at idle.
I see your vidcard heat problem, no place to exhaust the air. Might try removing the top panel expansion slot covers so the hot air can escape through them and getting a 180mm fan with a higher CFM rating.

Here is my pump:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/61...t_317_GPH.html


Thinking about exchanging the MSI board for this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131819

Thoughts?

[OS-Wiz]

Originally Posted by Stridulent

Here is my pump:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/61...t_317_GPH.html


Thinking about exchanging the MSI board for this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131819

Thoughts?

Good pump and good choice on mobo.

[Stridulent]

Think I'm safe holding on to the 3570k?

[Vengeance]

Originally Posted by Stridulent

Think I'm safe holding on to the 3570k?

Yeah you're good.

[Stridulent]

Thanks. Probably going to take the board back tomorrow. In the mean time, I did some overclocking to see what I was getting here and know what to compare to.

Here are some of my quick results:

4.6 GHz at 1.32V. Pretty easy clock.




Things got really hairy after 4.6 GHz. Trying for 4.7, I went all the way up to 1.355V (over the stable limit for ivy, which is 1.35) and it still wasn't quite stable, so I decided to call it quits. As you can see from the above temps at 4.6, even under load they did not exceed 80. Not bad, and I wouldn't mind having a 4.6 GHz stable overclock, but it would be sweet to reach 5 GHz at some point, just to join the club.\

Note: the max temps in the pic exceeded 80 because I went up to try for 4.7, but programs started crashing, so I went back to 4.6 @ 1.32V.

[Stridulent]

Also considering this board:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128549

[OS-Wiz]

Originally Posted by Stridulent

Also considering this board:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128549

Of the two you've mentioned, I'd get the ASUS mobo.

[Stridulent]

Picked up the Asus V Pro and a 670. Things are looking a lot better, temp wise too.