I initially posted this in the GPU section, but I feel like it's more fitting here.  Hopefully somebody will delete the other one.
 
So I installed a waterblock on my GPU, and the temps seem higher than they were stock. I'm using a push method, but before I was using a pull and it was still extremely hot (80 c) while in game, and idle is at 38c. My tubing is at the bottom of where it's mounted, but it travels up and then down to the GPU, which I plan on changing but need a bit more time to work on it. Do you think rearranging the tubing will solve the problems, or is it a faulty pump? I'm also using different fans for it as well, not the EVGA ones and I feel the hot air blowing out from the radiator pretty hard. There are gaps from the fan on the radiator where some of it isn't covered completely, but it's a tiny amount. Should I just go back to the stock fan it came with or do you think it wouldn't make a huge difference.
 
I don't think it's a faulty pump, because I feel a vibration coming from a tube, and it's getting hot, and the other is staying relatively cool, but not as much vibration. i'll probably swap out the fan for the stock EVGA one and put it as a pull, and maybe keep the other one as a push if i can get screws for it.
 
I'm just puzzled as to why it's getting so hot, it doesn't seem like it should be getting up to those temps.

GGTV-Jon
Any chance of getting a photo of your setup posted?
What water block did you use?

 
It's the 1080ti SC Hybrid.
 

 
Here's a pic of everything and another one of the fan where there's the gaps.

Merging this thread with your original thread.

kippyop

Sajin

kippyop
Do you think rearranging the tubing will solve the problems, or is it a faulty pump?

Definitely sounds like the pump isn't working at full capacity.

Thanks for the merge. I feel the tubes vibrating but the cooler one is softer but tonight I'm gonna flip it around and hopefully it'll solve the issue, but idk. Would you think that could be the main issue or would there be more? 
 
Edit: Somebody suggested to reseat the pump and apply more thermal to it, which i may do as well as flip the tubing around. I can't PM him back but I'll definitely give it a shot.

True, it could be substandard application of thermal paste. What are your ambient (room) temps? You should be idling at a lower temp.

Could be a paste issue since you said it was kinda dried up when you put it on.

The preapplied application looks like a pad...
 

Sajin
Could be a paste issue since you said it was kinda dried up when you put it on.

Yeah I'm just gonna try to reinstall the pump and reapply paste, as well as fix the tubing because it's got a lot of pressure on the tubes how it's bent. I don't think the pumps paste was dry, but the stock paste was. I had somebody else install it so I'm not sure if he cleaned it but I'm sure he did. I'll clean it anyway and reapply some paste.

Ok I took it apart and cleaned and re applied some paste to it. And changed the tubes to be a bit better flowing. Here's the pic



The tubes are kind of bent but not as drastic, I had it idling for around 10 minutes and it felt pretty cold coming out the back but that's with no monitor so I'll definitely test it when I get home and report back

It's the pump. Time to rma.

Let us know how it goes.

Sajin
Let us know how it goes.

 
So right now in game PUBG, all Ultra settings, 144hz, it's sitting stable at 54c with the stock EVGA fan plugged into the 4pin sysfan header. It's like 6 degrees cooler than the stock fans, but it's a pretty intensive game. My case is also opened and it's pretty cool in my room so there's also that. I haven't put the lid back on.

AHowes
Should be low 40c on load.. 20c on idle. The pump is toast.

I thought it should be lower than it is, but I feel the pumps moving liquid around, would it just be not working to it's full potential? 53-55c on PUBG with max settings.
 
Also I'm pulling the air not pushing, i may switch it around and see what happens. Not sure what you guys reccommend. I don't have long enough screws to do a push/pull config.
 
Edit: Also, maybe I didn't use enough thermal paste for around the center of the copper mount? There seemed to be a good amount on there, and i just did some small blobs, like 8 of them around it. There should be enough in the center though I made sure of that.

kippyop

Sajin
Let us know how it goes.

 
So right now in game PUBG, all Ultra settings, 144hz, it's sitting stable at 54c with the stock EVGA fan plugged into the 4pin sysfan header. It's like 6 degrees cooler than the stock fans, but it's a pretty intensive game. My case is also opened and it's pretty cool in my room so there's also that. I haven't put the lid back on.

AHowes
Should be low 40c on load.. 20c on idle. The pump is toast.

I thought it should be lower than it is, but I feel the pumps moving liquid around, would it just be not working to it's full potential? 53-55c on PUBG with max settings.
 
Also I'm pulling the air not pushing, i may switch it around and see what happens. Not sure what you guys reccommend. I don't have long enough screws to do a push/pull config.

Depending upon your ambient temps, 54C is entirely normal with the stock fan. I can typically stay below 50C using push/pull fans. Below 50C under a sustained load over time is pretty optimistic with a 120mm rad and the stock fan. So....apparently now, it is running completely normal.

kippyop
So pump not toast?

Correct. Didn't think the fan would make that big of a difference.

Which exact fan was that? Have a link to it?

Hmm. Did you have the fan running in performance mode?
 
The stock evga fan does 4.04 mmH20. The cooler master fan can do 4.6 mmH20 in performance mode.