DetegraT, very nice system you put together
My suggestion is don't use Link software to control the pump, connect the pump to the AIO pump header on the motherboard and leave at default setting of disabled so the pump runs at max speed all the time about 1450 rpm according to AIDA64 on my systems. Use a good TIM sparingly between CPU and block. The rad fans connected to CPU and CPU-Op is correct method to use and set them to Turbo in the bios to let Temps control them or create a manual profile if you like
We have no idea what your ambient temps are, what are your idle temps? We need a starting point to work from and use only one monitoring program at a time.
Can you post a screen shot of HWinfo showing temps and voltages, as Itxycharles suggests manually entering VCCSA and VCCIO voltages my help if enabling XMP is what raises your temps, post screenshots of HWinfo at idle and under load to compare these voltages
My suggestion is don't use Link software to control the pump, connect the pump to the AIO pump header on the motherboard and leave at default setting of disabled so the pump runs at max speed all the time about 1450 rpm according to AIDA64 on my systems. Use a good TIM sparingly between CPU and block. The rad fans connected to CPU and CPU-Op is correct method to use and set them to Turbo in the bios to let Temps control them or create a manual profile if you like
We have no idea what your ambient temps are, what are your idle temps? We need a starting point to work from and use only one monitoring program at a time.
Can you post a screen shot of HWinfo showing temps and voltages, as Itxycharles suggests manually entering VCCSA and VCCIO voltages my help if enabling XMP is what raises your temps, post screenshots of HWinfo at idle and under load to compare these voltages
Itzycharles:
I set my RAM settings manually like you suggested in the BIOS. Note that I had to say Yes and then when exiting the BIOS I was able to see the settings, which I took a pic of and then manually set. This dropped my Load temps down from 81C to 79C. I'm not sure what to set for the two RAM voltages, as the 2nd one of 1.3 seems high compared to what HWinfo64 shows. Please see attached screenshots.
Menthol:
Thanks for the system approval. 🙂 I was trying to go with Asus Strix 1080, but due to mATX mobo, 2 Strix SLI was causing 85C+ on the 2nd card. So I went with water cooled AIO 1080 instead. I'll add a 2nd 1080 when VR apps/games support individual card rendering for each eye. Anyways...
I'm not able to connect the H115i AIO pump directly to the Z270G pump header, as it's just a single wire for monitoring speed I think. Or is this wire bi-directional, able to send PWM signals back to the pump? I did plug in to mono Pump header.
My ambient/room temp is about 24C. Please see attached HWinfo64 screenshots at idle and load. I will try the VCCSA and VCCIO voltages after confirming with you and Itzycharles.
panzlock:
Yep, it definitely sounds like an over zealous voltage settings being made by this motherboard. Based on yours and everyone's comments, it sounds like I don't need to try my luck with doing another CPU exchange (though I do have until Feb 4th, LOL). At least I know it'll do 5GHz on auto, so there's definitely hope there with manual tuning. Anyways, if I can get my voltages tuned like you said, then I can get my Stock baseline setup. And then try overclocking later. For now, it would be great to get less than 40C gaming like your 35C max. I'm 60-70C gaming on auto, and even with noctua fans it gets pretty loud. This is my living room PC (only space large enough for room scale VR), so I prefer a quiet PC.
At Idle 30minutes after Load
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Under Load (Prime95 v26.6 for about 4 minutes)
I set my RAM settings manually like you suggested in the BIOS. Note that I had to say Yes and then when exiting the BIOS I was able to see the settings, which I took a pic of and then manually set. This dropped my Load temps down from 81C to 79C. I'm not sure what to set for the two RAM voltages, as the 2nd one of 1.3 seems high compared to what HWinfo64 shows. Please see attached screenshots.
Menthol:
Thanks for the system approval. 🙂 I was trying to go with Asus Strix 1080, but due to mATX mobo, 2 Strix SLI was causing 85C+ on the 2nd card. So I went with water cooled AIO 1080 instead. I'll add a 2nd 1080 when VR apps/games support individual card rendering for each eye. Anyways...
I'm not able to connect the H115i AIO pump directly to the Z270G pump header, as it's just a single wire for monitoring speed I think. Or is this wire bi-directional, able to send PWM signals back to the pump? I did plug in to mono Pump header.
My ambient/room temp is about 24C. Please see attached HWinfo64 screenshots at idle and load. I will try the VCCSA and VCCIO voltages after confirming with you and Itzycharles.
panzlock:
Yep, it definitely sounds like an over zealous voltage settings being made by this motherboard. Based on yours and everyone's comments, it sounds like I don't need to try my luck with doing another CPU exchange (though I do have until Feb 4th, LOL). At least I know it'll do 5GHz on auto, so there's definitely hope there with manual tuning. Anyways, if I can get my voltages tuned like you said, then I can get my Stock baseline setup. And then try overclocking later. For now, it would be great to get less than 40C gaming like your 35C max. I'm 60-70C gaming on auto, and even with noctua fans it gets pretty loud. This is my living room PC (only space large enough for room scale VR), so I prefer a quiet PC.
At Idle 30minutes after Load
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Under Load (Prime95 v26.6 for about 4 minutes)
One more suggestion to address the instability -- crashes in luxmark: Low LLC settings cause Vcore to droop with high load. Now that you have a good manually set voltage, try higher LLC -- 7 or 8. That will avoid Vcore drooping as much under load and thereby maintain stability. Be careful, though, because temperatures will rise a little under the heaviest loads.
