x570 ITX/TB3 Water Block

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   Evening All,

I have an X570 ITX/TB3 motherboard which I am custom water cooling.  Having a hard time getting the Thermaltake Pacific W7 water block to make good contact with the CPU resulting in 75-80C idle temps that drop dramatically to 45-50C if I push on the water block with my fingers.  The water block literally slides around on the CPU.  I've called Thermaltake, they walked me through the installation confirming I did everything correctly.  

At a loss here, never had an issue mounting any type of cooling solution before.  The back plate is firmly installed, and I snug "plussed" the stud retaining nuts.  The thumb screws retaining the water block are literally in as far as they physically will go.

Any ideas?

Also, does anyone have a different recommended water block they have used with this motherboard?  I can't use any of the AIOs as the case only has space for a single radiator so I'm using an external radiator set up with the custom loop which cools the CPU & GPU.  

Lastly, has anyone used the Bitspower Monoblock for this motherboard?  Work well?  

Thanks
G

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Grasor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Apr 2021 Status: Offline Points: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grasor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: x570 ITX/TB3 Water Block Posted: 18 Dec 2021 at 12:32pm
	Evening All, I have an X570 ITX/TB3 motherboard which I am custom water cooling. Having a hard time getting the Thermaltake Pacific W7 water block to make good contact with the CPU resulting in 75-80C idle temps that drop dramatically to 45-50C if I push on the water block with my fingers. The water block literally slides around on the CPU. I've called Thermaltake, they walked me through the installation confirming I did everything correctly. At a loss here, never had an issue mounting any type of cooling solution before. The back plate is firmly installed, and I snug "plussed" the stud retaining nuts. The thumb screws retaining the water block are literally in as far as they physically will go. Any ideas? Also, does anyone have a different recommended water block they have used with this motherboard? I can't use any of the AIOs as the case only has space for a single radiator so I'm using an external radiator set up with the custom loop which cools the CPU & GPU. Lastly, has anyone used the Bitspower Monoblock for this motherboard? Work well? Thanks G