HELP!! 1080 Ti Sea Hawk possible pump issue - Very High Temps

[NotGoku]

Good afternoon guys👋

Long story short, I have been having some sudden temp. issues on MSI 1080 Ti Sea Hawk GPU since yesterday. On idle, it would range between 40-50* Celcius, and when playing games like Warzone, MEA, Detroit or Mafia, it jumps up to a crazy 90* Celcius or more. I can feel a distinct temp. difference between the two water cooler pipes, but for some reason the temps struggle to come down. I recently spoke to someone on Carb who advised me to get the pump cleaned and refilled again, but I have no idea where to start looking for someone who offers that service. I am currently in the Pretoria area, and would like to know if you guys have any advice in regards to why the temps might be so high, or can you suggest someone reliable that can refill and clean the pump for me? I appreciate it a lot!

 

[NotGoku]

Anyone?👀

 

[Rickster]

@Elmar626

There should be a fill/drain screw on the block, tons of youtube videos out there on how to do it.

Basically, undo the screw, empty out fluid, place the block in a tub of water with pump running to flush out. Once that is done empty the water then fill with deionized water. I dont know if you must use antifreeze too.

Can the pipes be unplugged from the block? If so that would make things easier also to determine if pump is faulty.

There should also be multiple screws on the block so you can open it up an clean the gunk.


PS I dont have any experience with water cooling so i could be wrong on some points.

 

[NotGoku]

@Elmar626

There should be a fill/drain screw on the block, tons of youtube videos out there on how to do it.

Basically, undo the screw, empty out fluid, place the block in a tub of water with pump running to flush out. Once that is done empty the water then fill with deionized water. I dont know if you must use antifreeze too.

Can the pipes be unplugged from the block? If so that would make things easier also to determine if pump is faulty.

There should also be multiple screws on the block so you can open it up an clean the gunk.


PS I dont have any experience with water cooling so i could be wrong on some points.

Appreciate the feedback! Also saw multiple videos on Youtube, but I'm way too bang-gat to try it myself and risk it completely. I'd rather take it to someone with experience to clean out the pump and refill it. That, or I need to buy a new damn H55 cooler, so hoping that someone can maybe help with it first haha thanks for the outline, though. I saw tutorials online but seemed a bit tedious if you do not know 100% what to do.