CyberPowerPC - Unleash The Power

Hi, I've had this problem a few times now, so would like some help with it first of all, for reference purposes, here are my full build specs:

BLUETOOTH: None
CAS: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ dual 200mm fans, integrated fan controller, front USB 3.0 Port & Side-Panel Window [+24]
CASUPGRADE: 12" COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT [+14] (BLUE COLOR)
CD: Pioneer BDR-207DBK 12X BLU-RAY Burner & 16X DVD+/-R/+/-RW Drive (please select the Blue Ray software in the Software section)
CD2: Pioneer BDR-207DBK 12X BLU-RAY Burner & 16X DVD+/-R/+/-RW Drive (please select the Blue Ray software in the Software section) [+60]
COOL: NONE
CPNR1: Cyberpower Sound Absorbing Foam -- reducing audible noise transmitted through solid case panels by up to 75% [+19]
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-3930K Six Core 3.20 GHz 12MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 ***Overclockable XXX***
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
DONGLES: NONE
EXPAN: NONE
FA_HDD: None
FAN: Cyberpower Advanced WaterCooling Large Kit (Including 360m Radiator, 750res Pump/Reservoir, Rosa CPU Block, High CFM Fans, Tubing, and Coolant) ***Overclockable XXX*** (Standard Color Tubing)
FLASHMEDIA: None
FREEBIE_CS: None
FREEBIE_NVVC: None
GLASS3D: NONE
HDD: 240 GB Intel 520 Series SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+134] (Single Hard Drive)
HDD2: 2TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive (Single Hard Drive)
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
IEEE_CARD: IEEE 1394A Firewire 400 PCI Card and Driver [+6]
INSURANCE: NONE
KEYBOARD: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Logitec Cordless MX 5500 Desktop Keyboard & Laser Mouse [+96]
MEMORY: 64GB (8x8GB) DDR3/1333MHz Quad Channel Memory [+360] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MONITOR: 27" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display [+200] (Dell U2711 A04 WQHD, 27" Widescreen LCD. 2560x1440, HDMI, 2xDVI-D, Display Port, 5 xUSB, 8in1 reader [+360])
MONITOR2: NONE
MONITOR3: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus P9X79 Pro Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ UEFI Bios, BT GO, SSD Caching, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 4 Gen3 PCIe x16 & 2 PCIe x1
MOUSE: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Professional [+28] (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: XXX Overclocking (CPU Extreme overclock: guaranteed min. 20%, max. 30%.)
POWERSUPPLY: 1000 Watts Power Supplies (Cyberpower 1000watt Gaming Power Supply SLI/CrossFire Ready)
RUSH: NONE
SOUND: Creative Labs X-FI Titanium 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card [+57]
SPEAKERS: Logitech S220 2.1 Stereo Speaker System [+19]
TEMP: NONE
UPS: Belkin 4-Socket Surge Protector [+7]
USB1: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USB2: USB 3 Hubs -- Tsunami SS U34 (4x USB 3.0 Ports) [+19]
VC_PHYSX: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 1GB 16X PCI Express [+39] (Major Brand Power by NVIDIA)
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 3GB 16X PCI Express [-81] (Major Brand Power by NVIDIA)
VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 3GB 16X PCI Express [+375] (Major Brand Power by NVIDIA)
VIDEO3: None, or On-Board Integrated Graphics
WARRANTY: GOLD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 1 Year Parts, 2 Year Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support [+79]
WEBCAM1: Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam [+85]
WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11n 300Mbps Network Interface Card [+14]
XWNA: NONE
_PRICE: (+3872)
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Now, onto the problem. When I'm playing games, the whole system will lock up, often resulting in a black-screen and message from the monitor that no signal is being received. Additionally, It takes a few attempts to boot it back up again when this occurs. I've also noticed that when this occurs the unit tends to get very hot. Am I perhaps not using the watercooling system properly and the system is overheating due to the high performance specs? Any pointers on this would be greatly appreciated, especially any from Cyperpower itself.

Many Thanks in advance, Barry

Hi Mike, I tried what you said. When running the stress test program the core-temp showed temperatures of 70-80 degrees after a while, at this point the system bleeped three times and crashed, just as it has done occasionally during gameplay. I shall try and move the tower to somewhere where it is better ventilated, and see if this helps any. Furthermore, is it possible that I need to replenish the water in the cooling system? Or perhaps that the radiator/reservoir was never filled at all, in order to avoid spilling during shipping. If either of these is the case, I would appreciate any instructions and advice on how to fill the cooling system, as it is something that I am not familiar or experienced with as of yet.
Many thanks again, Barry.

The following are pictures of how my tower is situated. Is the space sufficient for proper airflow?

No, there's no blue-screen info given.As suggested in tech support e-mail, I've used GPU-Z and monitored the temp after 10 minutes playing a game (Hitman:Blood Money) and got a temp of 66 on GPU1 Fanspeed 45%/2100 rpm and 52on GPU2 Fanspeed 40% 1590rpm. Would that be too high? Especially on the first one, considering that it was only 10 minutes of play, for it to spike that much is a little concerning. There's appoximately 5-6cm of space between the top of the tower and the desk, which definitely sounds too little.



Edited by baz_blackadder - 30/Jul/2012 at 16:41