Ialyrn

Well you could read the entire thread to see what has already been discussed, instead of partially reading the initial post and then replying before you have a full idea of what is going on or been done!

You are the one that has come in here copping a know it all attitude and on a high horse, not me. Try looking at 3 posts above your first post!!

You are so wrong it isnt even funny. For the past year, and right up until trying to diagnose what the hell was going on with my system today. I have been running my FX-4300 at a very stable 4.8GHz at 1.39v. I have gamed with that clock speed, I have rendered out video at that clock speed. And my temps only ever hit around 50°C with the H75 under normal loads. With a 24 stress test, which was done when I first got the cooler and over clocked the system, I was still only getting temps of 58°C. So instead of dropping in here and thinking that because I have a low post count and asking for advice, that I am some grub that doesnt know what they are doing. Think first, because I have been using computers of all types since the late 80's. So go peddle your attitude in someone elses thread!

60°C at the stock 3.8GHz and core voltage with a H75 cooler at idle is no way near normal. Even less normal than that however, is that with the CPU undervolted and underclocked (0.9V at 1.4GHz) while idling; the system was still running temps of 40°C.

@DHelios I only knew something was off because the fans went full speed while I wasn't even near my PC, so first thing I did was check MSI command center and Task manager. CPU usage was what I expected, but the temps where not. Thankfully I have been using modern computers for the past 20 years, and was using computers with only "basic" prior to that.

@Najuno@DHelios@ELSknutson Turns out it was the AIO unit. Just after I had applied fresh thermal compound resteated the pump/water block, I noticed moisture on my motherboard. Must be leaking somewhere near the radiator, so the unit is going in the bin. Not a total loss however, the stock cooler still works, temps are what they where before I ever had an AIO; which will do for now. And I also re-purposed the fans from the AIO, they are now working as case fans connected to the system fan headers.

A local shop has some cooler Master ic essential e1 in. Will do for a temporary fix, but will get some more high-grade stuff to replace it with from amazon.

Yeh, I kept the original bracket and stock cooler just in case. Do not have any thermal compound to hand though, could have sworn I had some Arctic silver. Will go get some thermal compound, if that doesn't work with the h75, I will just stick the stock cooler back on. Can't justify spending a possible £80 for a new aio when I am getting parts in for a skylake build. P.s auto correct is a pain!!!

On my phone for now. I just this second took the cooler off, and looking at the stock thermal compound that corsair use, it is more on 90% dry with a powdery like texture. There are a few wet spots dotted about, so I may try new compound before I spend big on a new unit. As for fans, read first post again. They are fine and displacing air as they always have.

@Najuno Yep, I kind of figured that would be the case. Looks like I better get myself down to a local shop that sells CPU coolers, to which there are only 2 where I live.

Not one for asking questions, but this could potentially be a small fix (changing thermal compound), or a more expensive one (new CPU cool). I have had my Corsair H75 for a while now (around a year or more), and it has been working perfectly. But for some reason today, even after a couple of system restarts, blasting compressed air through the radiator, and even after removing my CPU overclock (even going to the extreme of undervolting my CPU). I have high CPU temps. According to MSI command center, at the moment the temp is at 40°C while undervolted. At default settings, temps are around 60°C. My first thought is to get some new thermal compound, clean off what is on the cooler by default, and mount the water black/pump again. But there is a nagging in my head that the pump may have gone bad. The unit is making an audible "clicking" noise, and it is a noise I can not honestly say I have heard until the last month or so. The pump is connected to a system fan header, and it is set to run at 100% in bios, the Fans for the radiator are connected to the CPU fan header and are running through PWM fan management (though I have had to turn them to 100% for the time being). I can feel air moving through the back of my case, and the two fans are in push/pull. So I know there are no blockages to air flow. I even took the fans off and used an LED flashlight to look through the fins. Either way, I need to do something. Because even though I have just started to purchase parts for a skylake intel build (MSI Z170a Krait edition motherboard has just been bought), I still need my little AMD FX-4300 system to work for now; and hopefully a long time after. I just can not afford to go out and grab the CPU and ram for the skylake build atm. So I need some advice before I potentially have to spend £70 on a new cooler.

Ive worked in the food industry since I left school, both production factory's and in restaurant kitchens. I have tried steak, and even a roasting joint of beef at medium/medium-rare, just didn't like it as much. Even though I have it cooked all the way through personally, I cant stand it when someone cooks it to the point it becomes a piece of rubber. That just takes it to the point where it is ruined.

No such thing as "wrong" when it comes to personal preference.

I do not eat steak at a restaurant, as they can not cook it how I like it. I prefer my steak to be cooked all the way through, but asking for it cooked that way in an eatery, consists of getting a block of coal on a plate. At home I cook my steak to medium-rare, then I lightly wrap it in foil and place it in a pre-heated oven at 120°c for 20 to 25 minutes. This gives me a chance to sort out what ever I am serving with the steak (usually chips with a little salad, possibly some onion rings if I am feeling particularly greedy at the time), and cook my other half's steak. He likes his blue, so is very quick and easy to do his. Mine come out of the oven perfectly cooked throughout, but without been a block of tasteless coal.