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1 minute ago, r1Ns3 said:

i took the top off, the radiator is not hot, basically room temp. I dont know if there is sound, I can not hear it, the fans go as low as 40% and no lower. I do not hear water moving around

Then either the pump has died (happens often with AIO's),

or the thermal paste has gone bad, and needs replacing.

 

I recommend repasting first, see if that does anything, if it doesn't then the pump probably is at fault.

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My CPU seems like really high for idle, running just chrome and discord etc, at about 20% usage not overclocked the cores go anywhere from 45-60 degrees celsius. 

My AIO water cooler is H100i corsair, I have had this pc for nearly 2 years now and I don't think it has been like this for long. 

 

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Could this be because I haven't cleaned my PC in a while? the fans are running at constant 80% and pump is on performance mode...

 

Does it have anything to do with this?

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Or is it anything to do with power settings?

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The GPU temps are fine so I do not know why this is being so weird.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

EDIT: FIXED - dead pump or evaporated liquid. Replaced thermal paste, still overheated, radiator is dead cold while cpu is burning. Put in a noctua air cooler and bam, 70 under 100% load. thanks to all that help. 

 

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 Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR | Case: NZXT H440 White | PSU: CS750W |

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well if your High Performance profile, your CPU is running at max speed 4.0+ GHz at all times, even when it is no needed (e.g. idling on Desktop with little to nothing open).

 

Change your power settings to Balance Mode, and see if you see any significant difference in temperatures.

 

Otherwise, if you haven't cleaned off / replace the thermal paste since you first mounted the H100i, then it may be due time to do some regular maintenance. 

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7 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

What is the temp under load?

Temp under 100% load using intelburner is 100 degrees celsius

 

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1 minute ago, r1Ns3 said:

Temp under 100% load using intelburner is 100 degrees celsius

Well there you have it, there is absolutely something wrong with your cooler.

 

Do you feel the water move around if you touch the tubes?

 

Have you tried remounting the cpu block and repasting it?

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

Well there you have it, there is absolutely something wrong with your cooler.

 

Do you feel the water move around if you touch the tubes?

 

Have you tried remounting the cpu block and repasting it?

 

 

I just opened the case, how do you tell if there is liquid moving? I don't know if there is or if there is not!?

 

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 Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR | Case: NZXT H440 White | PSU: CS750W |

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I just opened the case, how do you tell if there is liquid moving? I don't know if there is or if there is not!?

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Do you feel the water move around if you touch the tubes?

 

Do the tubes vibrate etc? Or are they completely still?

I only see your reply if you @ me.

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1 minute ago, Origami Cactus said:

 

Do the tubes vibrate etc? Or are they completely still?

the tube is really thick, i dont feel anything special but maybe thats just the thickness?

 

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CPU: i7-6700K 4.7GHz | GPU: GTX 980 STRIX 1337MHz | CPU Cooler: H110i GTX AIO |

 Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR | Case: NZXT H440 White | PSU: CS750W |

 PCPartPicker Link: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/43BkVn 

 

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the tube is really thick, i dont feel anything special but maybe thats just the thickness?

 

 

If you touch the radiator is it hot?

 

Also do you hear noise coming from the cpu block? (is the pump working)

 

Do you hear water moving around?

 

Put the fan speed to something like 10-20% to hear better.

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5 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

If you touch the radiator is it hot?

 

Also do you hear noise coming from the cpu block? (is the pump working)

 

Do you hear water moving around?

 

Put the fan speed to something like 10-20% to hear better.

i took the top off, the radiator is not hot, basically room temp. I dont know if there is sound, I can not hear it, the fans go as low as 40% and no lower. I do not hear water moving around

 

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CPU: i7-6700K 4.7GHz | GPU: GTX 980 STRIX 1337MHz | CPU Cooler: H110i GTX AIO |

 Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR | Case: NZXT H440 White | PSU: CS750W |

 PCPartPicker Link: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/43BkVn 

 

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1 minute ago, r1Ns3 said:

i took the top off, the radiator is not hot, basically room temp. I dont know if there is sound, I can not hear it, the fans go as low as 40% and no lower. I do not hear water moving around

Then either the pump has died (happens often with AIO's),

or the thermal paste has gone bad, and needs replacing.

 

I recommend repasting first, see if that does anything, if it doesn't then the pump probably is at fault.

I only see your reply if you @ me.

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2 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

Then either the pump has died (happens often with AIO's),

or the thermal paste has gone bad, and needs replacing.

 

I recommend repasting first, see if that does anything, if it doesn't then the pump probably is at fault.

this is fantastic, ONE fucking day before my VR headset arrives my pc breaks. fuck my fucking life.

 

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CPU: i7-6700K 4.7GHz | GPU: GTX 980 STRIX 1337MHz | CPU Cooler: H110i GTX AIO |

 Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR | Case: NZXT H440 White | PSU: CS750W |

 PCPartPicker Link: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/43BkVn 

 

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21 minutes ago, r1Ns3 said:

this is fantastic, ONE fucking day before my VR headset arrives my pc breaks. fuck my fucking life.

Contact Corsair and take a breathe. 

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