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I was recently given a old server with an Intel Xeon w3690. It had a stock cooler that was not working so I installed a corsair h100i gtx that I had laying around. It is idling around 40c and as soon as I do a stress test it hits 100c in about 10 seconds. Should this be happening? I know it is a hot cpu at 135w TDP but still shouldn't that cooler be able to keep it under 100c?

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37 minutes ago, messenger1316 said:

It is idling around 40c and as soon as I do a stress test it hits 100c in about 10 seconds

Are you sure you mounted it properly (with adequate pressure)? Have you tried repasting the CPU and remounting the cooler?

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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19 hours ago, r2724r16 said:

Are you sure you mounted it properly (with adequate pressure)? Have you tried repasting the CPU and remounting the cooler?

Yes it has adequate pressure. The thumb screws are tightened all the way. I have remounted it several times. I know the cooler works because I tested it on another system and had much better temps.

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