CPU Overheating while idle, Help needed

[AidanTacos]

3 hours ago, DreamCat04 said:

Hmmm, is your CPU still at 90 degrees in Idle? Seems to not be a pump issue then since aou were able to feel a temperature difference from the ingoing to the out going tube. It could also be that the fin structure of the Block is clogged up with stuff and therefore you can feel a temperature difference since it does cool but not enough to keep your CPU cool. If you gently squish one of the tubes with your fingers, can you feel water flow? Just to eliminate the possibility of a pump faliure entirely. I'd still try a replacement AIO though. If it doesn't help, you know it's not the AIOS' fault

Yeah, I will try and get an air cooler to test it with in the next week and see if that helps. Hopefully it does!

[AidanTacos]

28 minutes ago, DreamCat04 said:

You could also try to refill your AIO. Maybe there isn't enough water anymore to function properly

Im not 100% sure how to do that, Ive emailed NZXT swell to ask for a replacement AIO and i'll see what happens with that

[DreamCat04]

1 hour ago, AidanTacos said:

Yeah, I will try and get an air cooler to test it with in the next week and see if that helps. Hopefully it does!

Really hope for you that it does! Good luck! 

[DreamCat04]

Actually I have one last Idea: to eliminate the possibility of a faulty sensor in your CPU, try using a different CPU if you've got any. If that one has the same problems it's the AIO. If it doesn't, it's most likely the CPU

[AidanTacos]

On 10/1/2021 at 3:59 AM, DreamCat04 said:

Actually I have one last Idea: to eliminate the possibility of a faulty sensor in your CPU, try using a different CPU if you've got any. If that one has the same problems it's the AIO. If it doesn't, it's most likely the CPU

Sadly i dont have any CPUs i could test with, but i have tested it with the stock 3700x cooler and im now idling at 43 degrees and 100% load at 84 degrees which is a lot better. Im hoping that this means its the pump but I will keep testing it for a while just to make sure. Thanks for your help

The only annoying this is that i will have to send the case, PSU and AIO back to the store to get tested as those components come pre assembled.

[DreamCat04]

On 10/4/2021 at 8:14 AM, AidanTacos said:

Sadly i dont have any CPUs i could test with, but i have tested it with the stock 3700x cooler and im not idling at 43 degrees and 100% load at 84 degrees which is a lot better. Im hoping that this means its the pump but I will keep testing it for a while just to make sure. Thanks for your help

The only annoying this is that i will have to send the case, PSU and AIO back to the store to get tested as those components come pre assembled.

Yeah. That looks like an AIO issue. Most likely something with the pump or fin structure in the block. You're welcome, I like to help and looks like I was successful . Did you mean now idling at 43 degrees? You wrote not

[AidanTacos]

34 minutes ago, DreamCat04 said:

Yeah. That looks like an AIO issue. Most likely something with the pump or fin structure in the block. You're welcome, I like to help and looks like I was successful . Did you mean now idling at 43 degrees? You wrote not

Yes i did mean now,(updated). To fir the air cooler in my case I've had to position the Mobo very strangely but for some reason i try to play any games and my PC struggles hard and crashes (3060Ti) it could be the riser cable but im not going to worry about it too much till after my exams are over and when i can spend time fixing it. But i will update you on that