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Question MSI 360R AIO underperforming?

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Tl;dr: Is the 360R underperforming, do I have it set up incorrectly or is it just not good?

I bought a MSI MAG Series CORELIQUID 360R to cool my AMD A10-5800K so I could overclock it. The problem is, I'm thermal throttling at 4.6 GHz. Why is this? I thought it was a good cooler and could cool a 10 year old CPU? I want to get the best my motherboard can handle, an AMD A10-6800K, but it runs even hotter than the 5800K. (Yes I know its old and I should get something else, I don't want to hear it. I want to use this to its potential.)

I have the pump plugged into the case fan header and the fans plugged into CPU header since I don't have a pump header. I have a SATA to fan header for case fans, but they are large and my motherboard 511 fan errors when they are plugged into the headers, or else I would have the pump and fan plugged into the SATA to fan header thing.

Sometimes, the fans crank up and then the pc shuts off, most likely due to overhearing. I think the motherboard is conservative in controlling the case/fan headers and can't kick them up in time?

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This model of cooler is under recall. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-recalls-mag-coreliquid-240r-360r-aio-coolers-due-to-sediment-build-up

 

For the amount you spent on it, you could have bought a new CPU and board that would run rings around an A10. 

Corps aren't your friends. "Bottleneck calculators" are BS. Only suckers buy based on brand. It's your PC, do what makes you happy.  If your build meets your needs, you don't need anyone else to "rate" it for you. And talking about being part of a "master race" is cringe. Watch this space for further truths people need to hear.

 

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