H100i high temps after case change

[Morgoth557]

So I recently changed case from the Coolermaster HAF X to the Obsidian 900D from Corsair, moved all of the components over to the new case, put it all together, and now with my radiator fans almost maxed out I'm getting temps of between 55°C and 65°C, where in the old case my temps were more between 20°C and 30°C with the fans on low. I have exhausted all problems that I can think of at this stage so any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

CPU: i7 3770k @ 3.9GHz

Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Extreme

 

 

[Tea1337]

Did you take the block off of the CPU then reinstall it? if so that may have caused temp issues if it isn't seated correctly.

[ShadowCaptain]

So I recently changed case from the Coolermaster HAF X to the Obsidian 900D from Corsair, moved all of the components over to the new case, put it all together, and now with my radiator fans almost maxed out I'm getting temps of between 55°C and 65°C, where in the old case my temps were more between 20°C and 30°C with the fans on low. I have exhausted all problems that I can think of at this stage so any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

CPU: i7 3770k @ 3.9GHz

Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Extreme

 

Check the back plate is mounted correctly, perhaps there isnt enough pressure on the CPU to create a good seal 

 

[nokturrduk84]

Did you remove old thermal paste & applied new one? Also what thermal paste did you use?

Isn't HAF better for temperatures than Obsidian?

[ShadowCaptain]

Did you remove old thermal paste & applied new one? Also what thermal paste did you use?

Isn't HAF better for temperatures than Obsidian?

Doubt it would add like 30 degrees

[GeTecknics]

since it happened to me it is possible that it might happen to you but i doubt it but did you plug in the pump power to the cpu fan header and the sata power i forgot but i luckily caught it before any damage worth a check. Also maybe you have your fans blocked by something 

[Morgoth557]

Did you take the block off of the CPU then reinstall it? if so that may have caused temp issues if it isn't seated correctly.

Yes I took off the block but I have already suspected that this might have been the issue and have reinstalled the block since moving to the new case so unless I got it wrong twice in a row I doubt this is the reason.

 

Check the back plate is mounted correctly, perhaps there isnt enough pressure on the CPU to create a good seal 

Yeah I checked that, its mounted the correct way.

 

Did you remove old thermal paste & applied new one? Also what thermal paste did you use?

Isn't HAF better for temperatures than Obsidian?

The thermal paste I used was Arctic Silver 5.

[Prokart2000]

did you change the fans in any way are they blocked?

[Morgoth557]

did you change the fans in any way are they blocked?

 

since it happened to me it is possible that it might happen to you but i doubt it but did you plug in the pump power to the cpu fan header and the sata power i forgot but i luckily caught it before any damage worth a check. Also maybe you have your fans blocked by something 

I took the top off the case and the fans are all spinning fine, they are the same ones from the last case.

[anakha3263]

OP's housemate.

Ambient tempurature - I'm wearing 3 pairs of socks and an army jumper.

My FX8350 w/ H100i is running 20c idle with no overclocking... same thermal compound mostly same components but I'm on a Sabertooth and FX8350.

 

My A+ Technician's certification isn't helping us diagnose this either and I helped put this build and the last one together. No cabling is different, same thermal paste, same fans, same locations. Only difference is the case.

[GeTecknics]

OP's housemate.

Ambient tempurature - I'm wearing 3 pairs of socks and an army jumper.

My FX8350 w/ H100i is running 20c idle with no overclocking... same thermal compound mostly same components but I'm on a Sabertooth and FX8350.

 

My A+ Technician's certification isn't helping us diagnose this either and I helped put this build and the last one together. No cabling is different, same thermal paste, same fans, same locations. Only difference is the case.

looks like the h100i is messed up then maybe a pump problem might just be easier to rma then deal with it yourself 

[jvkeizer]

Sounds like you might have damaged the h100i in the process of switching cases. You might want to swap with your roommate's h100i for troubleshooting.

[Morgoth557]

Sounds like you might have damaged the h100i in the process of switching cases. You might want to swap with your roommate's h100i for troubleshooting.

 

looks like the h100i is messed up then maybe a pump problem might just be easier to rma then deal with it yourself 

Yeah just swapped the coolers over and getting a sweet 25 - 30 degrees, looks like I'll be getting a new cooler. This is mildly annoying.

[GeTecknics]

Yeah just swapped the coolers over and getting a sweet 25 - 30 degrees, looks like I'll be getting a new cooler. This is mildly annoying.

yea....corsairs rma process is really simple though, if your used to shipping stuff. when i rma'd mine i got a new in a week 4 business days if you wanna be technical about it and their support team is really nice about it i cant remember the guys name but i think it ram guy and he really helped me out with any questions i had with a response usually within an hour or two.