i7 14700k CPU temps 85-99 degrees celsius at idle ........What do i do??

[ChesterHunt]

CPU: i7-14700k
GPU: No
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB RAM (1x16GB) DDR5 DRAM 5200MH

PSU: Antec G750 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular 

 

PC-Case: Antec P10 Flux Mid-Tower Silent Case Gaming Cabinet

Cooler: Deepcool Gammaxx LE720 ARGB 360mm CPU Liquid Cooler

 

CPU temps 85-99 degrees celsius at idle and there is no major background activity........................even MSI center and other intel monitoring tools show cpu consumption is 7-18%

This is insane amount of temps. And i know it will kill my pc faster. Also i do notice issues with performance when using more than one application like google chrome tabs (1-2) and telegram.

Sometimes they would abruptly shut ....noticing temps even hit 100 celsius

i use my Pc majorly for music production. i use it for cubase software

i'm pretty sure that aio is mounted properly with thermal paste on cpu

i feel BIOS setting has something to do with this

 

[Blue4130]

24 minutes ago, ChesterHunt said:

i'm pretty sure that aio is mounted properly with thermal paste on cpu

 

 

How do you know this? I would remount. Check the thermal paste, make sure that you are tightening to the appropriate spec.

 

What makes you think it is a bios issue?

[ChesterHunt]

3 minutes ago, Blue4130 said:

How do you know this? I would remount. Check the thermal paste, make sure that you are tightening to the appropriate spec.

 

What makes you think it is a bios issue?

I remounted it week back and its same 

[podkall]

35 minutes ago, ChesterHunt said:

I remounted it week back and its same 

80C idle isn't normal, especially with 360mm AIO.

 

Is pump speed at 100%?

 

How did you install the AIO? Did you check the thermal paste spread when remounting?

[ChesterHunt]

37 minutes ago, podkall said:

80C idle isn't normal, especially with 360mm AIO.

 

Is pump speed at 100%?

 

How did you install the AIO? Did you check the thermal paste spread when remounting?

actually i did check the spread ..........applying the the paste and then spreading it with the tool they gave me to spread it with..............i did the whole remounting thing thinking it might bring the temps down but it has been the same before and after .

And pump fan speed is at 100% most of the time because of high temperatures 

Edited May 20 by ChesterHunt

[jaslion]

1 hour ago, ChesterHunt said:

actually i did check the spread ..........applying the the paste and then spreading it with the tool they gave me to spread it with..............i did the whole remounting thing thinking it might bring the temps down but it has been the same before and after .

And pump fan speed is at 100% most of the time because of high temperatures 

On a cpu with a heatspreader like this you DONT spread the thermal paste as this may cause bubbles or no contact areas. With these you allow the force of the cooler to do it for you.

 

The pump is spinnig right as well as the fans? The fans arent blocked by glass or something else? Is the aio's rad above the pump?

[Blue4130]

47 minutes ago, jaslion said:

On a cpu with a heatspreader like this you DONT spread the thermal paste as this may cause bubbles or no contact areas.

Strong disagree. That is a myth that has been disproven many times.

[ChesterHunt]

58 minutes ago, jaslion said:

On a cpu with a heatspreader like this you DONT spread the thermal paste as this may cause bubbles or no contact areas. With these you allow the force of the cooler to do it for you.

 

The pump is spinnig right as well as the fans? The fans arent blocked by glass or something else? Is the aio's rad above the pump?

both of them are spinning. Not blocked and rad is front mounted

[Dedayog]

35 minutes ago, ChesterHunt said:

both of them are spinning. Not blocked and rad is front mounted

You buy a $35 air cooler and try it.  If temps drop... Aio mounting or defect issue.

 

you have to DO something. 

 

 

[Ebony Falcon]

Aio probly dead 

[DreamCat04]

I would have also said that there's something wrong with the AiO. It could be a lot of things. Maybe the fins got clogged up with who knows what, maybe something in the pump is failing, maybe liquid has slowly escaped over the years and now the water no longer reaches the pump (though at that point you'd clearly hear the pump being unhappy)

[Bitter]

You forget the plastic peel? Use the wrong spacers in the AIO mounting kit? Did paste get pushed out the sides from mounting? Reading in Fahrenheit instead of Celsius?

[ChesterHunt]

I removed the plastic peel. And the paste was applied just fine ....checked the sides ...no spillover of paste. And i'm looking at the temperatures in Celsius just right now (still ~90C)....What do i do??? Also u meant mounting spacers? Right?

 

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

You forget the plastic peel? Use the wrong spacers in the AIO mounting kit? Did paste get pushed out the sides from mounting? Reading in Fahrenheit instead of Celsius?

 

[ChesterHunt]

2 hours ago, DreamCat04 said:

I would have also said that there's something wrong with the AiO. It could be a lot of things. Maybe the fins got clogged up with who knows what, maybe something in the pump is failing, maybe liquid has slowly escaped over the years and now the water no longer reaches the pump (though at that point you'd clearly hear the pump being unhappy)

Thank you for pointing out that bro but the thing is i bought this setup like ~4 months back. And liquid is definitely not leaking or escaping checked it twice.

Tell me if there is any other thing i could do to make a difference. Would grateful of you bro

[Ebony Falcon]

4 minutes ago, ChesterHunt said:

Thank you for pointing out that bro but the thing is i bought this setup like ~4 months back. And liquid is definitely not leaking or escaping checked it twice.

Tell me if there is any other thing i could do to make a difference. Would grateful of you bro

Dead pump 

[ChesterHunt]

Is there anyway i can check that without removing it? 

1 hour ago, Ebony Falcon said:

Dead pump 

 

[Bitter]

Paste should be pushed out the sides if you have enough paste and it's mounted with correct pressure. I suspect you used the wrong standoffs, even I've done it before.

[Ebony Falcon]

1 hour ago, ChesterHunt said:

Is there anyway i can check that without removing it? 

 

Yeah put your hand on it see it it’s vibrating/ can you hear it

 

are the tubes on the aio hot ? 

[CatTNT]

I don't think any remotely decent thermal paste application can be responsible for this. I think if you deviate within 50% of a good paste job, it should be fine anyway. I think your issue might be an air bubble caught in the pump. The easiest way to try fixing this is completely dismounting the pump and radiator, then semi violently shaking the pump WHILE keeping the radiator above it. Your goal is to shake, vibrate, and move the air bubbles upward and away from the pump and  into the radiator. Ideally you want the space where the air bubbles will go to be as far as possible from the pump as possible.

When remounting, you'd want to keep the radiator tubes down, so the liquid goes into and comes out of the radiator from the bottom, minimizing the chance for any air bubble that you hopefully trapped at the top of the radiator from coming back into the pump. This part is less important, as I've used multiple radiators with the tubes coming from the top for the past few years due to limited tube length, and the main reason any air bubble ever gets caught in the pump is me moving the whole case around, and not just randomly. 

 

[podkall]

12 hours ago, ChesterHunt said:

Is there anyway i can check that without removing it? 

14 hours ago, Ebony Falcon said:

Dead pump 

How does it sound like?

 

10 hours ago, Ebony Falcon said:

Yeah put your hand on it see it it’s vibrating/ can you hear it

 

are the tubes on the aio hot ? 

 

 

 

Also, how is the AIO mounted in the case?

[Ebony Falcon]

18 minutes ago, podkall said:

How does it sound like?

 

 

 

 

Also, how is the AIO mounted in the case?

It sound like a bumble bee flying into the wind but not moving 

 

 

[Kisai]

On 5/20/2025 at 1:58 AM, podkall said:

80C idle isn't normal, especially with 360mm AIO.

 

My air cooled 14700K idles at 40C and never goes above 90. A properly installed AIO should not hit 90.

[podkall]

11 hours ago, Kisai said:

My air cooled 14700K idles at 40C and never goes above 90. A properly installed AIO should not hit 90.

Nothing idles at 90C, not even AM5 CPU with weak cooler.

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, podkall said:

Nothing idles at 90C, not even AM5 CPU with weak cooler.

Maybe they meant throttles at idle LOL.

[Mark Kaine]

First uninstall MSI center, it's known to cause massive issues, including overheating.

 

Second, get an air cooler (easier to use and more efficient)