Posted April 13, 2015 65c idle not doing anything. Don't even wanna try playing games / stress testing it. What went wrong? I have a corsair h100i, Intel stock cooler is even cooler at 45c idle I scraped off the leftover Intel thermal grease and put on my h100i without any thermal paste. But still thermal paste or not 65c is not normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 65c idle not doing anything. Don't even wanna try playing games / stress testing it. What went wrong? I have a corsair h100i, Intel stock cooler is even cooler at 45c idle I scraped off the leftover Intel thermal grease and put on my h100i without any thermal paste. But still thermal paste or not 65c is not normal see the problem?^^ My Setup Spoiler Skylake: I7-6700|MSI B150 GAMING M3|16GB GSKILL RIPJAWS V|R9 280X (WILL BE 1070)|CRUCIAL MX300 + WD BLACK 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 O man.. Thermal paste makes ALL the difference. See my blog for amusing encounters from IT workplace: http://linustechtips.com/main/blog/585-life-of-a-techie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Author see the problem?^^ Does it really make that big of temperature difference? I thought i could use my h100i without it since there's water in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Spoiler Spoiler Project Depravity: £850 / ????? (03/12/2015) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo SE Red Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB MX Red Monitors: 3* Asus PG279Q Stand: Ergotech Triple Desk Stand Webcam: Logitch C920 Spoiler RIP in kill: CPU: Single core Celeron M @1.73GHz RAM: 1GB (512MB x2) DDR2 SO-DIMM Motherboard: Asus MOCA-AR HDD: 160GB SATA2 5400rpm Spoiler Current System: CPU: Intel i5-4690K Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB 1866MHz GPU: Gigabyte Windforce 960 4GB SSD: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M Case: Corsair 200R Windowed Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ 22" IPS + HP w19 Mouse: Roccat Savu Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Mouse Pad: Perixx DX-1000XXL Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Author Guys is my h100i broken? I bought it used that's why there's no thermal grease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Does it really make that big of temperature difference? I thought i could use my h100i without it since there's water in it. yes My Setup Spoiler Skylake: I7-6700|MSI B150 GAMING M3|16GB GSKILL RIPJAWS V|R9 280X (WILL BE 1070)|CRUCIAL MX300 + WD BLACK 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Does it really make that big of temperature difference? I thought i could use my h100i without it since there's water in it. Just buy some thermal paste and apply it! Don't forget to Like the things you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Author The coolant temp is also very low.. 30c, I'm really afraid that i got scammed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Guys is my h100i broken? I bought it used that's why there's no thermal grease The coolant temp is also very low.. 30c, I'm really afraid that i got scammed Buy some thermal paste NOW. Spoiler Spoiler Project Depravity: £850 / ????? (03/12/2015) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo SE Red Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB MX Red Monitors: 3* Asus PG279Q Stand: Ergotech Triple Desk Stand Webcam: Logitch C920 Spoiler RIP in kill: CPU: Single core Celeron M @1.73GHz RAM: 1GB (512MB x2) DDR2 SO-DIMM Motherboard: Asus MOCA-AR HDD: 160GB SATA2 5400rpm Spoiler Current System: CPU: Intel i5-4690K Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB 1866MHz GPU: Gigabyte Windforce 960 4GB SSD: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M Case: Corsair 200R Windowed Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ 22" IPS + HP w19 Mouse: Roccat Savu Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Mouse Pad: Perixx DX-1000XXL Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 see the problem?^^ Bold dem problem Where I hang out: The Garage - Car Enthusiast Club My cars: 2006 Mazda RX-8 (MT) | 2014 Mazda 6 (AT) | 2009 Honda Jazz (AT) PC Specs Indonesia CPU: i5-4690 | Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 | Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB | Power Supply: Corsair CX500 | Video Card: MSI GTX 970 Storage: Kingston V300 120GB & WD Blue 1TB | Network Card: ASUS PCE-AC56 | Peripherals: Microsoft Wired 600 & Logitech G29 + Shifter Australia CPU: Ryzen 3 2200G | Motherboard: MSI - B450 Tomahawk | Memory: Mushkin - 8GB (1 x 8GB) | Storage: Mushkin 250GB & Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB Video Card: GIGABYTE - RX 580 8GB | Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower | Power Supply: Avolv 550W 80+ Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 The coolant temp is also very low.. 30c, I'm really afraid that i got scammed Dude, are you trolling atm? See my blog for amusing encounters from IT workplace: http://linustechtips.com/main/blog/585-life-of-a-techie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Author So is my h100i broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 The coolant temp is also very low.. 30c, I'm really afraid that i got scammed You didn't get scammed. You need thermal paste. The CPU heatspreader isn't completely flat so you need thermal paste to make sure everything is making contact. Don't forget to Like the things you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Let me explain the function of thermal paste. It is used to make good contact between the cpu and the cpu block of the H100i Air is an isolator, you can't see it but the biggest part of the cpu doesn't touch your H100i because there is a tiny tiny air layer, and that ruins EVERYTHING. With thermal paste you fill up the air gaps and the paste will make it able for the heat to go from the cpu to the H100i The water in the H100i takes the heat from the cpu block to the rad. But when the cpu block doesn't get any heat from the cpu, it doesn't work properly. edit: to give you an example, hold your 2 hands together, whatever you do, you will never touch your hands together completely, there will always be air between parts of you hand, if you hold a pillow between it, you hands do make complete contact with each other thanks to the pillow. The pillow is what the thermal paste does for your cpu and H100i If you want my attention, quote meh! D: or just stick an @samcool55 in your post :3 Spying on everyone to fight against terrorism is like shooting a mosquito with a cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 You could always use Mayonnaise maybe mustard if you like it yellow :3 |CPU: Intel i7-5960X @ 4.4ghz|MoBo: Asus Rampage V|RAM: 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum|GPU:2-way SLI Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980's|SSD:512GB Samsung 850 pro|HDD: 2TB WD Black|PSU: Corsair AX1200i|COOLING: NZXT Kraken x61|SOUNDCARD: Creative SBX ZxR| ^_^ Planned Bedroom Build: Red Phantom [quadro is stuck in customs, still trying to find a cheaper way to buy a highend xeon] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 The coolant temp is also very low.. 30c, I'm really afraid that i got scammed Find a PC book and read about it mate before opening the case DESKTOP - Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K @ Stock 1.135v Cooling - Cooler Master Hyper TX3 RAM - Kingston Hyper-X Fury White 4x4GB DDR3-1866 Graphics Card - MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning PSU - Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850w HDD - WD Caviar Blue 500GB (Boot Drive) / WD Scorpio Black 750GB (Games Storage) / WD Green 2TB (Main Storage) Case - Cooler Master 335U Elite OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Author Find a PC book and read about it mate before opening the case I really didn't think thermal paste would make that huge of a difference, air cooler yes but I thought waterblock was different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 I really didn't think thermal paste would make that huge of a difference, air cooler yes but I thought waterblock was different Air cooler or water cooler still needs to make contact with the CPU's heat spreader. Apply thermal paste and you'll see how much of a big difference it is. DESKTOP - Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Processor - Intel Core i5-2500K @ Stock 1.135v Cooling - Cooler Master Hyper TX3 RAM - Kingston Hyper-X Fury White 4x4GB DDR3-1866 Graphics Card - MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning PSU - Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850w HDD - WD Caviar Blue 500GB (Boot Drive) / WD Scorpio Black 750GB (Games Storage) / WD Green 2TB (Main Storage) Case - Cooler Master 335U Elite OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 I really didn't think thermal paste would make that huge of a difference, air cooler yes but I thought waterblock was different Its still a piece of copper making contact with the CPU. Don't forget to Like the things you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 Does it really make that big of temperature difference? I thought i could use my h100i without it since there's water in it. you need thermal paste no matter what cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 13, 2015 I really didn't think thermal paste would make that huge of a difference, air cooler yes but I thought waterblock was different *facepalm* Magical Pineapples
