Something wrong with cooler or mobo

[makeminetogo]

So I have a Dell pre-built with an i7 870 cpu.

 

The temps were all over the place at stress and hitting 99 degree celsius, around 60 when idle!! Turns out the stock cooler that came with the computer was falling apart.

 

Okay, so I purchased an Cooler Master TX3, it was compatible with my case, Thermaltake V31, thus could not buy the much beloved 212 Evo.

 

 Install new cooler, idle temps hover around 39-45, that good right. But now It will hit 99 when stressed. I was playing FIFA 16 when it was hitting 99 celsius!!!

 

So now I am stumped, why are the temps so insanely high even with a new cooler?

[suchamoneypit]

Sorry if it seems silly to ask, but you did apply thermal paste, right?

[makeminetogo]

Yeah, a pea size right on the center of the cpu, just like Linus and Luke preach!

[WoodenMarker]

Are you sure the pins are turned clockwise and fully pushed through the board?

Are your motherboard settings set to default?

[makeminetogo]

4 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

Are you sure the pins are turned clockwise and fully pushed through the board?

Are your motherboard settings set to default?

Hmm, it was finicky but I did manage to push down the pins. Had I known it was pins I would have looked for a model that needed screws instead.

 

All my mobo settings are at default. I cannot OC the cpu since its a pre-build. 

 

Note: My cpu turbos to 3.6 ghz, when my original fan was busted, I manually disabled turbo so the max freq was the 2.93 ghz. Then the temps were "normal"

[WoodenMarker]

3 minutes ago, makeminetogo said:

Hmm, it was finicky but I did manage to push down the pins. Had I known it was pins I would have looked for a model that needed screws instead.

All my mobo are at default. I cannot OC the cpu since its a pre-build. 

Note: My cpu turbos to 3.6 ghz, when my original fan was bustedI manually disabled turbo so the max freq was the 2.93 ghz. Then the temps were "normal"

Make sure that the plastic knobs are turned clockwise. Can you check and see if the plastic nibs pushed through on the other side of the board?

Is the fan plugged in and spinning? How is the cooler oriented on the board?

[makeminetogo]

1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

Make sure that the plastic knobs are turned clockwise. Can you check and see if the plastic nibs pushed through on the other side of the board?

Is the fan plugged in and spinning? How is the cooler oriented on the board?

Pins are pushed thru, fan is facing the RAM aka front facing fan, Vertical orientation

[makeminetogo]

4 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

Make sure that the plastic knobs are turned clockwise. Can you check and see if the plastic nibs pushed through on the other side of the board?

Is the fan plugged in and spinning? How is the cooler oriented on the board?

Fan is plugged in

[WoodenMarker]

4 minutes ago, makeminetogo said:

Pins are pushed thru, fan is facing the RAM aka front facing fan, Vertical orientation

Have you tried reseating the cooler?

Might also help to double check the thermal paste to see that it is covering the cpu.

If none of that works, it could just be that the cpu is using more voltage than usual and that the cooler can't keep up.

[makeminetogo]

1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

Have you tried reseating the cooler?

Might also help to double check the thermal paste to see that it is covering the cpu.

If none of that works, it could just be that the cpu is using more voltage than usual and that the cooler can't keep up.

I'll reseat the cooler, though I fear breaking the pin nubs!

 

Per HWmonitor my CPU power draw is all over the place, its supposed to be 95W max, but here it says its 108.51W

 

So, CPU power draw the culprit?

 

[WoodenMarker]

Just now, makeminetogo said:

I'll reseat the cooler, though I fear breaking the pin nubs!

Per HWmonitor my CPU power draw is all over the place, its supposed to be 95W max, but here it says its 108.51W

So, CPU power draw the culprit?

Just turn the knobs counterclockwise before pulling on them. 

Yeah, that looks like it would be one of the reasons behind the temps.

[makeminetogo]

Just now, WoodenMarker said:

Just turn the knobs counterclockwise before pulling on them. 

Yeah, that looks like it would be one of the reasons behind the temps.

I'm planning on upgrading my build at some point. Waiting for Zen launch and Kabylake to decide which cpu to get.

 

For now I'll just disable turbo and then reseat the fan

 

Thanks for the help buddy