i9 7900x Cooling issues

[! Aidan]

2 minutes ago, Alesek said:

if the block doesnt get hot but water is circulating, it seems like you mounted it incorrectly. try to mount it again

I know it touches because the thermal paste spreads.

[Alesek]

Just now, Aidan Dorfler said:

I know it touches because the thermal paste spreads.

could be just intel being intel again... apparently you are not the only one with the same problem http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-7900x-skylake-x,5092-11.html

[Simon771]

3 minutes ago, Aidan Dorfler said:

Hmmm, Is there really no other way?

You could always delid it, but that seems like the worst possible way to address this problem.

 

I can't think of anything else that could be causing your abnormal high temps at stock settings.

[! Aidan]

Yeah, well I have to sleep now, I'll get back to you all at 9:00 pst about.

[For Science!]

1 hour ago, Aidan Dorfler said:

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Probably just the way it is with the crappy TIM that intel has become infamous for now. The sizzling sound may be coming from the power delivery that has been known to be a bit pushed on this platform and in particular on the Prime boards, I appreciate you are at stock, but nonetheless.

 

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/251882-overclocker-claims-x299-vrm-temperatures-disaster-limit-skylake-x-potential

[! Aidan]

 so should I order a new cpu?

[For Science!]

5 hours ago, Aidan Dorfler said:

 so should I order a new cpu?

perhaps -insert meme here-

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-7900x-skylake-x,5092-11.html

 

Sounds like a delid + custom water is the only feasible way to not get it throttle and to consider overclocking at all.