cpu temps suddenly erratic

[tsunoda]

So without doing anything other than turning my pc on my computer has gone from stable temporature to jumping from 30 up to around 60 (max recorded was 68)

i would just like some suggestions as to what could be causing something like this as im just letting the computer idle in the screenshots

specs;

I7 6700k

corsair h100i GTX

16GB corsair dominator

gtx 1080

Asus Z170-A

if there is any more info you want just ask, thanks!

[Tabs]

1 minute ago, tsunoda said:

So without doing anything other than turning my pc on my computer has gone from stable temporature to jumping from 30 up to around 60 (max recorded was 68)

 

i would just like some suggestions as to what could be causing something like this as im just letting the computer idle in the screenshots

specs;

I7 6700k

corsair h100i GTX

16GB corsair dominator

gtx 1080

Asus Z170-A

if there is any more info you want just ask, thanks!

 

What process has actually been causing the spikes? It's hard to give you a recommendation based purely on a graph of temperatures. If the machine was fully idle there'd be no spikes, so there has to be something running in the background.

[tsunoda]

 

4 minutes ago, Tabs said:

 

What process has actually been causing the spikes? It's hard to give you a recommendation based purely on a graph of temperatures. If the machine was fully idle there'd be no spikes, so there has to be something running in the background.

nothing i can see there that is out of the ordinary

[Tabs]

You'll get a better indication if you run resource monitor instead of task manager - on the CPU tab, you can sort by "Average CPU" which means you can leave it open, go afk for 5 mins and come back to see what process is using more cpu on average. Task manager only shows you cpu usage right at that very moment, and if it's a background process causing the spikes it may be sleeping while you do stuff with your machine. 

 

Keep your temp monitoring open at the same time too.

 

 

[tsunoda]

starting to think its a hardware problem

[FuzzyLogic]

Is the water pump working?

[tsunoda]

Just now, thegreengamers said:

Is the water pump working?

i can hear it though is there a way of me monitoring it?