7900X Thermal Throttling Under Load on Liquid Cooling

[Nizo_GTO]

My Intel 7900X is thermal throttling under load on an H110i GTX with stock clockspeed, the fan curve is set to performance, and the pump is pinned at 100%, please help and thanks in advance.

[CHEESYnachoMAN4]

Just now, Nizo_GTO said:

My Intel 7900X is thermal throttling under load on an H110i GTX, the fan curve is set to performance, and the pump is pinned at 100%, please help and thanks in advance.

Are you new to pc building? Or have you built a pc before?

(to help me judge your experience) 

[Nizo_GTO]

1 minute ago, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said:

Are you new to pc building? Or have you built a pc before?

(to help me judge your experience) 

I've built 7

[CHEESYnachoMAN4]

Just now, Nizo_GTO said:

I've built 7

thanks, Im guessing its a problem with the liquid cooler. Try using a different cpu cooler and see if it still thermal throttles.

[Nizo_GTO]

1 minute ago, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said:

thanks, Im guessing its a problem with the liquid cooler. Try using a different cpu cooler and see if it still thermal throttles.

Don't have another one, I guess imma have to buy a new cooler then? Any suggestions?

[CHEESYnachoMAN4]

Just now, Nizo_GTO said:

Don't have another one, I guess imma have to buy a new cooler then? Any suggestions?

I'd say RMA the cooler back to the manufacturer and get a replacement and try that, if it doesn't work after that then its probably a problem with your cpu.

[Nizo_GTO]

1 minute ago, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said:

I'd say RMA the cooler back to the manufacturer and get a replacement and try that, if it doesn't work after that then its probably a problem with your cpu.

I think mine's out of warranty, I've had it for 2 and a half years.

[0x1e]

4 minutes ago, Nizo_GTO said:

I think mine's out of warranty, I've had it for 2 and a half years.

Fans and pump are spinning?
Press your hand against the pump, you should feel it working. Do you feel heat coming off the rad?

 

If yes to all then I would remove the cooler and reapply the paste.

[CHEESYnachoMAN4]

1 minute ago, Nizo_GTO said:

I think mine's out of warranty, I've had it for 2 and a half years.

That stinks. It wont hurt to try though, they might make an exception.

Try that or just buy another cooler if they wont replace or repair it for you.

My guess is that some of the coolant inside might of evaporated and thats probably the reason why its throttling but thats just a rough guess and i'm still not sure if thats the problem.

Habibi

[r34lj4k3]

Are you overclocked at all? These chips run hot and the stock thermal paste doesn't help any.

[Nizo_GTO]

12 hours ago, r34lj4k3 said:

Are you overclocked at all? These chips run hot and the stock thermal paste doesn't help any.

completely stock

[Nizo_GTO]

16 hours ago, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said:

That stinks. It wont hurt to try though, they might make an exception.

Try that or just buy another cooler if they wont replace or repair it for you.

My guess is that some of the coolant inside might of evaporated and thats probably the reason why its throttling but thats just a rough guess and i'm still not sure if thats the problem.

Habibi

There's been odd vapor escaping from the radiator for a while, could that be the evaporated water?

[r34lj4k3]

14 hours ago, Nizo_GTO said:

There's been odd vapor escaping from the radiator for a while, could that be the evaporated water?

I'd go with this. Do you have another cooler to test and compare performance with?

[e46]

On 6/24/2018 at 2:32 PM, Nizo_GTO said:

I think mine's out of warranty, I've had it for 2 and a half years.

Buy one from Best Buy or micro center test if it throttles then return it if it still throttles or keep it if it helps the temps

[r34lj4k3]

1 hour ago, e46 said:

Buy one from Best Buy or micro center test if it throttles then return it if it still throttles or keep it if it helps the temps

The ol' switcharoo.

[Nizo_GTO]

8 hours ago, e46 said:

Buy one from Best Buy or micro center test if it throttles then return it if it still throttles or keep it if it helps the temps

I don't live anywhere near best buy or micro center.

[Astarore]

16 minutes ago, Nizo_GTO said:

I don't live anywhere near best buy or micro center.

Order one online? At worst,you'll have to wait a few days for one.Or Google around and see if you have a private computer repair place in town that sells AIO coolers

[Nizo_GTO]

5 minutes ago, Astarore said:

Order one online? At worst,you'll have to wait a few days for one.Or Google around and see if you have a private computer repair place in town that sells AIO coolers

Ordering online can take weeks for me because of where I live, but there's a place a few hours drive from me selling an EK S360 kit for 280USD. That's all they've got, is that kit worth the money or should I look for something online?

[Astarore]

3 minutes ago, Nizo_GTO said:

Ordering online can take weeks for me because of where I live, but there's a place a few hours drive from me selling an EK S360 kit for 280USD. That's all they've got, is that kit worth the money or should I look for something online?

Personally,I would trust the EK brand when it comes to water cooling but some of their kits can be very complicated to set up depending on how much room you have inside your case.

[Nizo_GTO]

13 minutes ago, Astarore said:

Personally,I would trust the EK brand when it comes to water cooling but some of their kits can be very complicated to set up depending on how much room you have inside your case.

I have a corsair 780T

 

[Astarore]

Should have plenty of place for the reservoir then. 

[Nizo_GTO]

1 minute ago, Astarore said:

Should have plenty of place for the reservoir then. 

Thanks a lot for the help! I'm planning to upgrade to a Fractal Desgin Define R6, would it fit in there as well?

[Astarore]

It should still be able to fit although you might have to figure out a solution of how to mount the reservoir . The EK kit has a separate reservoir  where most AIO just have the radiator and the pump.