Dumb question

[DetoxiN]

I have a cooler master ml240l and my cpu is running hot, does it matter if the block is upside down. The cooler master logo is upside down 

[suchamoneypit]

The exact same heat transfer is occurring as long as the block is properly sat on the CPU.

[onlybuilt4cubanxlinx]

What do you consider hot? What's your specs?

[DetoxiN]

3 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

The exact same heat transfer is occurring as long as the block is properly sat on the CPU.

I can’t figure out why it’s running hot, I reseated it 3 times, put more thermal paste on it.

[DetoxiN]

1 minute ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

What do you consider hot? What's your specs?

I7-8700k and it runes at 50c idle and 80-85c while gaming 

[suchamoneypit]

2 minutes ago, DetoxiN said:

I can’t figure out why it’s running hot, I reseated it 3 times, put more thermal paste on it.

Either a bad cooler (are the fans on it working?), or bad contact which doesn't seem likely since you reseated in 3 times, or something wrong with CPU making it run excessively hot. Not much else it can be. Or a faulty temp sensor. Maybe a dead/dying pump?

[onlybuilt4cubanxlinx]

1 minute ago, DetoxiN said:

I7-8700k and it runes at 50c idle and 80-85c while gaming 

What's your CPU ghz at and what is your voltage at? Or is everything at stock?

[suchamoneypit]

If the temp is slowly rising the longer it runs, it could be an issue with the pump on the cooler not moving liquid. If it doesn't move the liquid it gets heat soaked and gets hotter and hotter.

[DetoxiN]

1 minute ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

What's your CPU ghz at and what is your voltage at? Or is everything at stock?

Everything stock 

[DetoxiN]

1 minute ago, suchamoneypit said:

If the temp is slowly rising the longer it runs, it could be an issue with the pump on the cooler not moving liquid. If it doesn't move the liquid it gets heat soaked and gets hotter and hotter.

No shoots right up to 50c

[DetoxiN]

2 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

Either a bad cooler (are the fans on it working?), or bad contact which doesn't seem likely since you reseated in 3 times, or something wrong with CPU making it run excessively hot. Not much else it can be. Or a faulty temp sensor. Maybe a dead/dying pump?

Don’t think it’s the pump bc when I put pressure on the pump it goes down to 39c so it’s prob not seated right is there anything I could do to make it have better contact?

[aezakmi]

3 minutes ago, DetoxiN said:

I can’t figure out why it’s running hot, I reseated it 3 times, put more thermal paste on it.

don't use a lot of paste or you'll make it worse and make sure the block is making contact properly (tight screws)

[onlybuilt4cubanxlinx]

3 minutes ago, DetoxiN said:

Everything stock 

Somethings off. Unless your air flow completely sucks in your case / room temperature is is ridiculous hot then somethings not right. I'd start with re-seating the CPU cooler and using new paste.

[suchamoneypit]

1 minute ago, DetoxiN said:

No shoots right up to 50c

You didn't answer the question. It doesn't just shoot right to 50C. You yourself said it gets to 80-85C when gaming. Does it slowly climb to 80C and then stay there? does it slowly rise higher than that? Does it instantly jump to 80C when under load like gaming and then not rise at all?

[suchamoneypit]

2 minutes ago, DetoxiN said:

Don’t think it’s the pump bc when I put pressure on the pump it goes down to 39c so it’s prob not seated right is there anything I could do to make it have better contact?

Yeah sounds like a mounting pressure issue. Just screw down the cooler tighter.

[DetoxiN]

2 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

You didn't answer the question. It doesn't just shoot right to 50C. You yourself said it gets to 80-85C when gaming. Does it slowly climb to 80C and then stay there? does it slowly rise higher than that? Does it instantly jump to 80C when under load like gaming and then not rise at all?

No it doesn’t slowly climb it goes to 80 and jumps around all over 

[DetoxiN]

Is this too much thermal paste??? Sorry for being dumb lol 

[AskTJ]

The application is fine. Are the fans spinning and is there a noise from the pump? 

 

I also suggest you try boot the system up with the 8700K NOT on the board, and place a finger on your CPU coolers base. If it gets cold, it works. If not, it's broken and you will have to RMA.

[-rascal-]

4 hours ago, DetoxiN said:

Don’t think it’s the pump bc when I put pressure on the pump it goes down to 39c so it’s prob not seated right is there anything I could do to make it have better contact?

 

If you put pressure on the pump / CPU block, and the temperature changes by ~10*C, then there is definitely a mounting issue, or error.

Make sure you tighten the screws in a 'X' pattern, a little bit at a time to get even pressure from all 4 corners.