Determine if the CPU is throttling due to overheating or if it's operating normally.
Determine if the CPU is throttling due to overheating or if it's operating normally.
Today I tried Minecraft and checked my temperatures, but the CPU readings are all over the place. I’m worried they might be too high. The ASRock says my CPU can reach 79°C, but others are much higher. Can you explain what these numbers mean?
RED is really problematic. The temperatures are way too high, especially during that game. It seems like the setup is flawed—maybe the cooling system isn’t working properly, fans aren’t running, or the pump is failing. If you installed it yourself, did you remove any protective plastic from the CPU cooler? I’d like to understand more about this machine. Was it purchased ready-made? Did you assemble it yourself? When did you get it?
A 120mm aio shouldn't be netting you that high of temperatures. Most likely the pump is dead or something else broke, I'd reccomend getting into contact with Ibuypower and seeing what they can do about it, but If you purchased it more than a year ago, which I'm pretty sure you did, and You didn't buy extended warranty... well, they might not be able to do much. There's really only one circumstance where the previously mentioned mounting comes into play. Basically, take a look inside your pc, and look for the topmost part of the aio, Is that the waterblock (the thing installed on your motherboard), or is it somewhere else, like on the radiator (where the tubes come from?) Does it look anything like the image below, where the waterblock is ABOVE the rest radiator (The thing at the front of the case)
We weren't aware it was prebuilt, so it might just mean the OP didn't install it correctly and left the plastic in place or didn't secure it enough. In your screenshot, it doesn't lead to 100°C temperatures—it could have played a role in the pump failing early. With a functioning pump, things would be normal. The best way to verify would be to remove it and inspect the thermal paste. You might not want to try that yourself, so reach out to iBUYPOWER first. It seems like a dead pump, just like everyone else mentioned.
I believe you misinterpreted my statement. You mentioned a situation that could arise with the pump at the highest point, but I can only confirm this after you noted he clarified it was a prebuilt setup with an AIO. At that moment, we didn’t learn anything concrete about the actual system, so "bad mount" was as precise as possible.