Experiencing a sudden spike in temperature.
Experiencing a sudden spike in temperature.
Hey everyone, just a couple of months ago I installed a new PC with a 3950x. It usually stayed quite warm under my H110i graphics card, but during full load it would hit around 90°C in Cinebench and mid-80s in games. Recently I noticed the fans on my liquid cooler getting much louder than usual—something they wouldn’t reach unless pushing hard. I turned off everything and even at idle (just 3% load) it was still around 85°C. When I run Cinebench, it throttles down to about 1.7GHz and stays in the high 90s. I thought maybe dust was clogging the fans or that I should reapply thermal paste, but nothing changed—possibly even worse. Now with my AIO cooler, the radiator isn’t getting hot at all during these high temps, which is concerning. Also, one tube going to the radiator feels unusually hot, though I know it should be warmer. I’m not sure what’s changed recently. It’s never this loud or throttled in Cinebench before. Is my cooler starting to fail? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
Pump failed and the cooler lacks sufficient radiator capacity to handle heat from a 3950X. Create a tailored loop. Expensive, but more appropriate for the CPU.
The paste didn't spread well on my new application, but I believe it's still sufficient considering the die and cooler plate design. It's not perfect, but the temperatures aren't excessively high.
You're reaching. Plenty of paste on there. Sticking to a dead pump. And now you can try and warranty your cooler. Sorry for the straight forward bad news. I break that to a lot of people and it sucks. But better to have the truth and some details then to be left in the dark. But when you can afford it, definitely upgrade that cooler. You want lots of rad!