What's going on with your water cooling setup?
What's going on with your water cooling setup?
Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with my Coolermaster Seidon 120xl. When I first put in the water cooler, it showed an average temperature of 33 degrees. After removing it briefly to install the motherboard cover, I cleaned the thermal paste using only a tissue on both the water cooler and the CPU. Then I reinstalled the water cooler, but it now shows an average of 39-40 degrees. What's going wrong? Thanks for your help.
Have you confirmed the application of the thermal paste again?
Did you re-apply the thermal paste?
Yes, I do—I clean the thermal paste and then re-apply it.
Petrossa:
It could come down to the quality of the thermal paste and whether it matches what was originally used.
It might also depend on how much was applied.
But honestly, I wouldn’t be too concerned about those temperatures—they seem quite normal.
That sounds okay?
Thanks for the tip!
I just feel a bit old if my WC isn’t performing its best.
Questions also concern whether fans, pump, and controls are reinitialized in the same way. Were fan curves reset? Are fans operating? Is the pump active, but temperatures didn't rise high enough to indicate a failure? It appears something altered since installation, particularly the thermal paste, which needs cleaning and fresh application. Confirm all installations are accurate.
Petrossa could always handle it again and start fresh.
Ugh, I worry it might worsen my condition.
questions also about whether fans, pump, and controls are reinitialized properly. Were fan curves reset? Are fans operating? Is the pump running but temperatures didn’t rise high enough to indicate a failure? It seems something shifted after installation, including the thermal paste—should have been cleaned and re-applied with fresh paste. Confirm all installations are correct.